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Wednesday 6 October 2010
Tablet PCs will not replace conventional notebooks, say Acer founder
Acer founder Stan Shih, at a forum hosted by the Taiwan government, stated that tablet PCs will not replace conventional notebooks because tablets are positioned to fill a specific...
Thursday 30 September 2010
Taiwan market: Vendors cutting older netbook models to below NT$10,000
As the increasing demand for Apple's iPad is causing PC players to turn their focus to the tablet PC market and the fact that the netbook market is becoming mature, the segment is...
Thursday 30 September 2010
China white-box tablet PC rush may fail like netbooks; white-box makers disagree
As China-based white-box makers are turning their focus from netbooks to tablet PCs, sources from first-tier notebook vendors believe the white-box market will still fail based on...
Thursday 30 September 2010
Netbooks will not die, says Acer Taiwan president
Commenting on market watchers' pessimistic view toward netbook's future as PC players are turning aggressive about the tablet PC market, Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin at a press...
Friday 24 September 2010
Panel makers looking to increase netbook panel prices
Amid recently tightening supply for netbook panels, TFT-LCD panel makers are considering increasing prices as they have already dropped to cost levels and panel makers are looking...
Tuesday 14 September 2010
Taiwan market: Netbook proportion in notebook shipments rise in 1H10
Looking at end-user demand for notebooks in the local Taiwan market in the first half of 2010, the netbook proportion reached 25% and 28% in the first and second quarter, respectively,...
Friday 3 September 2010
HP aims for second place in netbook market in 2011
As Intel has recently supplied Hewlett-Packard (HP) a large volume of its dual-core Atom N550 processor with a price of only US$65, 25% lower than Intel's official quote of US$86...
Friday 3 September 2010
Samsung to launch LTE-enabled smartphone in the US in September, sources say
Samsung Electronics plans to launch its first LTE-enabled smartphone, the Samsung Craft (SCH-R900), in the US market in September as well as its first LTE/HSPA+ dual-mode netbook,...
Friday 27 August 2010
Acer dual-core netbook will not hit the US and Taiwan markets until September
Acer's netbook with Intel's latest dual-core Atom N550 processor is not expected to hit the US and Taiwan markets until September, as vendors are conservative about netbook sales...
Tuesday 24 August 2010
Intel announces dual-core Atom CPU for netbooks
Intel has announced that a dozen new netbooks based on its new mobile dual-core Atom processors are available in stores today. The netbooks, available now and through the end of the...
Tuesday 24 August 2010
Asustek, Acer to compete with "luxurious" netbooks in 4Q10
Taiwan-based notebook makers Asustek Computer and Acer are both set to launch "luxurious" netbooks in the fourth quarter of 2010 with Asustek to launch a 12.1-inch Lamborghini...
Monday 23 August 2010
Taiwan notebooks – 2Q 2010

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Monday 16 August 2010
Asustek lowers 3Q10 netbook shipments goal due to competition from iPad
Asustek Computer saw sales of its netbooks in the second quarter fall short of expectations mainly due to competition from Apple's iPad, and has downward adjusted its target shipments...
Friday 6 August 2010
Asustek announces Eee PC 1001PQ netbook for preteens
Asustek Computer has announced the launch of the Eee PC 1001PQ, a netbook designed to make it easy for pre-adolescents to learn and have fun, according to the company. The Intel Atom...
Wednesday 4 August 2010
Price may become the only attraction for netbook consumers in the future
With Acer recently launching a 10.1-inch netbook under its eMachines brand for sale at US$199.99, so far the lowest price for netbooks around the world, through the Radio Shack chain...