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Tuesday 22 May 2012
Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
To lower production costs of ultrabooks, Intel has been aggressively trying to find replacement components and is currently pushing two new battery solutions - 16650 cylindrical battery...
Friday 18 May 2012
Proportion of SSD-equipped ultrabooks to fall to 56% in 2Q12, says Digitimes Research
The proportion of ultrabooks equipped with SSDs will drop from 86% in the first quarter of 2012 to 56% in the second as vendors attempt to cut component costs to keep down prices,...
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Glass fiber reinforced plastic chassis fueling ultrabook wave; comparable to metal chassis with high price-performance ratio
After Intel stepped forward to lead the development of the new-generation notebooks, the light-weight, slim, and high-performance ultrabooks hit the market shelves in just a few months...
Monday 14 May 2012
Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2012

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Friday 11 May 2012
Asustek unveils US$799 ultrabook
Asustek Computer on May 10 unveiled UX32VD, its second-generation ultrabook equipped with Ivy Bridge Core i5-3317U processor, Nvidia GeForce GT620M graphics card and hybrid storage...
Thursday 10 May 2012
HP launches several ultrabooks and ultra-like notebooks
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced several ultrabooks including the Envy Spectre and EliteBook Folio 9470m, featuring Intel's latest Core i7 processors, as well as ultra-like notebook...
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Getac, Bin Chuan announce revenue performance in April
Taiwan-based notebook chassis and component makers Getac Technology and Bin Chuan Enterprise have announced their revenues for April with Getac saw drop and Bin Chuan achieved grow...
Monday 7 May 2012
Apple reportedly to release US$799 MacBook Air in 3Q12
Apple is reportedly considering responding to the upcoming second-generation ultrabooks by launching a US$799 MacBook Air in the third quarter of 2012, according to sources from the...
Wednesday 2 May 2012
Notebook ODMs aggressively expanding chassis capacity for ultrabooks
Notebook ODMs, seeing that supply of metal chassis has been tight, are aggressively pushing chassis companies they are invested in to expand capacity, and are also adopting chassis...
Monday 30 April 2012
PC vendors reportedly facing challenges from Windows 8
Notebook brand vendors originally expected ultrabooks and Windows 8 to help start a new wave of PC replacement in the second half of 2012, but are reportedly facing great pressure...
Friday 27 April 2012
Intel seeks help from supply chain in response to changes in Acer ultrabook plans
As Acer has announced plans to reduce the proportion of ultrabooks in its total notebook shipments from 25-30% to 12-20% for 2012, Intel has already begun to seek help from the upstream...
Thursday 26 April 2012
Notebook vendors to push ultra-like notebook models
The high prices of second-generation ultrabooks which are set to appear in early June of around US$1,000 are unlikely to help them win-over consumers; therefore, notebook vendors...
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Newmax aggressively striving for notebook camera orders
Taiwan-based optical lens maker Newmax Technology is aggressive trying to land high quality optical lens orders from ultrabook and notebook players, according to sources from upstream...
Tuesday 24 April 2012
HP, Dell and Asustek said to plan launch of 15-inch ultrabooks without an ODD
As Apple reportedly may remove the design of the internal optical disc drive (ODD) for its new MacBook Pro and make it an optional pick, sources from supply chain pointed out that...
Friday 20 April 2012
Global NAND flash revenues to grow 8% in 2012, says IHS
The NAND flash memory market is expected to achieve 8% growth in 2012 thanks to major sales drivers, including solid-state-drive (SSD) equipped ultrabooks, according to IHS iSuppli...