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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
08:02 (GMT+8)
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Pegatron reportedly preparing for listing on TSE Oct 12, 17:12 Pegatron Technology reportedly has quoted several security firms and is in preparation to be listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), according to sources from security firms. Read more |
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Acer, Lenovo and Zotac launching more Ion-based products Oct 1, 16:19 PC and motherboard makers Acer, Lenovo and Zotac have recently launched Nvidia Ion-based products including motherboards and nettops. Read more |
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SiS announces SiS672 chipset adopted for Lenovo nettop Sep 11, 10:11 Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced the SiS672/968/307DV chipset supporting Intel's Atom 230 CPU has being adopted by Lenovo to develop its IdeaCentre Q100 nettop. Read more |
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Asustek to launch Ion-based nettop in September and Eee Keyboard in October Aug 21, 15:22 Asustek Computer will launch Nvidia Ion-based Eee Box and Eee Top all-in-one PC, as well as two ultra-thin notebooks under its U/UX series line in September. The company will also launch its Eee Keyboard, which can work as a fully-functional PC as well as a wireless connection hub for multimedia devices, in October, according to industry sources. Read more |
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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 beginning at just US$399, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Vendors drop nettop prices Jul 28, 15:48 Asustek Computer, Acer, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Synnex Technology International have recently dropped their nettop prices to clear inventories. Read more |
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Intel pushes back Pine Trail-D platform and Clarkdale CPUs to 1Q10 Jul 23, 14:09 Intel has decided to push back its Pine Trail-D platform for nettops from October 2009 to the first quarter of 2010, in addition to Pine Trail-M for netbooks, while the company's Clarkdale-based processors are also being pushed back to the first quarter of 2010, according to sources at PC makers. Read more |
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SSD penetration in PC market remains low Jun 24, 14:13 The replacement from traditional hard drives to solid state drives (SSDs) will not take off in 2009, as the ratio of SSDs used in PCs remains low due to higher per GB costs, according to memory module makers. The makers expect chipmakers' stepping into 30nm production to be a catalyst for the adoption of SSDs. Read more |
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N270-based netbooks may not be offered upgrades to Windows 7 Jun 12, 16:36 Netbook vendors are considering keeping their Intel Atom N270 and N280-based netbooks using Windows XP and will not offer upgrades to Windows 7 due to increasing costs and low consumer demand, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Computex promises to deliver on the mobile front Jun 3, 12:30 While Intel appears to be stepping away from the netbook market for the moment, ARM-based competitors are stepping in. Read more |
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Nvidia promotes Ion by offering full support for China white-box vendors Jun 2, 16:38 Nvidia is promoting its Ion platform to China-based white-box vendors and makers of nettops, netbooks and all-in-one PCs, by offering support such as ODM production and help procuring components, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Asustek evaluating Nvidia Ion for netbooks and nettops Jun 1, 12:27 Asustek Computer is considering launching Nvidia Ion-based netbooks and nettops and recently started testing related samples, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Pegatron expected to see 20-30% sequential revenue increase in 3Q09 May 18, 12:17 Pegatron Technology's revenues in the third quarter of 2009 are expected to increase 20-30% sequentially as the company will start shipping notebook, netbook and nettop orders to global second-tier brand vendors and local white-box vendors in China, Southeast Asia and Europe according to market watchers. Read more |
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SiS announces chipset adopted in Pegatron nettop May 7, 14:48 Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced that its SiS672/96/307DV chipset has been adopted by Pegatron Technology for its Ultra Slim Atom nettop. Read more |
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Pegatron turns to second-tier brand and local channel vendors for notebook orders May 4, 12:06 Pegatron Technology has turned its focus from targeting first-tier brand notebook vendors to second-tier and local channel vendors in each region, according to sources at channel vendors. Read more |
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ISS Asia Pacific: Foxconn showcases netbooks and nettops Apr 30, 11:31 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has unveiled its Qbook netbook and Qbox nettop at the Intel Solutions Summit (ISS) being held in Australia, marking the EMS giant's venture into the netbook and nettop segments. Read more |
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ASRock and Pegatron debut Nvidia Ion-platform nettops Apr 29, 15:46 ASRock and Pegatron Technology unveiled the ION 330 and Cape 7, two nettops based on Nvidia's Ion platform, at an Nvidia press conference in Taipei on April 28. Read more |
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Acer announces new Aspire PC products Apr 9, 15:23 Acer has announced several Aspire series products including nettop, all-in-one PC, netbook and notebook devices. Read more |
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Nvidia Ion still faces obstacles, say Taiwan vendors Apr 8, 15:55 While Acer has adopted Nvidia's Ion platform for its new Acer AspireRevo (Hornet) nettop, other Taiwan-based PC vendors do not plan to follow suit for the time being due to concerns about Intel's opposition and high costs, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Acer to unveil Nvidia Ion-based nettop PC in early April Apr 1, 15:58 Acer plans to introduce the Acer Hornet, a nettop PC based on Nvidia's Ion platform, in Beijing on April 8, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Atom processors to account for more than 50% of entry level desktop sales by end of 2009 Mar 17, 15:21 In light of hot sales of nettop devices, Intel has adjusted its target shipment ratio of single-core Atom 230 and dual-core Atom 330 CPUs as a percentages of total processor shipments with nettops and entry-level desktops increasing from 4% and 6%, respectively, in the first quarter, to 10% and 52% by the fourth quarter of 2009, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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ASRock to launch 3-5 notebook models this year, says paper Newswatch - Mar 17, 14:06 ASRock plans to launch 3-5 notebooks models in 2009 with panel sizes ranging from 12- to 15-inch and prices from US$400-600, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report citing sources at the company. Read more |
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SiS to supply chipset to Pegatron for Asustek nettop, says paper Newswatch - Mar 17, 14:03 Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has recently gained orders from Pegatron Technology to supply 100,000 chipsets for Asustek Computer's Atom-based nettop products, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. Read more |
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CeBIT 2009: ASRock enters notebook market Mar 5, 15:30 Motherboard maker ASRock is showcasing new entry-level notebooks and a nettop at CeBIT 2009. Read more |
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ASRock to enter entry-level notebook market, says paper Newswatch - Mar 3, 12:17 ASRock plans to launch two entry-level notebooks in late April this year – the12-inch M12 and the 15-inch M15, which wil be equipped either Intel Pentium or Celeron processors and multi-touch pads, while the company will also launch an Intel Atom-based 2.5-liter nettop along with the notebooks, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily report. Read more |
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The first Ion-based product is a nettop; to launch before June, says Nvidia Feb 12, 14:19 Drew Henry, general manager of MCP business at Nvidia has revealed that the first Ion-based PC product will be a nettop priced at US$299, which will be launched before June this year. Henry would not, however, name the vendor of the system. Read more |
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Ion-based PCs to hit the market by 2Q or 3Q this year, says Nvidia Jan 23, 15:30 Although no PC vendor has yet officially confirmed it is planning to produce products based on Nvidia's Ion platform, according to Nvidia, some PC vendors have adopted the chipset and will launch products by late second-quarter or early third-quarter this year. The company declined to reveal any further details. Read more |
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MSI unveils a new dual-core nettop Jan 15, 14:39 MSI has unveiled a dual-core nettop PC – the Wind NetTop D130, equipped with the Intel dual-core Atom 330 processor and 2GB DDR2 memory. Read more |
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Lenovo launches two consumer desktop PCs and a nettop Jan 14, 15:34 Lenovo has announced three new desktop PCs aimed at the consumer market. Read more |
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AMD rolls out low-power desktop CPUs for nettops and all-in-one PCs Jan 7, 01:25 AMD has rolled out a set of low-power desktop CPUs targeted at nettops, all-in-one PCs and ultra-small form factor PCs, dubbed Ultra-Value Clients (UVCs) by the chip maker. Read more |
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CES 2009: MSI to showcase slim notebook and all-in-one PCs Jan 6, 17:16 In addition to introducing the new U series netbooks, Micro-Star International (MSI) will launch the new Wind Neton all-in-one PCs, X-Slim series and G series notebooks at CES 2009. Read more |
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Asustek adopts CyberLink solutions for Eee Top ET1602 bundled sale Jan 6, 09:39 CyberLink has announced that Asustek Computer has adopted its two software solutions, PowerCinema and YouCam, for bundled shipments of Eee Top ET1602, Asustek's all-in-one nettop PC model belonging to Eee family. Read more |
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Intel insists Atom only for Intel chipsets, does not want to share Nvidia's Ion Dec 24, 01:20 Nvidia's recent move to try to extend Intel's Atom ecosystem to its recently announced Ion platform appears to have been knocked back by Intel, according to a response primarily directed at PC manufacturers as seen by Digitimes. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Vendors drop desktop PC prices to clear inventory Dec 23, 15:42 As the desktop PC market continues to feel greater impact from notebooks and netbooks as well as increasing pressure from nettops and upcoming all-in-one PCs, first-tier PC vendors are reducing their branded desktop PC prices in a bid to clear overstocked inventory, according to sources at channel vendors. Read more |
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VIA announces platform for low-cost PC and embedded markets Dec 19, 14:15 VIA Technologies has announced a new 3-chip silicon platform that it claims brings HD performance to ultra compact systems for a richer user experience. Read more |
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Nvidia chipset support to come for Intel Atom nettops Dec 9, 16:13 Intel and Nvidia will join forces to enable Nvidia chipset support to the Atom platform in order to enhance graphics performance, according to sources at PC vendors. Read more |
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Taiwan vendors optimistic about all-in-one PC segment Dec 2, 12:24 Although Intel's Atom processor has successfully stimulated demand in the netbook market, its adoption in the nettop market has not had a similar effect on the desktop market, and players in the motherboard market are instead turning to the all-in-one PC segment as an alternative way to boost desktop demand. With all-in-one products set to begin shipping in 2009, many channel vendors are pessimistic about the future growth potential of the nettop segment. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP to launch Compaq Mini Q nettop with dual-core Atom processor Nov 26, 15:56 Hewlett-Packard (HP) will launch the Compaq Mini Q nettop featuring Intel's dual-core Atom processor during IT Month 2008 in Taiwan, Nov 29 - Dec 7, according to the company. Read more |
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Acer considering launch of non-Atom nettop in early 2009 Nov 10, 14:46 Acer is planning to launch a low-power and low-cost 1-liter nettop at the beginning of 2009, according to sources at OEM providers. Read more |
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Intel launches dual-core Atom processor Sep 22, 12:00 Intel released its dual-core Atom 330 processor on September 21 which will mainly target the nettop market. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Asustek Eee Box sold out Newswatch - Aug 4, 11:18 Initial shipments of Asustek Computer's Eee Box in the Taiwan market, totaling around 1,000 units, have completely sold out since the product launched on July 30, according to the company. Read more |
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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 in 2008 and break one million units in 2009, according to Jerry Shen, president of the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Asustek, MSI and Synnex to enter nettop war in August Jul 30, 14:40 In addition to Asustek Computer's Eee Box and Micro-Star International's (MSI's) Wind PC, Synnex is also ready to ship its Lemel Q to heat up the nettop market in August, according to channel sources. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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Intel optimistic about future nettop performance, but PC vendors not so sure Jun 26, 14:19 Although Intel is optimistic about the sales performance of Atom-based nettops, some PC vendors doubt nettops will be as successful as netbooks. Read more |
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Computex 2008: Touring the booths of notebook makers Jun 4, 01:30 Taiwan-based notebook makers, including Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), Acer, GeCube, Dialogue Technology and Asustek Computer are showcasing several new notebooks at Computex 2008. Read more |
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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. Read more |
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