Notebook ODMs pushing production capacity in inland China for higher profit

Sep 4, 01:05

Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have recently been accelerating the process of moving production lines into inland China (western China) for the purpose of raising their profits, as they...

Apple may have difficulty establishing assembly lines in the US in the short term

May 31, 01:15

Although Apple CEO Tim Cooks recently commented that he hoped more of Apple's production lines can move back to the US in the future, sources from the upstream supply chain pointed...

Taiwan market: Aleees to cooperate with transportation industry for electric buses

Jan 19, 13:44

Taiwan-based electric bus player Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry (Aleees) has recently announced it has signed contracts with two Taiwan-based bus transportation service providers...

HDD industry impacted by Thailand floods

Oct 13, 01:25

HDD players Western Digital, Seagate, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) and Toshiba have all been impacted by the floods in Thailand amid power shortages and a breakdown...

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.

HP, Acer, Asustek to raise supply proportion from Chongqing in 2H11

Jun 30, 01:30

Global notebook brand vendors Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer are set to significantly increase their notebook supply proportions from Chongqing, China in the second half of 2011 with...

Acer picks up pace moving to inland China

Jun 20, 16:22

Acer has recently started picking up its pace for moving to inland China with its upstream partners such as Compal Electronics and Wistron both reportedly already shifting forward...

LED lamps, devices in public transportation reach 17 million units worldwide in 2010, says ElectroniCast

May 2, 10:14

The global consumption quantity (unit volume) of LED-based lamps/devices in public transportation vehicles reached 17 million units worldwide in 2010, a 22% increase over 2009, according...

Taiwan market: Fujitsu launches new Sandy Bridge notebooks

Mar 24, 01:05

Japan-based notebook vendor Fujitsu has launched several new Intel Sandy Bridge-based notebooks including 15.6-inch LifeBook AH531 and LH531, 17.3-inch LifeBook NH751 in Taiwan; although...

Japan earthquake: Taiwan digital camera industry to see limited short-term impact

Mar 17, 01:55

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Altek and Ability, in response to Japan's earthquake, pointed out that they have already confirmed with their Japan-based upstream CCD suppliers...

Japan earthquake to impact component supply and pricing, says IHS iSuppli

Mar 15, 13:54

The Japan earthquake and tsunami could result in significant shortages of certain electronic components, potentially causing pricing for these devices to increase dramatically, according...

Notebook makers expect strong shipment growth in March as Intel fixes chipsets

Feb 24, 01:15

Taiwan-based notebook makers are already assembling notebooks with fixed 6 series chipsets as Intel's progress in fixing its defective chipsets is ahead of schedule and most of the...

Simplo expects production at new plants to start in August 2011

Dec 30, 01:45

Chairman of notebook battery maker Simplo Technology, Sung Fu-Hsin, at a forum in China, has said labor shortages in 2011 are expected to be very serious, but Simplo's new plant in...

Electric car companies target commercial vehicle segment

Dec 22, 14:28

The commercial vehicle segment is the initial focus of some electric car companies, as infrastructure limitation has prevented higher penetration of electric cars in the consumer...

Notebook shipments to Europe see minimal impact from air traffic stoppage, say Taiwan makers

Apr 20, 14:08

The suspension of air transportation in Western Europe due to the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland has so far had little impact on Taiwan-based notebook makers' shipments to markets...

Direct shipping links with China kick off, to save Taiwan NT$31 billion in transportation expenses a year, says paper

Dec 15, 16:52

The direct air and shipping services between Taiwan and China will help Taiwan companies and citizens save a total of NT$31 billion (US$930.9 million) a year in transportation expenses,...