Pegatron expects decreases in 1Q13 notebook, desktop, motherboard shipments

Mar 5, 18:57

Pegatron Technology expects notebook shipments during the first quarter of 2013 to slip on quarter by 20-25% and desktop and motherboard shipments by 30-35%, company CEO Jason Cheng...

China market: 4Q12 smart device shipments up 7.2% sequentially, says IDC

Feb 25, 11:57

There were 90.65 million smart terminal devices shipped in the China market during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 7.2% sequentially, according to IDC China.

Mobility reigns as the smart connected device market rises 29.1% in 2012, says IDC

Feb 25, 10:28

When looking at a holistic view of smartphones, tablets, and PCs, one thing is clear: smartphones and tablets are driving mobility growth. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly...

Lenovo to set up desktop and notebook assembly lines in the US, say Taiwan makers

Dec 6, 20:15

Lenovo will establish assembly lines to produce desktops and notebooks in small volumes in the US to prepare for the business-use PC market and for government procurement orders,...

Intel updates CPU roadmap for 1Q13

Nov 28, 21:54

Intel is set to upgrade its entry-level desktop Pentium and Celeron product lines in the first quarter of 2013 with the launch of Ivy Bridge-based 22nm Pentium G2130, G2020 and G2020T...

Mainstream and value PCs rule over high-end performance models, says IHS

Nov 9, 16:06

Consumers continue to favor lower-end desktops and notebooks over high-performance models in 2012 and beyond, with top-end systems accounting for only 6% of the market in 2012, according...

Insyde announces profit for 3Q12

Oct 29, 21:24

Taiwan-based BIOS designer Insyde Software has announced its third-quarter result with revenues of NT$280 million (US$9.57 million), while its net profit reached NT$34.17 million...

Apple introduces 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display and new iMac systems

Oct 24, 15:49

Apple has introduced an all-new version of its 13-inch MacBook Pro featuring a Retina display and all flash storage in a new compact design. At 0.75-inch and 3.57 pounds, the 13-inch...

Smartphones, tablets causing the IT supply chain to fall into imbalance

Oct 17, 21:45

The rapid growths of the smartphone and tablet markets have started to impact demand in other industries such as desktops, notebooks, and digital still cameras (DSC), while causing...

AMD to reduce previous-generation APU prices

Oct 15, 22:18

After announcing its latest FM2-based A series APUs (Trinity) on October 1, AMD is set to reduce prices of its previous-generation APUs with the FM1-based A4-3300 to be reduced from...

HP, Dell may see falling global PC market shares in 2013, say Taiwan makers

Oct 12, 14:11

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have seen their global PC market shares slipping from 2011 levels and may see continual drops in 2013, according to sources from Taiwan-based supply...

Intel Haswell processor design may cause motherboard players to exit market

Sep 27, 01:05

Intel is already set to launch its next-generation Haswell-based processors, comprehensively designed for IT products such as tablets, notebooks, ultrabooks, desktops and servers,...

Insyde conservative about revenue performance in 2H12

Sep 20, 01:30

PC BIOS designer Insyde Software chairman Jeremy Wang expects the company's third-quarter revenues to only see a sequential growth of less than 5% due to weaker-than-expected notebook...

AMD 4Q12 revenues to benefit from desktop Trinity APU

Sep 18, 01:35

AMD is set to announce its latest Trinity APU for the desktop market on October 1 and the new CPU is expected to have chance of boosting the CPU maker's revenue performance in the...

Intel pushes Celeron, Atom CPUs to defend the entry-level desktop market in 2013

Sep 18, 01:05

Intel plans to maintain supply of its Atom D2550 and D2500 as well as Celeron 847 and 807 processors to defend the entry-level desktop market in 2013 with the CPUs' life-cycles set...

Lenovo acquires CCE in Brazil

Sep 6, 01:40

Lenovo Group has announced the acquisition of CCE, which is a leader in PCs and consumer electronics in Brazil. The acquisition is expected to expand Lenovo's presence in the world's...

Wistron, Inventec suffer on-month revenue drop in July

Aug 9, 01:40

Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$48.84 billion (US$1.63 billion), down 16.32% on month and 5.28% on year, with combined consolidated revenues for the first seven...

AMD reportedly to delay launch of desktop Trinity to October

Jul 13, 13:42

AMD has reportedly postponed the launch of its Trinity processors for desktop platforms from August to October in order to make some adjustments to the processors' designs. Downstream...

All-in-one PC shipments to outpace traditional desktops with double-digit growth, says IHS

Jul 12, 12:38

With their shipments projected to surge this year and beyond, all-in-one PCs will help prop an ailing market for overall desktop PC systems, according to the IHS iSuppli.

AMD readies Trinity APU in May and preparing more CPUs for later

May 8, 01:15

AMD is set to launch its latest A series APUs codenamed Trinity in May and will initially only release models for notebooks with models for desktops to wait until August, while the...

Notebook ODMs enjoy on-month growth in March revenues

Apr 10, 01:10

Notebook ODMs Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron have announced their revenues for March, with each of the firms enjoying shipment growth on month.

Launch plans of Intel upcoming CPUs updated

Mar 15, 01:00

Intel is set to announce its next-generation 22nm-based Ivy Bridge processors by the end of April with 11 models including Core i7-3770K, Core i7-3770, Core i7-3770S, Core i7-3770T...

Tablet PCs may surpass desktops in demand in 2013, say Taiwan makers

Mar 8, 01:05

In view of increasing popularity, global demand for tablet PCs of all types will rise to 130 million units in 2013, possibly exceeding that for desktops, according to Taiwan-based...

BIOS maker Insyde expected to benefit from Windows 8

Mar 6, 01:25

Taiwan-based BIOS maker Insyde Software is expected to be one of the players to benefit most from Windows 8 as the company is currently the fastest player to adopt UEFI BIOS and was...

Pegatron lands notebook orders from HP

Feb 9, 01:10

Pegatron Technology has recently landed notebook orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP). With its existing orders from Toshiba and Acer for 2012, the company's shipments are expected to...

Smartphones overtake client PCs in 2011, says Canalys

Feb 6, 16:56

Canalys has released its full, fourth-quarter 2011 country-level smartphone shipment estimates to clients, so completing the picture for the year. One notable result was that total...

Intel discontinuing over 25 desktop CPUs, say sources

Jan 4, 12:07

To pave the way for the upcoming launch of 22nm Ivy Bridge processors in April 2012, Intel has notified its hardware partners of its schedule for stopping the supply or production...

Taiwan ODMs facing pressure from Lenovo

Dec 22, 01:15

Taiwan-based ODMs are expected to face significant pressure from Lenovo's plan of establishing production bases in Japan and South America, according to sources from the upstream...

AMD updates A-series APUs

Dec 21, 16:34

AMD has updated its A-series lineup of desktop and notebook accelerated processing units (APUs), further improving its family of dual- and quad-core APUs. Along with speed and performance...

Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe

Nov 1, 01:00

Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest...

Asustek, Pegatron to host investor conferences with new products to be focus

Oct 25, 01:15

Pegatron Technology and Asustek Computer are set to host their third-quarter investor conference on October 27 and 31, respectively, with Asustek's Eee Pad Tranformer and Zenbook...