Acer officials in a statement denied the remarks of an Acer salesperson, who reportedly said that its netbooks would be phased out in favor of tablets. – Acer officials are denying that they plan to phase out the company’s netbook
lines as Acer begins to also focus on the tablet market. Additionally, the
officials said in a statement that, for the moment, tablets quot;based on
[Intel's] Sandy Bridge
are not yet foreseen. quot;
Citing Taiwan
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Hewlett-Packard,
Dell, Acer and Toshiba dominated worldwide PC shipments during last years
fourth quarter, according to Jan. 12 reports from IDC and Gartner. Whil…
Among Acers newest notebooks are its highest-performing Aspire ever, with an Intel Core i7 processor and a 20 percent performance gain. – Acer, the worlds second-largest PC maker, introduced four
mobile PCs at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), covering a
range of consumer tastes. At the highest end is the Aspire AS8950G-9839
which may better stick in the memory as the highest performing
model in Acers flagship Aspire n…
While HP led the global PC market in Q3, Dell held its lead over Acer. The strongest performances, however, came from Lenovo and Asustek, which jumped ahead of Toshiba. – Dell, for the second straight quarter, held its lead over Acer during the global PC markets third quarter, market research firm iSuppli reported Dec. 7. The Texas PC maker, which remained in second place and was boosted by corporate PC sales, sold 11.3 million units, representing a growth of 7.2 per…
Google is delaying the launch of Chrome OS on netbooks to consumers until mid-2011, when Samsung and Acer will offer machines. For now, Google is offering Cr-48, a pilot device. – Computers running Google’s Chrome Operating system won’t
ship to consumers until the second half of 2011, with netbooks slated to come
from Samsung and Acer at that time.
Google is instead making unbranded, Chrome OS-based
netbooks available to qualified users, developers, schools and businesses…
News Analysis: Acer is entering the tablet market next year. And when it does, the company will show that it’s a real threat to the likes of Apple and Samsung. – Acer
announced on Nov. 23 a couple tablets that it hopes will help it take on
Apple’s iPad in that space. One model features a 7-inch display, while the
other includes a 10.1-inch screen. Those devices will be available in the
spring of 2011, with a tentative release date of April.
Some are won…
News Analysis: Acers new crops of Microsoft Windows7 and Google Android tablets will add more competition to this red-hot market. – Acers announcement that the company would begin selling a line of tablet computers as well as a large-screen smartphone is another indication that Apple is going to find itself under ever increasing pressure to deliver more and charge less. According to Nick Kolakowskis story in eWEEK, two of these …
Acer has revealed two Android-based tablets and a Windows 7 tablet for early 2011 release, jumping into an increasingly crowded tablet market. – Acer plans to release two Android-based tablets and a Windows 7 tablet in early 2011, joining an already crowded market. Pricing and names remain undisclosed for the devices, which will compete against not only the Apple iPad, but also other Android-based tablets such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
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Hewlett-Packard, Acer and Lenovo all introduced lightweight mobile PCs in mid-November. HP and Acer—the top two global PC market share leaders—introduced devices for business users, while Lenovo offered consumers an “ultraportable.” From smallest to largest, the HP Mini 1103 weighs 2.78 pounds, features a 10.1-inch display, is powered by an Intel Atom N455 or N475 processor and starts at $299. The Lenovo laptop, weighing 3 pounds and featuring a 12.5-inch display, is the first of its size with an Intel Core i7 processor; pricing starts at $899. And finally Acer, offering the TravelMate 5542 notebook for on-the-go professionals, pairs a 15.6-inch widescreen display with an AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) dual-core processor and a starting price of $549. Each runs a version of Microsoft Windows 7. According to data from Gartner and IDC, enterprise and government spending on PCs met expectations during the third-quarter, but consumer spending was soft, as non-students and others able to delay purchases took a “wait-and-see” approach, curious about the promised media tablet headed to market for the holidays. While tablets arent intended to compete directly with mobile PCs, their design, features and pricing are intriguing buyers—and even influencing laptop design, as Apple noted during its October introduction of the refreshed MacBook Air. – …
The Acer Travelmate 5542, an “outstanding value” for professionals, pairs Windows 7 Professional with AMD dual-core processors and a 15.6-inch display for $549. – Acer has introduced the TravelMate 5542, a new business laptop for the U.S. market.
With a 15.6-inch widescreen LED back-lit display, Microsofts Windows 7 Professional operating system and a choice of AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) processors, pricing for the TravelMate starts at $549.
For “budget…
Acer’s CEO said its line of tablet devices, running Microsoft Windows and Google’s Android OS, is expected in November. – Adding to the impending glut of tablet-style devices crowding a
market resurrected by Apples iPad, computer maker Acer ‘s CEO,
Gianfranco Lanci, told
Dow Jones Newswire the company is planning to introduce a family of
tablet computers in November, some of which will run Microsofts
Windows platf…
Acer will release two updated all-in-one desktops and two new nettops this month. Intel processors and Windows 7 are in the mix, along with newly slimmed designs. – Acer is adding to its line of Veriton nettops and has updated its
professional all-in-one (AIO) desktop line for the U.S.
market, with the new devices arriving in stores this month.
Kicking off with the AIOs, there’s the high-definition Z410G, featuring a
21.5-inch display, and the more quot;v…
Acer’s new line of Aspire TimelineX notebooks boasts a range of Intel Core processors. The emphasis across the lineup is ultra-mobility meets high performance. – Acer is introducing a boosted line of Aspire TimelineX notebooks outfitted
with Intel Core series processors and a promised battery life of up to 8 hours.
Geared toward quot;road warriors, quot; with the notebooks, Acer is putting an
emphasis on a mix of lightweight ultra-mobility and high perfo…
After Acer’s PC sales take a tumble, Dell steps into the runner-up position in worldwide PC sales, following HP, according to an iSuppli report. – Nine months after losing its No. 2 ranking in the global PC sales market, Dell
retook the runner-up position in the second quarter of 2010 as rival Acer suffered
a sales setback during the period, according to the latest report from market
research firm iSuppli.
Dell in the second quarter ship…
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Acer and Dell have long battled for the No. 2 worldwide PC maker position. During the second quarter of 2010, the winner depends on who you ask Gartner gave it to Acer, while IDC early estimates favor Dell. – The worldwide PC market is continuing to rebound, according to
second-quarter numbers released July 14 by research firms Gartner and
IDC. The bigger question is where Acer and Dell fit in the space.
Worldwide, corporate PC purchases helped fuel much of the growth,
taking some of the burden off…
Meet the family: Acer’s Aspire TimelineX notebooks have Intel Core processors, slim physiques and 8 hours of battery life in common. From the 3.09-pound 1830T to the 15.6-inch 5820T, however, they’re individuals with unique configurations. – Acer’s offering a notebook for every application, with the U.S.
introduction of its Aspire TimelineX family. Made up of four five, really new
notebooks in a range of screen sizes, the family resemblance runs to 8 hours of
battery life, a choice of Intel Core i3 or i5 processors and of 3GB or 4GB …
Acer’s updated Aspire One netbooks, the AO521 and the AO721, highlight how far netbooks have come in the last few years. They feature AMD Athlon II Neo processors, ATI Radeon graphics and versions of Windows 7, and can reportedly juggle high-definition games, Websites and e-mail. – Acer has updated
two netbooks in its Aspire One line, offering evidence, should anyone still
need it, that gone are the days of netbooks as low-powered couch surfers.
The Aspire One AO521 and AO721 each feature AMD
Athlon II Neo processors and ATI Radeon HD
4225 graphics with 384MB of dedi…
During a major press conference in China, Acer introduced the LumiRead e-reader it alluded to in January, an Android-running Stream smartphone, and a notebook and all-in-one PC with an emphasis on home entertainment. – Acer is rolling out an Android-running smartphone called the Stream, the LumiRead e-reader, a 23-inch all-in-one PC, and an Aspire 5745P notebook.
No information has been offered yet about when the products, which were
announced May 27 during a press conference in China, may arrive in the
Un…
Intel is looking to give the ultrathin laptop market a boost with the release of low-power processors that officials say will give OEMs new tools to work with when designing their thin and light notebooks. The new ultra low-voltage processors, which span Intel’s Core, Pentium and Celeron product lines, are built on the chip maker’s new 32-nanometer manufacturing process, and other a smaller size, greater performance and better energy consumption than current processors used in ultrathin laptops. They also offer such features as Hyper Threading, Turbo Boost and integrated graphics. Intel officials say about 40 laptops using the new chips are in the works, and a few from the likes of Acer, Asus, Gateway and MSI are ready to hit the market in June. – …
