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Article | 5/08/2010 Acer debuts new dual Android, Windows XP netbook
Acer's latest crack at combining Google's Android mobile software and Microsoft's Windows XP OS in the same netbook was unveiled at a computer show in...
Article | 4/08/2010 Acer revenue falls in Q2 amid European debt woes
Acer, one of the world's top three PC vendors, reported a decline in revenue in the second quarter compared to the first quarter as the value of the e...
Article | 4/08/2010 iPad, MacBook Sales Make Apple No. 3 in Portable Devices
Want to make Apple an overnight success in the portable PC market? Just lump iPad and MacBook sales into one category, and the company jumps from the ...
Article | 15/07/2010 Gartner says Dell still lags behind Acer
The race for the No. 2 spot among PC vendors may be to close to call, with analyst firms disagreeing over whether or not Dell lagged behind rival Acer...
Article | 15/07/2010 Dell nudges Acer from No. 2 spot in PC sales
Dell recovered its second-place spot in worldwide PC shipments during the second quarter, edging out Acer as corporate PC sales gained steam, IDC said...
Article | 10/07/2010 Laptop PSU standard in the works
The days of having to use a different power supply unit (PSU) for every laptop could be drawing to a close with reports that the IEEE industry body is...
Article | 19/06/2010 Acer chooses AMD chips for new netbooks
Acer on Friday announced new netbooks based on chips from Advanced Micro Devices, a win for the chip company's efforts to grab market share from rival...
Article | 5/06/2010 PC shipments hit record growth in Q1
Echoing earlier research, a report from iSuppli shows that worldwide PC shipments hit record growth in the first quarter of this year.
Article | 28/05/2010 Computex 2010 to feature iPad rivals
The Computex Taipei electronics show will celebrate its 30th anniversary when it opens next Tuesday, and will highlight several new tablet computers h...
Article | 28/05/2010 Acer's Android phone does HDMI, 720p video
Acer today announced its latest smartphone in its Liquid lineup of Android-powered devices, the Acer Liquid Stream. What sets this phone apart from i...
Article | 27/05/2010 Acer makes handheld push with new e-reader, Android tablet
Acer showed off a prototype tablet device and an e-reader at a press conference in Beijing on Thursday, setting the stage for the company to push into...
Article | 18/05/2010 Acer: 'No short-term plans' for Chrome netbooks
Acer shot down speculation that it plans to release a series of netbooks running Google's Chrome OS at the upcoming Computex exhibition in Taipei.
Article | 15/05/2010 Acer to launch Chrome OS devices at last?
Remember Chrome OS, Google's stripped-to-the-browser operating system? It's reportedly ready for prime time, with Chrome OS devices from Acer leading ...
Article | 29/04/2010 Acer to launch full line of mobile Internet devices in May
Acer plans to launch a full line of mobile Internet devices (MIDs) by the end of May in a bid to boost profitability and add to its mobile device offe...
Article | 31/03/2010 Server vendors focus on memory in Nehalem-EX servers
Orthodox server designs are receiving a face-lift with Intel's Nehalem-EX processor, with vendors implementing new memory features to boost applicatio...