China market: White-box handset makers gearing up launch of smartphones with 16GB NAND flash

Aug 18, 10:02

China-based white-box handset manufacturers are gearing up the launch of smartphones integrating 16GB NAND flash memory in the third quarter of 2009 in the face of iPhone's possible...

China white-box players eye AMD and VIA for netbooks larger than 12-inches, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 31, 17:07

White-box netbook makers in China have recently started to manufacture netbooks with panels sized larger than 12-inches that adopt either an AMD or VIA processor platform, as market...

Handset-use LCD driver IC firms aim at higher ASPs

Newswatch - Jul 22, 11:50

Taiwan-based small-size LCD driver IC design houses are looking to raise their shipment ratio of high-end products, in order to lift their ASPs. The firms said orders from first-tier...

PVI, Giantplus see falling panel shipments to China white-box handset vendors

Jul 15, 17:06

Taiwan-based LCD panel makers Prime View International (PVI) and Giantplus Technology have seen shipments of LCD panels to white-box handset vendors in China as a percentage of total...

Vendors take conservative attitude toward Atom N450-based netbook sales

Jul 7, 13:49

Several notebook vendors have revealed that they will not take an aggressive role to launch the next generation Atom N450-based netbooks and will instead monitor Acer's schedule to...

EMS provider BYD entering white-box netbook market in China

Jun 18, 16:25

EMS provider BYD recently began shipping a white-box netbook in the China market priced around 1,500 RMB (US$219), according to notebook industry sources. The price is expected to...

VIA partners with Bluex to offer after-sales service for white-box netbooks

Jun 11, 16:26

VIA Technologies has announced the addition of IT service provider, Blue Express Computer Engineering Technology (Bluex), to the growing membership of the VIA Global Mobility Bazaar...

VIA expects to see profits driven by white-box netbooks in 4Q09

Jun 4, 12:19

VIA Technologies expects its white-box netbook alliance to start contributing profits in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the company.

Nvidia promotes Ion by offering full support for China white-box vendors

Jun 2, 16:38

Nvidia is promoting its Ion platform to China-based white-box vendors and makers of nettops, netbooks and all-in-one PCs, by offering support such as ODM production and help procuring...

MediaTek eyeing China white-box notebook market

May 26, 14:35

MediaTek, following its success tapping the white-box handset market in China, is planning to promote its TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, GPS and Bluetooth chips and other handset IC solutions to...

Over 50% of white-box netbook makers in Shenzhen may quit the market, says paper

Newswatch - May 18, 10:45

China-based white-box netbook makers are being affected by component shortages with some only able to fulfill 60% of orders. If the shortages do not improve soon, over 50% of makers...

Pegatron sees decreased sales in April

May 12, 16:45

Pegatron Technology shipped 2.12 million motherboards, 850,000-900,000 notebook PCs (not including Eee PCs) and 436,000 graphics cards in April, according to the company. Pegatron...

Atom-based netbooks a bit too popular in China for Intel's liking, say sources

May 5, 15:15

Starting from the beginning of May, Intel has been carefully monitoring Atom supply in the China market and controlling availability through rejecting orders from some China-based...

Gigabyte, ECS and Flextronics roll out Intel white-box notebooks

Apr 30, 17:15

Taiwan-based motherboard and notebook makers Gigabyte Technology and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) as well as Singapore-based EMS firm Flextronics International have launched...

China white-box market seeing no Atom shortages, says local netbook maker

Apr 30, 17:05

Commenting on recent reports of shortages of IC components in the local China netbook market, president of China-based white-box netbook maker Jumper said that there is currently...

Netbooks to see the fastest growth among all other notebooks, says Quanta chairman

Apr 30, 16:02

Barry Lam, Chairman of Quanta has commented that netbooks will continue to see the fastest growth among all types of notebooks in 2009 and beyond.

D-Link to focus on 3G product development, says CEO

Apr 30, 12:37

Network equipment maker D-Link plans to shift its focus to the development of 3G related devices such as network data cards, and other products supporting EV-DO and WCDMA technologies,...

China market: Huawei to enter white-box handset market, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 27, 17:11

China-based telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies plans to cut into the supply chain of white-box handsets with its own-developed HiSilicon K3 chips,according to a Chinese-language...

Gigabyte lands netbook motherboard orders from China-based vendor

Apr 27, 11:24

Gigabyte Technology has received orders for netbook-use motherboards from a China-based branded netbook vendor, and the company is approaching other white-box vendors for more orders,...

Taiwan OEM handset makers adapting to white-box handset production

Apr 24, 15:47

Taiwan OEM handset makers have begun overhauling their strategies, aiming to shorten time to market, and allowing the development of handsets in a wide variety of designs that can...

IC design house AAT expects 80% revenue growth in 2Q09

Apr 23, 16:24

IC designer Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) forecasts second-quarter revenues are to grow 80% sequentially and turn losses into profits as demand for monitor, notebook and netbook,...

White-box netbook makers in China turn to overseas emerging markets

Apr 23, 13:53

White-box netbook makers in China are turning their focus from the local market to emerging markets overseas, due to increasing price competition from branded netbook vendors who...

MediaTek to supply smartphone IC solutions for white-box vendors in China in 3Q09

Apr 21, 11:31

MediaTek, following its offering of TD-SCDMA and WCDMA 3G base-band and radio-frequency handset ICs, will begin volume production of smartphone IC solutions for white-box handsets...

China market: Notebook shortage helps white-box notebook sales, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 14, 14:40

Local channel vendors in China are turning to white-box notebook makers for supply due to the continuing shortage of branded entry-level to mid-range notebooks, according to a Chinese-language...

China market: ARM-based white-box MIDs capping sales of Atom-enabled models

Mar 30, 12:40

Sales of Intel Atom-based MID (mobile Internet device) products in the China market will be constrained further now that makers in China have begun to launch ARM-based models at prices...

Intel reportedly considering increase for Atom N270 pricing in China

Mar 23, 12:12

Intel is reportedly considering increasing the price of its Atom N270 CPU in China due to recent upstream component shortages caused by a significant increase in the number of China...

Touch panel makers to increase supply to China market in 2H09

Mar 19, 12:18

Several Taiwan-based touchscreen makers, including Young Fast Optoelectronics and Emerging Display Technologies (EDT), are expected to see their shipment volume to the China white-box...

Intel suppling Atom N270 to white-box netbook makers in China, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 13, 14:04

Intel has recently started supplying its Atom N270 processor to white-box netbook vendors in China, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Since the N270...

ECS to ship one million white-box notebooks this year, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 13, 13:47

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is expected to ship one million white-box notebooks this year after kicking off ODM services for China's white-box notebook vendors. The company...

Foxconn to join VIA-led alliance for white-box netbooks

Mar 11, 16:40

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has applied to participate in VIA Technologies' Global Mobility Bazaar (GMB), a strategic alliance targeting China's white-box netbook...

Intel to work with Compal and SiS for China white-box notebook market, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 9, 11:47

Intel will cooperate with notebook maker Compal Electronics and chipset maker Silicon Integrated System (SiS) to launch 12- to 14-inch white-box notebooks, according to a Chinese-language...