Mobile computing giants back PSU standard
Makers of notebooks based in Taiwan are for the standardisation of power supply units, or PSUs, following the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers having just sorted out a dedicated team...
View ArticleQuanta notes record notebook shipments, revenues
Taiwanese maker of contract notebooks Quanta Computer has revealed that shipments are growing at a rate worthy of The Flash, almost 25 percent in just the second quarter with shipments hitting record...
View ArticleAcer down as notebooks take a dive
Taiwanese giant Acer reported its sales for July and the fitures show that sales fell by 40 percent compared to June - a figure attributed to a decline in sales of notebooks.Acer joins a number of...
View ArticleQualcomm to spend $2 billion on giant Mirasol 4.5G display plant
Qualcomm has announced plans to invest a total of $2 billion to set up a 4.5G production plant for Mirasol displays at the Longtan site of Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP). The Mirasol display is a...
View ArticleCompal cosies with LG for million dollar mainland project
Gigantic Taiwanese ODM Compal wants to cosy up to LG Display to focus on component production, according to a statement it posted to the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Compal is planning to bung around $7.35...
View ArticleIntel to assist Taiwan's aims of cloud-computing development
Intel chief Paul Otellini yesterday announced an expanded partnership with Taiwan as the country aims to develop expertise in the cloud-computing industry in order to capitalise on business...
View ArticleNotebook makers retrieve mojo from Intel platforms
Intel has been canoodling with Taiwanese partners about its Chief River platform, which will be using the 22nm Ivy Bridge, and should be aiming for mass production in September 2011. Huron River is...
View ArticleAcer outsources desktops to Foxconn
Maker of the most neurotic laptop in our household, Acer has decided that it would be a lot better if it stepped up outsourcing its desktops to Foxconn. According to Digitimes, the move comes after...
View ArticleMosaid sues Intel, Dell, Huawei, Marvell, AsusTek, RIM and more
Mosaid, the semiconductor memory and communications intellectual property outfit, is shouting at every company it can think of about patent infringement. Companies accused of breaching patents, and...
View ArticleFlextronics ponders the future of notebooks
Giant supply company Flextronics is considering backing out of manufacturing notebooks, according to a report.According to Digitimes, Flextronics now thinks making notebooks is not worth the candle,...
View ArticleEric Schmidt to embark on Asia tour
Ousted Google King Eric Schmidt is taking it upon himself to push the company's Android OS in Asia. He's leaving his minions at home and embarking on a tour of the continent, where he will visit...
View ArticleMicrosoft eats Android tablet patent pie
Microsoft is set to enjoy kick-backs from ODMs and others as the world goes slate-crazy, thanks to the intellectual property it owns in its legion. Original Design Manufacturing giant Wistron has just...
View ArticleMicrosoft bleeds more Android outfits for patent kickbacks
As we have reported before, software giant Microsoft is becoming a big fan of Android as the Linux based operating system has become the happy hunting ground of its patent lawyers. This week it signed...
View ArticleToshiba sells Mexican LCD plant for peanuts
Just as Hitachi, Toshiba and Sony merge to create a monster in LCD, Toshiba is selling off one of its Central American plants in Mexico - to a bidder and friend in Taiwan's Compal. Compal is trying to...
View ArticleHon Hai loses notebook orders to smaller ODMs
Taiwanese notebook manufacturers Compal and Wistron have snatched big orders from giant Hon Hai because the ODM giant wants to make tablets and smartphones, not notebooks.The Taiwan Economic News...
View ArticleHP Ultrabook rumoured in the works
Despite being in a muddle about its Personal Systems Group, Hewlett Packard is tipped to launch devices with Intel's Great Hope, the Ultrabook form factor, at least according to the latest round of...
View ArticleApple and Foxconn/Hon Hai improve worker conditions
Apple and Foxconn have agreed to improve wages and working conditions at factories accused of being sweatshops. Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai, will hire tens of thousands of new workers, eliminate...
View ArticleMicrosoft's hold over Android grows
Microsoft's hold over the Android operating system has grown as the software giant gets another manufacturer signed up to pay protection money a licence fee. Taiwanese manufacturer Pegatron has agreed...
View ArticleQuanta builds half of all HP notebooks
Taiwanese ODM Quanta will make half of the notebooks HP sells next year, according to reports.. In 2012 HP outsourced 40 per cent of its notebook orders to Quanta and has just upped the figure....
View ArticleODMs pushing convertible notebooks
Taiwanese ODMs are reportedly persuading brand vendors to sign up for new 2-in-1 convertible designs, which are Microsoft’s and Intel’s latest attempt to halt the Android onslaught. Unlike Ultrabooks,...
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