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Friday 22 August 2008
Intel expected to ship over 20 million Atom processors this year, says paper
With more PC vendors starting to join the netbook market, Intel is expanding its Atom processor capacity and is expected to ship up to 20 million units this year, according to a Chinese-language...
Thursday 21 August 2008
Asustek prepares launch of 10.2-inch notebook, say distributors
Sources at Taiwan IT distributors have indicated that Asustek Computer will unveil a 10.2-inch N-series notebook powered by Intel's Atom processor in September. The speculated launch...
Tuesday 19 August 2008
Notebooks with 12- to 14-inch 16:9 aspect ratio panels will not mature until 2Q09, according to ODMs
Although notebook vendors have started to adopt 16:9 aspect ratio panels for upcoming notebooks, sources at notebook ODMs pointed out that notebooks with 12- to 14-inch 16:9 aspect...
Tuesday 19 August 2008
Netbook popularity may be boon for Qualcomm
While the popularity of the Eee PC from Asustek Computer may help drive the netbook market and benefit PC processor players such as Intel and VIA Technologies, the new found market...
Monday 18 August 2008
Asustek works with Orange to release free netbook bundle in the UK
Asustek Computer is cooperating with Orange to push out a free Eee PC bundle in the UK market, according to the company.
Monday 18 August 2008
Intel drops Centrino Atom brand name
Intel has dropped the Centrino Atom brand name for Mobile Internet Device (MID) products and will now list all its Internet connection-based products including CPUs for netbooks and...
Friday 15 August 2008
VIA lands Nano CPU orders from HP
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reportedly recently place orders for VIA Technologies' Nano CPUs the chipmaker has already started shipping. However, it is currently unknown whether HP will...
Thursday 14 August 2008
Star World receives strong orders for netbook LCMs from CMO, CPT and HannStar
Star World Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of LCD modules (LCMs), has received strong orders for netbook applications from Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT),...
Wednesday 13 August 2008
Worldwide mini-notebook shipments to surpass 5 million units in 2008, says Gartner
Mini-notebooks are an emerging category of mobile computing devices, with worldwide mini-notebook shipments on pace to reach 5.2 million units in 2008 and eight million units in 2009,...
Tuesday 12 August 2008
Dell E series netbook to help Compal achieve annual shipments goal
Although Compal Electronics' notebook ODM volume has not shown as much growth as previously expected, the boost coming from Dell's E series netbook shipments may help the company...
Friday 8 August 2008
Asustek and Acer to cooperate with telcos for low-price netbook bundles
In addition to Asustek Computer's cooperation with Japan-based telecommunication vendors to push out a 100 Yen (US$0.91) Eee PC bundled with 3.5G online services, the company is planning...
Friday 8 August 2008
CyberLink scores points in bundling software with netbooks
CyberLink has successfully extended it business and is now offering its software products bundled with netbooks, according to company CEO Alice Chang at an investors conference on...
Friday 8 August 2008
Small-to-medium size LCD panel demand rebounds in July
Small-to-medium size panel shipments saw a recovery based on shipments from Taiwan panels makers, amid stronger shipments for handset and netbook applications, according to market...
Friday 8 August 2008
Quanta sees revenue growth in July, says paper
Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$65.12 billion (US$2.1 billion) for July this year, an increase of 5% on month, while accumulated consolidated revenues for...
Thursday 7 August 2008
Inventec to manufacture 10-inch netbook for HP
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is planning to launch a series of 10.1- and 10.2-inch netbooks targeting consumer markets in October and the orders are expected to continue to be outsourced...