Compal spruces up its PC and smart device business
Aiming to double its share price
Compal will carry out further improvements and integration of its PC and smart device departments, and boost its non-PC revenues and overall profitability its newly appointed president CP Wong has claimed.
Apple plans a cheaper iPad
Wants to hold on to market share
A report said that Apple will introduce a 9.7-inch iPad next year, with a comparatively low price tag.
Taiwanese manufacturers show strong June growth
Up, up and away
A tranche of hardware makers on the island of Taiwan have released figures that show they were on a roll in June.
Compal to ship 40 million PCs this year
Ten per cent growth
It seems that there is some recovery in the PC market, according to manufacturer Compal.
Notebook sales increased in November
Top three saw 10 per cent boost
Beancounters at Digitimes Research have added up some numbers and divided them by their shoe size and come up with some good news for notebook manufacturers.
Taiwan’s smartphone sales decline
Lower than expected results
Shipments of smartphones by Taiwan-based brand vendors and handset ODMs showed a surprise fall.
Notebook prices to rise from display shortage
Get yours when you can
A report said that there will be shortages of notebook panels during the first half of 2017.
Compal expects notebook sales to fall by 10 per cent
Am I the only person buying them?
This week I got my paws on an i7 Asus gaming computer with an Nvidia GPU for nearly 600 euro, according to Compal I must have been one of the few as it sees the industry sliding even more into the mire.
Notebook makers diversify into IoT
'Fings aint what they used to be' so get into the Internet of Fings
Notebook ODMs are trying to balance the loses in their industry by expanding into the Internet of Things (IoT) industry.
Acer planning new Gaming notebooks next year
Asking for quotes
Notebook maker Acer has been asking suppliers in the Far East for quotes for a new range of gaming notebooks which it is planning for 2016.