Quanta shipments of Kindle Fire reach 3-4 million units

Dec 2, 01:15

Shipments of 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet PCs from Quanta Computer to Amazon have reached 3-4 million units, according to industry watchers. However, Quanta declined to comment.

Compal reportedly receives extra orders from Lenovo and Dell

Nov 17, 01:20

Compal Electronics reportedly has received extra orders from Lenovo and Dell for 2011 and will become the two notebook vendors' largest ODM partner, according to sources from the...

MacBook shipments to remain stable in 4Q11

Nov 15, 01:30

Despite rumors about Apple perhaps reducing its shipment forecast for the fourth quarter spreading around in the IT market due to the company's chassis supplier Catcher Technology...

Quanta lands orders for Amazon 7-inch tablet PC, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 14, 16:37

Amazon is set to launch its second-generation 7-inch tablet PC in the second quarter of 2012 with Quanta Computer having already landed orders, according to a Chinese-language Apple...

Quanta Computer donates R&D cloud computing platform to Taiwan university

Nov 11, 17:10

Taiwan-based Quanta Computer on November 11 donated a cloud computing platform for R&D application to the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of National Taiwan...

Quanta Computer October revenues hit high

Nov 9, 01:00

Quanta Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$107.241 billion (US$3.55 billion) for October, its second-highest monthly level next only to NT$114.569 billion posted in...

Google's Eric Schmidt to visit Taiwan to promote Android

Nov 8, 01:30

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is set to visit Taiwan on November 9 to have a conference with Taiwan-based PC vendors and promote its Android operating system, according to...

Quanta lands increased 2012 ODM orders for notebooks from Acer

Nov 7, 11:14

Taiwan-based Quanta Computer has obtained ODM orders for 9-10 million notebooks to be shipped in 2012 from Acer, more than double the order volume in 2011, according to Taiwan-based...

Quanta, Compal face labor shortages in Chongqing

Nov 2, 17:05

Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have sent employees from factories in eastern China to support their factories in Chongqing City, western China, due to short supply of labor,...

Quanta announces growth in 3Q11 revenues

Nov 1, 15:10

Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$283.33 billion (US$9.48 billion) for the third quarter, up 3.3% sequentially, with gross margin of 3.65%, up 0.2pp from the...

Quanta chairman optimistic about artificial intelligence for the future

Oct 26, 16:33

Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam, at a 2011 International Design Alliance (IDA) Congress Taipei conference, pointed out that after cloud computing, artificial intelligence including...

Mitac, Quanta Computer land server orders from Google, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 29, 14:00

Taiwan-based Mitac International and Quanta Computer have landed orders for servers from Google, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News report. Google recently...

Rising minimum wage in China to seriously impact PC component suppliers

Sep 27, 01:05

To counter domestic inflation, several provinces in China including Guangdong and Jilin are set to increase their minimum wage in early 2012, while cities such as Chongqing, where...

Quanta to manufacture ultrabook for Samsung, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 26, 16:50

Samsung Electronics is reportedly outsourcing an ultrabook model to Quanta Computer, while it will manufacture another model in-house. Both ultrabooks are set to launch in the fourth...

Acer to ship 40,000 notebooks by rail across China and Europe

Sep 22, 01:25

Acer will ship 40,000 notebooks by railroad across Chongqing, China and Duisburg, Germany. The shipments are expected to arrive in Europe in two weeks.

Quanta cuts PlayBook production lines

Sep 21, 01:10

Quanta Computer has reportedly cut back production lines for RIM's PlayBook at its factory in northern Taiwan due to a large decrease in orders and has offered preferential compensation...

Notebook OEMs to ramp up ultrabook production in 4Q11

Sep 16, 01:15

Most notebook ODMs will ramp up the production of ultrabooks for their branded PC vendors in the fourth quarter, with Quanta Computer to begin volume production of HP's ultrabook...

PC players optimistic about re-rise of Wintel

Sep 15, 01:05

PC players are starting to turn optimistic about a return of Wintel as Intel and Microsoft have each hosted global developer conferences to promote the upcoming Ivy Bridge processors...

Facebook has Quanta Computer, Wistron set up Internet data centers in US

Sep 14, 16:49

Facebook has skipped original partner Dell to commission Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer to set up a customized data center in Oregon and another one in North Carolina through cooperation...

Branded PC vendors and OEMs to compete for PC orders from India government

Sep 9, 01:20

The government of India plans to release orders for several million PCs through international bidding, which has not only attracted first-tier branded PC vendors but also PC OEMs...

Notebook makers post mixed August results

Sep 9, 01:15

Inventec has reported a 24.5% sequential drop in August revenues while Wistron saw almost flat growth. Meanwhile, Quanta Computer's August sales only saw a single-digit rise on month...

Notebook players limit initial Ultrabook shipment volume below 50,000 units

Sep 6, 01:05

First-tier notebook brand vendors Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba and Asustek Computer, understanding that demand for notebooks is unlikely to recover in the fourth quarter, while Apple's products...

Quanta announces 2Q11 results; expects strong growth for cloud computing products

Sep 1, 01:25

Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$274.39 billion (US$9.47 billion) for the second quarter, up 9.1% on quarter, but down 7% on year, while gross margin also...

Gross margins for PC ODMs expected to turn healthy in 2012

Sep 1, 01:10

Gross margins of PC ODM players are expected to return healthy in 2012 as the notebook supply chain has already reached a mutual consensus to refuse low-margin orders in the future,...

Quanta, Wistron, Taiwan Mobile announce cloud computing cooperation

Aug 30, 01:20

Taiwan-based PC makers Quanta Computer and Wistron, and telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile have jointly announced cooperation over cloud computing service with the two PC makers to also...

Samsung reportedly contacted Taiwan OEMs for evaluating notebook outsourcing

Aug 23, 01:10

Korea-based notebook brand vendor Samsung Electronics has reportedly contacted Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Pegatron Technology in August to...

Taiwan panel makers face challenges over HP's PC spin-off plan

Aug 22, 11:51

Hewlett-Packard's (HP) LCD panel suppliers and contract manufacturers are bracing for changes to their partnerships with the US client in the wake of its plan to separate its PC business,...

Quanta, Wistron see revenue, notebook shipments drop in July

Aug 9, 01:05

Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer and Wistron both saw their revenues and notebook shipments drop on month in July due to their downstream clients reducing orders for July...

Asustek reducing Eee PC orders

Aug 4, 01:15

Asustek Computer, seeing better-than-expected Eee Pad Transformer tablet PC sales and dropping Eee PC demand, is gradually reducing its Eee PC orders, according to sources from the...

Quanta to cooperate with MIT to develop cloud computing technology

Jul 29, 11:40

Quanta Computer will team up with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop cloud computing technologies for health care applications. The notebook ODM is also in talks...

Compal reportedly lands new notebook orders from Asustek for 2012

Jul 28, 01:30

Compal Electronics has reportedly landed new notebook orders from Asustek Computer for 2012, doubling its Asustek orders from two million units in 2011 to four million units in 2012,...

Quanta, Wistron expected to strongly benefit from cloud computing in 2012

Jul 28, 01:10

Quanta Computer and Wistron are expected to see strong sales growth in their cloud computing-related businesses in 2012 with Quanta's revenues from server business to more than double,...

HP aims to ship 12 million notebook in 3Q11, say sources

Jul 13, 16:13

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reportedly demanded its Taiwan-based suppliers be ready to ship 12 million notebooks in the third quarter of 2011, according to industry sources. If realized,...

Apple likely to add contractor for iPad

Jul 11, 15:01

Apple reportedly plans to add a second manufacturer for iPad 3 tablet PCs in addition to Foxconn Electronics with Taiwan-based Quanta Computer and Pegatron Technology being indicated...