Due to weak order volumes for notebook PCBs, fourth-quarter lead times of HannStar Board have decreased from four weeks to three weeks. The company said sales for the fourth quarter...

Nvidia and VIA Technologies' cooperation over a platform for netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) was recently suspended, according to sources at VIA.

Worldwide PC processor shipments in the third calendar quarter of 2008 reached record levels again, according to new data from IDC. However, the outlook for the processor market in...

Although the global economy is showing signs of weakening, Acer has said it is not feeling much impact and expects total PC shipments in 2008 to surpass 30 million units. The company...

Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$78.26 billion (US$2.39 billion) for the third quarter this year, while net profit after tax was NT$6.38 billion, an increase...

Orise Technology's fourth-quarter sales are expected to have a 10% sequential decline, according to investors. The company is planning to increase its market share in 2009 to fight...

Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$121.68 billion (US$3.66 billion) for the third quarter this year, a sequential increase of 32.14%, with a net profit after tax of...

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has expanded the HP Mini family with three models of a new HP Mini 1000 line.

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display are both seeing netbook applications defy the economic downturn, with shipments to the segment expected to grow further in the fourth...

Inventec's margins dropped to 2.61% in the third quarter as result of a decline in server shipments which offered high margins, according to the company. Margins for the first three...

VIA Technologies has announced the establishment of Global Mobility Bazaar (GMB), which will function similar as Intel's Common Building Block (CBB) for white box netbook market,...

Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) is aspiring to become a top-two supplier of netbook-use LCD panels, with shipments to the segment doubling in the fourth quarter compared to the volume...

Taiwan-based notebook battery module maker Simplo Technology has announced revenues of NT$8.44 billion (US$252.22 million) for the third quarter this year, scoring a new historical...

Kojinsha (KJS), a Japan-based mini notebook brand subsidiary of Inventec has launched Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) using 7- and 8.9-inch panels.

AU Optronics (AUO), claiming 50% of the netbook-use LCD panel market, estimates that the netbook market in 2008 will reach 13-14 million units, higher than the 10-12 million units...