Samsung has always built their own notebooks, but in 2012 according to Taiwan’s industry executives said Samsung will outsource an insignificant contract manufacturing of to a Taiwanese ODM. Looks like Samsung is testing the waters and has been asking around Quanta Computer Inc., Compal Electronics…
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Intel Playing Matchmaker with Ultrabooks & Manufacturers
CES is poised to be a show bursting at the seams with Ultrabooks and 2012 is gearing up for a landslide of devices with news that Intel is going after the smaller manufactures. According to CNET nn Wednesday Intel plans on holding a meeting in…
Manufactures Looking for CPU Price Drop on Ultrabooks
I saw this one coming a mile away! I’ve been saying for weeks now that Intel should subsidize the end cost of Ultrabooks for the consumer and apparently the manufacturers agree! Both Acer and Compal are looking Intel to help them drop the price on…
ASUS Reduces Eee PC Volumes Thanks to the Transformer’s Success
ASUS is seeing better than expected Eee Pad Transformer sales and due to its versatile form factor its decreasing its Eee PC volumes to compensate. With its detachable keyboard the Transformer fills the same category as the average netbook, its not surprising that a tablet…
Intel/Android Devices on Display at IDF Beijing
Intel has gotten on board with Android and as a part of that push they have decided to cooperate with Taiwan-based notebook makers including Inventec and Compal Electronics. Supposedly the fruits of these ventures are going to be on display at Intel Developer Forum (IDF)…
Compal 7 inch Android Tablet Running Tegra 2
New devices everyday at the Netbook Summit here in San Francisco at the NVIDIA Booth we came across another not yet on the market Android 7 inch Android Tablet by Compal. Sascha gives us a walk around the ports and a look at the Eclair…
Taiwan Gossip? Tegra 2 Toshiba tablets to be Released end of 2010
Last week Toshiba confirmed that they were planning on launching atleast 2 iPad rivals, which wasn’t at all surprising since they have already had plans to launch the JournE. Digitimes have been tipped that Compal & Nvidia are the manufacturing and hardware contenders behind the…
Netbook Makers Help Component Suppliers Reduce China’s Labor Shortage Problems
Taiwanese netebook makers are looking ahead and working to avoid component shortages for there netbooks and notesbooks and have begun to lend out their own employees to suppliers in Southern China. They are hoping to minimize the impact of the labor shortage on their supply…
Compal NAZ-10 Hands-On: Android Tablet Has Sleek UI at MWC
As an Android device, the NAZ-10’s interface is pretty stock, although with a tap you can access Compal’s own interface, which is layered on top of Android. For the most part, the interface is about organization. For instance, if you click on “Utilities” you’ll see…
iPad Alternative: Compal Tablet
This working prototype was shown off at CES 2010. Made by Compal, the 7-inch Android 2.0 tablet runs on the new, high-powered next-generation Tegra 2 processor NVIDIA announced at CES. With this chip, a device can support 1080p video playback, yet retain startlingly good battery…
