Balancing Performance and Power Consumption: Future Development of Mobile Computing

One of the major focus areas of Computex 2008 -- held in Taipei from June 3-7 2008 were products such as low-price notebook PCs, Mini-Note, Netbook, and MIDs. Besides highlighting the new generation of notebook PCs and the ICT crossover trend, it also showcased major development trends among mobile computing products. This report analyzes major players' deployment in the mobile computing field, and examines key future product trends. MIC analysts visited the Computex exhibition, interviewed representatives from key companies, and examined trends in mobile computing products from the viewpoint of global PC industry development.