IC suppliers see sluggish 1H13

Apr 2, 12:36

Taiwan-based PC related IC suppliers have been hit by sluggish sales as demand for conventional PCs and notebooks has been slow, and their buisness will likely remain stagnant throughout...

Commentary: Labor shortages, rising wages in China push notebook component firms toward automation

Apr 1, 11:10

China continues to increase minimum wages but labor shortages along the coast continue sending the notebook supply chain moving inward to central China. The lack of labor is notebook...

Notebook brand vendors to secure touch panel supply with security deposits

Mar 28, 14:10

As touchscreen notebooks are expected to account for a double-digit share of the global notebook market in 2013, up from only a single-digit percentage in 2012, notebook brand vendors...

Intel to separate 3rd-generation ultrabooks into 3 price groups

Mar 27, 22:38

Intel has unveiled its plans for third-generation ultrabooks to downstream partners and is separating the segment into three major price levels, hoping to satisfy different consumer...

Worldwide smart connected device shipments cross one billion units in 2012, says IDC

Mar 27, 11:18

Worldwide shipments of smart connected devices grew 29.1% on year in 2012, crossing one billion units shipped with a value of US$576.9 billion, according to IDC. The market expansion...

ODMs see weaker profits from tablet business

Mar 26, 14:10

As Google and Amazon reportedly will release their next-generation 7-inch entry-level tablets in the near future, sources from the upstream supply chain have estimated that related...

Brand vendors cautious about Microsoft when it comes to hardware design

Mar 25, 22:46

Notebook brand vendors have turned cautious about revealing their new products' industrial designs for next-generation Windows as they are concerned that Microsoft may use their designs...

Simplo reports 2012 EPS of NT$10.71

Mar 22, 15:15

Battery pack maker Simplo Technology reported fourth-quarter 2012 financial performance with revenues reaching NT$16.62 billion (US$556 million). The firm reported gross profits of...

Quanta, Compal, Wistron expected to see sequential growth in March notebook shipments

Mar 21, 18:48

Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron saw their notebook shipments in February significantly decrease on month due to fewer working days arising from the Lunar New Year...

Inhontech joins branded notebook and smartphone competition

Mar 21, 14:08

Taiwan-based Inhon Technologies Group (Inhontech), an ODM maker of glass fiber handset and notebook cases, chassis and other plastics parts, has recently entered the branded smartphone...

Most notebook component makers expect 5-10% sequential drops in 1Q13 revenues

Mar 20, 12:10

Due to weak global demand for notebooks, most Taiwan-based notebook component makers expect their revenues for the first quarter of 2013 to decrease sequentially by 5-10%. But their...

Mobility is reshaping consumer gadget spending and behavior, says Gartner

Mar 18, 15:11

Household adoption and spending on consumer technology products is shifting faster than expected in favor of gadgets and services that are portable or mobile and those that deliver...

PC-related IC designers likely to post disappointing 1Q13 results

Mar 15, 12:19

IC design houses including Elan Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor, and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are likely to report disappointing revenue results for the first quarter...

PC supply chain sentiment remains weak despite Microsoft price cuts

Mar 13, 13:46

Despite price breaks offered by Microsoft on its Windows 8 and Office software, sentiment in the PC supply chain still remains weak, in view of orders received in March and second-quarter...

Quanta February notebook shipments down 12.1% sequentially

Mar 12, 10:40

Quanta Computer shipped 2.9 million notebooks in February, decreasing 12.1% sequentially, according to the company. Notebook shipments for the first two months of 2013 reached 6.2...

HP, Acer, Asustek to ship 2.0, 1.7, 1.1 million notebooks in March, say Taiwan makers

Mar 8, 11:23

Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Asustek Computer will ship two million, 1.7 million and 1.1 million notebooks in March, growing over 27%, nearly 20% and 17-18%, respectively, according...

Elan, EETI likely to hit record revenues for March

Mar 7, 21:52

Taiwan-based IC design houses Elan Microelectronics and Egalax-Empia Technology (EETI) are likely to see March revenues hit record monthly levels due to growing demand for touch ICs...

Touchscreen notebooks to enjoy at least 10% price cut after Windows 8 discount

Mar 7, 13:49

Touchscreen notebook prices are expected to drop at least 10% when the recently reported Windows 8 licensing fee discounts provided by Microsoft go into effect, while some entry-level...

Monitor and notebook panel prices expected to drop further in March

Mar 6, 21:49

Large-size IT panels used in monitor applications are expected to drop as much as US$0.50 during the first half of March 2013 while notebook panels are expected to drop the same amount,...

Acer, HP seeking breakthroughs in notebook design

Mar 6, 13:45

Hoping to regain their momentum in the IT market, Acer and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are developing new chassis and hinge designs for their upcoming Haswell-based notebooks, according...

Notebook battery makers see decreased February revenues

Stockwatch - Mar 6, 11:24

Notebook battery makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack international Technology and Celxpert Energy have reported decreased consolidated revenues for February.

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...

Touchscreen models may account for 10% of 2Q13 notebook shipments

Mar 5, 15:40

Touchscreen notebooks are estimated to account for 5-6% of total notebook shipments in the first quarter and with the launch of new models, the percentage may reach 10% in the second...

New notebook models to boost shipments in 2Q13

Mar 4, 14:49

Notebook brand vendors are expected to see strong sequential shipment growth in the second quarter due to launches of their new Haswell-based models, according to sources from the...

Acer to shift 90% notebook production to Chongqing, China

Mar 1, 15:09

Acer recently decided to increase the percentage of notebook production in Chongqing, China to 90%, beginning in the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. Due to...

Notebook shipments stagnant in Brazil due to tax dispute

Mar 1, 12:31

With production capacity for notebooks rising fast in Brazil, state governments in the South American country have run into a dispute between themselves over tax rates for notebook...

Mobile device market to reach 2.6 billion units by 2016, says Canalys

Feb 26, 15:56

Worldwide mobile device shipments (notebooks, tablets, smartphones and phones) will reach 2.6 billion units by 2016, according to the latest forecasts from Canalys. Tablets will be...

Samsung launches Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet

Feb 26, 11:23

Samsung Electronics has launched its 8-inch tablet, the Galaxy Note 8.0 with functions including multi-window options to split the portable 8-inch screen and allow access to a number...

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.