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Friday 9 January 2009
Intel stepping up Menlow Atom promotion
Intel is stepping up moves to promote its low-power consumption Menlow platform (Atom) and to clear inventories in preparation for the launch of its successor, Moorestown, which is...
Thursday 8 January 2009
Taiwan market: Arcoa to launch Utec-branded 3.5G network cards and netbooks
Taiwan-based retail channel operator Arcoa, which currently focuses on marketing its own Utec own-branded handsets, will expand its product mix to include Utec-branded 3.5G network...
Thursday 8 January 2009
Taiwan market: Asustek netbook strategy causing competitors to cut prices
The launch of Asustek Computer's Eee PC 1002HA, which has a high price/performance ratio, plus the recent NT$1,000-2,000 (US$30-60) price reduction in Asustek's 10-inch Eee PC 1000...
Wednesday 7 January 2009
CES 2009: Android platform enters netbook market, says paper
With several PC OEMs showcasing Android-based netbooks at their CES 2009 pre-show events, PC industry sources expect the adoption of the Android platform for netbooks to help drive...
Wednesday 7 January 2009
Goldman Sachs expects 1Q09 notebook shipments to drop 24% on-quarter, says paper
Goldman Sachs has reduced its notebook shipment forecast for the first quarter of 2009 to a 24% sequential decline due to the economic decline plus the fact channel vendors are currently...
Tuesday 6 January 2009
MSI reviews 2008 and forecast 2009 performance
Micro-Star International (MSI) will focus its development of notebook products toward slim and light, while creating more innovative netbook designs in 2009, according to Henry Lu,...
Tuesday 6 January 2009
Intel hits into white-box netbook market in China
Intel recently adjusted the production and supplying strategy of its Atom processors for the white-box netbook market in China, with executives already having made contact with several...
Monday 5 January 2009
Acer and Asustek looking at booming netbook sales in 2009
Acer and Asustek Computer have both found new confidence after seeing booming sales of their netbooks in the US during the year-end holiday season, and have set high sales targets...
Monday 5 January 2009
WinHEC 2008: Acer Aspire One meets portable connectivity needs
The compact and lightweight Acer Aspire One integrates basic computing features and connectivity, winning itself a WinHEC 2008 Award. The Aspire One is an Intel Atom-based netbook...
Wednesday 31 December 2008
HannStar Board to have 70% share in netbook PCB market in 2009
HannStar Board, whose low-cost strategy has won it an over 50% share of netbook printed circuit board (PCB) market in 2008, stands a good chance of grabbing a 70% share next year,...
Wednesday 31 December 2008
HP asking Intel to ease restrictions on Atom processors, say Taiwan notebook makers
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is in negotiations with Intel seeking a slackening of its current restrictions which limit the use of Atom series processors only in netbook PCs with up to 10.2-inch...
Tuesday 30 December 2008
MSI announces netbook with hybrid storage system
MSI has announced the U115 Hybrid netbook that is capable of operating both a solid state drive (SSD) and hard drive simultaneously.
Monday 29 December 2008
Netbooks to boost webcam module shipments next year, says paper
With webcam module becoming a standard feature for netbooks, the forecast shipments of 20 million units next year will help boost the proportion of notebooks shipping with webcams,...
Monday 29 December 2008
VIA platform accounts for 10-15% of netbook shipments in 2008, says paper
VIA's platform will account for 10-15% of the total netbook shipments this year, according to a Chinese language Apply Daily report cited sources at VIA.
Monday 29 December 2008
Acer lining up 2009 notebook production to take on HP
Acer plans to launch a 11.6-inch notebook in the second half of 2009 with an initial shipment of 150,000-200,000 units to compete with Hewlett-Packard (HP), according to notebook...