Touch panel makers believe that netbooks will make a head start in adopting touch panels to utilize the Windows 7 operating system (OS), compared to regular notebooks and LCD monitors,...
Netbook vendors looking to utilize Microsoft Windows 7 are looking to speed up their clearance of Windows XP-based netbooks, as Microsoft has precluded Windows XP from upgrading to...
Gateway has debuted its new NV series entertainment notebooks that pair the latest notebook technologies and one-touch buttons at an affordable price as well as its new AMD-based...
AU Optronics (AUO) is likely to squeeze HannStar Display out as the global top netbook panel vendor in the second quarter of 2009 thanks to strong orders from Acer, according to industry...
Supplies of 1.8-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) have become increasing tight recently as Samsung Electronics has suspended development of such products, according to sources at notebook...
Acer chairman JT Wang has commented that the company is not concerned about the possible entrance of Nokia in the netbook market, noting that PC vendors will have the advantage when...
Global large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments totaled 43.3 million units in May 2009, up 8% sequentially and 6% on year, according to DisplaySearch. The 43.3 million units also represent...
Inventec received increased orders for 13.3-inch ultra-thin notebooks from Acer and new orders for netbooks from Hewlett-Packard (HP) in June, and is expected to ship a total of two...
The replacement from traditional hard drives to solid state drives (SSDs) will not take off in 2009, as the ratio of SSDs used in PCs remains low due to higher per GB costs, according...
Notebook PCB maker HannStar Board expects to see sequential revenue growth in June as well as monthly revenue growths in the second half of 2009 amid strong shipments for netbooks...
Worldwide PC shipments in the first quarter of 2009 fell by the largest historic rate in the seven years iSuppli has been tracking the market, as weaker-than-expected desktop sales...
Taiwan-based upstream component makers and IC designers will benefit from the recent increase in orders from Korea-based Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, according to sources...
With more mobile service providers offering subsidized netbooks bundled with 3G services, smart card maker Gemalto is looking to tap the market with its UpTeq SIM card platform. Gemalto...
Acer and Asustek Computer have both lowered the prices of their netbooks and notebooks on sale in the China market due to strong competition from white-box netbook vendors and declining...
