Acer was the largest netbook vendor globally in 2009; however, as it will face increasing competition from Asustek Computer, Samsung Electronics and Hewlett-Packard (HP), the company...
PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 20.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2009, an increase of 4% from the same period in 2008, according to Gartner. In 2009, PC shipments...
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has reported that worldwide semiconductor sales amounted to US$226.3 billion in 2009, down 9% from US$248.6 billion in 2008. The figure...
Paul Peng, executive VP of AU Optronics' (AUO's) global business unit has commented that Apple's new iPad may take away some demand from the netbook market as their pricing is simi...
During a recent interview with Bloomberg, Jim Wong, senior corporate vice president and president of IT product business group at Acer, confirmed earlier Digitimes reports...
While an estimated 90% of ultra-mobile Devices (UMDs) shipped in 2009 were based on an x86 processor architecture, the introduction of ARM-based systems introduces greater choice...
Korea-based Samsung Electronics reportedly is considering entering the Taiwan market with its netbooks, according to industry sources. Samsung Taiwan confirmed that the company is...
First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have all announced on-month revenue drops in December 2009 with Gigabyte Technology...
Taiwan-based connector maker Foxlink has recently partnered with Taiwan-based art design studio DEM to develop a netbook under its TCD own brand name, according to a Chinese-language...
Taiwan-based notebook brands are expected to see further shipment growth in 2010 with a chance to advance their rankings, according to sources from notebook players.
Asustek Computer is reportedly considering closing down the departments that handle the development of its Eee Stick, LCD TV and monitor product lines due to unsatisfactory shipments...
Several China-based white-box netbook vendors are in the process of transforming their business to branded operations and some are even forming partnerships with Taiwan-based notebook...
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will reportedly launch two white-box netbooks – the NS20 and NS24 under a series codenamed SZ901P in near future, according...
AU Optronics (AUO) was the global number-one netbook panel supplier in November with shipments reaching one million units, according to market sources.