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Friday 4 October 2013
Notebook ODMs ramping shipments of Windows 8.1 models
Having enjoyed strong shipments in September, notebook ODMs have seen their shipments remain robust in October as notebook vendors prepare to roll out new Windows 8.1-based models,...
Thursday 3 October 2013
Digitimes Research: Notebook brand vendors and ODMs enjoy around 10% growth in September
Global top-five notebook brand vendors and top-three ODMs enjoyed on-month shipment growths of 13% and 9% in September, respectively. Among first-tier vendors, Hewlett-Packard (HP),...
Monday 30 September 2013
Taiwan ODMs to handle less than 80% of global notebook shipments in 2014
Taiwan makers will see their share of global notebook shipments drop below 80% in 2014, as one of the biggest vendors, Lenovo, will reduce its outsourcing sharply, according to sources...
Friday 27 September 2013
Pegatron to make Dell 8-inch Windows 8 tablets
Pegatron Technology will be responsible for ODM production of an 8-inch Windows 8 tablet expected to be unveiled by Dell in early October, according to Taiwan-based supply chain ma...
Thursday 12 September 2013
Compal, Quanta share 90% of Acer notebook ODM orders
Compal Electronics has landed orders for 15-inch notebooks to be shipped in 2014 from Acer while fellow ODM Quanta Computer has obtained orders for 14- and 17-inch notebooks and an...
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Wistron out of Acer 2014 main notebook ODM list, say Taiwan makers
Acer has not released orders for mainstream notebook models to be shipped in 2014 to Wistron, currently one of its main ODMs, which indicates it will not use Wistron as one of its...
Friday 6 September 2013
Acer likely to reduce number of ODM partners
Judging from the fewer requests for quotation (RFQ) sent by Acer, the company is likely to reduce the number of its ODM partners for 2014, according to industry sources.
Thursday 29 August 2013
Inventec merger may trigger consolidation among notebook and handset ODMs
Taiwan-based notebook and handset ODMs are likely heading for a new wave of industry consolidation taking cues from the successful merger between notebook maker Inventec and its associated...
Monday 26 August 2013
Notebook ODMs integrating R&D resources to cut costs
Notebook ODMs have recently started integrating their R&D resources from different departments and are using their idle capacity to develop tablets, smartphones or wearable devices,...
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Taiwan handset OEMs/ODMs look to reignite feature phone businesses
While most handset brands and ODMs have been focusing on the fast growing smartphone segment, some Taiwan-based ODMs are considering reigniting their production lines for feature...
Monday 19 August 2013
Lenovo to produce 60% of its notebooks in-house in 2014
Lenovo reportedly will produce 60% of its notebooks in-house in 2014, while outsourcing to Compal Electronics will drop to only 30% of total shipments from the previous 50%, and Wistron's...
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Digitimes Research: Notebook vendors suffer over 20% on-month shipment drops in July
The disappearance of the back-to-school demand in 2012 has extended into 2013 as first-tier notebook brand vendors and ODMs suffered on-month drops of 23% and 17%, respectively, in...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
Notebook ODMs see rising shipments in August
Notebook ODMs' shipments have been rising in August and shipments are expected to peak in September. Demand may remain significant in October, but overall growth in the second half...
Thursday 25 July 2013
LG not ready to outsource smartphone production despite growing shipments, say sources
LG Electronics appears to be unlikely to release its smartphone orders to Taiwan-based ODMs in the short term despite its growing smartphone shipments, according to sources at Taiwan's...
Friday 19 July 2013
Nokia expected to release more ODM orders, say Taiwan makers
Nokia is expected to release more handset orders, including smartphones and feature phones, to Taiwan-based ODMs to reduce its R&D expenses as the vendor is now focusing on Lumia...