Lenovo FY2011 net profit hikes 73.1%

2h 21min ago

China-based PC vendor Lenovo recorded net profit of US$473 million for fiscal year 2011 (April 2011-March 2012), increasing on year by 73.1%, according to the company's financial...

HP unveils ultra-like models in Shanghai

May 14, 12:28

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unveiled a series of ultrabooks priced at US$999.99 onwards as well as a number of ultra-like models priced from US$600-700 in Shanghai.

AUO lands notebook touch panel orders from Acer, Lenovo and Asustek

May 11, 01:10

AU Optronics (AUO) has recently landed OGS (one glass solution) touch panel orders for notebooks from Acer and Lenovo, in addition to Asustek Computer, which will purchase over 50%...

China market: Lenovo trial sales of smart TVs fall short of expectation

May 8, 15:20

Lenovo started trial sales of smart TVs in the China market on April 26 and sales performance has fallen short of expectations due to high pricing, according to industry sources.

HP regains top spot in client PC market, says Canalys

May 2, 16:33

Hewlett-Packard (HP) retook the lead in the worldwide client PC market in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest figures published by analyst firm Canalys. Apple had ousted...

Intel to launch next-generation Xeon processor by the end of 2Q12

Apr 19, 01:25

Intel is set to release its next-generation Xeon processor at the end of the second quarter. Since Nvidia and AMD will also release graphics cards that feature PCI Express Gen.3 in...

China market: Samsung top smartphone vendor in January-February

Apr 19, 01:15

Samsung Electronics ranked as the top smartphone vendor in China in the first two months of 2012 with a 19.4% share, followed Huawei Device, ZTE, Lenovo and Coolpad with market shares...

China market: Lenovo to launch smart TVs in May

Apr 16, 12:04

Lenovo will launch its ifs first smart TV, the ideaTV K91, in the China market on May 8, nearly one month later than originally planned, according to industry sources.

Lenovo becomes best partner for Intel, say Taiwan makers

Apr 13, 01:05

Viewing that Intel is making an effort to push forward in the tablet PC and smartphone segments, Lenovo is thought of as the most important partner for Intel, according to Taiwan-based...

PC Market returns to positive growth, though gains remain small, says IDC

Apr 12, 15:35

The worldwide PC market saw a slight increase in volume during the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same quarter in 2011, with shipments rising 2.3%, according to the IDC Worldwide...

Insyde receives orders from Lenovo

Apr 12, 01:25

Taiwan-based BIOS designer Insyde Software has announced several new UEFI firmware and tools designed for Windows 8 at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) and the company's solutions have...

Intel to push StudyBook tablet PC for emerging markets

Apr 3, 01:15

Intel is set to push a tablet PC product codenamed StudyBook to target emerging markets and will adopt the same sales model as its Classmate PC, according to sources from PC players...

China market: Top-4 local vendors to keep entry-level smartphone prices around CNY1,000 in 2012

Mar 30, 14:01

The top-4 China-based branded handset vendors - Huawei Device, ZTE, Lenovo and Coolpad - will continue to develop the CYN1,000 (US$159) smartphone segment in China in 2012 and will...

China-based white-box handset players may face bankruptcy

Mar 29, 01:30

China-based white-box handset players are suffering as larger local players ZTE, Lenovo and Huawei are aggressively entering the CNY1,000 (US$159) smartphone segment, while first-tier...

Intel Medfield to heat up competition in entry-level smartphone market

Mar 20, 14:47

The adoption of Intel's Medfield processors by China-based vendors including Lenovo and ZTE for the production of entry-level smartphones may heat up competition in the segment, according...

Pegatron achieves net profit in 2011

Mar 20, 01:30

The Board of Pegatron Technology has passed the company's financial report for 2011 with net profit reaching NT$110 million (US$3.72 million) and earning per share (EPS) of NT$0.05,...

Taiwan market: Acer prices new Cedar Trail netbook below NT$10,000

Feb 21, 01:10

Notebook vendors including Asustek Computer, Acer, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Samsung Electronics and Toshiba have all already started selling their latest Cedar Trail-based netbooks...

China market: Handset makers upgrading hardware specifications of sub-CNY1,000 smartphone models

Feb 17, 15:07

China-based handset makers, including ZTE, Huawei Device, Lenovo and Coolpad, have continued to upgrade the hardware specifications of their sub-CNY1,000 (US$159) smartphone models...

China handset makers to push sales of sub-CNY1,000 smartphones to mature markets

Feb 16, 16:38

Having mass-produced smartphones with a price tag of around CNY1,000 (US$159) for the China market since 2011, China-based handset makers ZTE, Huawei Device, Lenovo and Coolpad plan...

Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record

Feb 10, 12:22

Lenovo generated consolidated revenues of US$8.4 billion for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2011 (the fourth quarter of 2011), hitting a quarterly record, according to the co...

Pegatron lands notebook orders from HP

Feb 9, 01:10

Pegatron Technology has recently landed notebook orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP). With its existing orders from Toshiba and Acer for 2012, the company's shipments are expected to...

Vendors dropping ultrabook prices in preparation of second-generation models

Feb 7, 01:15

As ultrabooks from brand vendors such as Acer, Lenovo and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are all recently seeing price drops in the North America, sources from retail channel believe that the...

Lenovo aims to become largest PC vendor in 2012

Feb 4, 14:27

China-based Lenovo has set a goal of surpassing Hewlett-Packard (HP) to become the world's largest PC vendor in 2012, according to company CEO Yang Yuan-qing.

Innostor breaks into supply chain of Lenovo with USB 3.0 device controllers

Feb 2, 15:49

Innostor Technology has cut into the supply chain of Lenovo with its USB 3.0 flash drive controllers, according to industry sources, adding that shipments will start in March.

Acer to face hot competition with Lenovo in Europe

Jan 20, 15:13

Acer focuses its global PC business on the Europe market and is expected to be in intensive competition with Lenovo which focuses overseas marketing on Europe, especially after Gianfranco...

Acer, Asustek, Lenovo to offer Thunderbolt ultrabook PCs in 2Q12

Jan 20, 11:27

Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo are expected to offer ultrabooks based on Intel's Ivy Bridge platform which supports Thunderbolt in the second quarter of 2012, while Gigabyte Technology...

Toshiba, Lenovo to outsource WoA tablet PCs to Quanta Computer

Jan 19, 01:20

Toshiba and Lenovo reportedly both plan to outsource their production of WoA (Windows on ARM) tablet PCs to Quanta Computer, according to industry sources. WoA models are expected...

CES 2012: ViewSonic and Lenovo showcase 7-inch tablet PCs

Jan 12, 01:10

With many non-Apple players turning aggressively to the 7-inch tablet PC segment, ViewSonic and Lenovo are both showcasing their latest 7-inch models at CES 2012.

VIA, SiS achieve results from non-PC industry

Jan 12, 01:05

Taiwan-base chipset makers VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), although already phasing out of the PC chipset market, have both entered different markets and achieved...

CES 2012: Lenovo unveils own-brand smart TVs

Jan 10, 01:30

Lenovo has unveiled its own-brand smart TVs during a product presentation prior to the opening the CES trade show. The company plans to start marketing 42- and 55-inch smart TVs in...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan notebook shipments sink 5.7% on quarter in 4Q11

Jan 9, 16:21

Shipments of notebooks by Taiwan makers posted a decline of 5.7% on quarter and 4.4% on year in the fourth quarter of 2011, affected by a downturn in the global economy and shortage...