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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 13 March 2015
PC long-term outlook improves slightly, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by 4.9% in 2015, a drop from the previous forecast of 3.3%, while growth projections for 2016 and 2017 were raised slightly, according to...
Thursday 12 March 2015
MacBook USB Type-C adoption to expand penetration
Apple has adopted a USB Type-C port in its new 12-inch MacBook, and connector makers expect the move to prompt other notebook and smartphone vendors to follow suit and equip their...
Wednesday 11 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Apple notebook shipments to grow 30% sequentially in 2Q15 thanks to new MacBook products
Apple is set to ship its new 12-inch MacBook on April 10 and has also upgraded the specifications of its MacBook Pro/Air notebooks. At the same time, Apple is reducing the inventory...
Wednesday 11 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Notebook shipments by major brands, ODMs decline in February
Notebook shipments (excluding detachable models) by the world's top-five brands and top-three ODMs declined 13% and 18%, respectively, in February, affected by reduced work days in...
Tuesday 10 March 2015
Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display and MacBook Air
Apple has updated the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display with the new Force Touch trackpad, fifth-generation Intel Core processors and Intel Iris Graphics 6100, two times faster...
Tuesday 10 March 2015
Apple unveils new ultra-thin 12-inch MacBook
Apple has unveiled a new MacBook product line with every component having been redesigned to create a Mac that weighs two pounds and is 13.1mm thin, according to the vendor. The new...
Tuesday 10 March 2015
Apple Watch available in 9 countries on April 24
Apple has announced that the Apple Watch will be available on April 24 to customers in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the US.
Monday 9 March 2015
Chicony Electronics reports revenue drop for February 2015
Taiwan-based notebook component maker Chicony Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.9 billion (US$155.52 million) for February 2015, representing a 26.54% drop on...
Monday 9 March 2015
Notebook ODMs see on-month revenue decline in February
Notebook ODMs Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec have announced their revenues for February, all dropping from a month ago. Wistron's February revenues had the least on-month...
Monday 9 March 2015
Taiwan market: Alienware returns
Dell has launched its new Alienware gaming notebooks in Taiwan with a top-end 17-inch model priced as high as NT$127,900 (US$4,074). Dell Taiwan president Terence Liao pointed out...
Thursday 26 February 2015
Compal expects 1Q15 notebook shipments to fall 16-20%
ODM Compal Electronics expects notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2015 to decrease 16-20% on quarter but increase 0-5% on year, according to the company.
Wednesday 25 February 2015
Notebook panel demand expected to be weak in 1Q15, says WitsView
Notebook panel demand is likely to be weak in the first quarter of 2015 as the overall notebook market is expected to decline around 20%.
Monday 16 February 2015
Lenovo will not further ramp in-house notebook production in fiscal 2016, say sources
Lenovo will not ramp up notebook shipments from LCFC (Hefei) Electronics, a joint venture between Lenovo and Compal Electronics, in fiscal 2016 (April 2015-March 2016), due to higher...
Wednesday 11 February 2015
Notebook component suppliers ramping shipments of high-end parts to beef up profits
Suppliers in the notebook component supply chain in Taiwan plan to raise shipment ratios of high-end components and parts in order to boost their profitability in 2015, according to...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Notebook ODMs see declines in January revenues
Notebook ODMs Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec saw their revenues drop by double-digit percentages on month in January, with their sales likely to continue to decline in February...