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Thursday 18 June 2009
EMS provider BYD entering white-box netbook market in China
EMS provider BYD recently began shipping a white-box netbook in the China market priced around 1,500 RMB (US$219), according to notebook industry sources. The price is expected to...
Thursday 18 June 2009
Disney and Asustek launch netbook for kids
Disney Consumer Products (DCP) and Asustek Computer have collaborated to develop the Disney Netpal, a netbook for children.
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Inventec Appliances to focus on specialty netbook segment
Inventec Appliances will focus on the specialty segment as it steps into the netbook market, according to company chairman Jackson Chang.
Friday 12 June 2009
N270-based netbooks may not be offered upgrades to Windows 7
Netbook vendors are considering keeping their Intel Atom N270 and N280-based netbooks using Windows XP and will not offer upgrades to Windows 7 due to increasing costs and low consumer...
Friday 12 June 2009
APCB sees growing CMOS product sales
Taiwan-based PCB maker APCB has seen growing sales generated from its CMOS packaging board line on increased demand for CMOS sensors used in netbook webcams and games consoles, according...
Friday 12 June 2009
Display Taiwan 2009: CPT lands 11.6-inch netbook panel orders from Dell and Samsung
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is showcasing several new products at the ongoing Display Taiwan 2009, including ones for the netbook and CULV notebook...
Thursday 11 June 2009
VIA partners with Bluex to offer after-sales service for white-box netbooks
VIA Technologies has announced the addition of IT service provider, Blue Express Computer Engineering Technology (Bluex), to the growing membership of the VIA Global Mobility Bazaar...
Thursday 11 June 2009
Taiwan handset makers step into smartbook segment
Taiwan-based handset makers, including Compal Communications, Inventec Appliances and Mobinnova, are venturing into the production of smartbooks, positioning themselves to compete...
Wednesday 10 June 2009
All first-tier motherboard makers see drop in May revenues, except MSI
Taiwan-based motherboard maker Micro-Star International (MSI) saw May revenues increase on month while Asustek Computer, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), and Gigabyte Technology...
Wednesday 10 June 2009
Intel to launch successor to Atom N270 CPU in October at the earliest
Intel is scheduled to phase out its Atom N270 CPU by launching its successor – the Atom N450 – for netbooks in October at the earliest, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 10 June 2009
BLU makers Coretronic and Radiant report sequential revenue growth for May
Backlight unit (BLU) makers Coretronic and Radiant Opto-Electronics both saw their May revenues increase amid rising demand from LCD panel makers, and both companies expect BLU shipments...
Tuesday 9 June 2009
Acer to launch 11.6-inch ultra-thin notebook in July
Acer will launch a Timeline series of ultra-thin notebooks with a screen size of 11.6 inches in July, with Quanta Computer to undertake OEM production, according to industry sources...
Monday 8 June 2009
Acer to launch 3D notebook at the end of October, new netbook for 3Q10
Acer plans to launch a 15.6-inch 3D notebook, which the company jointly developed with Wistron, at the end of October 2009, according to Campbell Kan, vice president of Acer's mobile...
Monday 8 June 2009
AMD CEO reveals Atom-beater expected for 2010
Dirk Meyer, CEO of AMD has revealed the company is currently developing a platform that features lower-power, smaller-sizes, more complete functionality, and a cheaper price than...
Monday 8 June 2009
HannStar Board says order visibility extends to end of June
Notebook PCB specialist HannStar Board has seen order visibility extend to the end of June, according to the company, which has estimated a 15-25% sequential shipment growth for the...