Too Busy Watching Women’s Beach Volleyball to Tinker

Digitimes reports:
Due to China government plans to start restricting transportation in Beijing in August this year to ease traffic during the Olympic games, plus consumers are expected to put most of their attention on the event resulting in a drop in the effectiveness of advertising, first-tier motherboard makers have decided to focus their sales activities [...]

Roundup Ready: UMPCs Coming to China

Shanghai Daily reports:
THOSE who like to stay in touch while on the move will be delighted by the new and cheap ultra-mobile personal computers.
At least 10 new mini PCs are expected to debut within the next two months, with prices ranging from 2,999 yuan (US$438) to 4,999 yuan, half the cost of laptops.
These models may [...]

China Laptops: Rumors of War

Marbridge Daily reports:
Vice president Zhang Hui of Lenovo’s (0992.HK) global consumer notebook division revealed recently that the company intends to change its notebook assembly strategy, moving from the old model, in which notebooks were produced at EMS plants in Taiwan and assembled and shipped out by Lenovo, to a new model under which assembly and [...]