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1. MSI plans Tegra e-book, talks up notebook shipments

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... problems' to be fixed with the design of the device, reports Digitimes. MSI joins Asustek, which has already announced plans for an e-book. Its nine-inch grayscale device will appear 'soon' according ...

2. Down in the Valley, the car lots are empty

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... thinking of shuttering that factory which spells bad news -  not just for the 10,000 workers there – but for the associated suppliers and infrastructure chain.But what about tech? We visited Asus, ...

3. Intel shows off 22 nanometer, optimistic about future

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... handhelds and then by other devices. Intel is creating a framework to allow customers to build their own app stores. Asus, Acer and Dell are its first customers. Asus will support the developer program ...

4. World + Dog licenses Nvidia SLI

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... for inclusion in its P55 Express motherboards designed for the Core i7 and the upcoming Core i5 chips. Asus, EVGA, Gigabyte, and MSI, have also licensed SLI for their LGA1156 socket mobos, enabling users ...

5. Chinese netbook makers abandon smaller models

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... Both Asus and Acer focus on the region. Coverage of mobile broadband networks is high in Europe, and bundled promotions in cooperation with telecom operators are popular, stimulating shipment volume. Also, ...

6. Nanya hopes for DRAM rebound

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... mavens appear clueless about the future.  * In other news from Taiwan, Asustek turned in first quarter earnings amounting to $13.71 million, a decline of 93 percent year on year.  ...

7. Netbooks missing sales targets

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... the economic downturn has hit this segment in the first quarter as well. Digitimes reports that Acer, Asus and MSI were not able to meet their sales targets for the period. From Digitimes: “Although Acer ...

8. Commercial Times: A Mac netbook arrives Q3

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... Asus alone sold 4.9 million Eee PC netbooks in 2008 and expects netbooks to make up 30 percent of their notebook sales, which is estimated to be 25 to 35 million global units shipped this year (between ...

9. Apple tax on the latest Mac gear: 40 percent

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... think [Apple] would be a little more reactive," said IDC analyst Richard Shim. Indeed, $599 Mac mini costs 40 percent more than Asustek's comparable $430 Nova P22 mini PC. MAC MINI *IS* OVERPRICEDIt's ...

10. ATI releases new 40nm 4800-series Mobile GPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... ASUS N81Vp, N51Tp and W90, which use 4600-series or desktop 4870-series today. MSI's GT727 will upgrade from 4850. And Toshiba's Satellite 300 up from 4570 or 4650. AMD also has additional partners that ...

11. The last call for a Mac netbook

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... Asus alone sold 4.9 million Eee PC netbooks in 2008. According to the February ChangeWave survey that polled consumer PC and electronics purchases in the past 90 days, and planned purchases in the next ...

12. The new Asus Eee Top "Kitchen PC"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    An all in one computer is great, stylish and packed full of features, however for simple every day use they can sometimes be a little lavish. That was until ASUS released the wallet friendly Eee Top (ET1602). ...

13. Nvidia passionately responds to Intel court filing

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    ... NVIDIA’s chipset for its entire new line of notebooks including the MacBook Classic, MacBook Air, MacBook and MacBook Pro. Today, companies like Acer, Alienware, Asus, Dell, Falcon Northwest, Fujitsu, ...

14. Intel's CFO says Havendale on track for 2H'2009

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    ... it was recently noted that Intel will be delaying Lynnfield slightly on weak global demand for CPUs, chipsets and in an effort to give Asustek and Gigabyte the opportunity to clear out over $300 million ...

15. Overstock inventories affecting Asustek and Gigabyte

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Taipei (Taiwan) - Citing lower-than-expected shipments of Intel's 4-series chipsets have caught Asustek and Gigabyte off guard, according to DigiTimes. The current oversupply is causing unsold inventory ...

16. CES 2009: Nvidia releases GeForce GTX 285 and GTX 295 for high-end

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... watts is 289, maximum GPU temperature is 105 degrees Celsius. Retail cards are selling today from EVGA and Asus. The GeForce GTX 295 performance shows 52% improvement over GTX 280, and 18% improvement ...

17. Asustek debuts netbook with Windows 7 and 512GB SSD

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Las Vegas (NV) - Yesterday, Asustek let slip a surprise. It's an S121 netbook with two unexpected additions; Windows 7 OS and a 512 GB SSD. Measuring 11.7 by 8.3 inches, and weighing 3 lbs, the netbook ...

18. CES 2009: Asus shows touchscreen EeePC and Keyboard PC

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

      Asus took advantage of the crowd present at the first major press conference at CES 2009 and showed off next-generation of EeePC netbooks, Windows 7 on netbooks, a multitouch EeePC as well as ...

19. Nvidia's Tesla deskside supercomputer returns as a PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... with a reference platform of what it imagines to be a capable Tesla desktop and convinced vendors such as Dell, Asus, Lenovo, Scan and Boxx to configure and sell such PCs under their brand names. Of course, ...

20. Scientists capture images of extrasolar system 762.5 trillion miles away

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... an extrasolar star in the constellation of Pegasus. HR 8799 is faintly visible to the naked eye and is estimated to be about 130 light years away from the earth. That number cannot nearly transport the ...

21. Nvidia lists SLI for Intel Nehalem platform licensees

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    According to Nvidia, Asustek Computer, EVGA, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology, and DFI, have all licensed SLI technology for their upcoming motherboards designed to work with Intel ...

22. How the collapse of the U.S. economy will affect consumer tech

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... product design and a whole lot less control over what these products look and feel like over the next five or so years. This should be to the advantage of overseas vendors like Acer, Asus, and Lenovo ...

23. Apple preps Macbook upgrades and a mysterious "Brick"

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... to unveil a tablet. Another rumor has it that Apple may introduce a brand-new sub-notebook to compete with Asustek's EeePC. Introduced eight months ago, Apple's thinnest laptop is getting a bit old not ...

24. Dell mini-notebook offers Linux for a premium

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

      Dell today announced its first mini-notebook that squarely aims for a market that has been created by products such as the OLPC or Asus EeePC. It comes in a stylish package with an 8.9” screen ...

25. Shhh. We have a product but it’s a mystery.

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... be developing a brand-new sub-notebook to compete with Asustek's EeePC. It would be a logical step now that Apple's premium laptops cover price points above $1000. •    Refreshed, cheaper ...

26. GTX 200 prices crashing, Nvidia said to be shifting strategy

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... 3D. Gigabyte sells its 3870 with 512 MB GDDR3 memory for $129.99, but Asus has a better deal with higher clocks and GDDR4 memory for just $125.99 after a $20 MIR check. The GeForce 9600 GT is a price ...

27. Asus unleashes three new Eee PCs, demos WiMax Eee PC

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

      Asus kicked of Computex 2008 with the Eee PC 901, the Eee PC 1000 and the Eee PC 1000H. The product family is quickly evolving from once was a cheap sub-$300 notebook to a trendy gadget that is ...

28. Five reasons why an Apple tablet makes sense now

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... iPhone ($499) and the cheapest Mac laptop ($1099). $599 - $799 would be an interesting segment that could allow Apple to even compete with devices such as the Asus EeePC. 5. Apple's value proposition ...

29. Fixing OLPC: Negroponte’s second-gen XO laptop

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... design, this one looks like a winner. However, there was much more wrong with the first generation XO – mistakes that have been corrected by companies such as Asus that are exploiting the market opportunity ...

30. Most first-tier motherboard makers see on-month drop in revenues

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Asustek Computer announced consolidated revenues of NT$20.7 billion (US$673 million) in April, a slight increase of 2% on month and a increase of 19% on year, while the company's spun-off OEM/ODM ...

31. 65 nm GPUs for Xbox 360 now in production, Xbox ‘540’ coming in 2009

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... decides to put a Blu-ray drive into the Xbox 360. We were not able to receive a confirmation either way, and we keep digging to find out if the Asustek subsidiary Pegatron will manufacture regular Xbox ...

32. IdeaPad U100 – Lenovo’s best idea yet?

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... Macbook Air’s thickest part (0.72” vs. 0.88”). Pricewise it is in Macbook Air territory as well, but the screen size (11.1”) is closer to the latest Asus EeePC. But if you compare it to the EeePC, you ...

33. Unreal creator Tim Sweeney: "PCs are good for anything, just not games”

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... the PCI-SIG certified the PCI External standard, which enabled the conventional PCI slot to extend through several different cables. There were several Taiwanese companies such as Asus and MSI that demonstrated ...

34. Wrap-up: All stories and slideshows from CES 2008

    (Event Coverage/Event Coverage Features)

    ... Brand strategy Asustek showcasing new notebooks TI shows DualView technology for gamers on DLP products CEA president calls for free trade at CES  ...

35. Asustek showcasing new notebooks

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Asustek Computer has showcased several notebooks at CES 2008, including the G70 with dual GPUs, M50 and M70 with terabyte capacity hard drives and U2E with a SSD (solid state drive), according to the company. ...

36. Asus Eee PC – pc power in the palm of your hands

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... comes along and the Asus Eee PC is it. Officially called the Asus 701 Eee PC, this flash-based subnotebook is tiny and is smaller than your average mousepad and weighs less than two pounds.  It boots ...

37. Motherboard shipments dropping slightly due to weak demand

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    ... is being reported solely as the result of low demand. Declines in November motherboard shipments were reported earlier this month by makers Asustek, MSI and Gigabyte.  The trend toward declining ...

38. Intel's goal for Penryn: "Ramp and win as fast as possible"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... take both. Mooly Eden:  I will not refer to $100 or $199.  At the end of the day, the decision is done by the OEM who sells it.  So you know that Asus got the eePC.  Negroponte has ...

39. OCZ announces 1600 MHz DDR3 enthusiast memory

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... latencies between the system memory, the chipset, and memory controller.” Compared to the regular DDR3-12800 (1600 MHz) modules, the “EB” versions feature 7-6-6-20 timings (on Asus motherboards) ...

40. Computex Day 3 Slideshows: SSDs, wood laptops and quad-core SFF PCs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... by monstrous 8 and 16 GB models.    SSD drives, DDR3 and massive flash sticks... Asus showed off several wooden laptops along with their Aquatank watercooler that they claim will cool GPUs ...

41. Update: Intel launches Bearlake chipset, announces plans for sub-$200 PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... and E6850 (3 GHz). During a presentation at Computex today, Intel chief marketing officer Sean Maloney also said that Intel and Asustek are working together to offer a family of education focused, low-cost ...

42. Computex 2007

    (Event Coverage/Event Coverage Features)

    ...  5 GHz overclocking attempt at Computex Thermalright’s insane “Heat Sink Case” A closer look at Asus’ $199 computer SSD drives, DDR3 and massive flash ...

43. Get into the hotseat: CES 2007 Unveiled - slideshow

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... - including the new generation of UMPCs, Asus' external graphics station, 16-core computers, interactive toys and - remember, it's CES - new LCD TVs. Las Vegas (LV) - CES Unveiled is the first official ...

44. CES 2007: Asus shows off external graphics for notebooks

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Asus's big product at CES Unveiled was their XG Station, an external graphics solution which turns a run-of-the-mill notebook into a gaming machine. Las Vegas (NV) - Asus's big product at CES Unveiled ...

45. Consumer Electronics Show 2007

    (Event Coverage/Event Coverage Features)

    ... hybrid camcorder and a $2500 50" LCD Webaroo promises free offline browsing D-Link puts draft 11n in new networked media player Asus demoing UWB HDMI connection system First horseman ...

46. Next-gen OQO ultra-portable computer coming

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... to run Windows Vista. Pricing of the model 02 could also be substantially lower than the $2000 of the original device. Samsung's and Asus' UMPCs, which will be direct competitors with the model 02, are ...

47. AMD launches 4x4 platform Quad FX

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... (Asus L1N64-SLI), a new chipset (Nvidia 680a) and new processors. Comparable to an Opteron dual-socket platform, AMD will offer three new Athlon 64 FX processors for Quad FX: The FX-70 (2.6 GHz), FX-72 ...

48. AMD previews 4x4 platform

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... 4x4. While product names were not unveiled, the picture of the motherboard appeared to have been built by Asus, while we speculate that the chipset will be a version of the already introduced Nforce 680i ...

49. Asustek expects Apple and PS3 to balance potential slip in moboshipments in Q4

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

      Amid component-shortage concerns surfacing the motherboard industry, Asustek Computer remains confident on its fourth-quarter business outlook, expecting to start delivering PlayStation 3 (PS3) ...

50. Graphics card shipments slow in October

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    ... to see slight shipment decreases on-month in October. Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI) enjoyed each record graphics card shipments in September, but are unlikely to ...