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HP’s Discontinuation of TouchPad Hardware Prompts Layoffs at Inventec

HP’s decision to discontinue webOS hardware like the TouchPad has not only affected their own staff, but also the tablet division of Taiwanese electronics firm, Inventec.

Sources have said that Inventec plans to lay off a little over 400 of its employees in the tablet…

Inventec Ivybridge Ultrabook Hands On at IDF 2011

Inventec, a major ODM  in Taiwan, debut their Ultrabook reference design at IDF 2011 in San Francisco.  The Ultrabook is 13.3 inches and features Intel’s upcoming Ivybridge processor.  This ultrathin device sports 2 x USB 3.0, multicard reader, a SIM card slot, audio jack, HDMI…

HP’s PC Spin off Plan Could Cost Taiwan a lot of Business

Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to spin off its PC division and the news is causing their partners to brace themselves for change. There have been rumours floating around since Q1 that HP has put out feelers to Samsung to see if they might be interested…

HP Rumored To Release 7″ Tablet in August

HP is about to release their TouchPad next month, its already up for pre-order on Amazon here for $499 for the 16GB version.  According to the Taiwan Economic News Inventec Corp., the subcontractor for the tablet, are said to have placed a healthy order for…

Inventec Mergers with Inventec Appliances Through Stock Swap

What ODMs get up to here in Taiwan isn’t often at the top of the news pile unless it involves Apple. However, Inventec, who specializes in notebooks, has announced that it will be merging with its affiliate Inventec Appliances, a maker of handsets and wireless…

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)…

Google Chrome OS Netbook Keyboard Leaked

With rumours of a Chrome OS netbook being released on Tuesday its only natural that we’re starting to get some leaks around the details. We’ve heard that its going to be powered by an Intel Atom processor which isn’t much of a surprise, what has…

Inventec: All-in-one PCs, Tablets, e-Readers to Drive Revenue in 2H10

Inventec foresees that all-in-one PCs, tablet PCs and e-Readers will be the main source of growth in its consolidated revenues for the second half of 2010. Richard Lee, CEO, also expects that sales revenues from notebooks will remain flat.

Lee pointed out that the company…

Inventec Kills Kojinsha Brand

You may have heard of Kojinsha, you may not have.  They’re a sub-brand of Taiwanese ODM Inventec, but if you haven’t heard of them don’t sweat it – the brand is now dead.  They’ve turned out some interesting machines in the last year or two,…

Dr Eye N18 5 inch MID running Android

We came across this MID last year and were pretty excited about it, things have changed a bit like the price, it was meant to be coming on the market for $300, pre-order for $200, its now going on sale for $400. The MID has…

Inventec N18: Touchscreen Android MID

The Inventec N18 with touch screen is available for Pre-Order Now. This 250g unit sports an Android operating system which supports wifi, eBook Reader mode, multi-language dictionary, Dr. Eye & all the organizational tools a devices of this size should have.…

IT Month 2009 Taiwan – Netbook Nation #11

Take a trip around the show floor at IT Month 2009 in Taipei Taiwan, running from Nov 28th -Dec 6th, 2009. This 2 week show is the equvalent of Black Friday, but only for Technology. Check out a few deals as well as some new…

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