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Monday 26 March 2012
Wintel platform to enjoy higher number of models than WoA platform by year-end
The number of Windows 8-based tablet PC models that feature Intel's platform is expected to reach 32 by the end of 2012 with number of models that feature ARM platform to only reach...
Monday 16 January 2012
Wintel tablet PCs may be priced from US$599-899
Wintel-based tablet PCs may see their prices go as high as US$599-899 due to Intel and Microsoft both being unwilling to drop their related hardware and software quotes, and as a...
Friday 6 January 2012
Apple to ship 'iPad 3' in March, 'iPad 4' in October, say Taiwan component makers
Apple will ship the so-called "iPad 3" with a full HD display in March and then "iPad 4" - named so by its component suppliers - with killer applications in October,...
Thursday 5 January 2012
Asustek going Android, Acer eyeing Windows 8 for tablet PC market
Acer, after refuting rumors about plans to phase out of the tablet PC and smartphone markets, has adjusted strategies for its tablet PC business and will focus on a Windows-based...
Monday 2 January 2012
Acer, Lenovo to launch Wintel tablet PC in 3Q12
First-tier PC vendors Acer and Lenovo are set to launch table PCs based on Microsoft's Windows 8 and Intel's Clover Trail platform in the third quarter of 2012, according to sources...
Thursday 15 December 2011
Acer chairman optimistic about Wintel
As the PC market will enter the generation of multiple platforms in 2012, Acer chairman JT Wang pointed out that Apple, Google and Wintel will be the three major platforms to drive...
Tuesday 29 November 2011
Windows-on-ARM platform to join notebook competition in June 2013
Windows on ARM (WoA), a combination of Windows 8 and ARM-based processors, is expected to make an official appearance at the end of 2012 and will try to compete in the notebook market...
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Intel downstream partners request CPU price drop
Executives from Intel's PC partners - Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin and Compal Electronics president Ray Chen both have invoked Intel to help drop the Ultrabook price to below US$1,000...
Thursday 15 September 2011
PC players optimistic about re-rise of Wintel
PC players are starting to turn optimistic about a return of Wintel as Intel and Microsoft have each hosted global developer conferences to promote the upcoming Ivy Bridge processors...
Thursday 25 August 2011
Taiwan notebook players place hopes on Wintel for recovery
Seeing that total sales of non-Apple tablet PCs cannot even reach 10 million units, while Apple has been filing patent lawsuits against its competitors, disrupting their strategies,...
Friday 24 June 2011
Non-iPad tablet vendors likely to launch new Wintel-based models to compete with Apple in 2012
Intel and Microsoft are jointly touting a new Wintel-based platform for tablet PCs, raising hopes among non-iPad tablet PC vendors that they may be able to compete more effectively...
Thursday 23 June 2011
PC industry should be re-evaluated, says Wistron chairman
Wistron chairman Simon Lin, on June 22, commenting on the impact of tablet PCs, described Apple's launch of iPad as a never-seen move, and it will take some time to figure out how...
Friday 10 June 2011
Wintel era is over, says Asustek chairman
The so-called Wintel era is over with no CPU or OS vendors to be able to dominate the PC, tablet PC or handset markets as they did before, according to Asustek chairman Jonney Shih...
Tuesday 31 May 2011
ECS to showcase 10-inch Wintel tablet PCs at Computex 2011
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS), at Computex 2011, is set to showcase its 10-inch tablet PC - ElitePad S10, featuring Intel Oak Trail platform...
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Notebook players may postpone tablet PC launch schedule because of iPad 2
Facing strong competition from Apple's iPad 2, notebook brand vendors pointed out that iPad 2's low price of US$499 is leaving tablet PC models with relatively higher prices no room...