HP cuts January notebook shipment goal on component shortage, say sources

Jan 24, 12:23

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has been forced to revise downward its notebook shipment goal for January due to a delay in shipments of some key parts and components from upstream suppliers,...

Quanta makes additional investment in Tilera

Jan 21, 11:43

Quanta Computer has made an additional investment in US-based multi-core processor company Tilera Corporation. The amount of Quanta's new investment in Tilera was not available yet...

HP switches netbook orders from Flextronics to Quanta

Jan 21, 01:15

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has switched some of its netbook orders for the second half of 2011 placed with EMS firm Flextronics International back to Quanta Computer. Quanta is expected...

Notebook vendors under pressure of increased costs

Jan 19, 16:03

Notebook vendors are under the pressure of possibly increased costs for key components and ODM prices. Panel prices may rise in the second quarter of 2011 and Japan-based Elpida Memory...

Chongqing aims to be largest notebook production base with shipments of 100 million units in 2013, says mayor

Jan 19, 01:40

The government of Chongqing City, western China, has successfully created a large notebook production in the city with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Foxconn, Quanta Computer and Inventec...

Quanta aggressively forming good relationship with Asustek

Jan 18, 15:42

Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer has recently been aggressively trying to form a good relationship with notebook vendor Asustek Computer and at Quanta's year-end banquet,...

Quanta Chongqing plants to start production in 1Q11

Jan 13, 13:55

Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer is set to start production at its new plants in Chongqing, located in inland China, later in first-quarter 2011 and related shipments will...

Compal successfully raises OEM quotes for 1Q11, says president

Jan 13, 01:35

Compal Electronics president Ray Chen, on January 12, revealed the company recently reached an agreement with its clients and has successfully raised OEM quotes for the first quarter...

Quanta to cooperate with 3M for new touch screen technologies

Jan 11, 02:40

Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer has announced it will cooperate with US-based 3M over touch screen technologies and will develop a next-generation solution; however, Quanta...

Quanta, Wistron see up, while Compal down in December notebook shipments

Jan 11, 02:25

Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Pegatron Technology have announced their revenues for December 2010 with Quanta and Wistron both seeing...

CES 2011: Lenovo showcasing new all-in-one PCs

Jan 6, 02:05

Lenovo will showcase four new IdeaCentre all-in-one PCs, targeting the home-use market, at CES 2011.

Lower than forecast sequential growth in 4Q10 notebook shipments, say Taiwan makers

Jan 3, 11:08

First-tier Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have downward adjusted on-quarter growth in fourth-quarter 2010 shipment volume from originally projected 3-3.3% to below 3%, according to industry...

Notebook makers do not rule out supporting upstream partners to avoid labor shortages

Dec 30, 01:05

As labor shortages in coastal areas of China in 2011 are expected to be even more serious than in previous years, sources from notebook makers said that they will not rule out the...

Notebook makers to see slight growth or flat performance in January shipments, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 20, 16:55

Benefiting from strong orders, Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer is expected to see its notebook shipments rise to 4.6 million units in January 2010, while fellow competitor...

Digital China cooperates with Quanta Computer to set up data center in China

Dec 16, 01:35

China-based IT service provider Digital China at TecMall Forum in Taiwan, revealed that the company is in cooperation with Quanta Computer to establish a data center in Shanghai....

Quanta says no idea about rumors of cutting into iPad 2 supply chain

Dec 9, 01:45

Quanta has declined to comment on rumors that it has cut into the supply chain for iPad 2 saying it cannot comment on its products or clients, while emphasizing that it has no clue...

Quanta, Wistron up, while Inventec down in November revenues

Dec 9, 01:30

Notebook makers Quanta Computer, Wistron and Inventec have announced revenues for November 2010 with both Quanta and Wistron seeing growth, and Inventec a decline.

Toshiba to launch 3 new tablet PCs in 1Q11

Dec 7, 01:05

Toshiba is aiming to launch three new tablet PCs in the first quarter of 2011 and has outsourced their production to its Taiwan-based partners Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics...

Asustek making final evaluations for western China base

Dec 1, 16:44

Executives of Asustek Computer and its supply chain partners went to Chongqing and Chengdu in western China, in late November 2010 to make final evaluations to select one of the two...

Quanta expected to see single-digit growth in 2011 notebook shipments

Nov 25, 01:25

Quanta Computer is expected to see its notebook shipments in 2011 increase by only a single-digit rate as the company's major client Hewlett-Packard (HP) shifted away some orders...

HP sees strong notebook shipments in November and December

Nov 22, 16:13

Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to see its notebook shipments surpass four million units in both November and December 2010, up from only three million units in October as consumer...

Quanta, CHT to start testing new cloud computing platform

Nov 18, 01:25

Quanta Computer and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) are scheduled to test their new cloud computing platform at CHT's R&D center in Taoyuan, Taiwan with Quanta to invite several software...

Quanta, Wistron see drop, while Inventec sees growth in October revenues

Nov 9, 01:55

Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer, Wistron and Inventec have announced their revenues for October. Quanta and Wistron saw an on-month drop, while Inventec had growth.

TPV-Inventa to supply all-in-one PC to HP

Nov 4, 01:45

TPV-Inventa Technology, an all-in-one PC joint venture of Inventec and TPV Technology, has recently cut into Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) all-in-one PC supply chain, sharing orders from...

Quanta may lose 3-5 million notebook shipments due to new profit-preservation strategy

Nov 4, 01:40

Quanta Computer has recently started to negotiate with its largest client Hewlett-Packard (HP) about its new profit-preservation strategy and the company may abandon some notebook...

Notebook makers expect strong 1Q11 shipments; abandoning price competition

Nov 1, 16:23

Despite the fact that the first quarter is normally the slow season, Taiwan-based notebook makers expect PC demand in the first quarter of 2011 will be strong as Intel is set to launch...

Quanta Computer confident of attaining 2010 shipment goal of 50 million notebooks

Nov 1, 14:59

Quanta Computer expects to reach its target 50 million notebooks for 2010, according to company vice chairman and president CC Leung at an investors conference on October 29.

Quanta may see gross margin rebound above 4% in 3Q10

Oct 27, 16:25

Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer is expected to see its consolidated gross margin return above 4% as the company's product mix for the third quarter saw an obvious improvement,...

Notebook industry outlook for 2011

Oct 26, 16:17

Global notebook brand vendors have recently finished their order distributions for 2011 with total volumes surpassing 200 million units, while Taiwan-based makers have landed more...

MacBook Air shipments to reach 700,000 units in 4Q10, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 22, 16:41

Apple's MacBook Air shipments in fourth quarter of 2010 are expected to reach about 700,000 units, accounting for more than 17% share of the company's 4.1 million Mac shipments, while...

China Mobile touts Taiwan-based device makers to boost TD-LTE

Oct 21, 14:01

China Mobile will seek supporting terminal devices from Taiwan-based makers to facilitate its promotion of TD-LTE, according to company chairman Wang Jianzhou at a 4G summit forum...

Quanta may see 4Q10 notebook shipments up 5-10% on quarter

Oct 21, 01:20

Quanta Computer is expected to see its notebook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2010 grow 5-10% sequentially, up from the company's forecast of remaining flat, according to market...

Foxconn, Quanta, AUO expected to be in supply chain for MacBook Air, say Taiwan component makers

Oct 20, 17:12

As Apple is expected to announce an upgraded MacBook Air, featuring 11.6-inch panel on October 20, sources from the notebook supply chain believe that the new system has a strong...

Quanta, Compal see record notebook shipments in September

Oct 11, 11:31

Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics both saw record notebook shipments in September, shipping five million and 4.6 million units, respectively.

Notebook makers reportedly refusing to accept low margin orders from HP, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 5, 15:11

Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron have all reportedly refused to accept low-gross margin orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP) for 2011 with...