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Wednesday 1 October 2008
Taiwan market: Netbook vendors start cutting prices to clear inventory
Now that the shortage of Intel Atom processors is over, competition in the segment has heated up triggering some vendors to start cutting prices in order to clear inventory before...
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Toshiba to offer new 1.8-inch HDDs for use in notebooks in December
Toshiba's subsidiary Toshiba Digital Media Network (Toshiba DMN) will begin shipments of its new 1.8-inch MKxx29GSG series HDDs to notebook makers and notebook peripheral distributors...
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Asustek notebook shipments growth to be reflected in outsourcing volumes to outside makers in 2009, says paper
Expecting notebook shipments to grow 50% alongside an Eee PC shipments increase of 60% on year in 2009, Asustek Computer has decided to outsource the extra shipments to outside makers,...
Tuesday 30 September 2008
HannStar Board aggressively targeting low-cost notebook market
For sales of PCBs for notebooks in the third quarter, HannStar Board is expected to see 20-30% sequential growth with its aggressive market share capture while Gold Circuit Electronics...
Monday 29 September 2008
Toshiba announces 256GB SSD
Toshiba has announced enhancements to its line-up of NAND-flash-based solid state drives (SSD) with the addition of a 256GB SSD and the launch of a series of small-sized Flash Modules...
Monday 29 September 2008
Acer chairman discusses performance in 2008
Acer shipped 13.9 million PCs in the first half of 2008, of which, desktop PCs accounted for around 3.8 million units and notebooks 9.7 million units, according to data from IDC.
Friday 26 September 2008
Taiwan market: PC shipments increase 5% sequentially in 2Q08, says IDC
PC shipments (including notebooks and desktops) to Taiwan in the second quarter of this year reached 587,200 units, an increase of 5% on quarter, but holding level on year, according...
Friday 26 September 2008
Gigabyte will not cut motherboard prices, says company VP
Gigabyte Technology will not follow recent moves by rival Asustek Computer to cut its motherboard prices, according to Richard Ma, vice president of Gigabyte.
Thursday 25 September 2008
The boundary between netbooks and notebooks may disappear in 2009
As first-tier notebook vendors continue to push the specifications for netbook products set by Intel and Microsoft, notebook industry sources are afraid the boundary between netbooks...
Thursday 25 September 2008
Asustek expects to ship over six million notebooks and netbooks in Europe this year
Asustek Computer expects its annual notebook shipments including netbooks in Europe will surpass six million units this year and will boost the company's rank to third place. Annual...
Monday 22 September 2008
Acer expects to achieve revenues of US$20 billion in 2008
Acer expects strong performance in the third quarter this year, and has forecast a sequential revenues growth of 23-25%, while annual revenues in 2008 will be close to US$20 billion,...
Thursday 18 September 2008
Asustek expects Eee PCs to help challenge top-five notebook vendor spot in Japan
With the company planning to cooperate with Japan-based telecommunications vendor NTT Docomo to bundle its Eee PCs this month, Asustek Computer is expecting to use its netbook to...
Wednesday 17 September 2008
Taiwan market: Lenovo launches low-price S9 netbook
In order to boost its netbook sales in Taiwan, Lenovo has launched its S9 netbook with a price starting at NT$10,900 (US$340), currently the lowest price among netbook products in...
Wednesday 17 September 2008
HannStar Board expects weak growth for regular notebook PCBs amid strong netbook demand
HannStar Board expects its PCB shipments to the regular notebook segment to stay flat or have weak growth in the fourth quarter, as demand will have been squeezed by netbooks.
Tuesday 16 September 2008
Shortage of IMR treated chassis impacts Dell netbook shipments, says paper
The tight supply of in-mold roller (IMR) treated chassis has forced Compal Electronics to delay delivery of Dell's netbooks, and could reduce the vendor's original shipments goal...