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Friday 11 November 2011
Notebooks players bid on both Intel and ARM
As ARM has been aggressively cutting into the notebook industry, where Intel has dominated for a while, notebook players are adopting a strategy to bid on both ARM and Intel platforms...
Friday 11 November 2011
Taiwan market: Fujitsu, Toshiba to launch ultrabooks
Fujitsu on November 10 unveiled Lifebook SH771, its 13.3-inch ultrabook with a weight of 1.22kg and minimum thickness of 1.66cm, for launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail...
Friday 11 November 2011
Acer confident of hitting ultrabook shipments target in 4Q11
Acer on November 10 indicated that its ultrabooks have been selling well so far and its original sales goal of 250,000-300,000 units for the fourth quarter can be reached. Acer generated...
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Growth of DRAM content in notebooks decelerates, says IHS
The growth of DRAM content in traditional notebooks is beginning to decelerate due to the rising popularity of ultrabooks and cloud computing, along with weak near-term economic conditions,...
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Ultrabooks to deliver ultrafast growth, says IHS
In a bid to stave off the rising competitive threat posed by media tablets, the mobile PC market is embracing the new ultrabook platform in a big way, with shipments expected to rise...
Monday 31 October 2011
Acer, Asustek initial ultrabook sales not up to expectations, say sources
Shipments of ultrabook by Acer and Asustek Computer are expected to reach 100,000 units each by the end of 2011, falling short of their targets of 200,000-300,000 units, due to relatively...
Friday 28 October 2011
Ultrabooks estimated to take up 20-25% of global consumer notebook shipments in 4Q12
While Intel aims to increase the proportion of ultrabooks among global shipments of consumer notebooks to 40% by fourth-quarter 2012, the proportion is estimated to only reach 20-25%...
Tuesday 25 October 2011
FATC gains orders for onboard DRAM, says report
Memory backend service provider Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) has grabbed testing orders for onboard DRAM products used in ultrabooks, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...
Monday 24 October 2011
AMD launching new platform for ultrabook-like products
AMD has made plans for ultrabook-like products for the next two years – in 2012, AMD will launch the Deccan platform to replace Brazos and will launch Kerala in 2013.
Friday 21 October 2011
Suppliers have mixed feelings about SSD adoption in ultrabooks
With ultrabooks expected to create new demand for solid-state drives, suppliers of SSDs actually have mixed feelings about the impact on their businesses, according to industry sou...
Wednesday 12 October 2011
CPT, Infovision to supply panels for Asustek ultrabooks
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and China-based Infovision Optoelectronics will supply two different sized panels for Asustek's UX series ultrabooks. Infovision will supply Asustek with...
Friday 7 October 2011
Acer plans 15-inch ultrabooks using fiber glass cases
Acer plans to launch a 15-inch ultrabook model in early 2012 built using fiber glass cases supplied by Mitac Precision Technology. Asustek Computer is expected to follow suit, also...
Thursday 6 October 2011
Demand from vendors for new manufacturing process affecting notebook ODM profits
Notebook brand vendors such as Asustek Computer, Acer and Lenovo, which originally outsourced the assembly of their ultrabook panels and panel-bezels to their notebook ODM partners,...
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Ultrabook and tablet PCs are parallel market segments, says Asustek CEO
Ultrabooks are a market segment parallel to that of tablet PCs without any competitive conflicts before the launch of Windows 8, according to Asustek Computer CEO Jerry Shen.
Wednesday 5 October 2011
HP, Dell to launch ultrabooks by 1Q12
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell will launch ultrabooks at the end of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 respectively, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.