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HP, Dell, Acer to expand R&D investments
Nov 24, 01:15
Seeing that the PC industry is going through a slowdown, PC players Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and Acer have all expanded their investments in R&D and as the PC industry will enter an atmosphere that is filled with multiple platforms in 2012, each vendor's R&D, branding and marketing abilities will become important drivers to increase their competitiveness in the future, according to sources from PC players. Read more
Second wave of ultrabook launches to take place at CES 2012
Nov 22, 01:35
Notebook brand vendors that have not yet released ultrabooks but plan to do so soon, such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Samsung Electronics and Dell, as well as players that have already launched their ultrabooks such as Acer, Asustek Computer, Lenovo and Toshiba, are all eying CES 2012 as the perfect stage to showcase their devices with the total number of ultrabook models that will appear at the show to reach 30-50, according to sources from upstream supply chain. Read more
PC hardware players to phase out from tablet PC market in 2012
Nov 17, 01:35
Due to pure PC hardware players such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer, Asustek and Dell not having any advantages to compete in the tablet PC market, sources from upstream supply chain believe these players will gradually phase out from the market with players that have strong content support such as Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble, to continue to compete through lowering their hardware prices. Read more
Compal reportedly receives extra orders from Lenovo and Dell
Nov 17, 01:20
Compal Electronics reportedly has received extra orders from Lenovo and Dell for 2011 and will become the two notebook vendors' largest ODM partner, according to sources from the upstream supply chain; however, Compal has declined to comment. Meanwhile, Toshiba is also said to have adjusted its outsourcing proportion for 2012 with Pegatron Technology and China-based EMS provider BYD to each receive a part of the adjusted volume. Read more
AMD announces two new server platforms in China
Nov 15, 01:20
AMD, on November 14, announced its latest 16-core Opteron 6200 series server processors, previously codenamed Interlagos, in Beijing, China with server players such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Acer, Asustek Computer and Supermicro, will all launch related systems and motherboard products. Read more
Dell to expand Taiwan Design Center staff for cloud computing business
Nov 4, 01:00
Dell on November 3 announced additional investment in Taiwan to mainly expand staff at its Taiwan Design Center from 600 members currently to 700 in an attempt to strengthen its ability to provide cloud computing solutions for business users in the Taiwan market. Read more
Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe
Nov 1, 01:00
Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest player in the market in the third quarter, while its shipments in Europe also exceeded those of Acer in the quarter. However, Acer, citing figures from research firm Gartner, retorted that the company's PC and notebook market shares in EMEA market remained firm and it kept its ranking in China's notebook market, trailing only Lenovo. Read more
Some PC vendors switching to Windows 8-based tablet PCs
Oct 17, 12:10
Some PC vendors, including Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell, reportedly plan to venture into the development of Microsoft's Windows 8-based tablet PCs with the new models likely to be launched in the third quarter of 2012, according to industry sources. Read more
Lenovo rises to the second largest PC brand in 3Q11, says IDC
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Worldwide PC shipments increased by 3.6% in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter in 2010, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The results are up slightly from the 2.7% growth experienced in the second quarter, and just below IDC's August projections for 4.5% growth in the quarter. The Americas and EMEA were slightly below expectations while the Asia Pacific markets were slightly ahead. The market continues to struggle as consumer discretionary income is diverted to other areas and business spending remains depressed in light of other priorities and a potential double-dip recession. Read more
HP, Dell to launch ultrabooks by 1Q12
Oct 5, 01:05
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell will launch ultrabooks at the end of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 respectively, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers. Read more
Dell to increase workforce at Chengdu office
Sep 22, 01:50
Dell is set to expand its workforce at its Chengdu base from 300 currently to 3,000 soon. Dell plans to have Chengdu serve as its second operating base. Read more
New Dell/Baidu products expected to launch in November
Sep 7, 17:04
Dell has announced plans to cooperate with China-based online search engine Baidu to develop new tablet PC and smartphone products that feature Baidu's software platform and some market watchers expect their new products to show up in the channel in November. Read more
Compal reduces annual notebook shipments to 42 million units
Sep 1, 01:40
Compal Electronics has reduced its notebook shipment forecast for 2011 from 48 million units originally to 42 million units, while its shipment forecast for LCD TVs has also dropped from eight million units to 6.5 million units, according to company president Ray Chen. Read more
Tablet PC fever is already cooling down, says Acer chairman
Aug 25, 01:20
Acer chairman JT Wang, commenting on tablet PC's impact on the notebook industry, pointed out that tablet PC fever is already starting to cool down and consumers are also being attracted by notebooks again with Intel's Ultrabooks and Microsoft's Windows 8 the major attractions. Read more
US government spending cuts expected to affect enterprise PC players
Aug 18, 01:05
Demand for enterprise PCs is expected to be significantly impacted by the US government's plans to reduce its spending. Major enterprise PC brand vendors including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and Lenovo are expected to be affected, according to sources from PC players. Read more
Windows-based tablet PCs still have advantages in the enterprise market, says Dell executive
Aug 17, 15:25
Despite that the consumer tablet PC market has already been occupied mostly by Apple's iPads and Android-based tablet PCs, Kirk Schell, executive director and general manager, Business Client Product Group, Dell, pointed out that for the enterprise market, Windows-based tablet PCs are more favorable and are easier to be accepted by enterprises. Read more
Compal sees drop in July revenues and notebook shipments
Aug 11, 01:00
Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$55.95 billion (US$1.93 billion) for July, down 6% on month, with combined consolidated revenues from January to July also down 22% on year to only NT$389.07 billion. Meanwhile, the company's notebook shipments for the month dropped from 3.6-3.7 million units in June, to 3.5 million units with shipments of LCD TVs of 600,000 units and tablet PCs of 300,000 units. Read more
Quanta, Wistron see revenue, notebook shipments drop in July
Aug 9, 01:05
Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer and Wistron both saw their revenues and notebook shipments drop on month in July due to their downstream clients reducing orders for July as back-to-school demand in the US and Europe being weaker than expected. Read more
HP lowers TouchPad tablet PC prices
Aug 8, 11:30
Hewlett-Packard (HP) recently lowered the prices of its 16GB and 32GB TouchPad tablets sold in the US by US$100 to US$399 and US$499, respectively, heralding more price competition in the tablet PC segment in coming months, according to industry sources. Read more
Compal reportedly lands new notebook orders from Asustek for 2012
Jul 28, 01:30
Compal Electronics has reportedly landed new notebook orders from Asustek Computer for 2012, doubling its Asustek orders from two million units in 2011 to four million units in 2012, according to sources from the upstream supply chain. Compal declined to comment about its clients. Read more
Notebook players to mass produce ultrabooks in September
Jul 26, 01:25
First-tier notebook players including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer, Asustek Computer, Dell and Lenovo are all set to launch ultrabooks in the second half of 2011 with mass production scheduled for September. Read more
Asustek looking for partners to venture into cloud computing segment
Jul 22, 01:15
Asustek Computer has revealed that it has been looking for partners to jointly develop cloud computing technology. It also does not rule out the possibility of setting up a cloud computing subsidiary of its own. Asustek made the remarks after Acer announced plans to acquire iGware for US$320 million. Read more
Lenovo pushes oversea acquisition to expand PC market share
Jul 19, 01:20
With China-based PC vendor Lenovo successfully surpassed Acer and became the third largest PC vendor worldwide in the second quarter, Lenovo CFO Wong Wai Ming pointed out that the company will continue to conduct oversea acquisitions and will aiming for market with high growth. As for China market, the company is currently also in seeking of acquisition target. Read more
Worldwide PC shipments increase 2.3% in 2Q11, says Gartner
Jul 15, 16:46
Worldwide PC shipments surpassed 85.2 million units in the second quarter of 2011, a 2.3% increase from the same period last year, according to preliminary results by Gartner. These results are below Gartner's earlier projection for 6.7 % growth. Read more
Upstream tablet PC component suppliers gearing up production
Jul 7, 12:08
Upstream component suppliers for non-iPad tablet PCs have been gearing up their preparation of needed parts and components for models to be launched by brand vendors in the third quarter. Shipments of iPads and non-iPad tablet PCs, excluding white-box models, are expected to top 21-22 million units in the third quarter, compared to 13.5-14.5 millions shipped in the second, according to industry source. Read more
Compal lands Dell orders for 10 million business-use notebooks for 2012
Jun 27, 10:22
Taiwan-based ODM Compal Electronics has obtained orders for 10 million business-use notebooks to be delivered in 2012 from Dell, according to industry sources. Compal declined to comment. Read more
Notebook industry may not see peak season effects in 2H11
Jun 23, 01:10
The notebook industry is unlikely to return to its usual seasonal pattern of having shipment proportions of 4:6 for the first and the second halves in 2011 as the US and Europe are still suffering from weak economies, while tablet PCs are also impacting the demand for notebooks. With Acer dumping a large volume of inventory, orders to Taiwan-based notebook makers from brand vendors are expected to see a significant impact, according to sources from notebook makers. Read more
HP, Acer set eyes on the enterprise PC market
Jun 21, 01:15
First-tier global PC brand vendors Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer are both placing their focus on the enterprise market in the second half of 2011 with HP recently launching 22 new enterprise-based PC models and Acer chairman JT Want declaring that the enterprise and cloud computing markets will be a key segment that the company will work in, according to sources from PC makers. Read more
Battery maker AcBel to benefit from cloud computing opportunity
Jun 16, 01:45
Taiwan-based battery maker AcBel expects its revenues to see a double-digit percentage growth in 2011, benefiting from cloud computing driving demand for server power supplies, according to the company. Read more
PC ODMs expect to gain share from first-tier server vendors, while vendors take the opposite view
Jun 14, 01:10
As cloud computing becoming a great business opportunity to server players, sources from PC ODMs believe that the server market, which is currently dominated by first-tier players such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell, will be gradually taken by them, which have advantages in technologies, and they may even have chance to replace these vendors due to cost consideration. Read more
Wistron sees on-year growth in April revenues
May 10, 01:15
Taiwan-based notebook maker Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$44.01 billion (US$1.54 billion), down 11.3% on month, but up 10.8% on year, while its notebook shipments in the month dropped from 2.6 million units in March to only 2.2 million units. Read more
Samsung sees growth in 1Q11 notebook shipments, the only vendor among top-10
Apr 26, 01:00
Top-10 notebook brand vendors worldwide saw their notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2011 drop sequentially with the only exception being Korea-based Samsung Electronics, which still achieved 1% growth on quarter, according to sources from upstream suppliers citing figures from research firm. Read more
Global PC market contracts in 1Q11, but swaths of growth remain, says IDC
Apr 14, 14:12
A myriad of factors contributed to the first contraction in the worldwide PC market since the end of the recent recession. Global PC shipments declined 3.2% during the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same time in 2010, according to IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Although the forecast for the quarter was already conservative - IDC expected a mere 1.5% growth in shipments - a steady but still cautious business mentality and waning consumer enthusiasm persisted. A spike in fuel and commodity prices and the disruptions in Japan added to the mix, further dampening a market struggling to maintain momentum. Read more
Taiwan market: Dell begins to sell smartphones, says paper
Newswatch - Apr 8, 15:37
Dell has begun marketing two of its Android-based smartphones, the Streak and Venue, in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Taiwan Mobile (TWM), according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Read more
Dell reportedly to withdraw component purchasing rights from ODMs in 2H11, says paper
Newswatch - Apr 6, 16:25
Dell reportedly will gradually retrieve its component purchasing rights from upstream ODMs in the second half of 2011 as the company is not satisfied with its ODMs for not providing clear quotes due to the ODMs receiving most of their component supplies from their own subsidiaries, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily report. Read more
Himax reportedly cuts into Dell supply chain
Mar 31, 01:10
Fabless IC firm Himax Imaging reportedly has landed orders for CMOS image sensors for use in Dell notebooks, and has also cut into the supply chain of China handset brands including Huawei and ZTE, according to market rumors. Read more
Dell increases PC market lead over Acer in 4Q10, says iSuppli
Mar 11, 14:15
Dell's competitive position is improving in the global PC market, thanks to strong corporate sales as well as an unlikely helper: Apple's iPad, according to IHS iSuppli. Read more
Inventec sees drop in February revenues
Mar 8, 02:10
Taiwan-based notebook maker Inventec has announced revenues of NT$23 billion (US$783.78 million) for February, down 16% on month and 17.7% on year due to its clients were conservative over placing orders. Inventec shipped about one million notebooks in February with volume expected to reach 1.3 million units in March. Read more
Global business PC market still growing
Feb 25, 01:30
The global market for business-use PC products has continued to grow robustly since the beginning of 2011 after recording a 7.2% on-year growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2010. The top-three vendors in the business PC segment – Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and Lenovo – will benefit from the market upswing, which may not include Acer. Read more
Samsung places about 1-1.5 million Tegra 2 orders for new Galaxy Tab
Feb 15, 02:10
Korea-based brand vendor Samsung Electronics has placed orders to Nvidia for about 1-1.5 million Tegra 2 processors and will be used for its new 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet PC, according to sources from upstream component players. Read more
Pricing is key for ultra-thin notebooks, says Taiwan brands
Feb 11, 14:22
In the wake of reports that Dell will terminate its Adamo ultra-thin notebook product line, Taiwan-based notebook brand vendors have pointed out that they will continue to push ultra-thin notebooks and believe Adamo's expensive price is the reason for its failure. Read more
Optical lens makers to see revenue contributions from tablet PCs in 2Q11
Feb 10, 01:55
Taiwan-based optical lens makers Largan Precision, Genius Electronic Optical and Newmax Technology will start seeing revenue contributions from tablet PC products in the second quarter of 2011 as players such as Motorola, RIM, High Tech Computer (HTC), Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer, Dell and Lenovo are all set to join the battlefield; however, due to the limited shipments in 2011, the contribution will still be a lot lower than those from smartphone and notebook businesses. Read more
HP, Dell to debut latest tablet PCs
Feb 10, 01:20
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are both set to announce their latest tablet PCs shortly with mixed platforms as well as operating systems, according to sources from notebook players. Read more
Rising exchange rates of Asia currencies benefits US PC vendors
Feb 10, 01:10
US-based PC vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and Apple are gaining advantages as exchange rates of Asia Pacific currencies to the US dollar are rising quickly, according to sources from notebook makers. Read more
Vendors push netbooks into education market
Jan 27, 01:25
As demand for netbook from the educational market is gradually rising, netbook vendors such as Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have all launched models specifically targeting the market, according to sources from notebook players. Read more
Taiwan market: Dell to launch tablet PC in 1H11
Jan 14, 12:25
Dell is set to launch several new notebooks as well as new tablet PCs and smartphones in Taiwan in 2011, but the actual release date for the tablet PC and smartphone products is currently still in planning, according to Dell Taiwan. Sources from the retail channel pointed out that Dell should release its first tablet PC in Taiwan as soon as in the first half of 2011. Read more
Acer PC shipments decline in 4Q10, trailing HP and Dell, says IDC
Jan 14, 01:35
Acer shipped 9.775 million PC products in the fourth quarter of 2010, down 17% on quarter and 15% on year due to a slowdown in netbook shipments, according to IDC. As a result, Acer's ranking in the global PC market retreated to third place, trailing HP and Dell. Read more
Dell and RIM pushing development of business tablet PCs
Dec 31, 11:53
The market for business-use tablet PCs is gradually emerging with Dell and Research in Motion (RIM) the most active brand vendors in the segment, according to industry sources. Read more
Dell continues computer comeback in 3Q10, says iSuppli
Dec 8, 16:44
After reclaiming its customary second-place ranking in the global PC market in the second quarter of 2010, Dell in the third quarter held on to the number two spot as it capitalized on the relative strength of the corporate PC market, according to market research firm iSuppli, now part of IHS. Read more
Branded notebook vendors to launch Oak Trail-based tablet PCs in 1Q11
Dec 3, 01:05
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