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Article | 10/12/2009 Acer: Dell and HP are sabotaging ultra-thin laptops
Wondering why thin and light laptops with monster battery life haven't been a smashing success? Acer chairman J.T. Wang says Dell and HP are to blame.
Article | 4/12/2009 iSuppli now ranks Acer ahead of Dell in PC market
Lifted by fast-growing notebook shipments, Taiwan's Acer grabbed the No. 2 spot in the global PC market for the first time over Dell, according to iSu...
Article | 3/11/2009 Acer hints at faster Intel CULV chips in Q1
Acer executives have grumbled about the performance of Intel's processors for thin and light laptops but suggested that faster chips are coming early ...
Article | 6/08/2009 Acer relaunches Gateway brand in Australia
More than seven years after pulling out of the Australian market, Gateway PC -- the brand with the cow-themed logo -- will return to Australia on 15 A...
Article | 30/07/2009 Acer dumps Google Android netbook
Acer's plans to launch an Aspire One netbook running Google's Android operating system have been shelved.
Article | 30/07/2009 Acer on track for Android netbook launch in third quarter
Acer remains on track to launch a version of its Aspire One netbook with Google's Android mobile operating system in the third quarter of this year, a...
Article | 9/07/2009 Google lists HP, Acer among Chrome OS partners
Google is already working with several companies to develop devices around the new Chrome OS, including Hewlett-Packard and Acer, the company said in ...
Article | 26/06/2009 Acer pushes AMD into netbook space
Advanced Micro Devices has quietly released a low-voltage chip that has made its way into a new netbook from Acer, forcing the chip designer into the ...
Article | 17/06/2009 Next batch of Acer smartphones due out in September
The F1, L1 and C1 will all run Microsoft Windows Mobile software.
Article | 10/06/2009 Acer to build laptop with 3-D screen
Hoping to ride a recent surge in movies and TV shows filmed in 3-D, Acer Inc. plans to release a notebook PC this fall equipped with a 15.6-inch 3-D s...
Article | 4/06/2009 Acer will use Moblin Linux across its products
The world's third-largest PC vendor plans to roll out the Moblin Linux operating system, championed by Intel, in its products, a top executive said We...
Article | 3/06/2009 COMPUTEX: Acer shows an Android-based Atom netbook that could be out this quarter
The computer is the first Android prototype based on the Intel Atom processor.
Article | 3/06/2009 Acer may be first with Android netbook
Acer plans to launch a version of its Aspire One netbook with Google's Android mobile operating system in the third quarter of this year, a top execut...
Article | 1/06/2009 Acer's first Android smartphone due in Q4
Acer plans to launch its first smartphone with Google's Android software on board in the fourth quarter of this year, the company announced Monday.
Article | 30/04/2009 Acer working on several Android devices
Acer is already working on several different devices using Google's Android operating system and software, and plans to launch a smartphone using the ...
Article | 30/04/2009 Acer beat Asus in netbooks last year, to ship 12M this year
Acer edged out rival Asustek Computer to lead the world in netbook shipments last year.
Article | 18/03/2009 Acer demos new smartphones
PC vendor Acer made its first move into the Smartphone market at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
Article | 29/01/2009 Acer smartphone up PC maker's sleeve
PC vendor Acer will launch its first smartphones in mid-February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Article | 15/01/2009 Netbooks won't save PC market this year, surveys say
Netbook shipments will see tremendous growth this year but won't be enough to boost overall worldwide PC shipments, which will sink due to the global ...
Article | 30/12/2008 Acer launches laptop with Intel's quad-core chip
Acer on Monday launched a powerful quad-core laptop at a price that may appeal to buyers on a budget.

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