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Article | 9/02/2011 Taiwanese PC makers see Q1 snags after Intel recall
Taiwan's top computer makers such as Acer and Asustek expect dips in first-quarter shipments as they stop early sales of units containing potentially ...
Article | 27/01/2011 If tablets are PCs, Apple is world's 3rd biggest seller
When is a tablet not a tablet? When it's a PC.
Article | 26/01/2011 Acer reports record revenue, profit in 2010
Acer, one of the world's top PC vendors, reported record high revenue of $NT629.7 billion ($US19.9 billion) in 2010 and profits in its core business, ...
Article | 21/01/2011 Asustek sees netbook sales flat in 2011
Asustek Computer, a top manufacturer of netbook PCs, anticipates a global slowdown in growth of the lightweight laptops as tablets gain ground.
Article | 21/01/2011 Acer says it has no plans to phase out netbooks
Acer on Wednesday in a statement said that it has no plans to phase out netbooks as it increases its focus on tablets.
Article | 18/01/2011 Acer to launch 7-inch and 10-inch tablets before July
Acer will begin selling two or three new tablet PCs in the first half of the year, including one with a seven-inch screen, a company sales manager sai...
Article | 12/01/2011 Taiwan's Compal to raise laptop part prices
Compal Electronics, one of the world’s biggest contract laptop makers, will raise component prices this year to shore up a drop in profits, affecting ...
Article | 10/01/2011 WiMax update set for go-ahead this year
A faster, more secure and energy-efficient update to the WiMax wireless Internet standard will get final approval and see commercialization within a y...
Article | 8/01/2011 New Dolby System Looks to Improve Laptop Sound
Dolby's new PC Entertainment Experience 4, or PPEv4, pushes the capacity of one of the weakest sound players on the planet: the laptop. Built into the...
Article | 7/01/2011 Will touch screens kill the keyboard?
Thanks to a handful of emerging technologies, virtual touch-screen keyboards are getting closer to the feel of real electromechanical keyboards. Enhan...
Article | 6/01/2011 Acer Announces Laptops With New CPUs from Intel and AMD
Coinciding with the launch of Intel's new 2nd Generation Core processors, AMD's Fusion processors, and the 2011 CES, Acer is unveiling a string of new...
Article | 22/12/2010 Windows PCs may be looking to imitate MacBook Air
Feeling a bit of MacBook Air envy, Acer, Asus and Lenovo may soon offer alternatives to Apple's ultra-thin computer, according to Digitimes.
Article | 14/12/2010 Google's Chrome OS doesn't support Java yet
Google's prototype Chrome OS laptops do not yet support Java, and support for Flash Player 10.1 is being called a "work in progress."
Article | 26/11/2010 DRAM prices to keep falling through the first half of 2011
The price of DRAM, the main memory inside personal computers, will likely keep falling throughout the first half of next year before a recovery takes ...
Article | 24/11/2010 Acer brings dual-screen laptop to reality
Are physical keyboards soon going to be a thing of the past? At a splashy event here in New York City, Acer Tuesday announced its new concept for a la...