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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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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.
Thursday 8 January 2009
WinHEC 2008: Acer combines the latest CE technologies into a notebook
After introducing of its first notebook featuring Dolby Digital in 2006, Acer has again implanted the latest consumer electronics technologies into its notebook product line this year...
Thursday 8 January 2009
CES 2009: Toshiba showcasing WiMAX capable business notebook
Toshiba is showcasing its latest business-based products including the Toshiba Portege Satellite Pro, and Tecra product lines at CES 2009.
Thursday 8 January 2009
Lenovo to cut 11% of workforce in 1Q09
Lenovo has announced that it expects to reduce the number of its employees worldwide by 2,500 during the first quarter of 2009, approximately 11% of its total workforce. This includes...
Thursday 8 January 2009
Consumer IC designer Prescope cuts into China education market
Taiwan-based consumer IC designer Prescope Technologies has cut into China's education instrument market by introducing a digital learning notebook together with a China maker, with...
Wednesday 7 January 2009
Goldman Sachs expects 1Q09 notebook shipments to drop 24% on-quarter, says paper
Goldman Sachs has reduced its notebook shipment forecast for the first quarter of 2009 to a 24% sequential decline due to the economic decline plus the fact channel vendors are currently...
Wednesday 7 January 2009
Cyntec December sales decline on weak demand for notebook-use passive components
Passive component maker Cyntec has reported consolidated December 2008 sales of NT$251 million (US$7.61 million), down 26% from November, as weak demand for notebook applications impacted...
Wednesday 7 January 2009
AMD delivers new platform for ultra-thin notebooks
AMD has announced the availability of an new AMD platform for ultra-thin notebooks.
Tuesday 6 January 2009
MSI reviews 2008 and forecast 2009 performance
Micro-Star International (MSI) will focus its development of notebook products toward slim and light, while creating more innovative netbook designs in 2009, according to Henry Lu,...