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Taiwan notebook ODMs
Taiwan notebook Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) account for more than 90% of global notebook production and Digitimes is there to provide daily updates on shipments, supplier contracts and financial data on the more than 10 Taiwan makers involved in notebook manufacturing.
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Friday 5 June 2015
Computex 2015: Tobii to partner with MSI to integrate eye-tracking technology into gaming notebooks
Sweden-based eye-tracking technology developer Tobii Tech has signed a MOU with Micro-Star International (MSI) to integrate the technology into MSI's gaming notebook products at Computex...
Friday 5 June 2015
Panel pricing on the decline in June, says firm
Panel pricing is showing declines and is expected to continue trending down throughout mid-June, with most applications declining US$0.50-1, according to DisplaySearch. In the monitor...
Thursday 4 June 2015
Computex 2015: Microsoft showcases Windows 10 devices from partners
At Computex 2015, during a keynote addressed at the Taipei International Convention Center, Nick Parker, corporate vice president OEM Division, Microsoft, discussed how Windows 10...
Tuesday 2 June 2015
Gigabyte pushing in-house designs for gaming notebooks to stay competitive: Q&A with Vincent Liu, Gigabyte director of sales
Although the company has not been operating in the gaming notebook industry for long, Gigabyte Technology is still performing stably in the gaming market thanks to its long experience...
Tuesday 2 June 2015
Digitimes Research: Microsoft to partner with Acer, Lenovo and Inventec for US$169-249 Windows 10 notebooks
In addition to its cooperation with Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) to launch an 11.6-inch inexpensive notebook priced at US$179 for the education market, Microsoft is planning to...
Friday 29 May 2015
PC shipments will continue to decline in 2015, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by 6.2% in 2015 according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. This will be the fourth consecutive year of declining volume as the...
Thursday 21 May 2015
Asustek pushing 2 smartwatches designed by notebook and motherboard teams
Asustek Computer is planning to push two smartwatch series, the ZenWatch and the VivoWatch. Internally the notebook team will handle ZenWatch R&D and the motherboard team is in...
Thursday 21 May 2015
Shipments of 2-in-1s to grow over 60% on year in 2015, says MIC
Notebook shipments, which are being impacted by tablets, are expected to drop 2.7% on year to reach 167 million units in 2015, but 2-in-1 device shipments are expected to grow 62.5%...
Tuesday 19 May 2015
Asustek expects good 2H15 notebook sales, Acer remains conservative
Acer and Asustek Computer both expect their performance in the second quarter to stay flat sequentially as consumers are delaying their notebook purchases until the release of Windows...
Tuesday 19 May 2015
Quanta, Inventec lead in 1Q15 net EPS, gross margin among notebook ODMs
Among the four largest Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, Quanta Computer recorded the highest net EPS at NT$0.95 (US$0.030) and Inventec the highest gross margin at 5.90% in the first quarter...
Friday 15 May 2015
Lenovo interested in acquiring MSI gaming notebook business
Micro-Star International (MSI) has been successful in selling gaming notebooks and Lenovo is interested in acquiring MSI's gaming notebook business unit, according to sources from...
Tuesday 12 May 2015
Wistron ships 1.4 million notebooks in April
Wistron has announced it shipped 1.4 million notebooks, 900,000 smart handheld devices, 600,000 LCD monitors, 1.1 million desktops, 500,000 LCD TVs and 160,000 servers in April 201...
Monday 11 May 2015
Acer aiming to become top-3 in India PC market in 2 years
Acer's president of Pan-Asia Pacific Regional Operation Oliver Ahrens pointed out that the company is looking to become the third-largest notebook vendor in India in two years and...
Friday 8 May 2015
Digitimes Research: Top-5 notebook vendors see sequential drop of 32% in April shipments
Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Lenovo, Acer and Asustek Computer, the five largest notebook vendors, saw combined shipments in April decrease 32% on month, while Quanta Computer, Compal...
Friday 8 May 2015
Pegatron expects 2Q15 notebook shipments to grow 15-20% sequentially
Pegatron expects its notebook shipments in second-quarter 2015 to increase 15-20% sequentially, according to company CEO Jason Cheng.