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Tuesday 16 April 2013
Netbooks set for extinction by 2015, says IHS
Once a white-hot PC product that sold in the tens of millions of units annually, netbooks are now marking their final days, with the rise of tablets causing their shipments to wind...
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Intel still maintains Cedar Trail M netbook platform
While Asustek Computer and Acer will no longer launch netbooks in 2013, Intel will still maintain its Cedar Trail M platform primarily for use in its Classmate PCs, according to sources...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Mobile device market to reach 2.6 billion units by 2016, says Canalys
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...
Monday 4 February 2013
Upstream supply chain sees good profit from Intel Classmate PC shipments
Despite fierce competitions within the notebook and the tablet markets, netbook and tablet products are currently still seeing good demand in the education segment, especially Intel's...
Wednesday 26 December 2012
Netbook market to end at the end of 2012
With Asustek Computer recently announcing an end to its Eee PC product line from the end of 2012, while Acer also has no plans to release more netbook products, the netbook market...
Monday 3 December 2012
Asustek expects strong tablet shipments for 2013
Asustek Computer at its global sales meeting (GSM) on December 3, set the annual shipments goals for its three major product lines for 2013 with the notebook shipments expected to...
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Taiwan notebooks – 3Q 2012

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Monday 17 September 2012
Acer to release second-generation Chromebook in October
Acer is reportedly set to launch a second-generation Chromebook in mid-October and hopes the device will be able to replace its netbook product line which is expected to be phased...
Monday 3 September 2012
Intel may need to adjust roadmap for PC-use Atom processors
Intel may be forced to adjust its roadmap for PC-use Atom processors as the top-2 netbook vendors – Asustek Computer and Acer – both plan to stop manufacturing related...
Tuesday 28 August 2012
Notebook shipments unlikely to achieve strong growth in 4Q12
Notebook ODM shipments in the fourth quarter are unlikely to achieve their original goal of seeing double-digit percentage growth despite the fact that Microsoft will launch its latest...
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Microsoft, Intel expect Windows 8 to help energize the netbook market
As Microsoft is aggressively preparing its Windows 8 and Windows RT for launch in October to compete against Apple, sources from notebook players pointed out that Microsoft and Intel...
Thursday 31 May 2012
Asustek, HTC back off from new Chromebook
Although Google recently unveiled its second-generation Chromebook device, jointly developed with Samsung Electronics, Asustek Computer and High Tech Computer (HTC), seeing Acer and...
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
Acer and Asustek Computer, seeing as most other vendors have quit the netbook market and netbook shipments are becoming more stable, plans to launch new netbook models with Intel's...
Monday 14 May 2012
Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2012

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Monday 5 March 2012
Asustek to launch Cedar Trail-based netbook in March
With Acer having already started selling its new Cedar Trail-based netbook, Asustek Computer also plans to launch the Cedar Trail-based Eee PC 1011CX in March, according to sources...