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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.
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Thursday 15 January 2009
Compal reportedly receives Lenovo netbook orders
Compal Electronics has reportedly received netbook orders from Lenovo, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times. The paper did not indicate the volume of Lenovo's...
Thursday 15 January 2009
Global PC industry suffers weakest shipment growth in 4Q08, says Gartner
In the fourth quarter of 2008, the worldwide PC industry suffered its worst growth rate since 2002, according to Gartner Dataquest. The worldwide shipments totaled 78.1 million units,...
Thursday 15 January 2009
Acer introduces TravelMate enterprise notebooks with one-step docking capabilities
Acer America has introduced two new notebook PC platforms - TravelMate 6593 and TravelMate 6493 - designed for the mobile professional. The new TravelMate notebook series are available...
Thursday 15 January 2009
PC market growth evaporates in 4Q as financial crisis hits home, IDC says
Despite market optimism early in the fourth quarter, the pace at which the economic environment unraveled and the extent to which PC purchases were affected was faster than anticipated...
Wednesday 14 January 2009
IC designers cut prices 10% after seeing rush orders for 1Q09
IC design companies have begun cutting prices in order to vie for an recent influx in orders from the handset and notebook segments. The cuts are expected to increase shipment volumes...
Monday 12 January 2009
Compal aspiring to become top notebook maker in 2009
Although Compal Electronics' consolidated revenues dropped 3% on year to NT$427.68 billion (US$12.88 billion) in 2008, the company's notebook shipments grew 11% to 25.5 million notebooks,...
Monday 12 January 2009
First-tier motherboard makers see on-year drop in December revenues
Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.1 billion (US$484.74 million) for December 2008, NT$67.6 billion for the fourth quarter of 2008, and NT$266.9 billion...
Monday 12 January 2009
Gigabyte plans to launch three 10-inch netbooks in 2Q09
Gigabyte Technology is still optimistic about the potential of the notebook market despite the economic crisis and is planning to launch three 10-inch netbooks in the second quarter...
Friday 9 January 2009
AMD announces new GPUs for notebooks
AMD has announced the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000-series GPU, its next-generation of notebook graphics processors.
Friday 9 January 2009
CES 2009: Asustek unveils new products
Asustek Computer unveiled a new lineup of products for showcase at CES 2009 including new Eee family members and netbooks, and own-brand notebooks, motherboards, desktop PCs and audio...
Friday 9 January 2009
A top-four motherboard maker will drop out of the market beyond three years, says MSI VP
One of the top-four motherboard makers, Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Elite group Computer Systems (ECS) and Micro-Star International (MSI), will drop out of the market within...
Friday 9 January 2009
Asustek reports first ever quarterly loss
Asustek Computer announced that the company saw its first quarterly loss since the company was founded in the fourth quarter of 2008. The company plans to reduce executive salaries...
Friday 9 January 2009
Wistron and Inventec both see on-year revenues increase in 2008
Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$445.17 billion (US$13.43 billion) for 2008, a growth of 55.25% on year, while Inventec announced its 2008 non-consolidated revenues...
Friday 9 January 2009
Intel stepping up Menlow Atom promotion
Intel is stepping up moves to promote its low-power consumption Menlow platform (Atom) and to clear inventories in preparation for the launch of its successor, Moorestown, which is...
Thursday 8 January 2009
Mitac Technology military notebook shipments to grow 15-20% this year, says paper
Taiwan-based maker Mitac Technology expects its military notebook shipment this year will grow 15-20% on year, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.