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Article | 2/09/2011 Acer's Aspire S3 looks to capture MacBook Air feel
Acer has introduced the Aspire S3, an ultrabook that will start shipping this month and cost from €799 (US$1,134), the company said during a launch ev...
Article | 1/09/2011 Taiwan prepares fund to fight patent war
A Taiwanese research institute plans to create a multimillion-dollar fund to help local technology firms fend off patent infringement lawsuits in resp...
Article | 23/08/2011 Can't snag a $99 HP TouchPad? Here are 5 alternatives
If you've missed out on Hewlett-Packard's close-out deals on the discontinued TouchPad tablet -- $99 for the 16GB model, and $149 for 32GB -- you migh...
Article | 18/08/2011 Gartner: India PC market hit by low consumer interest
India's PC market was flat in the second quarter, reflecting the low importance Indian consumers attach to PC purchases, according to research firm Ga...
Article | 12/08/2011 Acer ships 7-inch tablet with Android 3.2 for $329
Acer on Friday started shipping a US$329 Iconia Tab A100 tablet, which the company says is the first tablet with a 7-inch screen to run Android 3.2.
Article | 21/07/2011 Acer to buy U.S. cloud technology provider iGware
Acer said Thursday it plans to acquire iGware, a cloud technology company in the U.S., for US$320 million, as part of a plan to allow users to more ea...
Article | 18/07/2011 Acer to boost its smartphone, tablet presence in China
Acer has created a new mobile devices business group for China, with the aim of tapping the country's growing smartphone and tablet market.
Article | 14/07/2011 Lenovo takes third spot in global PC sales from Acer
Lenovo nudged out Acer to become the world's third-largest PC maker, and is inching closer to taking the second spot from Dell, according to IDC resea...
Article | 9/07/2011 Sub-$US400 laptops for sale
It's the back-to-school sales season and some well-equipped laptops are now available for under $US400. The laptops have between 11.6-inch and 15.6-i...
Article | 8/07/2011 Acer adds social-networking button to new laptops
Acer on Thursday announced Gateway laptops with keys that give one-touch access to social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
Article | 29/06/2011 Laptops with AMD Llano chips available for $500 to $700
Laptops from top PC makers priced between US$500 and $700 and running on Advanced Micro Devices' latest A-series Fusion processors are on now on sale ...
Article | 29/06/2011 Acer ships first Chromebook in US for $349
After a short delay, Acer has started shipping its AC700 laptop with Google's Chrome OS in the U.S., priced at US$349.
Article | 16/06/2011 Gadgets for cloud computing
A flood of simple computing devices is hitting the market, aimed at pushing the cloud outside of the enterprise. Samsung and Acer have announced Chrom...
Article | 14/06/2011 OS X Lion features could make Google Chromebooks tough sell
Apple's new version of its desktop operating system is expected to allow quick access to the Internet without having to log back in when your system i...
Article | 13/06/2011 Acer says names, emails hacked in Europe
Taiwanese PC maker Acer is investigating the hacker attack that stole customer data from its Packard Bell unit in Europe, according to a statement fro...