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Thursday 24 December 2009
EDT to start shipping 11.6-inch touch panel in 2H10
STN LCD panel maker Emerging Display Technologies (EDT) has recently received Windows 7 certification for its 11.6-inch projective capacitive touch panel and will start volume shipments...
Wednesday 23 December 2009
DRAM capex to hike 80% in 2010, says DRAMeXchange
Combined capex at DRAM chipmakers will reach US$7.85 billion in 2010, up 80% from NT$4.3 billion in 2009, according to DRAMeXchange. Despite the significant growth, the projected...
Monday 14 December 2009
VIA announces new digital media chipset for Windows 7
VIA Technologies has announced the VIA VN1000 digital media chipset for next generation desktop and all-in-one PCs, offering a high definition (HD) multimedia entertainment platform...
Friday 4 December 2009
Vendors to launch Atom N450-based netbooks on January 11, 2010
Asustek Computer, Acer, Lenovo and even Micro-Star International (MSI), which originally planned to launch in December, are all set to launch their Atom N450-based netbooks on January...
Tuesday 1 December 2009
GPS chip makers eyeing notebook market
GPS IC makers and distributors will expand their territory in the notebook market as Windows 7 enables built-in GPS platform, according to IC distributors in Taiwan.
Wednesday 25 November 2009
HannStar and LG Display sign patent cross-licensing agreement
HannStar Display signed a patent cross-licensing agreement for TFT-LCD technology with LG Display on November 24, 2009, retroactively effective as of January 1, 2009, according to...
Friday 20 November 2009
Taiwan market: Microsoft ties up with Senao to promote Windows 7 and Windows Mobile OS
Microsoft will team up with Taiwan-based Senao International, an IT and telecom retain chain, to promote its newly released Windows 7 and Windows Mobile operating systems, according...
Monday 16 November 2009
Sonix to begin volume production of optical-touch solutions in 2Q10
IC design house Sonix Technology will sample optical-touch solutions for Windows 7 certification by the end of 2009, with volume production slated for the second quarter of 2010,...
Friday 6 November 2009
US market: Windows 7 sales surpass Vista launch, says NPD
Initial sales (made between October 18-24, 2009 and including Windows 7 pre-sales) of Microsoft's Windows 7 boxed software surpassed those of Vista's first few days on the US market,...
Friday 6 November 2009
PC demand did not grow significantly after Windows 7 launch, say PC vendors
Demand for PCs and hardware did not turn strong after the launch of Windows 7 in late October and is unlikely to do so in 2009 due to most Windows Vista users not needing to replace...
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Cando, Pixcir provide touchscreen solution for Acer notebook
Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Cando and China-based TFT-LCD driver IC and capacitive touch controller supplier Pixcir Microelectronics are providing touch panels and touch...
Thursday 29 October 2009
CyberLink may not benefit from Windows 7 launch, says chairman
Taiwan-based CyberLink, whose sales chiefly come from bundling its multimedia software solutions with new PCs, may not benefit from the launch of Windows 7 because upgrade to the...
Monday 26 October 2009
Asustek aims to ship more than 16 million notebooks and netbooks combined in 2010
Asustek Computer expects its notebook shipments (including netbook)s will increase from 12 million units in 2009 to over 16 million units in 2010, and global notebook shipments will...
Friday 23 October 2009
Taiwan market: Acer launches Aspire 1420P tablet PC
Acer has launched its 11.6-inch Aspire 1420P tablet PC in the Taiwan market at a suggested price of below NT$25,000 (US$772). The Aspire 1420P comes with a convertible design and...
Friday 23 October 2009
Microsoft launches Windows 7
Microsoft has announced the worldwide availability of its new Windows 7 operating system. The new operating system offers a streamlined user interface and significant new features...