Asustek may not benefit from booming sales of Nexus 7

Aug 1, 16:16

While global sales of the Nexus 7 have been better than expected, and the model has provided Asustek Computer with access to the North and Europe markets, it may not add to Asustek's...

Huawei to introduce 10.1-inch tablet PC in Russia and China

Aug 1, 01:30

Huawei Technologies aims to expand its tablet PC product line. The firm plans to introduce the MediaPad 10 FHD with a 10.1-inch IPS screen that has a resolution of 1900 by 1200. The...

Digitimes Research: Global tablet PC shipments to reach 89 million units in 2012

Jul 31, 14:17

Affecting by weaker-than-expected global economic growth in the second half of 2012, Digitimes Research estimates that global branded tablet PC shipments will only reach 49.18 million...

AUO predicts small- and medium-size panel shipments to increase in 3Q12

Jul 26, 14:20

AU Optronics (AUO) said it is optimistic about small- and medium-sized panel shipments in the third quarter and that shipments of tablet applications will grow approximately 60% in...

Lenovo and Motorola delay launch of Intel-based tablets

Jul 26, 01:25

Although Intel has been aggressively promoting the combination of its Medfield platform with Android for the smartphone and tablet PC markets, the recent decisions of the company's...

IDT to deliver mixed signal solutions for tablet PC applications in 2H12

Jul 20, 13:37

Integrated Device Technology (IDT) is scheduled to deliver a mixed signal semiconductor solution which will include IDT's timing and power management ICs for tablet PC applications...

China market: Domestic chipset vendors ramping up shipments to white-box tablet PC makers

Jul 20, 01:30

China-based chipset solution vendors including Rockchip Electronics and Allwinner Technology have been ramping up their shipments to white-box tablet PC vendors in China, cutting...

Commentary: Is Nexus 7 launch a blessing or a curse for other Android tablet vendors?

Jul 18, 15:38

Google has begun shipping its Nexus 7 and the initial response to the tablet seems to be positive, with industry sources indicating that the platform vendor will be able to ship 2.5-3...

Realtek cautious about 3Q12

Jul 17, 14:20

IC design firm Realtek Semiconductor expects sales to grow below normal seasonal patterns in the third quarter of 2012 despite steady growth in orders for multimedia and Wi-Fi chips...

Digitimes Research: 2Q12 shipments of tablet PCs increase

Jul 16, 16:31

A total of 20.07 million tablet PCs were shipped globally by ODM/OEM makers to international vendors in second-quarter 2012, rising 3.3% on quarter, according to Digitimes Research...

NOR flash makers find new growth areas to compensate for slowing sales in cellphones, says IHS

Jul 16, 10:49

NOR flash memory sales growth may be tapering off in mobile handsets and smartphones, but lucrative embedded applications in the tablet, automotive and industrial markets are picking...

Taiwan-based IC design houses counting on sales of Surface or Nexus 7, say sources

Jul 13, 15:45

Taiwan-based IC design houses may have a chance to win IC orders from Microsoft or Google should the sale of their tablet PCs, the Surface and the Nexus 7, be able to break the dominance...

Low-end Google Nexus 7 carries US$152 BOM, IHS teardown reveals

Jul 12, 14:33

The entry-level 8GB version of Google's new Nexus 7 media tablet carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$151.75, according to preliminary findings from the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis...

White-box models to account for 10% of Taiwan tablet PC market

Jul 10, 12:59

Seeing tablet PC prices declining rapidly, while many vendors have already phased out from the market, China-based white-box vendors have turned aggressively in entering channels...

Microsoft Surface chassis suffers low yields

Jul 9, 13:27

Microsoft reportedly planned to adopt unibody magnesium-aluminum chassis for its Surface tablet PCs originally, but affected by chassis makers' limited capacity, the company has instead...

Tablet shipments to surpass notebook shipments in 2016

Jul 9, 10:39

Tablet PCs, such as Apple's iPad, are expected to be the growth driver for the mobile PC market over the next few years. Tablet shipments will surpass notebook shipments in 2016,...

China-based telecom equipment vendors poised to launch enterprise tablet PCs, says IBM Taiwan

Jul 6, 15:35

While international vendors are preparing to launch Windows 8 consumer tablet PCs later in the second half of 2012, China-based vendors of telecom equipment are poised to launch enterprise...

HP, Dell to launch 10.1-inch Windows RT tablet PCs in 4Q12

Jul 6, 12:44

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell will launch 10.1-inch Windows RT tablet PCs equipped with processors developed by Texas Instruments and Qualcomm respectively in the fourth quarter of...

Compal expects strong shipment performance in 2H12

Jul 5, 01:40

Compal Electronics expects its notebook shipments to achieve a sequential growth of a double-digit percentage in the third quarter with the volume to continue rising in the fourth,...

Commentary: Google hardware thrust to marginalize brand vendors

Jul 3, 15:04

The launch of Nexus 7, Nexus Q and Google Glass shows the growing ambition of Google to create its own hardware devices. Google's latest move, either for establishing new benchmarks...

Asustek achieving 2012 target shipments of 3.0 million tablet PCs hinging on sales performance of Nexus 7

Jul 3, 01:15

As Taiwan-based vendor Asustek Computer in early 2012 set a target shipment goal of 3.0 million tablet PCs for 2012 and shipped 1.4 million units in the first half of 2012, whether...

High resolution displays for notebooks, tablet PCs becoming tight, say sources

Jul 2, 15:08

The supply of high resolution displays has been falling short of demand recently, since more and more notebook and tablet vendors have followed Apple to adopt high resolution panels...

Asustek lowers tablet PC shipment target for 2Q12, says paper

Newswatch - Jun 29, 14:36

Asustek Computer has lowered its shipment target for tablet PCs for the second quarter of 2012 from 1.2 million units to 800,000 units, as 400,000 units of Google's Nexus 7 tablets...

Wintek ships 500,000 OGS touch panels to Google in June, say sources

Jun 29, 01:35

Wintek shipped 500,000 units of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels for Google's Nexus 7 tablet PCs in June, according to industry sources. The company's total shipments of OGS...

Google announces Nexus 7 tablet PC at Google I/O 2012

Jun 29, 01:10

At Google I/O 2012, the company has announced several new products including its latest Nexus 7 tablet PC.

Pegatron turns conservative about 3Q12

Jun 28, 01:40

Pegatron Technology, seeing the weak global economy, while consumers have halted their purchase plans to wait for Windows 8, has turned conservative about the PC market in the third...

Google to unveil Nexus 7 at Google I/O 2012, say sources

Jun 28, 01:35

Google is expected to unveil its new own-brand tablet PC, the Nexus 7, during Google I/O 2012 which opens on June 27. Market sources indicate that Google will outsource production...

Quanta to manufacture Toshiba notebooks at Chongqing plants from July

Jun 28, 01:15

Toshiba, the sixth-largest notebook vendor worldwide, will have its notebooks from Quanta Computer shifted from Quanta's Songjiang plants to plants in Chongqing starting July, according...