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Friday 28 August 2009
Acer posts on-year drop in 2Q09 and 1H09 revenues
Acer has announces its financial results for the first half of 2009, with consolidated revenues of NT$238.2 billion (US$7.3 billion) down 6% on year, operating income of NT$5.6 billion...
Friday 28 August 2009
Taiwan market: Sony to tie up with CHT to promote netbooks
Sony will team up with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to promote its netbooks in the Taiwan market, according to the companies. This is the first time Sony has tied up with a Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 26 August 2009
Young Fast designing multi-touch panels for Windows 7 netbooks
Taiwan touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics is developing analog matrix resistive (AMR) multi-touch panels for use in netbooks, with availability scheduled for the end of...
Wednesday 26 August 2009
Nokia to offer ARM-based smartbook in addition to Booklet 3G, say Taiwan makers
Nokia, in addition to its recently unveiled netbook, the Nokia Booklet 3G, will offer an ARM-based smartbook and soon settle ODM orders, according to Taiwan-based handset makers.
Tuesday 25 August 2009
Nokia announces Booklet 3G mini-notebook
Nokia has announced the Booklet 3G mini-notebook (netbook) powered by Intel's Atom processor.
Monday 24 August 2009
EETI AMR touch panels pass Windows 7 Logo test
Taiwan-based touch panel controller and solution supplier Egalax_empia Technology (EETI) has received Windows 7 Logo certification for its 10.1- and 11.6-inch modified analog matrix...
Monday 24 August 2009
China market: White-box netbook vendors to step into ultra-thin notebook segment
China-based white-box netbook makers, including Hasee Computer and Wanlida Group, are planning to step into the ultra-thin notebook segment due to a slowdown in the netbook market...
Thursday 20 August 2009
Overall PC market in Canada sluggish in 2Q09, says IDC
The overall client PC market (including desktop and portable PCs, but excluding x86 servers) in Canada performed very close to forecast, with shipments in the second quarter down...
Wednesday 19 August 2009
Netbook market not exciting LCD panel makers
While there will be an estimated 25-30 million netbook PCs sold globally in 2009, makers of TFT-LCD panels prefer targeting other applications that offer higher profits, according...
Tuesday 18 August 2009
MSI to be first to launch Pine Trail-M netbooks in December, claim sources
Micro-Star International (MSI) has decided to take the initiative among global vendors to launch netbooks based on Pine Trail-M in December 2009 although Intel reportedly has decided...
Monday 17 August 2009
Quanta and Compal competing for Acer netbook orders for 2010
Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have recently stepped up their competition for Acer's Aspire One netbook orders for 2010, as Acer has not yet decided its outsourcing partner,...
Friday 14 August 2009
Samsung and LGE to see strong netbook shipments in 2010
Netbook shipments from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics (LGE) are expected to stage strong growth in 2010 with Samsung's shipments likely to hit seven million units, compared...
Wednesday 12 August 2009
Samsung expected to ship 4.5 million notebooks in 2009
Samsung Electronics shipped 1.09 million notebooks in the second quarter of 2009, and is expected to ship 4.5 million units for the year largely through cooperation with mobile telecom...
Tuesday 11 August 2009
CPT notebook panel shipments to increase 80% by the end of 2009
LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is expected to see its notebook panel shipments increase to 900,000 units per month by the end of 2009, of which 400,000 units will be...
Wednesday 5 August 2009
ECS and MSI conservative about ARM-based smartbooks
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Micro-Star International (MSI) will not follow Acer, Foxconn Electronics, Pegatron Technology, Compal Electronics and Inventec Appliances which...