40 news items tagged Nexus 7
Google to launch 8-inch Nexus tablet
Friday 7 February 2014Google has been developing an 8-inch tablet to avoid price competition in the 7-inch segment for launch at the end of April with initial shipments of two million units, according...
Google turns focus to 8-inch tablet market
Monday 20 January 2014Seeing its second-generation Nexus 7 demand has been impacted by competitors' low-price 7-inch tablets, Google is planning to turn its focus to the 8-inch model market in mid-2014,...
Quanta November notebook shipments up 19%
Tuesday 10 December 2013Quanta Computer shipped 4.4 million ODM notebooks in November, increasing 18.9% on month, according to the company.
Shipments of Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HDX below expectations
Wednesday 6 November 2013Monthly shipments of the new Google Nexus 7 and those of the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX have fallen short of original expectations and therefore their shipments in 2013 are likely to...
Asustek testing tablet market with various models
Monday 30 September 2013Asustek Computer's business strategy for the tablet market has changed recently, as the company is flooding the market with new models to see if any of them can continue the success...
Quanta may not achieve 20 million tablet shipments in 2013
Monday 16 September 2013Weaker-than-expected sales of Google's second-generation Nexus 7 may cause Quanta Computer, the manufacturer of the tablet, to be unable to reach its tablet shipment goal of 20 million...
Orders for 2nd-generation Nexus 7 for 4Q13 may shrink sequentially, say Taiwan makers
Tuesday 3 September 2013Component makers in the Nexus 7 supply chain are worried they may see a large decrease in orders from Google and Asustek Computer in the fourth quarter of 2013 due to lower-than-expected...
Shipments of second-generation Nexus 7 estimated at 3.5 million in 2013
Wednesday 7 August 2013Global shipments of the second-generation Nexus 7 through the end of 2013 are estimated at 3.5 million, mainly because the model will not be launched in the China market and there...
No new Nexus 7 for Taiwan before September, say channel retailers
Monday 29 July 2013Google's second-generation Nexus 7 may not show up in Taiwan before the end of August despite the fact that the tablet is co-branded by Google and Asustek Computer. Since the new...
Google announces Chromecast and second-generation Nexus 7
Thursday 25 July 2013Google has launched its second-generation Nexus 7 and the Chromecast, a device that can be plugged into TVs, PCs, smartphones or tablets for watching online content.
Touch panel makers see steady orders for next-generation Nexus 7 in 3Q13
Wednesday 24 July 2013Despite recent shipment declines of touch panels used in notebooks, touch panel makers are seeing steady orders from Google for its next-generation Nexus 7, according to industry...
Asustek expects to benefit from second-generation Nexus 7 in 3Q13
Monday 22 July 2013Google and Asustek Computer's co-developed second-generation Nexus 7 is expected to start selling at the end of this month (July) in markets such as the US and should boost Asustek's...
Sales of second-generation Nexus 7 will struggle to reach 8 million units, say Taiwan makers
Friday 12 July 2013Some Taiwan-based vendors estimate that as many as eight million second-generation Nexus 7s can be sold globally in 2013, but Taiwan-based supply chain makers have indicated that...
Second-generation Nexus 7s will stay away from entry-level price competition, say sources
Thursday 13 June 2013Google's second-generation Nexus 7 tablets are estimated to be available in the retail channel in July with a 16GB version priced at US$229 to avoid competing directly against entry-level...
AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Thursday 23 May 2013Co-created by Google and Asustek Computer, the second-generation Nexus 7 will start shipping the end of the second quarter and is expected to hit market shelves in the third quarter,...
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Wednesday 22 May 2013Elan Microelectronics reportedly has begun shipping touchscreen controller ICs for Google's new Nexus 7 tablets, which will help ramp up the revenues of the Taiwan-based IC design...
Competition between 7-inch tablets arises in 2H13
Monday 29 April 2013As tablet players are turning their focuses from the 10-inch segment to 7-inch for the second half of 2013, sources from the upstream supply chain believe the competition between...
Next-generation Nexus 7 to ship 8 million units in 2013
Monday 15 April 2013Google and Asustek Computer's co-branded second-generation Nexus 7 tablet is expected to enjoy shipments of one million units in May and eight million units in 2013, according to...
Second-generation Nexus 7 to use Qualcomm processor
Monday 18 March 2013Google's and Asustek Computer's co-branded second-generation Nexus 7 tablet reportedly has adopted a solution from Qualcomm instead of Nvidia, which was the processor supplier of...
Mainstream tablets 7-inch at US$199, say Taiwan makes
Tuesday 19 February 2013Google's Nexus 7 and Amazon's Kindle Fire HD have reshuffled the global tablet market and consequently 7-inch with a price cap of US$199 has become the mainstream standard for tablets,...
Google to cooperate with Asustek for second-generation Nexus 7
Monday 28 January 2013Google is set to announce its second-generation Nexus 7 tablet in May with the cooperation of Asustek Computer. The combined shipments of the company's first- and second-generation...
Acer, Asustek to start up low price tablet competition
Monday 24 December 2012After Acer reportedly plans to release a 7-inch tablet model with a price of US$99 in the first quarter of 2013, Asustek Computer is also set launch a 7-inch tablet with a price of...
Low-priced Nexus 7 expected to be released in 1Q13 at the earliest; O-Film enters supply chain
Wednesday 19 December 2012Google and Asustek Computer are reportedly making headway on a lower-priced Nexus 7 tablet that is expected to be released as early as the first quarter of 2013, and have asked China-based...
Over 1 million Nexus 7s expected to be sold in December, say Taiwan makers
Tuesday 11 December 2012Global sales of the Nexus 7 are on the rise from 500,000-600,000 units a month initially to 800,000-900,000 units in November, and are expected to exceed one million units in December,...
Asustek achieves record November revenues; Pegatron, ASRock see growth
Monday 10 December 2012Asustek Computer has announced revenues of NT$39.64 billion (US$1.36 billion) for November, a new monthly record with growths of 11.5% on month and 32.7% on year, while the company's...