Acer has announces its financial results for the first half of 2009, with consolidated revenues of NT$238.2 billion (US$7.3 billion) down 6% on year, operating income of NT$5.6 billion...
Sony will team up with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to promote its netbooks in the Taiwan market, according to the companies. This is the first time Sony has tied up with a Taiwan-based...
Taiwan touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics is developing analog matrix resistive (AMR) multi-touch panels for use in netbooks, with availability scheduled for the end of...
Nokia, in addition to its recently unveiled netbook, the Nokia Booklet 3G, will offer an ARM-based smartbook and soon settle ODM orders, according to Taiwan-based handset makers.
Taiwan-based touch panel controller and solution supplier Egalax_empia Technology (EETI) has received Windows 7 Logo certification for its 10.1- and 11.6-inch modified analog matrix...
China-based white-box netbook makers, including Hasee Computer and Wanlida Group, are planning to step into the ultra-thin notebook segment due to a slowdown in the netbook market...
The overall client PC market (including desktop and portable PCs, but excluding x86 servers) in Canada performed very close to forecast, with shipments in the second quarter down...
While there will be an estimated 25-30 million netbook PCs sold globally in 2009, makers of TFT-LCD panels prefer targeting other applications that offer higher profits, according...
Micro-Star International (MSI) has decided to take the initiative among global vendors to launch netbooks based on Pine Trail-M in December 2009 although Intel reportedly has decided...
Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have recently stepped up their competition for Acer's Aspire One netbook orders for 2010, as Acer has not yet decided its outsourcing partner,...
Netbook shipments from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics (LGE) are expected to stage strong growth in 2010 with Samsung's shipments likely to hit seven million units, compared...
Samsung Electronics shipped 1.09 million notebooks in the second quarter of 2009, and is expected to ship 4.5 million units for the year largely through cooperation with mobile telecom...
LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is expected to see its notebook panel shipments increase to 900,000 units per month by the end of 2009, of which 400,000 units will be...
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Micro-Star International (MSI) will not follow Acer, Foxconn Electronics, Pegatron Technology, Compal Electronics and Inventec Appliances which...