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Thursday 16 August 2012
Rumored US$199 price for Windows RT Surface expected to squeeze PC vendors out of the market
As Microsoft is reportedly considering selling its Windows RT-based Surface tablet PC at US$199, sources from notebook players are concerned that if the rumor is true, notebook brand...
Thursday 9 August 2012
CyberLink to benefit from Windows 8
CyberLink, a Taiwan-based provider of digital multimedia software solutions, has won OEM orders from globally top 10 PC vendors for its products to be pre-installed in Windows 8 PCs...
Thursday 9 August 2012
Wistron, Inventec suffer on-month revenue drop in July
Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$48.84 billion (US$1.63 billion), down 16.32% on month and 5.28% on year, with combined consolidated revenues for the first seven...
Thursday 9 August 2012
Notebook ODMs shipments may stay weak in August
Taiwan notebook ODMs may see their shipments in August stay flat on month and will not have a chance to recover until September, according to sources from notebook makers.
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Intel executive hosts pre-show conference detailing ultrabook symposium
Intel general manager of mobile platform business Navin Shenoy at a pre-show conference before the company's Ultrabook Ecosystem Symposium on July 31 in Taiwan, pointed out that the...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Lenovo and Motorola delay launch of Intel-based tablets
Although Intel has been aggressively promoting the combination of its Medfield platform with Android for the smartphone and tablet PC markets, the recent decisions of the company's...
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Notebook battery makers expect growth in 3Q12 revenues
Notebook battery makers, despite the fact that the notebook supply chain is seeing a weak performance, expect their revenues in the third quarter to have chance to achieve double-digit...
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Genesys Logic obtains Windows 8 certification for USB 3.0 hub controller
Genesys Logic, a Taiwan-based IC design house, has passed Windows 8 Hardware Certification Kit for its USB 3.0 controller IC GL3520, and expects shipments of the IC in 2012 to be...
Friday 13 July 2012
Elan touch ICs receive Windows 8 certification
Elan Microelectronics has announced its smart capacitive touch screen ICs for 13.3-inch ultrabooks have received Windows Hardware Certification for Windows 8.
Friday 13 July 2012
Large-size panel shipments drop in June while small sizes rise
Large-sized panel shipments dropped 1.9% on month in June largely due to Taiwan- and China-based panel makers decreasing 32-inch panel production.
Thursday 12 July 2012
Windows 8 is unlikely to benefit from enterprise market in short term
Although Microsoft is confident about its recently released Windows 8 upgrade plans to help trigger new PC replacement in the enterprise market, sources from notebook players are...
Thursday 12 July 2012
Notebook battery makers expected to see growing performance in 3Q12
Notebook battery makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack Technology and Celxpert Energy are all expected to see strong shipment performance at the end of the third quarter benefiting from...
Thursday 12 July 2012
Microsoft purchase of Perceptive Pixels will not affect Taiwan-based panel makers
Microsoft's recent confirmation of a late October release date of Windows 8 along with the company's purchase of Perceptive Pixel that is compatible with the new operating system...
Wednesday 11 July 2012
Microsoft unveils Windows 8 OEM licensing charges
Microsoft has released licensing rates for OEM Windows 8, including US$60-80 for Windows 8, US$80-100 for Windows 8 Pro (with Office) and US$50-65 for Windows RT (with Office), according...
Thursday 5 July 2012
Second- and third-tier handset makers in China may not adopt Windows Phone 8 platform
Microsoft has been eager to promote Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 and Windows RT. Despite having partners such as Nokia, Samsung, and HTC for Windows Phone 8, severe price competition...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research