Asustek to start selling WoA tablet PC in October

Jun 5, 01:45

Asustek Computer has announced its latest 10.1-inch Windows-on-ARM (WoA) tablet PC – Tablet 600, which is expected to start shipping in September and will be available in retail...

Price to become major obstacle for the standardization of Thunderbolt

Jun 5, 01:30

Although Intel has been aggressively promoting its Thunderbolt transmission technology in the PC industry, some PC players pointed out that the cost of Thunderbolt's controller chip...

Asustek denies lowering notebook shipment targets for 2Q12

May 24, 16:05

Asustek Computer has denied that it plans to lower its notebook shipments target for the second quarter of 2012 after it share prices were dragged down 5.34% on the Taiwan Stock Exchange...

Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June

May 24, 01:15

Asustek Computer will launch three models of its ZenBook Prime lineup, the UX21A, UX31A and UX32VD, in June, featuring full HD IPS panels from Chimei Innolux (CMI). Asustek aims to...

Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units

May 24, 01:00

Google's 7-inch tablet PC, which the company co-developed with Asustek computer, is set to start shipping in June with initial shipments to reach about 600,000 units. The machine...

Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels

May 22, 14:17

As Microsoft will launch Windows 8 in the third quarter, mainly promoting its touchscreen functions, Asustek Computer and Acer are expected to have 10% of their notebook shipments...

Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12

May 22, 01:40

Acer and Asustek Computer, seeing as most other vendors have quit the netbook market and netbook shipments are becoming more stable, plans to launch new netbook models with Intel's...

Asustek, Acer to participate at CCISF in China

May 17, 01:10

The fifteenth China Chongqing International Investments and Global Sourcing Fair will start on May 17 in Chongqing, China with several international as well as local IT and automobile...

HP unveils ultra-like models in Shanghai

May 14, 12:28

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unveiled a series of ultrabooks priced at US$999.99 onwards as well as a number of ultra-like models priced from US$600-700 in Shanghai.

Asustek unveils US$799 ultrabook

May 11, 15:07

Asustek Computer on May 10 unveiled UX32VD, its second-generation ultrabook equipped with Ivy Bridge Core i5-3317U processor, Nvidia GeForce GT620M graphics card and hybrid storage...

AUO lands notebook touch panel orders from Acer, Lenovo and Asustek

May 11, 01:10

AU Optronics (AUO) has recently landed OGS (one glass solution) touch panel orders for notebooks from Acer and Lenovo, in addition to Asustek Computer, which will purchase over 50%...

Pegatron achieves growth in April revenues

May 10, 01:10

Pegatron Technology has announced revenues of NT$57.9 billion (US$1.97 billion) for April, up 21.6% on month and 113% on year, while the company's combined revenues for the first...

ASRock tapping China market partly through Asustek channels

May 7, 16:09

ASRock has set aside a budget of over NT$100 million (US$3.4 million) for setting up a retail network in the China market, and has obtained assistance from Asustek Computer which...

Asustek orders 1-1.2 million Intel 7 series chipsets

May 4, 14:35

Asustek Computer has placed orders with Intel for 1-1.2 million 7 series chipsets and 2.5-3 million H61 chipsets as well as ordering 600,000-800,000 760G and 500,000-600,000 A75 chipsets...

Asustek aims at becoming top vendor of Android tablet PCs in 2H12

May 2, 11:49

Asustek Computer has set a challenging goal of attaining the largest global market share for Android-based tablet PCs in the second half of 2012, company CEO Jerry Shen has told a...

Intel seeks help from supply chain in response to changes in Acer ultrabook plans

Apr 27, 14:00

As Acer has announced plans to reduce the proportion of ultrabooks in its total notebook shipments from 25-30% to 12-20% for 2012, Intel has already begun to seek help from the upstream...

Notebook vendors to push ultra-like notebook models

Apr 26, 01:20

The high prices of second-generation ultrabooks which are set to appear in early June of around US$1,000 are unlikely to help them win-over consumers; therefore, notebook vendors...

Notebook players ready to host investor meetings

Apr 24, 00:59

Notebook players including Inventec, Acer, Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Asustek Computer are all set to host their investor meeting before the end of April.

HP, Dell and Asustek said to plan launch of 15-inch ultrabooks without an ODD

Apr 24, 00:47

As Apple reportedly may remove the design of the internal optical disc drive (ODD) for its new MacBook Pro and make it an optional pick, sources from supply chain pointed out that...

Asustek to completely end ODM production of motherboards by Pegatron

Apr 18, 01:15

Asustek Computer plans to decrease ODM production of motherboards by Pegatron beginning mid-2012 and completely end their ODM relationship by the end of the third quarter of 2012,...

Asustek sees increased March revenues

Apr 10, 16:28

Asustek Computer has reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$29.794 billion (US$1.01 billion) for March, growing 7.96% on month and 22.87% on year. January-March non-consolidated...

Asustek to hike employee salaries in July; launches Padfone in Taiwan

Apr 6, 12:08

Asustek Computer is evaluating increasing salaries for its employees based on fluctuations in consumer prices and fellow companies' salary hikes, and will raise salaries in July,...

Asustek to release holdings in Pegatron, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 29, 11:19

Asustek Computer plans to release gradually its holdings of a 24.5% stake in Pegatron Technology in Taiwan's securities market starting May, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...

Many Ivy Bridge ultrabooks expected to be showcased at Computex Taipei

Mar 23, 11:09

PC vendors are expected to exhibit new ultrabooks equipped with Ivy Bridge processors, and Microsoft is expected to disclose more details on Windows 8 at 2012 Computex Taipei, June...

Pegatron achieves net profit in 2011

Mar 20, 01:30

The Board of Pegatron Technology has passed the company's financial report for 2011 with net profit reaching NT$110 million (US$3.72 million) and earning per share (EPS) of NT$0.05,...

Acer adopts Nvidia Kepler GPUs for ultrabooks

Mar 14, 14:34

Acer has adopted Nvidia's 28nm Kepler-architecture GPU, GeForce GT 640M, for its Aspire Timeline M3 Ultra, a 15-inch Ivy Bridge-platform ultrabook.

Motherboard makers mull price hikes, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 8, 14:32

Taiwan-based motherboard makers are considering hiking their product prices by 3-5% in March, with industry sources indicating that Asustek Computer is likely to lead fellow companies...