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Friday 10 August 2012
Microsoft working to minimize Surface impact, says Acer chairman
After publicly urging Microsoft to reconsider its move to launch own-brand tablet PCs recently, Acer chairman JT Wang on August 9, commented that Microsoft is pushing Surface to help...
Thursday 9 August 2012
CyberLink to benefit from Windows 8
CyberLink, a Taiwan-based provider of digital multimedia software solutions, has won OEM orders from globally top 10 PC vendors for its products to be pre-installed in Windows 8 PCs...
Thursday 9 August 2012
Wistron, Inventec suffer on-month revenue drop in July
Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$48.84 billion (US$1.63 billion), down 16.32% on month and 5.28% on year, with combined consolidated revenues for the first seven...
Thursday 9 August 2012
Notebook ODMs shipments may stay weak in August
Taiwan notebook ODMs may see their shipments in August stay flat on month and will not have a chance to recover until September, according to sources from notebook makers.
Tuesday 7 August 2012
Lite-On IT to strive for flat performance in 3Q12
As the traditional peak season effect in the PC industry may not appear in the third quarter of 2012, optical disc drive (ODD) makers such as Lite-On IT are now turning conservative...
Thursday 2 August 2012
HP and Dell to launch Windows RT tablet PCs at the end of October
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are both set to launch Windows RT-based tablet PCs after the release of the new operating system. HP will adopt chip solutions from Texas Instruments...
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Intel executive hosts pre-show conference detailing ultrabook symposium
Intel general manager of mobile platform business Navin Shenoy at a pre-show conference before the company's Ultrabook Ecosystem Symposium on July 31 in Taiwan, pointed out that the...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Lenovo and Motorola delay launch of Intel-based tablets
Although Intel has been aggressively promoting the combination of its Medfield platform with Android for the smartphone and tablet PC markets, the recent decisions of the company's...
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Notebook battery makers expect growth in 3Q12 revenues
Notebook battery makers, despite the fact that the notebook supply chain is seeing a weak performance, expect their revenues in the third quarter to have chance to achieve double-digit...
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Genesys Logic obtains Windows 8 certification for USB 3.0 hub controller
Genesys Logic, a Taiwan-based IC design house, has passed Windows 8 Hardware Certification Kit for its USB 3.0 controller IC GL3520, and expects shipments of the IC in 2012 to be...
Wednesday 18 July 2012
TalkBox supports Windows Phone, BlackBerry platforms
TalkBox, smartphone-based instant voice messaging software developed by a Hong Kong-based company, has extended versions from iOS initially and Android then to supporting Window Phone...
Friday 13 July 2012
Elan touch ICs receive Windows 8 certification
Elan Microelectronics has announced its smart capacitive touch screen ICs for 13.3-inch ultrabooks have received Windows Hardware Certification for Windows 8.
Thursday 12 July 2012
Windows 8 is unlikely to benefit from enterprise market in short term
Although Microsoft is confident about its recently released Windows 8 upgrade plans to help trigger new PC replacement in the enterprise market, sources from notebook players are...
Thursday 12 July 2012
Notebook battery makers expected to see growing performance in 3Q12
Notebook battery makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack Technology and Celxpert Energy are all expected to see strong shipment performance at the end of the third quarter benefiting from...
Wednesday 11 July 2012
Microsoft unveils Windows 8 OEM licensing charges
Microsoft has released licensing rates for OEM Windows 8, including US$60-80 for Windows 8, US$80-100 for Windows 8 Pro (with Office) and US$50-65 for Windows RT (with Office), according...