Asustek looking for partners to venture into cloud computing segment

Jul 22, 01:15

Asustek Computer has revealed that it has been looking for partners to jointly develop cloud computing technology. It also does not rule out the possibility of setting up a cloud...

Lenovo pushes oversea acquisition to expand PC market share

Jul 19, 01:20

With China-based PC vendor Lenovo successfully surpassed Acer and became the third largest PC vendor worldwide in the second quarter, Lenovo CFO Wong Wai Ming pointed out that the...

Worldwide PC shipments increase 2.3% in 2Q11, says Gartner

Jul 15, 16:46

Worldwide PC shipments surpassed 85.2 million units in the second quarter of 2011, a 2.3% increase from the same period last year, according to preliminary results by Gartner. These...

Upstream tablet PC component suppliers gearing up production

Jul 7, 12:08

Upstream component suppliers for non-iPad tablet PCs have been gearing up their preparation of needed parts and components for models to be launched by brand vendors in the third...

Compal lands Dell orders for 10 million business-use notebooks for 2012

Jun 27, 10:22

Taiwan-based ODM Compal Electronics has obtained orders for 10 million business-use notebooks to be delivered in 2012 from Dell, according to industry sources. Compal declined to...

Notebook industry may not see peak season effects in 2H11

Jun 23, 01:10

The notebook industry is unlikely to return to its usual seasonal pattern of having shipment proportions of 4:6 for the first and the second halves in 2011 as the US and Europe are...

HP, Acer set eyes on the enterprise PC market

Jun 21, 01:15

First-tier global PC brand vendors Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer are both placing their focus on the enterprise market in the second half of 2011 with HP recently launching 22 new...

Battery maker AcBel to benefit from cloud computing opportunity

Jun 16, 01:45

Taiwan-based battery maker AcBel expects its revenues to see a double-digit percentage growth in 2011, benefiting from cloud computing driving demand for server power supplies, according...

PC ODMs expect to gain share from first-tier server vendors, while vendors take the opposite view

Jun 14, 01:10

As cloud computing becoming a great business opportunity to server players, sources from PC ODMs believe that the server market, which is currently dominated by first-tier players...

Wistron sees on-year growth in April revenues

May 10, 01:15

Taiwan-based notebook maker Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$44.01 billion (US$1.54 billion), down 11.3% on month, but up 10.8% on year, while its notebook shipments...

Samsung sees growth in 1Q11 notebook shipments, the only vendor among top-10

Apr 26, 01:00

Top-10 notebook brand vendors worldwide saw their notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2011 drop sequentially with the only exception being Korea-based Samsung Electronics,...

Global PC market contracts in 1Q11, but swaths of growth remain, says IDC

Apr 14, 14:12

A myriad of factors contributed to the first contraction in the worldwide PC market since the end of the recent recession. Global PC shipments declined 3.2% during the first quarter...

Taiwan market: Dell begins to sell smartphones, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 8, 15:37

Dell has begun marketing two of its Android-based smartphones, the Streak and Venue, in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Taiwan Mobile (TWM), according to a Chinese-language...

Dell reportedly to withdraw component purchasing rights from ODMs in 2H11, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 6, 16:25

Dell reportedly will gradually retrieve its component purchasing rights from upstream ODMs in the second half of 2011 as the company is not satisfied with its ODMs for not providing...

Himax reportedly cuts into Dell supply chain

Mar 31, 01:10

Fabless IC firm Himax Imaging reportedly has landed orders for CMOS image sensors for use in Dell notebooks, and has also cut into the supply chain of China handset brands including...

Dell increases PC market lead over Acer in 4Q10, says iSuppli

Mar 11, 14:15

Dell's competitive position is improving in the global PC market, thanks to strong corporate sales as well as an unlikely helper: Apple's iPad, according to IHS iSuppli.

Inventec sees drop in February revenues

Mar 8, 02:10

Taiwan-based notebook maker Inventec has announced revenues of NT$23 billion (US$783.78 million) for February, down 16% on month and 17.7% on year due to its clients were conservative...

Global business PC market still growing

Feb 25, 01:30

The global market for business-use PC products has continued to grow robustly since the beginning of 2011 after recording a 7.2% on-year growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2010...

Samsung places about 1-1.5 million Tegra 2 orders for new Galaxy Tab

Feb 15, 02:10

Korea-based brand vendor Samsung Electronics has placed orders to Nvidia for about 1-1.5 million Tegra 2 processors and will be used for its new 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet PC,...

Pricing is key for ultra-thin notebooks, says Taiwan brands

Feb 11, 14:22

In the wake of reports that Dell will terminate its Adamo ultra-thin notebook product line, Taiwan-based notebook brand vendors have pointed out that they will continue to push ultra-thin...

Optical lens makers to see revenue contributions from tablet PCs in 2Q11

Feb 10, 01:55

Taiwan-based optical lens makers Largan Precision, Genius Electronic Optical and Newmax Technology will start seeing revenue contributions from tablet PC products in the second quarter...

HP, Dell to debut latest tablet PCs

Feb 10, 01:20

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are both set to announce their latest tablet PCs shortly with mixed platforms as well as operating systems, according to sources from notebook players...

Rising exchange rates of Asia currencies benefits US PC vendors

Feb 10, 01:10

US-based PC vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and Apple are gaining advantages as exchange rates of Asia Pacific currencies to the US dollar are rising quickly, according...

Vendors push netbooks into education market

Jan 27, 01:25

As demand for netbook from the educational market is gradually rising, netbook vendors such as Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have all launched models specifically targeting...

Taiwan market: Dell to launch tablet PC in 1H11

Jan 14, 12:25

Dell is set to launch several new notebooks as well as new tablet PCs and smartphones in Taiwan in 2011, but the actual release date for the tablet PC and smartphone products is currently...

Acer PC shipments decline in 4Q10, trailing HP and Dell, says IDC

Jan 14, 01:35

Acer shipped 9.775 million PC products in the fourth quarter of 2010, down 17% on quarter and 15% on year due to a slowdown in netbook shipments, according to IDC. As a result, Acer's...

Dell and RIM pushing development of business tablet PCs

Dec 31, 11:53

The market for business-use tablet PCs is gradually emerging with Dell and Research in Motion (RIM) the most active brand vendors in the segment, according to industry sources.

Dell continues computer comeback in 3Q10, says iSuppli

Dec 8, 16:44

After reclaiming its customary second-place ranking in the global PC market in the second quarter of 2010, Dell in the third quarter held on to the number two spot as it capitalized...

Branded notebook vendors to launch Oak Trail-based tablet PCs in 1Q11

Dec 3, 01:05

Backed by promotional campaigns waged by Intel, branded notebook vendors, including Asustek Computer, Acer, Dell, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba, all are expected to launch Oak Trail-based...

Regional notebook vendors facing pressure in Latin America

Nov 16, 02:00

Notebook shipments in Latin America had an annual growth of 33% in the third quarter of 2010 with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Dell saw 40%, 31%, and 21% growth, respectively; however,...

Thermal module maker Auras reenters Dell supply chain

Nov 8, 11:24

Auras Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of thermal modules, has become qualified for competition for orders from Dell, and is expected to begin shipments of thermal modules used in...

Dell ordered to honor pricing mistake, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 3, 01:05

The Taipei Court has ordered Dell Taiwan to fulfill orders for incorrectly priced monitors made in 2009 by a local consumer who filed a lawsuit, according to a Chinese-language Liberty...

Lenovo ships 5.46 million notebooks in 3Q10

Nov 2, 01:50

China-based notebook vendor Lenovo shipped 5.46 million notebooks worldwide in the third quarter of 2010, making it the fourth largest vendor in the quarter and only 600,000 units...

Nvidia Tegra 2 adopted by Asustek for Eee Pad and smartphones

Oct 27, 01:05

Nvidia has landed orders for its Tegra 2 processor from Asustek Computer, with total shipments estimated at at least 200,000-300,000 chips, according to industry sources.

Notebook industry outlook for 2011

Oct 26, 16:17

Global notebook brand vendors have recently finished their order distributions for 2011 with total volumes surpassing 200 million units, while Taiwan-based makers have landed more...