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Monday 18 May 2009
Over 50% of white-box netbook makers in Shenzhen may quit the market, says paper
China-based white-box netbook makers are being affected by component shortages with some only able to fulfill 60% of orders. If the shortages do not improve soon, over 50% of makers...
Friday 15 May 2009
Acer reportedly cuts netbook orders to ODM partners
Acer has revamped its sales strategy to focus on higher-margin CULV-based notebooks, while cutting orders for some of its netbooks which is likely to affect shipments at Acer's ODM...
Thursday 14 May 2009
Taiwan market: Asustek launches Eee PC 1008HA
Asustek Computer, on May 13, launched the 10.1-inch ultra-thin Eee PC 1008HA in both Taiwan and Hong Kong priced at NT$19,000 (US$578). The company expects the netbook's shipments...
Thursday 14 May 2009
Netbook proportion nears 20% in 1Q09, says DisplaySearch
Preliminary data from DisplaySearch reveals that shipments of almost six million mini-note PCs (netbooks) raised their proportion in the notebook PC market close to 20% worldwide...
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Lenovo announces 3G netbook
Lenovo has announced the IdeaPad S10-2 netbook with 3G connectivity and Dolby headphone technology.
Wednesday 13 May 2009
China makers to vie for ODM netbook orders at Computex
China-based makers, including Haier, Founder, Tsinghua Tongfang, Hasee, Great Wall and Malata, will showcase netbook PCs at Computex Taipei 2009 (scheduled for June 2 through 6) in...
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Taiwan market: Toshiba and Fujitsu unveil 10-inch netbooks
Japan-based PC vendors Toshiba and Fujitsu both unveiled their latest 10.1-inch netbooks in Taiwan recently.
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Network equipment maker AboCom enjoys orders for netbook components from China
AboCom Systems has obtained orders for 60,000-70,000 802.11n WLAN and webcam modules for use in netbooks from white-box makers in China, with shipments to begin in June 2009, according...
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Taiwan maker Polytronics sees growing thermistor opportunities
Taiwan-based maker Polytronics Technology, in addition to growing shipments of surface mount device (SMD) polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) thermistors used in netbooks,...
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Intel outlines notebook plans for 2H09
Intel recently outlined its plans for traditional notebook, CULV-based ultra-thin notebook and netbook product lines for its partners, according to sources at notebook makers.
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Pegatron sees decreased sales in April
Pegatron Technology shipped 2.12 million motherboards, 850,000-900,000 notebook PCs (not including Eee PCs) and 436,000 graphics cards in April, according to the company. Pegatron...
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Worldwide processor market remained weak in 1Q09, says IDC
Worldwide PC processor shipments in the first calendar quarter of 2009 fell significantly for the second quarter in a row, according to new data from IDC. While the decline was slightly...
Monday 11 May 2009
Compal surpasses Quanta and becomes the largest notebook maker in April
Compal Electronics shipped 2.7 million notebooks in April 2009, surpassing Quanta Computer's 2.3 million units and Wistron's 1.9 million units mainly thanks to contributions from...
Friday 8 May 2009
Samsung and ECS eager to cooperate with China Mobile, say reports
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Samsung Electronics are both aggressively looking to cooperate with China Mobile, to supply netbook products.
Thursday 7 May 2009
Western Europe PC market saw flat growth in 1Q09, says Gartner
PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 15.3 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a 0.7% increase from the same period in 2008, according to Gartner.