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Acer eyes Japan growth with new cheap laptop

Electronics / Hardware

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(AP) -- Acer Inc. of Taiwan said Friday it plans solid growth in the previously hard-to-crack Japanese market with a new slim, lightweight laptop that boasts an eight-hour battery life and a cheap price.


Acer goes deep with 3-D laptop for gaming, movies (AP)

Acer goes deep with 3-D laptop for gaming, movies

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(AP) -- With the launch of Windows 7 this week, PC makers are trying some new things, including laptops with touch screens. Acer Inc. is going further - introducing a laptop with a 3-D screen.


South Korea's Samsung and Taiwan's Acer are teaming up with AT&T to introduce low-priced netbook computers

Samsung, Acer team up with AT&T on netbooks

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Korea's Samsung and Taiwan's Acer are teaming up with US telecom giant AT&T to introduce low-priced netbook computers for the holiday shopping season.


A man browses through the Acer M900 smartphone during its launch in Singapore

Computer giant Acer launches mobile phones in Asia

Technology / Business

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taiwan-based computer giant Acer on Wednesday launched a series of advanced mobile phones for the Asia-Pacific region, ramping up its expansion into the wireless communication market.


HP Sues Acer, Again

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created Apr 24, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hewlett-Packard filed a second lawsuit against Taiwan-based PC manufacturer Acer in an East District court in Texas last week, this time over patents related to heat management, power savings, data flow regulation, and picture ...


Acer to offer Google's Android in netbook PCs (AP)

Acer to offer Google's Android in netbook PCs

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Small new "netbook" computers from Acer Inc. will come with Google Inc.'s Android operating system if buyers desire, instead of Windows from Microsoft Corp.


PC shipments down 3 pct., less than expected in 2Q

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created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Worldwide PC shipments fell 3 percent in the second quarter.


Taiwan's Asustek, Acer unveil new laptop PCs

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created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The world's two leading makers of mini laptops Tuesday introduced their latest computers at the opening of Asia's leading information technology trade fair.


PC shipments gain in 3Q, a good sign for holidays

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Worldwide shipments of personal computers edged back up in the third quarter, according to industry researchers, a promising sign for the industry as it heads into the holiday shopping season.


iSuppli: Acer Gains on HP, Dell in Laptop Shipments

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created Apr 06, 2007 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In its look at fourth-quarter notebook shipments, iSupply found that Taiwan-based Acer is starting to catch up to leaders such as Dell and HP, and it has surpassed Toshiba.


Review: Two new 3-D laptops still feel shallow (AP)

Review: Two new 3-D laptops still feel shallow

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(AP) -- In its search for another technology to excite us, the consumer electronics industry is reaching deep - into the third dimension. The big push for 3-D TV won't happen until next year, but already ...


PC shipments slide in 1Q, HP tops Dell in US (Update)

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created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Global shipments of personal computers fell 7.1 percent in the first three months of the year, but the decline was smaller than expected and research group IDC on Wednesday said the industry could turn around by ...


PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China (AP)

PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China

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created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.


Netbooks now being sold like cell phones

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

If you walked into the right RadioShack store last weekend, you could get an Acer Aspire "netbook" computer for free. The catch: You would have to sign a two-year contract for mobile Internet service from AT&T, at $60 a month ...


Dell's profit, stock drop on weak quarterly report (AP)

Dell's profit, stock drop on weak quarterly report

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Some of the computer-industry's biggest players - such as IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. - have wowed Wall Street this fall with stronger-than-expected profits.