Asustek to launch new Eee PC with built-in ODD in mid-April

Mar 27, 16:09

Asustek Computer is scheduled to launch its new Eee PC, the E1004DN, which will be the first Eee PC to have an optical disc drive (ODD), in mid-April, and will follow with the 1008HA...

Asustek Eee Box B206 sales expected to ease GPU inventory

Mar 25, 17:12

Asustek is hoping that its Eee Box B206 nettop, launched on March 24 with a suggested price tag of NT$12,000 (US$355), will help clear its excessive inventory of ATI Radeon HD 3450...

Japan market: Eee PC owns 27% of netbooks, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 13, 14:59

Asustek Computer's Eee PCs are the best selling netbooks in Japan with a market share of 27.18% in terms of sales, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report...

Asustek evaluating Qualcomm platform Eee PCs

Mar 5, 15:39

Asustek Computer is evaluating the possibility of developing Eee PCs that adopt Qualcomm's platform, however the company currently does not yet have any mass production plans for...

CeBIT 2009: Asustek to showcase Eee PC 1008HA Shell

Mar 2, 15:14

Asustek Computer plans to showcase its new ultra-thin Eee PC 1008HA Shell at CeBIT this year, which features new industrial design and longer battery life.

Asustek to launch Eee PC Shell ultra-thin netbook in April, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 27, 15:58

Asustek Computer plans to launch its second ultra-thin netbook with a 10.1-inch panel, the Eee PC Shell, in April this year. The netbook will have a higher specification than the...

Asustek to completely phase out 8.9-inch Eee PCs in 2009, says Asia-Pacific president

Feb 19, 12:17

Asustek Computer will completely phase out its 8.9-inch Eee PC netbooks in 2009 since 10-inch models are becoming the mainstream specification in the market, according to Benson Lin,...

Asustek striving to recover from poor performance

Feb 13, 17:10

Asustek expects its gross margin for the first quarter of 2009 to climb despite an estimated 30% on-quarter drop in revenues thanks to inventory clearances, new strategies to protect...

CES 2009: Asustek unveils new products

Jan 9, 18:13

Asustek Computer unveiled a new lineup of products for showcase at CES 2009 including new Eee family members and netbooks, and own-brand notebooks, motherboards, desktop PCs and audio...

Asustek to launch low-cost Eee phone in March, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 8, 11:33

Asustek Computer plans to expand its Eee family lineup by introducing a low-cost Eee phone in March, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) quoted company...

Eee PC helps Asustek become top-five vendor in Japan in November, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 18, 16:28

Asustek Computer's Eee PC 901 was reportedly the best selling netbook priced below 100,000 Yen (US$1,134) in Japan in November this year, and the result has helped the company became...

Ralink lands orders for Eee Top; expects to achieve 40% gross margin in 4Q08

Nov 27, 01:00

Ralink Technology has successfully entered Asustek Computer's Eee Top WLAN chip supply chain and will have a chance to supply chips for Eee PCs next year too, according to industry...

Asustek outsources Eee Top to Quanta

Nov 21, 01:10

According to Asustek Computer CEO Jerry Shen, manufacturing of the 15.6-inch Eee Top has been outsourced to Quanta Computer. 20- and 22-inch models expected to be launched in the...

JMicron shipping SATA controller chips for Asustek Eee PCs

Oct 30, 13:59

JMicron Technology has begun to ship SATA interface SSD controller chips for Asustek Computer's Eee PCs, according to market sources.

Asustek lays blame for Eee Box virus on China-based OEM

Oct 15, 17:02

Asustek Computer has said that, in order to cut costs, a second-tier OEM in China was given the responsibility of manufacturing Eee Box systems for the Japan market, and it was an...

Asustek to add motherboards to Eee family; responds to Eee Box virus reports

Oct 13, 11:45

In addition to the Eee PC and Eee Box, and previously announced all-in-one PC, Eee Top (previously known as Eee Monitor) and Eee TV, Asustek is also planning to add a motherboard...

Asustek planing touch panel Eee PCs

Oct 9, 01:20

Asustek Computer is planning to launch touch panel Eee PCs in the first quarter of 2009, which the company expects will help drive sales further, according to Samson Hu, general manager...

Asustek expects Eee PCs to help challenge top-five notebook vendor spot in Japan

Sep 18, 01:05

With the company planning to cooperate with Japan-based telecommunications vendor NTT Docomo to bundle its Eee PCs this month, Asustek Computer is expecting to use its netbook to...

Asustek expects to ship up to 200,000 Eee Boxes worldwide in 2008

Jul 31, 16:29

Asustek Computer launched its Eee Box nettop in Taiwan priced NT$7,988 (US$260.85) on July 30. The company expects the nettop's worldwide shipments to reach 100,000-200,000 units...

Asustek preps launch of Ultimate and Pro Fashion Eee PCs; prices to hit US$700 or more

Jul 31, 01:00

Asustek Computer plans to launch more Eee PCs designed to address different market segments, according to company president Jerry Shen.

Eee Box launches today in Hong Kong

Jul 14, 10:57

Asustek Computer's Eee Box will be launched today (July 14) in the Hong Kong market, according to sources at Asustek Hong Kong.

HTC to revamp UMPC strategy amid rise of Eee PC

Jun 16, 14:02

The increasing popularity of Asustek Computer's Eee PC has resulted in a significant impact on the development of UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs), which may force High Tech Computer (HTC)...

Eee family to account for 40% of Asustek revenues in 2009, says paper

Newswatch - Jun 16, 12:21

Asustek expects the Eee PC will account for 20-30% of its total revenues in 2009, while other Eee products will account for around 5-10%, according to a Chinese-language Apply...

Eee PC shipments to exceed five million despite Atom shortage, says Asustek president

Jun 12, 01:20

Asustek Computer is confident it will achieve an over 50% on-year notebook shipments growth in 2008, with shipments of Eee PCs expected to surpass five million units, despite component...

STMicroelectronics said to be MEMS sensor supplier for Eee Stick

Jun 11, 17:07

Already a supplier of the micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor for Nintendo's Wii, industry sources indicated that STMicroelectronics is also the MEMS sensor supplier for...

Low-cost PC market to reach 10 million units in 2008, says Asustek president

Jun 5, 01:23

The low-cost PC market (including notebooks and desktops) is expected to reach annual shipment totals of 10 million units in 2008, according to Jerry Shen, president of Asustek. The...

Computex 2008: Intel officially announces Atom, 90% of devices come from Taiwan makers

Jun 3, 17:04

Intel has officially launched its Atom series processors for low-power consumption, low-cost PCs designed to give users access to the Internet anywhere.