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Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
08:07 (GMT+8)
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MSI, ECS, Gigabyte see October revenues drop on month Nov 12, 17:10 While Asustek Computer reported on on-month increase in revenues in October, other first-tier motherboard makers Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Gigabyte Technology all saw their revenues drop on month in October. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Acer, Asustek, Lenovo, MSI lower prices to clean inventories Nov 10, 14:41 Taiwan-based PC vendors Acer and Asustek Computer and China-based Lenovo have lowered retail prices for their ultra-thin notebooks and netbooks in the Taiwan market, while Taiwan-based Micro-Star International (MSI) has also lowered its all-in-one PC prices, in a bid to clear out inventories by the end of 2009 in preparation of Intel's upcoming dual-core Arrandale CPUs and Calpella notebook platform and Pine Trail-M netbook platform, according to players in the retail channel. Read more |
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MSI developing Tegra-based e-book reader, still no plans for Gigabyte Oct 27, 12:19 Micro-Star International (MSI) chairman Joseph Hsu revealed that the company is currently in development of an Nvidia Tegra-based e-book reader, but since the device still has some problems are waiting to be fixed, the company will wait until the first half of 2010 to announce further details. Read more |
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MSI and Gigabyte expect strong notebook shipment growth in 2010 Oct 27, 12:10 Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology recently revealed that their notebook shipments picked up in the second half of the year and both companies are optimistic about notebook shipments for 2010. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Ericsson to showcase mobile broadband devices at Broadband Taiwan 2009 Oct 23, 13:51 Ericsson will showcase a variety of terminal end mobile broadband devices co-developed with international IT players as well as Taiwan makers at the upcoming Broadband Taiwan 2009 trade fair. Read more |
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Acer rated as most valuable Taiwan brand in 2009 Oct 19, 11:39 Acer has been given the highest appraised brand value, at US$1.241 billion, of Taiwan-based global brands in 2009, according to a top-20 list announced by the government-sponsored Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) on October 16. Read more |
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Taiwan graphics card shipments from 2006-2009 Oct 17, 15:20 The discrete graphics card market in 2008 was dominated by two major GPU players – AMD with its ATI Radeon HD series and Nvidia with its GeForce series. Read more |
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Netbook shipments of Taiwan-based vendors from 2007-2009 Oct 17, 15:16 Netbooks are low-cost notebooks with screen sizes below 10-inch mainly designed for Internet usage. Devices adopt either a solid state drive (SSD) or traditional hard drive and typically offer operating system choices between Linux or Microsoft Windows. Read more |
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Motherboard shipments of Taiwan players from 2006-2009 Oct 17, 15:14 Taiwan's motherboard industry remains dominated by four main players – Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) – who hold the majority share of own-brand and channel market shipments. Read more |
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MSI unveils Windows 7 all-in-one PCs Oct 14, 16:41 Micro-Star International (MSI) has unveiled three all-in-one PCs that are ready to support Windows 7. The 21.5-inch Wind Top AE2220 will be launched later in October, followed by the 20-inch AE2020 and the 21.5-inch AE2220 Hi-Fi in November. Read more |
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Sales up for motherboard players for September 2009 Oct 12, 16:58 First-tier motherboard players Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Gigabyte Technology have all announced on-month revenue increases for September. However, looking at their sales totals for the first nine months of this year, most motherboard players' totals are down about 20% from the same period last year, with Gigabyte and Pegatron being the only two makers whose revenues are within 10% of last year's totals. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Acer, Asustek and MSI cut prices on ultra-thin notebooks Oct 5, 17:11 Taiwan-based notebook vendors Acer, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) have recently cut their ultra-thin notebook prices in the Taiwan retail channel to reduce their inventory levels in preparation for the upcoming dual-core Intel ultra-thin notebook platform upgrade, according market sources. Read more |
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Asustek and MSI launch new motherboard and notebook Oct 2, 17:11 Asustek Computer has unveiled the first motherboard under its new TUF series (The Ultimate Force), the Sabertooth 55i. The series is developed to meet the heavy computing demands of power users. Read more |
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First-tier makers launch Radeon HD 5800 series graphics cards Sep 28, 16:54 First-tier graphics card makers Micro-Star International (MSI), Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology have launched their latest graphics cards based on AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5800 series GPUs. Read more |
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Quanta reportedly gains all-in-one PC orders from Fujitsu, Acer and MSI Sep 24, 15:07 Quanta Computer has reported received all-in-one PC orders from Fujitsu, Acer and Micro-Star International (MSI) and will start shipping products soon, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Netbook vendors slashing prices for Atom N270-/N280-based models Sep 18, 14:15 Taiwan-based netbook vendors, including BenQ, Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Acer, have all recently slashed prices for their netbook lineups based on Intel Atom N270 and N280 CPUs due to decreasing demand, and their migration to ultra-thin notebooks. Read more |
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Intel sets shipment goal for new desktop CPUs Sep 16, 15:59 Intel has internally set a shipment goal of one million Lynnfield (Core i5 and i7) CPUs for desktops by the end of 2009, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Asustek sees on-month increase, while MSI and Gigabyte see decline in August 2009 revenues Sep 10, 16:54 Motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology have announced revenue results for August 2009, with Asustek seeing an on-month increase of 14%, while MSI saw a drop of 1%, and Gigabyte a drop of 16.46%. Read more |
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First-tier motherboard makers launch P55-based motherboards Sep 8, 15:39 First-tier motherboard makers Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and Asustek Computer have launched their Intel P55-based motherboards. Read more |
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Intel G31 chipset shortages to get worse in 4Q09 as Intel cuts back supply Sep 7, 12:24 Supplies of Intel's G31 IGP chipset are expected to become even tighter in the fourth quarter of 2009 as Intel plans to reduce the proportion of the chipsets in its total shipments from 50% in the first quarter, to 25%, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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Asustek to launch e-book reader under Eee family Aug 27, 16:43 Asustek Computer plans to launch an e-book reader under its Eee brand by the end of 2009 at the earliest, according to company president Jerry Shen. Read more |
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MSI likely to launch AMD Yukon-based notebooks in October 2009 Aug 21, 15:44 Micro-Star International (MSI) is expected to launch AMD Yukon-based ultra-thin notebooks in October 2009 at the earliest, according to industry sources. Read more |
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MSI to be first to launch Pine Trail-M netbooks in December, claim sources Aug 18, 14:25 Micro-Star International (MSI) has decided to take the initiative among global vendors to launch netbooks based on Pine Trail-M in December 2009 although Intel reportedly has decided to postpone offering of the Pine Trail-M platform from the originally scheduled October 2009 to the first quarter of 2010, according to industry sources. Read more |
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MSI has chance to become global top-10 notebook vendor in 3Q09, says paper Newswatch - Aug 11, 15:44 Micro-Star International (MSI) will have a chance to enter the global top-10 notebook vendor list in the third quarter of 2009 as market demand for the company's notebook is turning strong in Europe, while Japan-based Sony and Fujitsu are both performing weakly, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report citing market watchers. Read more |
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Motherboard makers see July 2009 revenues increase except ECS Aug 11, 14:59 Asustek Computer has posted July 2009 consolidated revenues of NT$20.13 billion (US$615 million), up 8.8% on month, but dropping 8.9% on year. Read more |
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PC vendors set to compete in tablet PC market Aug 7, 10:26 PC vendors include Asustek Computer, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and Micro-Star International (MSI) are all preparing to launch new tablet PCs as Apple is expected to release a 9.7-inch tablet PC as early as November 2009, according to industry sources. Read more |
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MSI launches AMD 785G-based motherboards Aug 6, 16:33 Micro-Star International (MSI) has recently launched AMD 785G chipset-based motherboards. The MSI 785G series motherboards feature MSI's Active Phase Switching (APS) technology to allow automatic power-usage adjustment based on system loading, the company highlighted. Read more |
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ECS and MSI conservative about ARM-based smartbooks Aug 5, 16:23 Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Micro-Star International (MSI) will not follow Acer, Foxconn Electronics, Pegatron Technology, Compal Electronics and Inventec Appliances which are expected to launch ARM-based smartbooks around the fourth quarter of 2009, but will first watch the market response, according to industry sources. Read more |
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ECS, Foxconn, Pegatron competing for Lenovo all-in-one PC orders Jul 29, 16:07 Lenovo is set to release second-round ODM orders for all-in-one PCs, and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron Technology are all set to compete for orders, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Vendors drop nettop prices Jul 28, 15:48 Asustek Computer, Acer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Synnex Technology International have recently dropped their nettop prices to clear inventories. Read more |
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MSI launches new AMD-based motherboard and graphics card Jul 14, 16:36 Micro-Star International (MSI) has launched its AMD 760G chipset-based 760GTM-P33 motherboard, with integrated ATI Radeon HD 3000 GPU. Read more |
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Acer to launch the dual-OS netbook in August, says paper Newswatch - Jul 13, 16:12 Acer is expected to launch its previously announced dual-OS netbook, with both Windows XP and Android, in August 2009, while Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics both set to benefit from the orders, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily report. Read more |
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Asustek, Pegatron and MSI see revenues up sequentially in June Jul 10, 16:13 First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) have posted sequential revenue growth for June 2009. Read more |
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MSI lands netbook orders from NEC, says paper Newswatch - Jun 19, 16:19 Micro-Star International (MSI) recently landed netbook orders from Japan-based NEC, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Read more |
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MSI lands ultra-thin notebook orders from LG, says paper Newswatch - Jun 18, 15:08 Micro-Star International (MSI) recently landed ultra-thin notebook orders from Korea-based LG and will start shipping in the second half of 2009, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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All first-tier motherboard makers see drop in May revenues, except MSI Jun 10, 16:53 Taiwan-based motherboard maker Micro-Star International (MSI) saw May revenues increase on month while Asustek Computer, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), and Gigabyte Technology all recorded a decline in revenues, according to the companies. Read more |
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Computex 2009: Booth tour of IT players Part 1 Jun 5, 14:11 With ultra-thin notebooks and netbooks taking up most of the spotlight at Computex Taipei 2009, several Taiwan IT players have added innovations to their products to show their unique R&D abilities, while some IT players are showcasing their latest ideas on how consumer electronics "make life more simple". Read more |
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Graphics card makers affected by Nvidia/Rambus patent dispute Jun 5, 11:56 Taiwan graphics card makers Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology have all been affected by Nvidia's patent dispute with Rambus, according to sources at the companies. Read more |
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MSI expects notebook shipments to double in 2H09, says paper Newswatch - Jun 4, 14:32 Joseph Hsu, chairman of Micro-Star International (MSI) expects the company's notebook shipments in the second half of 2009 to grow 50-100% compared to the first half. The company will see the strongest growth coming from China, while order volumes from Latin America and Eastern Europe will also pick up, said Hsu, adding that overall demand has already recovered by around 70-80%, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more |
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Computex promises to deliver on the mobile front Jun 3, 12:30 While Intel appears to be stepping away from the netbook market for the moment, ARM-based competitors are stepping in. Read more |
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Computex 2009: Notebook becoming a major business line for MSI Jun 2, 12:26 Thanks to the success of its Wind netbook, first-tier motherboard makers Micro-Star International (MSI) has been able to successfully transition from motherboards to notebook production, both in terms of own-brand and OEM/ODM business. Read more |
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MSI unveils ultra-thin notebooks and Wind Top-series all-in-one PCs May 15, 16:11 Micro-Star International (MSI) has unveiled CULV-based X-Slim series notebooks and 12-inch Wind U series netbooks as well as Wind Top series all-in-one PCs. However, volume shipments of the ultra-thin notebooks are unlikely to start until July, according to company chairman Joseph Hsu. Read more |
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Taiwan vendors slow down CULV notebook volume shipment schedules May 15, 14:54 Taiwan-based notebook vendors including Acer, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI), have all slowed down their volume shipment schedules for Intel CULV-based ultra-thin notebooks due to short supplies of some key components, including flat panels, DRAM modules, hard disks and optical drives, according to market sources. Read more |
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First-tier motherboard makers see on-year revenues drop 10-20% in April May 11, 15:14 Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$17.5 billion (US$532.89 million) for April, a slight increase of 2.9% on month, but a drop of 15.46% on year. The company's accumulated consolidated revenues from January to April were NT$63.7 billion, a drop of 23.8% on year. Read more |
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Acer starts selling ultra-thin notebook May 7, 15:19 Acer has started selling its first CULV-based ultra-thin notebook – the 13.3-inch Timeline 3810T. The notebook adopts Intel's Core 2 Solo SU3500 CPU and GS45 chipset, along with a 320GB hard drive and Windows Vista Home Basic. The notebook is priced at NT$26,900 (US$810), according to industry sources. Read more |
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Six Taiwan-based notebook makers preparing white-box CULV shipments May 5, 17:10 Six Taiwan-based notebook makers are preparing to launch CULV-based ultra-thin notebooks for the white-box market, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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MSI to ship 4.5 million notebooks in 2009, says paper Newswatch - Apr 27, 12:14 Micro-Star International (MSI) is expected to ship 4.5 million notebooks in 2009, up 50% from its upward-revised figure of three million units for 2008, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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MSI to showcase Android-based netbook at Computex, says paper Newswatch - Apr 23, 12:02 Micro-Star International (MSI) plans to showcase an Android-based netbook at Computex 2009 aiming to gain orders from global PC vendors, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Acer, Asustek, MSI see 1Q09 netbook sales fall short of expectations Apr 21, 17:11 Taiwan-based netbook vendors saw shipment volumes fall short of their respective goals in the first quarter, according to sources at channel vendors. Read more |
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MSI ships four million motherboards in 1Q09, says paper Newswatch - Apr 21, 11:46 First-tier motherboard maker Micro-Star International (MSI) shipped 4.05 million motherboards and two million graphics cards in the first quarter of 2009, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Read more |
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