212 news items tagged Windows 8
Component makers concerned Windows 8 demand may not emerge until 1Q13
Thursday 11 October 2012Some upstream component makers have recently started to be concerned that the PC replacement trend expected to be brought on by Windows 8 may not occur in the fourth quarter of 2012...
PC market struggles ahead of Windows 8 launch, says IDC
Thursday 11 October 2012The worldwide PC market contracted sharply in the third quarter of 2012, with shipments declining 8.6% from the third quarter of 2011, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC...
Prices of Windows 7 notebooks declining; more Windows 8 tablets unveiled
Tuesday 9 October 2012Some branded notebook vendors have lowered the prices of their Windows 7-based notebooks sold through channel operators in the US recently in order to pave the way for the launch...
Windows 8 yet to stir up demand for PC chips
Tuesday 9 October 2012Despite the looming release of the Windows 8 at the end of October, analog IC suppliers have not yet experienced a pickup in orders from the PC sector for the fourth quarter, according...
Market impact of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8
Thursday 4 October 2012The launch of Windows 8 is significant both for Microsoft and for the industry as a whole. Windows 8 will have two major impacts on the PC and tablet markets. Firstly, it will stimulate...
AIO PCs sales in 2013 to grow over 20% due to Windows 8, say Taiwan makers
Tuesday 2 October 2012While it is uncertain whether Windows 8 can push up demand for notebooks, the new operating system is expected to drive up global sales of all-in-one (AIO) PCs in 2013 by more than...
Notebook shipments significantly increase sequentially in September, say ODMs
Monday 1 October 2012Taiwan-based notebook ODMs have indicated that shipments to vendors in September are estimated to increase by 30-50% on month.
Notebook component makers conservative about demand arising from Windows 8 in 4Q12
Friday 28 September 2012While notebook vendors and ODMs are quite optimistic about growth in global demand due to replacement of notebooks with Windows 8 models in the fourth quarter of 2012, Taiwan-based...
Getting consumers onto Windows 8 should be the priority for Acer, says company founder
Friday 28 September 2012Acer founder Stan Shih, commenting on whether Acer should re-enter businesses such as smartphones to counter weakening PC demand, pointed out that Acer has a low market share in the...
Asustek, Lenovo to host launch conferences for Windows 8 products
Thursday 27 September 2012As Microsoft's next-generation Windows 8 operating system is set to appear on October 25, Asustek Computer and Lenovo have already prepared launch conferences for their Windows 8...
Notebook panel prices decrease due to over anticipation for Windows 8
Wednesday 26 September 2012Notebook panels have slightly decreased in price during September 2012 due to over anticipation for the release of Windows 8 and various ultrabook models, according to industry sou...
Shipments of keyboard-integrated tablet covers to increase
Tuesday 25 September 2012As keyboards become standard equipment for Windows 8-based tablets, while some iPad users purchase a keyboard for convenience, shipments of keyboard-integrated tablet covers are expected...
Application development costs for Windows 8 only one-third those for Android, iOS, say Taiwan ISVs
Thursday 20 September 2012Total development costs for Windows-based applications, including time and manpower, is only one-third that for applications based on Android or iOS due to strong support by development...
Acer, Asustek Windows 8 tablet prices may be to high to attract consumers
Thursday 20 September 2012Acer and Asustek Computer's Windows 8 tablets are reportedly to be priced at above US$800, about the same price as the New iPad with the highest specifications, and market watchers...
Supply chain estimates x86 Surface Price at US$500-700 and RT below US$399
Tuesday 18 September 2012Microsoft's own-brand Surface tablets are expected to launch at the end of October with the related supply chain players estimating that the Surface RT's hardware cost is at around...
Microsoft playing match-maker between ISVs and Windows 8 tablet vendors to encourage software pre-installations
Friday 14 September 2012Microsoft has adopted a strategy of helping ISVs (independent software vendors) cooperate with Windows 8 tablet PC vendors to pre-install their applications, in an effort to encourage...
Supply chain to face challenges preparing for Windows 8 notebooks
Monday 10 September 2012Windows 8-based notebook shipments are expected to start increasing in September as the launch date of the operating system approaches, but because most orders are scheduled for shipping...
Insyde to put equal amount of focus on both Android and Windows: Q&A with Jeremy Wang, chairman and president of Insyde
Friday 7 September 2012As Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) platform is gradually becoming the next BIOS structure standard, the competition between BIOS designers is also becoming fiercer, and...
Samsung Windows 8 notebook remarkably similar to Asustek Taichi
Wednesday 5 September 2012Samsung Electronics is showcasing a Windows 8 notebook prototype at the 2012 IFA exhibition. The model is very similar in appearance to the Taichi, an ultrabook with dual touch screens...
Quanta announces 2Q12 results; details future planning
Friday 31 August 2012Quanta Computer has announced its financial report for the second quarter with net profit after tax of NT$5.99 billion (US$200.06 million) and EPS at NT$3.80, helping the company's...
Microsoft fails to pacify PC vendors about Surface tablets
Friday 31 August 2012To ease the impact created by its WoA Surface tablet PC, Microsoft has been negotiating with brand vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell since July hoping to pacify them;...
Samsung unveils new products in Berlin
Thursday 30 August 2012Samsung Electronics has unveiled a series of cross-platform mobile devices, including the Galaxy Note II, Windows 8/Windows RT tablet PCs and Windows Phone 8 smartphones, in Berlin...
Asustek outlines future plans
Thursday 30 August 2012Asustek Computer hosted an investors conference on August 29, announcing that the company's sales performance in the second quarter was better than expected and achieved new records...
Touch-enabled notebook penetration will struggle to reach 20% in 2013 due to high costs
Wednesday 29 August 2012Vendors including Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo plan to launch notebooks equipped with touch screens to support Windows 8's touch functions, but it will be difficult...
Notebook shipments unlikely to achieve strong growth in 4Q12
Tuesday 28 August 2012Notebook ODM shipments in the fourth quarter are unlikely to achieve their original goal of seeing double-digit percentage growth despite the fact that Microsoft will launch its latest...
- Samsung accused of disabling Microsoft security updates (Jun 25) - BBC News
- Google's latest Chrome release tries to replace the Windows 8 desktop (Jan 15) - ZDNet
- HP intros US$299 AMD-based Windows 8 notebook (Nov 21) - Tom's Hardware Guide
- Gameloft and Microsoft announce expanded lineup for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 (Aug 20) - Company release
- Windows 8.1 could become what Windows 8 should have been (Jun 19) - Company release
- Dell brings 4G LTE wireless connectivity to Windows 8 tablet (Apr 25) - CNET
- Windows 8 meets 8-inch tablet? Possible Acer Iconia W3 leaks (Apr 22) - CNET
- Windows 8 app updates nix Google ActiveSync support (Mar 25) - CNET
- Microsoft starts to roll out Windows 8 in embedded flavors (March 20) - The Register
- AMD collaborates with Aviary to Bring APU-optimized photo editing application to Windows 8 (Mar 18) - Company release