Notebook manufacturers are positive about the first quarter of 2006. CyberTAN's questionable dealings might affect Linksys. Intel will restart production of i865GV chipsets in the fourth quarter.

Intel is scheduled to restart production its entry-level 865GV chipset in the fourth quarter, as the chip giant has observed huge demand from the channel market, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers. In addition, the launch of Intel’s high-end 975X chipset will be pushed up from the first quarter of 2006 to the middle of this November, the sources indicated.