Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels

Jun 18, 20:53

To boost tablet sales in the Brazil market, Samsung Electronics has offered subsidies to its local sales agents to cover 30% of sales prices on average, while Asustek Computer has...

Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments

Jun 18, 10:48

Asustek Computer, originally expected to enjoy sequential growth in notebook shipments and a slight on-quarter drop in tablet shipments in the second quarter, has adjusted both forecasts...

Acer, Asustek to continue posting losses in smartphone business

Jun 17, 14:10

Acer and Asustek Computer will continue to post losses in their smartphone businesses in 2013 as the two vendors have failed to ramp up their shipment volumes in cooperation with...

Intel reportedly may quit the brand server motherboard business

Jun 10, 22:15

After quitting the brand desktop motherboard business, Intel may step out of the brand server motherboard business in the second half and the vacated demand is expected to boost shipments...

US$99 7-inch tablets may appear in 3Q13

Jun 10, 15:54

With Asustek's new 7-inch MeMO Pad HD 7(8GB) priced at around US$129, sources from ODMs believe that other brand vendors are likely to follow suit and US$99 tablets will have a good...

Notebook shipments of Taiwan players from 2006-2013

Jun 8, 18:02

Taiwan makers produced over 90% of the notebooks worldwide in 2008. The top-five notebook makers – Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron, Inventec and Asustek Computer...

Acer, Asustek adopt different approaches to shore up their fragile smartphone businesses

Jun 7, 12:21

Acer and Asustek Computer are still struggling with their fragile smartphone businesses and the two firms appear to have adopted different approaches to improve their penetration...

Acer, Asustek to showcase the latest innovations at Computex 2013

May 31, 15:32

At Computex 2013, Acer will showcase two Windows 8 tablets, the 8-inch W3 810 and 11.6-inch Bulgari, while Asustek Computer reportedly will display its new Zenbooks featuring reinforced...

Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services

May 22, 14:23

Asustek Computer on May 21 signed an MoU with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for cooperation to set up a supply chain for cloud computing services in Taiwan and overseas markets, with the...

Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards

May 17, 15:47

Asustek Computer has unveiled its latest Intel 8 series motherboards ahead of the chipset's official launch on June 2 as the company received Intel's agreements for allowing partial...

Acer, Asustek see large sequential decreases in April revenues

Stockwatch - May 13, 10:57

Acer has reported April consolidated revenues of NT$25.772 billion (US$868 million) down on month by 31.02%, while Asustek Computer saw revenues of NT$32.594 billion, down 22.11%,...

Price gap between touch and non-touch notebooks may drop below US$50 in 3Q13

May 7, 11:59

As Acer and Asustek Computer are both aggressively promoting touchscreen notebooks, sources from channel retailers expect the price gap between touchscreen and non-touchscreen notebooks...

Commentary: Price competition over 7-inch tablets erodes profits

Apr 29, 14:29

Tier-one tablet makers have been engaging in price competition in the 7-inch tablet market which has eroded profits, according to sources from distribution channels.

Acer, Asustek to launch new Chromebooks in 2H13

Apr 29, 14:12

Acer and Asustek Computer are optimistic about the long-term prospects of Chromebooks and plan to release new models in the second half of 2013, during which Google is expected to...

Asustek cooperates with subsidiary to launch in-car cloud computing navigation system

Apr 23, 21:48

Asustek Computer on April 23 announced the adoption of a smart cloud computing-based navigation system for 35 Toyota electric cars to be available for rent in the Sun Moon Lake scenic...

Asustek to push Padfone Infinity in China

Apr 23, 09:57

Asustek Computer has recently partnered with China Unicom to sell its new Padfone Infinity in China and the company will also host a launch conference later this month (April) to...

Asustek to launch own-brand SSDs

Apr 19, 12:11

Asustek Computer will launch a new line of SSDs based on the PCI Express 2.0 interface and made from MLC flash supplied by Toshiba, in May 2013 under the ROG (Republic of Gamers)...

Palit, PC Partner surpass Asustek in graphics card market share

Apr 16, 19:34

Taiwan-based Palit Microsystems and Hong Kong-based PC Partner have surpassed Asustek Computer to rank first and second in terms of global retail market share for graphics cards,...

Gigabyte gaining on Asustek in motherboard shipments

Apr 16, 00:14

Gigabyte Technology shipped 4.9 million motherboards in the first quarter, only slightly behind Asustek Computer's five million units, allowing the company to have a chance to beat...

Innolux lands orders for 13-inch WIS touch panels from Asustek

Apr 9, 14:24

Innolux has obtained orders from Asustek Computer for 13-inch WIS (window integrated sensor) touch panels for use in Taichi, a dual-screen tablet/notebook hybrid, according to sources...

Asustek March revenues show 29% sequential growth

Apr 9, 13:43

Asustek Computer reported March revenues of NT$41.847 billion (US$1.39 billion), representing an on-month growth of 29.49% and an on-year growth of 24.30%. Accumulated revenues in...

Asustek to deal out dividend of NT$19.00 for 2012

Stockwatch - Mar 28, 15:40

Asustek Computer's board of directors on March 27 decided to distribute a dividend per share of NT$19.00, all in cash, for 2012, it highest dividend on record and accounting for 63.78%...

Acer, Asustek, Lenovo to participate in next-generation Windows development

Mar 25, 22:19

Microsoft has recently finished the preparation for its integrated development program (IDP) for the next-generation Windows operating system and several brand vendors including Acer,...

Taiwan market: Asustek offers Fonepad for pre-order

Mar 21, 16:15

Asustek Computer on March 20 announced the offering of Fonepad, a 7-inch tablet with 3G voice communications function, for pre-order in the Taiwan market at a retail price of NT$8,990...

Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo, Asustek likely to double smartphone shipments in 2013

Mar 12, 22:15

Huawei Device, ZTE, Lenovo and Asustek Computer are likely to double their shipments of smartphones in 2013, buoyed by their cooperation with telecom operators in China, Europe and...

Asustek, Pegatron suffer on-month declines in February revenues

Mar 12, 13:40

Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$32.32 billion (US$1.09 billion) for February, down 19.43% on month and 8.5% on year, while Pegatron Technology saw its consolidated...

Asustek, Acer aim at shipping 1-1.5 million smartphones in 2013

Mar 11, 22:46

Asustek Computer and Acer have recently unveiled their latest products for the smartphone industry with Asustek expecting its shipments to reach one million units and Acer 1.5 million...