Taiwan graphics card vendors see over 2 million shipments in 2011, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 3, 14:33

Taiwan-based graphics card vendors and makers, Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and PowerColor (TUL), each shipped more than two million graphics...

Motherboard prices to hike by 10% at end of 1Q12

Feb 3, 01:05

Motherboard vendors including Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology, in response to increases in the international price of copper and labor costs in China, are expected to hike...

Acer, Asustek, Lenovo to offer Thunderbolt ultrabook PCs in 2Q12

Jan 20, 11:27

Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo are expected to offer ultrabooks based on Intel's Ivy Bridge platform which supports Thunderbolt in the second quarter of 2012, while Gigabyte Technology...

Asustek expected to suffer 20% on-quarter decline in 1Q12 revenues

Jan 17, 01:10

Asustek Computer is expected to see on-quarter revenues drop of 20% in the first quarter of 2012 with the amount drop to only NT$80 billion (US$2.67 billion) from about NT$100 billion...

China market: Some China-based motherboard vendors to withdraw due to hiked labor costs

Jan 13, 15:26

Under pressure of continued hikes in labor costs in China, at least half of the China-based motherboard vendors are expected to withdraw from the market in 2012, leaving an estimated...

Asustek to launch 7-inch Eee Pad Memo priced at US$249

Jan 11, 16:30

Asustek Computer, seeing Amazon's 7-inch Kindle Fire with priced at US$199 is winning an edge in the tablet PC market, while Google may launch a 7-inch tablet PC at US$199 and China's...

Asustek announces revenues for 2011; conservative about 1Q12 performance

Jan 10, 01:15

Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$30.5 billion (US$1.01 billion) for December of 2011, down 25% on month, while consolidated results reached NT$100 billion...

Asustek X79 series motherboards attain global market share of 70%

Jan 9, 10:13

Asustek Computer's X79 series motherboards have attained a global market share of 70% for motherboard models equipped with Intel X79 Express chipset, according to the company.

Asustek going Android, Acer eyeing Windows 8 for tablet PC market

Jan 5, 01:15

Acer, after refuting rumors about plans to phase out of the tablet PC and smartphone markets, has adjusted strategies for its tablet PC business and will focus on a Windows-based...

Asustek to reduce motherboard production volume for 1Q12

Jan 3, 01:20

Asustek Computer has recently reduced its motherboard production volume from 5-6 million units each quarter previously to only 3-3.5 million units in the first quarter of 2012 to...

China market: Asustek, Gigabyte together may share 60% of motherboard sales in 2012

Dec 30, 01:00

Taiwan-based vendor Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology aim to ship 10.0 million and 8.0 million motherboards, respectively, in the China market, together accounting for 60%...

Taiwan players may be left out of smart TV competition

Dec 27, 01:25

As smart TVs are expected to become major focuses of the IT industry in 2012, Taiwan players may be left out from the competition, according to sources from supply chain players.

Asustek tapping medical care market

Dec 23, 15:23

Asustek Computer has been applying its IT hardware/software know-how to medical care, according to the company.

Intel drops Sandy Bridge CPU prices

Dec 22, 01:10

Intel has recently notified its partners of plans to reduce prices of the existing Sandy Bridge-based processors with some Core i3 and i5 series processors to see a drop of 10-15%,...

Asustek not afraid of patent lawsuits, says chairman

Dec 21, 01:25

Taiwan-based vendor Asustek Computer holds many patents concerning 3G communications and therefore does not worry about patent infringement charges, according to company chairman...

CES 2012 may not help pump up demand

Dec 20, 01:30

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012, which will be hosted from January 10-13 in 2012, may not help pump up consumer demand afterward as there are not expected to be many new...

Asustek outsources motherboard orders to Cal-Comp Electronics

Dec 20, 01:10

Asustek Computer has recently added Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics, an affiliate of Compal Electronics, as its motherboard manufacturing partner and is expected to outsource 5-6...

Notebook supply chain expects to see improving gross margins for 2012

Dec 13, 01:25

Players in the notebook upstream supply chain expect their gross margin in 2012 to improve as notebook brand vendors are turning their focuses to ultrabooks, which have better profitability...

Asustek November revenues down over 4%

Dec 12, 11:01

Asustek Computer has reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$29.882 billion (US$989 million) for November, decreasing 4.53% on month but increasing 17.98% on year, while the January-November...

Asustek strengthens marketing in India

Dec 7, 16:41

Asustek Computer plans to strengthen its marketing in the India market by setting up marketing bases in 11 cities, increasing the number of sales distributors to 4,000 and establishing...

Taiwan market: Asustek debuts Eee Pad Transformer Prime

Dec 2, 16:11

Asustek Computer on December 1 unveiled its Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet PC for launch in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$17,900 (US$591) and NT$20,900 for...

Windows-on-ARM platform to join notebook competition in June 2013

Nov 29, 13:48

Windows on ARM (WoA), a combination of Windows 8 and ARM-based processors, is expected to make an official appearance at the end of 2012 and will try to compete in the notebook market...

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...

Acer, Lenovo to launch quad-core tablet PCs

Nov 29, 01:15

Acer and Lenovo are set to launch quad-core tablet PCs featuring Google's Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and Nvidia's Tegra 3 in the first quarter to compete against Asustek Computer,...

Asustek to host sales meeting in December; expected to ship 14-14.3 million notebooks in 2011

Nov 25, 15:20

Asustek Computer is set to host its global sales meeting (GSM) in early December to evaluate performance, inventory controls and cost management for each product line, and will also...

Asustek launches solutions for private cloud computing

Nov 24, 14:40

Asustek Computer, on November 23, launched a new solution – Asus Cloud – for the private cloud computing market and will also rename its subsidiary, Asus WebStorage, that...

Asustek buys touch panel modules from TPK; aiming to ship over 350,000 Transformer Prime tablet PCs in 2011

Nov 24, 01:20

Asustek Computer has added TPK Holding to its supplier list for touch panel modules in addition to current supplier Sintek Photronics, according to sources in the upstream supply...

Market watchers conservative about Asustek 4Q11 performance

Nov 22, 01:40

Despite Asustek Computer is confident about its performance for the fourth quarter, some market watchers are conservative about it as the US and Europe economies remain weak, while...