PC vendors to see serious HDD shortages starting December, says Acer VP

Nov 29, 01:20

As PC brand vendors' hard disc drive (HDD) inventory level will soon hit bottom, vendors will start experiencing HDD shortages in December and the problem will reach its peak in February...

Asustek optimistic about performance in China

Jun 30, 01:40

Asustek Computer, at a product launch conference in China, pointed out that notebook demand in the China market was weak in the second quarter, but as the IT market will enter the...

Netbooks to maintain shipments above 30 million in 2011

Jan 20, 01:15

The netbook market is expected to maintain shipments of about 30 million units in 2011 with the top-three vendors to ship about six million units each, according to sources from notebook...

Toshiba to launch 3 new tablet PCs in 1Q11

Dec 7, 01:05

Toshiba is aiming to launch three new tablet PCs in the first quarter of 2011 and has outsourced their production to its Taiwan-based partners Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics...

Onkyo launches tablet PCs made by Inventec in Japan

Sep 30, 01:10

Japan-based speaker maker Onkyo has recently launched three Windows 7-based tablet PCs, the 10.1-inch TW317A5 and TW217A5, and 11.6-inch TW117A4.

Gigabyte introduces new notebooks with rotatable touch-panel display

Sep 28, 02:20

Gigabyte Technology on September 28 will introduce the T1125 11.6-inch notebook, which reportedly will come equipped with a rotatable touch-panel display and docking station, prompting...

Apple readies 11.6-inch MacBook Air and new iPod touch

Jul 15, 14:10

Apple is ready to launch a new generation MacBook Air featuring an 11.6-inch display and Intel Core i-series ultra-low voltage processor in the second half of 2010, as well as a new...

Acer to move mainstream ultra-thin notebooks under Gateway brand

Jun 25, 14:42

Acer has recently adjusted its ultra-thin notebook strategy and plans to move its ultra-thin notebooks under the Gateway brand, and only the 11.6-inch Aspire Timeline will remain...

HP and Dell to reduce investment for 10-inch netbook, say sources

Apr 1, 16:28

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have both significantly reduced their investments in the 10-inch netbook segment, with HP reportedly even considering quitting the 10-inch netbook market...

EDT to start shipping 11.6-inch touch panel in 2H10

Dec 24, 15:52

STN LCD panel maker Emerging Display Technologies (EDT) has recently received Windows 7 certification for its 11.6-inch projective capacitive touch panel and will start volume shipments...

Demand for 11.6-inch panels dropping, say LCD makers

Oct 1, 14:30

Some second-tier panel makers originally expected 11.6-inch panels could become the mainstream standard for netbooks and ultra-thin notebooks, but their expectations may not be realized...

Netbook panel shipments to increase in 3Q09

Sep 29, 11:20

LCD panel shipments for netbooks, including 10.1- and 11.6-inch models, in the third quarter of 2009 are expected to continue to increase amid strong demand from telecom carriers'...

Taiwan market: Netbook vendors slashing prices for Atom N270-/N280-based models

Sep 18, 14:15

Taiwan-based netbook vendors, including BenQ, Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Acer, have all recently slashed prices for their netbook lineups based on Intel...

Taiwan notebook makers to see increased orders from HP in August

Aug 13, 13:05

Notebook makers including Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have recently received new orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP) for August.

Quanta and Inventec to produce HP netbooks

Jul 29, 15:49

Quanta Computer will begin ODM production of a new 11.6-inch netbook in August and a new 10.1-inch model at the end of 2009 for Hewlett-Packard (HP), while Inventec will begin producing...

Taiwan market: BenQ launches 11.6-inch netbooks

Jul 27, 11:37

Taiwan-based BenQ has launched its new 11.6-inch netbook in the Taiwan market and aims to capture the third rank position in the local netbook segment before the end of 2009, according...

Samsung planning 11.6-inch Ion-based netbook

Jul 6, 12:18

Samsung Electronic plans to launch an Nvidia Ion platform-based netbook with Intel Atom N-series CPU and 11.6-inch display later in July, according to industry sources.

Quanta notebook shipments picking up

Jun 26, 12:09

Notebook shipments from Quanta Computer in June 2009 are picking up momentum due to increasing orders from Apple, according to market sources in Taiwan.

EETI sampling touch panels for Windows 7

Jun 19, 15:03

Taiwan-based touch panel controller and solution supplier Egalax_empia Technology (EETI) is sampling 10.1-inch and 11.6-inch analog matrix resistive (AMR) and projective capacitive...

Display Taiwan 2009: CPT lands 11.6-inch netbook panel orders from Dell and Samsung

Jun 12, 10:18

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is showcasing several new products at the ongoing Display Taiwan 2009, including ones for the netbook and CULV notebook...

Acer to launch 11.6-inch ultra-thin notebook in July

Jun 9, 13:55

Acer will launch a Timeline series of ultra-thin notebooks with a screen size of 11.6 inches in July, with Quanta Computer to undertake OEM production, according to industry sources...

Acer reduces 11.6-inch netbook orders on disappointing sales

Jun 1, 16:19

Acer has recently reduced order volumes of its 11.6-inch Aspire One AO751h netbook to Quanta Computer due to unsatisfactory sales, according to industry sources.

Acer debuts 11.6-inch Aspire One netbook

May 19, 14:11

Acer America has extended its netbook line with two new models optimized for mobile customers – the 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One AO751h and the 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One AOD250.

Taiwan market: Asustek launches Eee PC 1008HA

May 14, 15:43

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...

LCD panel makers gear up for 11.6-inch panels

Feb 24, 14:55

With netbook players planning to launch 11.6-inch models later this year, LCD panel makers are gearing up for production of related LCD panels in the third quarter utilizing 5G plants,...

Lenovo adopts Nvidia Ion platform for over-10-inch netbooks, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 18, 17:16

Lenovo plans to launch 11.6-inch and 12.1-inch netbooks combining Intel's Atom processor and Nvidia's Ion platform in the second quarter of this year, according to a Chinese-language...

Acer lining up 2009 notebook production to take on HP

Dec 29, 14:49

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...