Top five notebook vendors expected to combine for shipments of more than 125 million units in 2009

Dec 2, 01:00

Despite an uncertain economic outlook for 2009, global notebook shipments from the top five notebook vendors – Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer, Dell, Toshiba and Asustek Computer...

Cooling module maker Sunon benfiting from netbooks, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 1, 14:05

Although most of current netbooks do not feature cooling design, Taiwan-based cooling module maker Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industrial (Sunon) has noted that the company has landed...

Asustek pushes back notebook outsourcing plans to 2Q09

Nov 14, 01:10

Asustek Computer's plans to outsource 30% of notebook production have been pushed back to second-quarter 2009, according to company president, Jerry Shen.

Taiwan market: Vendors cutting netbook prices to clear inventory

Nov 5, 16:02

Asustek Computer is planning to drop prices of some Eee PC models in order to meet its annual shipments goal of five million units and to clear inventory of some older models. HP...

Asustek expects to ship US$200 Eee PC in 2009, says president

Oct 31, 16:42

Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$78.26 billion (US$2.39 billion) for the third quarter this year, while net profit after tax was NT$6.38 billion, an increase...

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 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 increases notebook shipments goal for 2008; sets sights on Dell and Lenovo

Oct 8, 16:30

Asustek Computer expects to ship 50,000 units of its recently launched Eee PC S101 this month which will contribute around US$35 million toward company revenues. The notebook maker...

Asustek officially launches Eee PC S101 and N10 notebooks

Oct 7, 15:30

Asustek Computer has officially launched the high-end Eee PC S101 and N10 notebook series. The S101 and N10 both feature a 10.2-inch panel and are powered by Intel Atom processors.

Asustek shipped 700,000 Eee PCs in September this year, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 6, 12:10

Asustek Computer shipped around 700,000 Eee PCs in September this year, a new monthly high for the company. Total shipments for the third quarter reached around 1.7 million units,...

Taiwan market: Netbook vendors start cutting prices to clear inventory

Oct 1, 16:07

Now that the shortage of Intel Atom processors is over, competition in the segment has heated up triggering some vendors to start cutting prices in order to clear inventory before...

Asustek notebook shipments growth to be reflected in outsourcing volumes to outside makers in 2009, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 30, 15:59

Expecting notebook shipments to grow 50% alongside an Eee PC shipments increase of 60% on year in 2009, Asustek Computer has decided to outsource the extra shipments to outside makers,...

Foxconn wins OEM orders for Asustek X-series notebooks

Sep 26, 01:00

Asustek Computer will outsource the production of 15.4-inch X-series notebooks to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), with shipments expected to start in January or...

Asustek expects to ship over six million notebooks and netbooks in Europe this year

Sep 25, 01:00

Asustek Computer expects its annual notebook shipments including netbooks in Europe will surpass six million units this year and will boost the company's rank to third place. Annual...

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...

SSD in new Eee PC to support SATA interface

Aug 22, 16:10

Asustek Computer is said to be bringing a true solid-state disk (SSD) drive to its Eee PC lineup as the company will use an SSD that supports a serial ATA interface and SLC NAND,...

Pixart to secure Eee PC CMOS image sensor orders

Aug 14, 01:20

Pixart Imaging (PXI) is said to have secured CMOS image sensor orders from Asustek Computer with its VGA sensors expected to be used in Eee PCs, according to industry sources.

First-tier motherboard makers announce July performance

Aug 11, 16:03

Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$22.1 billion (US$708.55 million) for July 2008, increases of 15% on month and 36% on year due to recovering demand in Europe...

"High-end" Eee PC model numbers revealed

Newswatch - Aug 6, 15:26

Asustek Computer is planning to launch two Eee PCs the S101 and S91 under its new Ultimate segment, which focuses on high quality and ultra slim designs, according to channel sourc...

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.

AUO and CPT eyeing different LCD panel segments for netbooks

Jul 30, 17:13

While the netbook PC market has shown strong growth, LCD panel makers have had to keep up with ever changing screen sizes, though AU Optronics (AUO) and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT)...

Asustek to extend battery life and storage capacity for Eee PCs in 2H08

Jul 25, 17:00

Asustek Computer expects to introduce new features for its Eee PC range including "whole-day" battery life and Internet storage. The company will also push out software...

Acer and Asustek turn optimistic about 3Q08 shipments, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 24, 15:40

With demand in Europe and China starting to recover, notebook vendors Acer and Asustek Computer are starting to turn optimistic about their shipments performance in the third quarter,...

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.

Wistron to start manufacturing netbooks

Jul 11, 01:05

Wistron is currently the only first-tier notebook maker to have not yet landed netbook orders, but the company claims it is in negotiations with vendors and will start production...

Asustek and Gigabyte announce June performance figures

Jul 10, 16:21

Asustek Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$19.3 billion (US$634.78 million) for June 2008, an slight increase of 6% on month and a large increase of 40% on year. However,...

Asustek to launch new Eee PCs with bigger keyboards

Jun 30, 12:05

Asustek Computer is planning to launch new Eee PC models, the 904 and 905, which have an 8.9-inch panel but use a similar chassis and keyboard as the company's 10.2-inch models, according...