Insyde becomes new leader in notebook BIOS market with 40% share

Oct 14, 13:59

Insyde Software, assisted by Intel, has seen its share in the notebook BIOS market rise to 40%, surpassing the previous leader Phoenix, which currently only has about 20% share, according...

Wistron sets product shipment target for 2011

Oct 12, 01:30

Wistron internally expects its notebook shipments in 2011 to reach 35 million units as the company will sees its orders volume share from Lenovo, Acer and Dell increase; meanwhile,...

Wistron to reveal whether there is China investment plan for Dell

Oct 8, 17:02

Dell China has recently announced to establish a new R&D (operating) center in Chengdu, China with partners Compal Electronics and Asia Vital Components (AVC) both having decided...

Dell likely to be first vendor to launch Ubuntu Light netbooks, say notebook makers

Oct 8, 12:09

Canonical on October 7 announced its latest Ubuntu 10.10 operating system and Ubuntu Light for netbooks, and noted that consumers should be able to see Ubuntu Light-featured netbooks...

Taiwan market: Dell sees share growth in server market

Oct 5, 14:03

Dell Taiwan has seen its share in Taiwan's server market grow from below 15% two years ago to 20.6% in the second quarter of 2010, significantly narrowing its gap with the largest...

Samsung mass producing 8GB DDR3 modules for notebooks, mobile workstations

Sep 27, 16:39

Samsung Electronics has announced it already began mass production of an 8GB So-DIMM, or unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM), for notebooks and mobile workstations. The module is based on the...

Dell set to launch 3D notebook using Wistron solution

Sep 23, 15:36

Dell is expected to launch a 3D notebook using Wistron's polarizer solution in October 2010 and will target mainstream market.

Dell to establish second operating center in China in 2011

Sep 17, 15:07

Dell China has announced plans to establish a second operating center in Chengdu, China which will integrate the company's production, sales and customer service devisions to better...

Customer service provider DYXnet works with Dell and VMWare for cloud computing

Sep 16, 01:50

Hong Kong-based customer server provider DYXnet has recently announced cooperation with Dell and VMWare to cut into the cloud computing services market in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China,...

PC vendors reducing LCD monitor orders for 2011 due to weak demand

Aug 26, 17:11

Global first-tier PC brands including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Dell have all recently started reducing their LCD monitor orders for 2011 placed to Taiwan-based monitor makers...

Acer, Asustek rank second, sixth globally in 2Q10 notebook shipments

Jul 28, 16:09

Acer shipped 8.1 million notebooks in the second quarter globally, the second largest next to Hewlett-Packard (HP) with 8.51 million units, while Asustek Computer ranked sixth with...

Wistron, Compal still top-2 notebook suppliers for Dell in 2011; Foxconn advances to third

Jul 22, 14:29

Dell has recently completed its notebook order distribution for 2011 with Wistron and Compal Electronics the top-two suppliers, receiving 10-11 million and 7-8 million units. Meanwhile,...

PC rebound continues with growth over 22%, says IDC

Jul 15, 14:46

Despite rising worries over sovereign debt and the pace of economic recovery, the global PC market grew 22.4% in the second quarter of 2010, in-line with forecast growth of 22.9%,...

Dell notebook orders to Foxconn to reach 5 million units in 2011, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 5, 12:04

Dell has expanded its notebook orders to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to five million units for 2011, up from one million units in 2010, according to a Chinese-language...

Toshiba turns to work with Pegatron for tablet PCs

May 31, 14:40

Toshiba has recently turned to cooperate with Pegatron Technology for its tablet PCs, since it could not reach an agreement with Compal Electronics, according to sources from PC ma...

Foxconn gains Dell enterprise notebook orders for 2011, says paper

Newswatch - May 24, 17:00

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reportedly has gained Dell's enterprise notebook orders, at the expense of Wistron for 2011 with shipment volumes expected to...

Market watchers differ with the leader of notebook brands for 1Q10

Apr 27, 14:05

Market watchers IDC and Gartner had have reported different result of who was the largest notebook brand in the first quarter of 2010, according to sources from notebook makers.

Worldwide PC shipments grew 27% in 1Q10, says Gartner

Apr 15, 16:10

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 84.3 million units in the first quarter of 2010, a 27.4% increase from the first quarter of 2009, according to preliminary results by Gartner. The first...

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...

Asustek and Fujitsu see no change in 2009 notebook ASPs, says IDC

Mar 29, 15:17

Some global top-10 notebook vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell in 2009 dropped their notebook ASPs by over 8%, while Acer only had a less than 6% drop. But Asustek Computer...

HannStar declines to comment on Dell lawsuit

Mar 17, 16:58

HannStar Display has declined to comment on a price fixing lawsuit Dell reportedly has filed against the Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker and four others, saying it has yet to receive...

PC vendors seeking to secure DRAM supply from Taiwan

Mar 16, 10:33

PC vendors including Dell, Asustek Computer and Sony have come knocking on Taiwan's door, looking to secure sufficient supply of DRAM in order to beat an anticipated shortage of the...

Acer ascends, as PC market defies expectations in 2009, says iSuppli

Mar 10, 15:49

Acer in 2009 came within a hair's breadth of supplanting Dell as the world's number two PC maker, as the Taiwan-based computer maker achieved leading growth among the world's top-five...

Dell axes 10% of employees at Taiwan Design Center, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 9, 16:25

Dell has recently laid off 10% of the 600 employees working at its Taiwan Design Center, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.

Server orders from Dell help Gigabyte see revenue growth in January 2010

Feb 23, 16:11

Gigabyte Technology's strong on-month and on-year revenue growths of 55.1% and 41.1%, respectively, in January 2010 were mainly due to server and storage system orders from Dell,...

Worldwide PC shipments in 4Q09 post strongest growth in 7 years, says Gartner

Jan 15, 16:04

Worldwide PC shipments surpassed 90 million units in the fourth quarter of 2009, a 22.1% increase from the fourth quarter of 2008, according to preliminary results by Gartner. It...

Global PC market leaps back to double-digit growth in 4Q09, says IDC

Jan 15, 15:35

Led by a holiday season featuring price cuts of unprecedented duration, the US PC market established a new record of nearly 20.7 million units shipped in the fourth quarter of 2009,...

Taiwan-based notebook brands expected to advance in global ranking in 2010

Jan 4, 12:29

Taiwan-based notebook brands are expected to see further shipment growth in 2010 with a chance to advance their rankings, according to sources from notebook players.

Global LCD monitor shipments to reach 180 million units

Dec 30, 14:50

Global LCD monitor shipments are expected to reach 170-180 million units in 2010, of which 10 million units will be all-in-one PCs, according to market sources.

ECS retail subsidiary in China to apply for listing on TSE in 2011

Dec 25, 16:03

Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) expects its subsidiary, the China-based channel retailer Orbbit, to apply for listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in 2011, according to Orbbit...

Pegatron seeking orders from Acer, Dell, Gigabyte, MSI; Asustek considers outsourcing to ECS

Dec 17, 13:40

Pegatron Technology recently paid visits to first-tier notebook makers Acer and Dell, as well as first-tier motherboard makers Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI)...

Compal Electronics expected to land all-in-one PC orders from Dell

Dec 16, 16:28

Compal Electronics is expected to obtain orders to become Dell's second Taiwan-based partner for all-in-one PCs, next to Quanta Computer, according to industry sources.

Acer takes number two PC rank in 3Q09, says iSuppli

Dec 4, 16:14

Acer rose to second place in the worldwide PC business in the third quarter of 2009, up from third place during the previous quarter. The company supplanted Dell, which declined to...