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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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Tuesday 16 December 2008
Taiwan market: HP launches multi-touch notebook
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has launched its TouchSmart tx2-1003AU touch screen notebook in Taiwan.
Tuesday 16 December 2008
HP to lower prices on 13-inch notebooks in 1H09
With Acer grabbing market share from Hewlett-Packard (HP) in the notebook market in the third quarter this year, HP has decided it will offer its 13-inch notebook models below US$800...
Monday 15 December 2008
Taiwan market: Netbooks see further price cuts
As 10-inch netbooks have fallen in price to below NT$17,000 (US$512) helping to increase their popularity in Taiwan's channel market, notebook vendors who are still carrying large...
Monday 15 December 2008
Acer chairman expects netbooks to play crucial role in competition with HP in 2009, says paper
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer are expected to face each other in a fierce competition in 2009 in for first place in the notebook market, with netbook shipments holding the key, Acer...
Thursday 11 December 2008
WinHEC Taipei 2008: Quanta showcases new touch screen technology for Windows 7
Quanta Computer recently showcased a new touch screen technology - Optical Touch – that will be compatible with Microsoft Windows 7.
Thursday 11 December 2008
Asustek to launch Omega series notebook in 2009, says paper
Asustek Computer is planning to launch a new series of notebooks called Omega that will target the upper-end of the entry-level market, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily...
Thursday 11 December 2008
First-tier motherboard makers suffer on-year revenue drop in November except MSI
Of Taiwan's first-tier motherboard makers, only Micro-Star International (MSI) saw on-year revenues growth in November this year, while all others saw a decline.
Wednesday 10 December 2008
Dynapack and Celxpert announce revenues declines for November
Taiwan-based notebook battery maker Dynapack International Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.5 billion (US$44.87 million), drops of 9.86% on month and 9.26% on...
Wednesday 10 December 2008
Quanta and Compal see on-year revenues decline, while Wistron and Inventec see growth in November
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$68.32 billion (US$2.04 billion) for November 2008, drops of 6.9% on month and 19% on year. The company's total consolidated...
Wednesday 10 December 2008
Netbook shipments surge over 160% in 3Q08, say DisplaySearch
Despite what is looking to be a rather dismal fourth quarter for the PC industry as a whole, one very bright spot has emerged. The mini-note PC, also called netbook, category grew...
Monday 8 December 2008
LCD panel prices continue to drop in December
With demand for LCD applications expected to decrease in December, LCD panel prices are estimated to continue to drop in December, according to market sources.
Monday 8 December 2008
BenQ targets 5% share of global netbook market in 2009, says paper
BenQ is targeting to gain 5% a share of the 2009 global netbook market, which is expected to reach a shipments scale of 35 million units, according to a Chinese-language Apply...
Monday 8 December 2008
Taiwan notebooks – 3Q 2008
Taiwan shipped 39.0 million notebook PCs in the third quarter of 2008, up 33.6% sequentially and up 51.9% from the same period one year earlier.
Friday 5 December 2008
Acer chairman still optimistic about 4Q08 and 2009 notebook shipments
Despite that the current financial outlook is weakening, Acer chairman JT Wang still believes the economy is not as bad as it looks and is optimistic about the company's shipments...
Friday 5 December 2008
AMD global notebook market share might drop below 10% next year due to netbooks
As Intel Atom processor shipments continue to increase, while AMD has yet to come up with an official netbook platform of its own, AMD's share of the global notebook market might...