Lenovo expected to see highest shipment growth in 2011 among notebook vendors

Oct 4, 10:43

China-based vendor Lenovo has seen its notebooks, including ThinkPad and IdeaPad, occupy more than 30% of total notebook sales in the China market so far in 2010 and will maintain...

Global 3D notebook shipments to reach 150,000-200,000 in 2010

Oct 1, 13:46

Global sales of 3D notebooks in 2010 are expected to reach only 150,000-200,000 units, according to sources from Taiwan-based makers. 3D notebooks include high-end models using Nvidia's...

Quanta, Compal, Wistron September notebook shipments estimated

Oct 1, 01:05

Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron will ship an estimated five million, 4.3-4.4 million and 2.5-2.6 million notebooks respectively in September, according to industry...

Compal to set up production base in Chengdu, western China, says report

Sep 29, 01:05

Compal Electronics will establish a production base in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, western China, with an initial annual production capacity of 10 million notebooks, according to...

Most notebook ODMs to ship record highs in September

Sep 24, 01:30

Most ODM notebook makers are expected to see their shipments hit record high levels in September 2010, with Quanta Computer's shipments likely to reach five million units, Compal...

Dell set to launch 3D notebook using Wistron solution

Sep 23, 15:36

Dell is expected to launch a 3D notebook using Wistron's polarizer solution in October 2010 and will target mainstream market.

Quanta, Compal to challenge 60 million notebook shipments in 2011

Sep 20, 16:52

Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have both set their notebook shipment targets for 2011 at 60 million units.

Wistron to become second-largest notebook supplier of Sony in 2011

Sep 16, 01:10

Wistron will surpass Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) in 2011 and become the second-largest notebook supplier of Sony with 15-20% of the vendor's total orders, equivalent...

Quanta and Wistron see revenues and notebook shipments rise on month in August

Sep 9, 15:02

Notebook makers Quanta Computer and Wistron have announced shipments of 4.4 million units and 2.25 million units for August 2010, up from 3.6 million units and 2.2 million units in...

Acer adopts Nvidia 3D solution for latest 3D notebook

Sep 3, 15:15

Acer has adopted Nvidia's shutter glass solution for its latest 3D notebook, the Aspire 5745DG, which features a 15.6-inch panel and GeForce GT 425M GPU, and is manufactured by Quanta...

Catcher-Wistron chassis joint venture reportedly to halt plans to build plant

Aug 30, 16:08

WIT Precision, a chassis-production joint venture between notebook maker Wistron and chassis maker Catcher Technology, has reportedly halted its plans to establish new plants in China...

Wistron NeWeb suspends PHS dual-mode handsets, switching to smartphones

Aug 26, 13:44

Wistron NeWeb suspended the production of PHS dual-mode handsets in June, and will shift its focus to smartphones starting in the second half, according to the company.

AUO, Wistron to establish LCM JV in China

Aug 20, 17:12

The board of directors of AU Optronics (AUO) has approved a plan to set up an LCD TV panel module joint venture (JV) with Wistron at the Wistron Optical Campus of the Zhongshan Torch...

Toshiba, Sony and Fujitsu to increase notebook outsourcing to Taiwan makers in 2011, sources say

Aug 17, 11:36

Japan-based brand notebook vendors Toshiba, Sony and Fujitsu are all expected to increase the ratios of outsourced notebooks to Taiwan-based ODM makers in 2011 in order to strengthen...

Lenovo to top notebook shipment growth in 1-2 years

Aug 13, 16:39

Lenovo's notebook shipment growth is expected to be highest among the leading vendors in 1-2 years as China is expected to become the largest PC market in 2012, according to market...

Wistron to increase non-notebook product lines contribution in 2011 revenues

Aug 11, 16:41

Wistron has forecast its 2011 shipments of notebooks to rise from 29-30 million units in 2010 to 35 million in 2011, with desktops and LCD monitors to both rise from 9-10 million...

Notebook makers see shipment drops in July

Aug 10, 15:35

Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics both saw their shipments drop over 20% on month in July mainly due to lower-than-expected demand in the US and...

Compal, Wistron set challenging LCD TV shipment targets for 2011

Aug 3, 10:28

Taiwan-based ODM makers Compal Electronics and Wistron have each set a challenging shipment goal of 10 million LCD TVs for 2011, with each expecting orders for seven million units...

Compal sets to ship 60 million notebooks in 2011

Aug 2, 11:55

Compal Electronics has set its notebook shipment goal for 2011 at 60 million units, up 20% on year, after confirmation of orders from Acer, Dell, Lenovo and Toshiba. The company will...

HP likely to remain leading notebook vendor followed by Acer in 2011

Jul 30, 15:15

Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to remain as the leading notebook vendor in 2011 shipping over 50 million units, followed by Acer with around 47 million units. HP's OEM partners...

Compal and Wistron receive 25 and 15 million notebook orders from Acer for 2011, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 27, 16:01

Acer has recently completed its notebook outsourcing plans for 2011 with Compal Electronics landing 25 million units and Wistron 15 million units, accounting for 50% and 30% of Acer's...

Notebook shipments from Taiwan makers to grow 11.3% sequentially in 3Q10, says Digitimes Research

Jul 26, 16:20

Despite that the euro depreciation is stabilizing, Taiwan notebook makers' shipments in the third quarter are expected to grow only 11.3% sequentially to 49.88 million units and will...

Wistron, Compal still top-2 notebook suppliers for Dell in 2011; Foxconn advances to third

Jul 22, 14:29

Dell has recently completed its notebook order distribution for 2011 with Wistron and Compal Electronics the top-two suppliers, receiving 10-11 million and 7-8 million units. Meanwhile,...

Wistron 2011 notebook shipments expected to reach 35 million units, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 13, 16:11

Wistron is expected to ship 35 million notebooks in 2011, up close to 20% compared to 2010, benefiting mainly from shipments from Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP) Lenovo and Sony, according...

Wistron starts shipping e-book readers to publisher in China

Jul 13, 14:10

Wistron has begun shipments of e-book readers to Shanghai Century Publishing Group in China in July 2010, with EPDs supplied by SiPix Technology, according to industry sources.

SiPix EPD production yield rates to reach 80-85% in August-September

Jul 13, 12:16

SiPix Technology, an EPD (electrophoretic display) subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), has recently overcome its production bottleneck and expects yield rates to reach 80-85% in August-September,...

Quanta hits sales record in June, Wistron sales up 15%

Jul 9, 12:34

Quanta Computer saw its June consolidated revenues increase 8.3% sequentially and 54% on year to reach a new record of NT$100.22 billion (US$3.12 billion), while Wistron saw its June...

Qisda, Tatung land LCD monitor orders from HP

Jul 6, 12:39

Qisda has won the most OEM orders, through intensive price competition among Taiwan makers, from Hewlett-Packard (HP) for LCD monitors to be shipped in 2011, and the orders were also...

Wistron notebook shipments to grow 20% on year in 2011, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 5, 12:26

Based on strong orders from Acer, Lenovo and Dell, Wistron's notebook shipments in 2011 will grow 20% on year up from 29.1 million units, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...

Dell notebook orders to Foxconn to reach 5 million units in 2011, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 5, 12:04

Dell has expanded its notebook orders to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to five million units for 2011, up from one million units in 2010, according to a Chinese-language...

Wistron software affiliate lists on Emerging Stock market

Jun 25, 11:38

Wistron Information Technology & Services (Wistron ITS), a member of the Wistron Group, on June 25 listed on the Emerging Stock Market in Taiwan in preparation for listing on...

Taiwan market: Wistron working on medical cloud computing

Jun 24, 14:11

Wistron ITS, a software design subsidiary of Wistron, has recently cooperated with Wistron to develop a medical cloud computing platform and the service system has already won the...

Lenovo announces new 3D notebook

Jun 22, 12:19

China-based notebook brand Lenovo has recently announced a 3D notebook (IdeaPad Y560D) equipped with a 15.6-inch screen, Intel Core i7 processor and an ATI Radeon HD 5730 graphics...

Wistron invests in EMI prevention solution provider

Jun 21, 15:50

First-tier notebook maker Wistron has recently announced plans to invest US$1.6 million in Hartec, a Singapore-based provider of vacuum sputtering processing to prevent EMI in notebooks...

Wistron and Inventec expect price competition for 2011 notebook orders should soften for 2010, says paper

Newswatch - Jun 17, 16:36

As notebook brand vendors have recently started their request for quotation (RFQ) process, notebook makers Wistron and Inventec believe price competition for 2011 notebook orders...