First-tier motherboard makers launch GeForce GTX 460-based graphics cards

Jul 13, 16:08

Taiwan-based motherboard/graphics card makers Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) have announced their latest Nvidia GeForce GTX 460-based graphics cards.

First-tier motherboard makers see mixed results in June

Jul 12, 15:11

First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and ASRock have announced mixed results in their...

Motherboard makers may fail to meet 2010 shipment targets

Jul 6, 12:25

Weaker-than-expected demand for motherboards has created uncertainty for third-quarter sales, and sources from motherboard makers have expressed concerns that full-year shipment goals...

Brand vendors cut ultra-thin notebook prices; halt development of new models

Jun 21, 14:15

Notebook brand vendors including Acer, Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Lenovo have recently reduced their ultra-thin notebook prices in Taiwan to digest \inventories,...

China labor salary hikes will not have long term affects on profits, says MSI chairman

Jun 11, 12:24

Micro-Star International (MSI) chairman Joseph Hsu has indicated that the recent rise in monthly salaries in China will not affect the company's profit in the long term as all companies...

First-tier motherboard makers see over 10% on-month drop in May revenues

Jun 10, 14:52

Affected by dropping demand in Europe and China, first-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology all saw...

Computex 2010: Wintel tablet to get spotlight while ARM devices linger in the shadows

May 26, 15:22

Despite the most PC vendors have already completed development of ARM-based tablet PCs, vendors such as Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) will still push Wintel-based...

MSI sees limited impact from weak euro, says chairman

May 25, 15:33

Micro-Star International (MSI) is not seeing a significant impact on its business from the euro's weakness as the company only has about 10% of its revenues received in euros, according...

MSI to sell tablet PCs in US, Europe in 3Q10

May 25, 14:01

Micro-Star International (MSI) will launch its MSI Slatebook tablet PC in the US and Europe through cooperation with local telecom carriers in the third quarter of 2010, according...

Notebook vendors aggressively launching AMD-based products

May 13, 15:11

Notebook vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer, Dell, Lenovo, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Asustek Computer have all recently increased their shipments proportion of...

PCB price rise hurting motherboard maker profits; motherboard makers post April results

May 11, 17:00

The recent rising quotes for PCBs due to high cooper prices are expected to hurt motherboard makers' profits for the second quarter, according to sources from motherboard players.

Computex 2010: MSI to showcase a tablet PC using Intel MID platform

May 11, 16:38

Micro-Star International (MSI) will showcase a tablet PC, the MSI Slatebook, based on Intel's mobile internet device (MID) platform at Computex 2010, which will be held from June...

MSI announces growth in 1Q10 profit and revenues

May 3, 10:52

Micro-Star International (MSI) has announced revenues of NT$22.37 billion (US$711.4 million) for the first quarter of 2010, up 11% on year with net profit reaching NT$400 million,...

Asustek lowers motherboard shipment drop forecast for 2Q10

Apr 27, 16:24

Asustek Computer recently updated its forecast motherboard shipment growth for the second quarter, from the original predication of a 10-15% sequential drop to a 5-8% decline, equivalent...

MSI expects strong all-in-one PC shipment growth in 2Q10, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 26, 16:02

Micro-Star International (MSI) shipped 80,000-90,000 all-in-one PCs in the first quarter of 2010 and expects its shipments to grow 80-90% sequentially to 150,000 units in the second...

Asustek Eee Pad to hit channel in July

Apr 23, 14:12

Asustek Computer chairman Jerry Shen has announced, at a conference in Taiwan, that the company will introduce its tablet PC, the Eee Pad, at Computex 2010, scheduled between June...

ASMedia seeks USB 3.0 chip orders with aggressive quotes

Apr 21, 16:49

ASMedia Technology, a subsidiary of Asustek Computer, is aggressively seeking USB 3.0 chip orders from motherboard makers and is said to be offering prices below US$3 per unit to...

MSI, ECS see branded motherboard shipment gap with Asustek, Gigabyte widen

Apr 15, 15:39

Micro-Star International (MSI) and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) have seen their branded motherboard shipments-gap with Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology widen, according...

Taiwan-based motherboard players see revenue growth in March

Apr 12, 16:27

Taiwan-based motherboard makers have all announced growth in their March 2010 revenues.

Taiwan market: Vendors cut netbook and ultra-thin notebook price to clear inventory

Mar 26, 11:14

Notebook vendors including Asustek Computer, Acer and Micro-Star International (MSI), have all recently dropped the prices of their Atom N280-based netbooks as well as ultra-thin...

First-tier motherboard makers up AMD shipment proportion for China

Mar 19, 15:52

Sales of AMD-based desktop PCs have accounted for more than 40% of the desktop segment in China, pushing first-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star...

Motherboard components reportedly in shortage

Mar 12, 16:17

Motherboard components such as MLCCs, solid capacitors and LAN connectors are reportedly suffering from tight supply due to the recent labor shortages, according to sources from motherboard...

Asustek reduces brand motherboard shipments target for March 2010

Mar 11, 17:07

Asustek Computer, affected by weakened demand in Europe, has reduced its own-brand motherboard shipments target from 1.9 million units to 1.75 million units, according to market wa...

Motherboard makers see on-month drops in February 2010 revenues

Mar 10, 16:38

First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have all seen on-month drops in their February 2010 reve...

CeBIT 2010: MSI showcases three new gaming notebooks

Mar 2, 15:55

Micro-Star International (MSI) is showcasing the latest members of MSI G-series notebooks, the GX640, GX740 and GT660, at CeBIT 2010.

MSI makes inroads into in-car telematics market in Middle East

Feb 26, 16:11

Despite a weaker-than-expected performance in 2009, Micro-Star International (MSI) has made inroads into the in-car telematics market in the Middle East, according to Henry Lu, senior...

MSI facing conflict of its brand and OEM businesses

Feb 26, 16:09

Micro-Star International (MSI) is facing a conflict between its brand and OEM businesses, as the company is seeing its brand business take off but at the same time is losing OEM orders,...