Weak demand for notebooks to remain until 1Q13

Oct 19, 12:02

Intel's financial performance for the third quarter of 2012 reflects a stagnant global notebook market mainly due to fast growing demand for tablets and smartphones, and because Apple,...

Global notebook shipments to annually slip by 0.8% in 2012, rise by 5.9% in 2013, says MIC

Oct 17, 14:18

There will be 194 million notebooks shipped globally in 2012, decreasing by 0.8% from 2011, while the shipment volume will increase by 5.9% to 205 million units in 2013, according...

HP, Dell may see falling global PC market shares in 2013, say Taiwan makers

Oct 12, 14:11

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have seen their global PC market shares slipping from 2011 levels and may see continual drops in 2013, according to sources from Taiwan-based supply...

Notebook panel shipments expected to increase in 4Q12

Oct 11, 11:50

Notebook panel shipments are expected to increase in the fourth quarter of 2012 due to the release of Windows 8 and the release of various new ultrabook products, according to market...

Compal September revenues up almost 25%

Oct 11, 10:55

Taiwan-based notebook ODM Compal Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$64.52 billion (US$2.18 billion) for September, growing by 24.66% on month and by 12.91% on yea...

Quanta September notebook shipments up, revenues down sequentially

Oct 9, 01:00

Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer shipped 4.7 million notebooks in September, growing by 11.9% on month, but the corresponding consolidated revenues of NT$83.495 billion (US$2.83 billion)...

Taiwan component makers worried about Lenovo plans to hike in-house notebook production

Oct 8, 11:22

As China-based vendor Lenovo plans to increase in-house production of own-brand notebooks and will therefore procure components instead of letting ODMs release orders, as a result...

Digitimes Research: Branded notebook vendors, ODMs post strong shipment growth in September

Oct 3, 01:10

Notebook shipments from both branded vendors and ODMs staged a rebound in September 2012 after a month of depressed sales in August when the notebook industry was busy clearing out...

MacBook Air to occupy 39% of global slim notebook market in 2012, 28% in 2013, say Taiwan makers

Oct 3, 01:05

Apple's MacBook Air is expected to have a global market share of 39% for slim notebooks in 2012 and the market share will slip to 28% in 2013 due to increasing sales of ultrabooks,...

Notebook shipments significantly increase sequentially in September, say ODMs

Oct 1, 15:58

Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have indicated that shipments to vendors in September are estimated to increase by 30-50% on month.

Notebook vendors to offer fewer models in 2013, say Taiwan component makers

Oct 1, 15:30

Notebook vendors including Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Asustek Computer, Toshiba and Samsung Electronics will decrease the number of models they will launch in 2013 by 20% on...

Notebook component makers conservative about demand arising from Windows 8 in 4Q12

Sep 28, 16:01

While notebook vendors and ODMs are quite optimistic about growth in global demand due to replacement of notebooks with Windows 8 models in the fourth quarter of 2012, Taiwan-based...

Intel Haswell processor design may cause motherboard players to exit market

Sep 27, 01:05

Intel is already set to launch its next-generation Haswell-based processors, comprehensively designed for IT products such as tablets, notebooks, ultrabooks, desktops and servers,...

Taiwan-based component makers in China decrease working times for employees

Sep 26, 16:15

Notebook component factories established by Taiwan-based enterprises in China have reduced working times from 12 hours a weekday and overtime work on two weekend days in the past,...

Notebook panel prices decrease due to over anticipation for Windows 8

Sep 26, 16:08

Notebook panels have slightly decreased in price during September 2012 due to over anticipation for the release of Windows 8 and various ultrabook models, according to industry sou...

Notebook ODMs expect surging growth in cloud computing business in 2013

Sep 25, 01:25

As cloud computing business opportunities are expanding, several notebook ODMs have been aggressively pushing their related business segments and expect strong revenue growth from...

Notebook inventory levels may be high in Europe, China, say Taiwan makers

Sep 21, 15:00

Due to lower than expected demand and increasing competition from tablets as well as the launch of Windows 8 notebooks, inventories of notebooks in Europe and China are likely to...

Insyde conservative about revenue performance in 2H12

Sep 20, 01:30

PC BIOS designer Insyde Software chairman Jeremy Wang expects the company's third-quarter revenues to only see a sequential growth of less than 5% due to weaker-than-expected notebook...

IMR will not be adopted until 2013, say chassis makers

Sep 19, 01:15

While Taiwan-based notebook chassis makers have been promoting IMR (in-mold roller) decorative coatings for fiberglass-reinforced plastic chassis, notebook vendors have not been willing...

Tablet PCs expected to push down e-book reader and notebook sales in 2H12

Sep 13, 15:17

Tablet PCs are expected to push down e-book reader and notebook sales throughout the rest of 2012 as ultra-mobile tablet products such as the Kindle Fire HD, Nexus 7 and reported...

Component makers face increasing costs of molds due to decreased product life of notebooks

Sep 12, 15:46

As product life of notebooks has decreased and the proportion of customized notebook designs is increasing, notebook component makers have indicated that they face increasing pressure...

RFQ drop suggests 1H13 notebook shipments may decrease, say Taiwan component makers

Sep 12, 01:15

Viewing that significantly fewer requests for quotation (RFQ) have, so far, been received from notebook ODMs than in previous years, Taiwan-based notebook component makers have commented...

Acer, Asustek up and Wistron down in August revenue performance

Sep 11, 02:00

Notebook brand vendors Acer and Asustek Computer, and notebook maker Wistron have announced their August revenue performances with both vendors seeing on-month growth, while Wistron...

HP, Acer raise notebook shipment proportion from Chongqing to 60% in 2013

Sep 11, 01:20

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer have reportedly notified their upstream supply chain partners that they will raise their Chongqing, China, plants' shipment proportions to 60% in 2013...

Supply chain to face challenges preparing for Windows 8 notebooks

Sep 10, 11:57

Windows 8-based notebook shipments are expected to start increasing in September as the launch date of the operating system approaches, but because most orders are scheduled for shipping...

Lenovo acquires CCE in Brazil

Sep 6, 01:40

Lenovo Group has announced the acquisition of CCE, which is a leader in PCs and consumer electronics in Brazil. The acquisition is expected to expand Lenovo's presence in the world's...

Samsung Windows 8 notebook remarkably similar to Asustek Taichi

Sep 5, 15:53

Samsung Electronics is showcasing a Windows 8 notebook prototype at the 2012 IFA exhibition. The model is very similar in appearance to the Taichi, an ultrabook with dual touch screens...

Henghao to start production of notebook touch panels

Sep 5, 10:30

Henghao Technology, a glass projected capacitive touch panel subsidiary maker of Taiwan-based Compal Electronics, has obtained Microsoft certification for touch panels for 11.6-inch...

Taiwan-based panel makers expect most orders to be driven by tablet and notebook demand in 2H12

Sep 5, 01:20

Taiwan-based panel makers expect most of their orders in the second half of 2012 to come from growing tablet and notebook demand as ultra-mobile devices are showing increasing popu...

Digitimes Research: HP and Acer to enjoy on-month shipment growth in August

Sep 4, 14:57

The global top-five notebook brand vendors are expected to have achieved shipment increases on month in August, especially Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer, which should enjoy more than...

Compal/Lenovo joint venture expected to output 3-5 million notebooks in 2013

Sep 4, 01:35

The notebook manufacturing joint venture of Compal Electronics and Lenovo in Hefei, China was reported by local media to enjoy more than 10 million units of notebook production volume...

Notebook ODMs pushing production capacity in inland China for higher profit

Sep 4, 01:05

Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have recently been accelerating the process of moving production lines into inland China (western China) for the purpose of raising their profits, as they...