Wistron non-notebook product lines to see strong shipment growth in 2010

Mar 11, 12:33

Wistron's non-notebook product lines including desktops and LCD TVs are expected to start seeing strong growth in the second quarter despite expectations notebook shipments will drop...

Demand for PC related chips from desktop and graphics card segments declining

Feb 25, 11:38

Taiwan-based PC related IC design houses have seen their orders from desktop PC and graphics card makers declining due to seasonality, but demand for chips from the notebook and server...

Intel updates notebook and desktop lineups

Feb 24, 17:01

Intel plans to announce a new notebook platform – Huron River – in the first quarter of 2011 as well as launching several new desktop CPUs later in 2010, according to...

Western Europe PC market grew 4% in 4Q09, says Gartner

Feb 22, 12:24

PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 20.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2009, an increase of 4% from the same period in 2008, according to Gartner. In 2009, PC shipments...

Shuttle expects desktop shipments to reach 300,000 units in 2010

Feb 5, 15:49

Shuttle expects its desktop shipments will grow from 200,000 units in 2009 to 300,000 units in 2010, according to chairman David Yu.

LCD monitor production highest in January since mid-2008, says DisplaySearch

Feb 2, 16:29

January LCD monitor production for top PC and monitor brands - about 85% of the market - was 12.5 million units, the highest level in more than a year, according to DisplaySearch...

AMD and Intel preparing to launch six-core processors

Jan 29, 16:36

AMD plans to launch three six-core desktop processors (Thuban) under its new Phenom II X6 1000T series in May 2010, while Intel plans to launch its six-core desktop processors (Gulftown)...

AMD introduces sub-US$100 desktop CPUs

Jan 26, 14:15

AMD has expanded its AMD Phenom II and AMD Athlon II processor families for desktop with several new processors targeting mainstream consumers.

PC market returns to growth with double-digit gains through 2013, says IDC

Dec 22, 13:59

Worldwide PC shipments returned to positive growth in the third quarter of 2009 buoyed by strong back-to-school demand with an increase of 2.3% after three consecutive quarters of...

Quanta hits new high, Wistron sees on-month drop in November 2009 revenues

Dec 9, 15:32

Quanta Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$93.3 billion (US$2.88 billion) for November 2009, the highest monthly figure on record and up 8.5% on month and 36.6% on year;...

Foxconn purchase of Dell PC plant unlikely to impact notebook makers in the short term

Dec 4, 11:39

Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry's) acquisition of Dell's PC plant in Poland is unlikely to help boost its notebook shipments significantly in the short term since...

Global PC shipments to grow 2.8% in 2009, revenues to drop 11%, says Gartner

Nov 25, 16:45

Accelerating mobile PC shipments will drive the worldwide PC market to grow again in 2009, according to Gartner's preliminary fourth-quarter forecast. The new forecast predicts worldwide...

AMD readies 2 desktop platforms for May 2010

Nov 4, 16:52

AMD plans to announce a new high-end desktop platform (Leo) and mainstream platform (Dorado) in May of 2010, according to sources at motherboard makers.

AMD updates CPU schedules

Nov 2, 16:41

AMD has updated schedule to phase out several Phenom II X4 900 series CPUs, while launch a new model in 2010, according to sources at motherboard makers.

China becomes top LCD monitor market for 1H09, says DisplaySearch

Oct 12, 16:49

LCD desktop monitor shipments rose almost 6% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009 to 40.5 million units, with China becoming the world's largest market for the quarter and for...

Worldwide PC shipments on pace to decline 2% in 2009, says Gartner

Sep 24, 16:31

The worst may be over for the PC industry, as worldwide PC shipments are on pace to reach 285 million units in 2009, a 2% decline from 2008 shipments of 291 million units, according...

Netbooks salvage PC volumes, but take a toll on shipment value, says IDC

Sep 18, 14:59

Worldwide PC shipments fell 2.4% on year in the second quarter of 2009, while shipment value was down 19.1% over the same period, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.

Taiwan PC makers to benefit from new HP products

Sep 16, 16:41

Hewlett-Packard (HP), at the Nothing But HP for Me event in Singapore on September 15, unveiled more than 20 new PCs ranging from netbooks, ultra-thin and traditional notebooks, and...

Intel sets shipment goal for new desktop CPUs

Sep 16, 15:59

Intel has internally set a shipment goal of one million Lynnfield (Core i5 and i7) CPUs for desktops by the end of 2009, according to industry sources.

Wistron expects business diversification to take effect in 2010

Aug 31, 15:48

Wistron's business diversification strategy will start affecting the revenues proportion of the company's business lines in 2010, according to company chairman Simon Lin.

Taiwan market: New Intel desktop platform to be announced on September 8

Aug 31, 12:26

Intel's upcoming Core i5-750, Core i7-860 and Core i7-870 CPUs as well as P55 chipsets are expected to be announced on September 8, 2009, according to sources at motherboard makers...

Overall PC market in Canada sluggish in 2Q09, says IDC

Aug 20, 15:58

The overall client PC market (including desktop and portable PCs, but excluding x86 servers) in Canada performed very close to forecast, with shipments in the second quarter down...

Acer launches nettop for US professional market

Aug 20, 15:50

Acer America has announced the new Veriton N260G-U2802CP, an ultra-compact nettop for the US professional market. It will be available via Acer's authorized resellers with prices...

Motherboard makers pessimistic about desktop PC market future

Aug 13, 13:14

Motherboard makers believe the desktop PC market is unlikely to see any dramatic comeback in the future despite Intel's recently held summit in China to discuss strategies to improve...

Western Europe PC market sees 3% decline in 2Q09, says Gartner

Aug 10, 14:38

PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 13.3 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 3.3% decline from the same period in 2008, according to Gartner.

Nvidia Tesla GPU selected for workstation from HP

Aug 4, 16:23

Nvidia has announced that Hewlett-Packard (HP) is adopting up to two Tesla GPUs in its Z800 workstation for the high-performance computing market.

Pegatron starts ODM notebook shipments to Toshiba

Jul 29, 15:41

Pegatron Technology reportedly began ODM production on a notebook for Toshiba starting in June of 2009, at a volume of about 50,000 units, according to industry sources.

PC outlook improves in 2Q09 as consumer spending stabilizes shipments, says IDC

Jul 17, 16:12

Global PC shipments again came in slightly ahead of expectations in the second quarter of 2009, lessening fears over the extent of the PC market slump. Worldwide PC shipments (including...