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Taiwan notebook ODMs
Taiwan notebook Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) account for more than 90% of global notebook production and Digitimes is there to provide daily updates on shipments, supplier contracts and financial data on the more than 10 Taiwan makers involved in notebook manufacturing.
IN THE NEWS
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Quanta and Pegatron to benefit from LG quitting in-house notebook production
Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer and Pegatron Technology are expected to benefit from LG Electronics' orders as the company has recently announced plans to stop in-house...
Tuesday 1 December 2009
GPS chip makers eyeing notebook market
GPS IC makers and distributors will expand their territory in the notebook market as Windows 7 enables built-in GPS platform, according to IC distributors in Taiwan.
Monday 30 November 2009
Asustek expected to upward adjust notebook shipment target for 2010
Asustek Computer is expected to increase its combined shipments target for notebooks and netbooks in 2010 from originally 16 million units to 17-17.5 million units, contributed mainly...
Monday 30 November 2009
Acer in talks with Foxconn for notebook production, says chairman
Acer chairman JT Wang has revealed that Acer is in talks with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) for contract production of notebooks in the future. With regards to Acer's...
Monday 30 November 2009
Acer considering new acquisition for PC business, maybe Japan-based vendor, says chairman
Acer chairman JT Wang recently revealed that the company is currently thinking of a new acquisition to strengthen its PC business and is in talks with several vendors, in particular...
Friday 27 November 2009
Dell expected to see its gap against Acer widen to 10pp in 4Q09
Dell is expected to see its share in the global notebook market continue to decline in the fourth quarter of 2009 and its gap against rival Acer widen to over 10pp as demand for enterprise...
Thursday 26 November 2009
IT Month 2009: Gigabyte gives away netbook with ultra-thin notebook purchase
Gigabyte Technology will offer a netbook give-away with purchases of its recently launched 13.3-inch M1305 ultra-thin notebook at the IT Month 2009 consumer trade show in Taiwan. The...
Thursday 26 November 2009
Component makers remain conservative about 1Q10 performance
Component makers remain conservative about shipment performance in the first quarter of 2010 despite notebook makers such as Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics having both estimated...
Thursday 26 November 2009
Ultra-thin notebooks to account for only 10% of Asustek notebook sales by the end of 2009
Asustek Computer has forecast that the proportion of ultra-thin notebook's in its total notebook sales for the end of 2009 will only reach about 10%, according to Tony Chen, Asustek...
Thursday 26 November 2009
Taiwan market: Asustek launches several Ion-based PCs
Asustek Computer has launched Ion-based netbooks, nettops and all-in-one PCs including the Eee Box PC EB1501 and EB1012, Eee PC 1201N, and Eee Top PC ET2002 in Taiwan.
Thursday 26 November 2009
Strong notebook, TV panel demand may cause shortage in 2Q10, says TPO chairman
TPO Displays chairman and Compal Electronics president Ray Chen expects possible panel shortage in the second quarter of 2010 amid strong market demand for notebooks and LCD TVs.
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Global PC shipments to grow 2.8% in 2009, revenues to drop 11%, says Gartner
Accelerating mobile PC shipments will drive the worldwide PC market to grow again in 2009, according to Gartner's preliminary fourth-quarter forecast. The new forecast predicts worldwide...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Compal increases 4Q09 notebook shipments target, says company president
Compal Electronics has internally upward adjusted its projected on-quarter growth in notebook shipments for the fourth quarter of 2009 from 10% to 20%, resulting in an expected 37-38...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Broadcom single-board Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo solution selected by notebook vendors
Broadcom's new Wi-Fi and Bluetooth single-board combo solution has been adopted by Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo, which tend to use its Taiwan-based rivals' solutions for entry-level...
Tuesday 24 November 2009
IT Month 2009: Mid-range and entry-level notebooks in the spotlight
Mid-range and entry-level traditional notebooks are expected to be the most demanded PC products at the IT Month 2009 consumer trade show in which will run from November 28 to January...