Acer sues former CEO for violating non-compete agreement
Acer has filed a lawsuit against its former chief executive officer Gianfranco Lanci for allegedly violating a non-compete agreement. Lanci left Acer last March after …
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Canalys: Apple blazes past HP to dominate global PC market in Q4
Apple pulled ahead of HP in the fourth quarter to become the largest player in the client PC market, a new report suggested Monday. The …
Acer, Asus and Lenovo to equip ultrabooks with Thunderbolt ports in Q2
Acer, Asus and Lenovo will reportedly begin selling ultrabooks equipped with Intel’s fast and versatile Thunderbolt I/O port, which combines DisplayPort and PCI Express, during the …
Acer chairman eyes MacBook Air-like ultrabooks for PC growth
Acer chairman JT Wang on Thursday reaffirmed the company’s dedication to the new “ultrabook” market, further distancing his company from the low-margin netbooks that have …
Acer to launch iCloud knockoff in the second quarter of 2012
Acer recently announced the company’s intent to enter into the cloud game with the introduction of AcerCloud. The service will be available for Android devices and bundled …
Acer to release Iconia Tab A200 on January 15th starting at $330
Acer has officially announced the newest addition to the company’s Iconia Tab lineup, the A200. The 10.1-inch device runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb with an Ice …
Acer A200 and A700 tablets set to debut at CES
Earlier this month, Acer announced its Iconia Tab A200 tablet, a 10.1-inch device running Ice Cream Sandwich and NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 processor clocked at 1GHz. …
Acer to stick with tablets despite poor sales
Acer will continue to launch new tablets in 2012 despite slow sales of the company’s current tablet models. Commenting on rumors that Acer might slow its …
Acer’s $699 15-inch ultrabook could undercut rumored 15-inch MacBook Air
Following the early successes of its of 11-inch and 13-inch ultrabooks, Acer has reportedly decided to build a brand new 15-inch ultrabook that may dramatically …
Acer narrows focus as chairman sees ultrabooks slowing Apple’s growth
Acer will cut its product line by 66% in 2012 and focus on simplifying its portfolio, company chairman JT Wang recently said according to reports. …
Notebook market may rebound as PC makers shift from tablets to ultrabooks
Are PC makers starting to give up on tablets? Manufacturers Asus and Acer are shifting focus to Intel-powered ultrabooks instead of tablets to improve gross margins, …
More than 50 ultrabooks expected to debut during CES
Last year more than 100 tablets were unveiled during the Consumer Electronics Show and this year it appears the focus could shift to Intel-powered ultrabooks. …
Tablet market to thin as failures drive PC vendors back to PCs
A number of recent entrants in the tablet space may make quick exits as their tablet offerings go largely unnoticed in a market seen to …
Asus and Acer scale back Intel Ultrabook orders by 40%
Weak sales of the Acer S3 and Asus Zenbook series Ultrabooks have forced both Acer and Asus to scale back orders by 40%, DigiTimes reported on …
Windows 8 will be huge for Microsoft and PC industry, Acer CEO says
Microsoft’s upcoming next-generation operating system will be the driving force behind the company’s triumphant “re-rise” according to Acer chairman and CEO, J.T. Wang. While Microsoft maintained …
Acer founder: Android will beat Apple
Acer founder Stan Shih thinks Apple’s days at the top are numbered, and Google’s Android operating system will be the victor in the industry’s heated …
HTC now the most valuable brand in Taiwan
HTC recently surpassed Acer as the most valuable international technology brand in Taiwan, according to Taiwan Economic News. The accolade was awarded to HTC by …
AT&T to offer Acer Iconia Tab A501 tablet on September 18th for $330
AT&T announced on Monday it will offer Acer’s Iconia Tab A501 Android Honeycomb tablet beginning on September 18th. We first saw the Iconia Tab during …
Initial Intel Ultrabook shipment volume below 50,000 units, report suggests
Fearing the notebook market will not bounce back during the fourth quarter, Intel’s Ultrabook partners Acer, ASUS, Lenovo and Toshiba will initially ship fewer than …
Acer reports first quarterly loss in company history as slump continues
Acer reported its second-quarter results on Wednesday and revealed its first ever quarterly loss. The company recorded a net loss of NT$6.79 billion, versus Wall …
Intel: Acer, ASUS and Lenovo to launch sub-$1,000 Ultrabooks in Q4
Acer, ASUS and Lenovo will launch Intel-powered “Ultrabooks” priced below $1,000 during the fourth quarter of this year, Intel’s executive vice president Sean Maloney said …
Windows Phone Mango devices could be unveiled beginning September 1st
Microsoft will begin rolling out Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” to last year’s Windows Phone lineup beginning September 1st, Pocket-lint reports. The British tech blog cites …
Intel to invest $300 million in Ultrabooks
Intel will invest $300 million during the next three to four years in an effort to speed up the development of its new “Ultrabook” category …
Acer founder says tablets like iPad are a fad
Acer founder Stan Shih on Friday said that tablets like Apple’s iPad and ultrabooks like those in the works from numerous Intel partners — including …
Acer founder comments on former CEO’s move to Samsung
On Tuesday, reports surfaced that Acer’s former chief executive officer Gianfranco Lanci has accepted a job at Samsung where he will lead the Korean company’s …
Mass production of Intel ultrabooks slated for September
Acer, ASUS, Dell, Lenovo and HP will begin to mass produce Intel-powered ultrabooks in September, on schedule for a second-half launch, DigiTimes reported on Tuesday. …
Windows Phone ‘Mango’ released to vendors
Microsoft confirmed on its Windows Team Blog on Monday that it has released the RTM build of Windows Phone “Mango” to manufacturing partners. “This marks the …
Samsung taps ex-Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci to boost notebook biz
Acer’s former chief executive Gianfranco Lanci may join Samsung to assist with building the Korean firm’s notebook business, DigiTimes reported on Monday. Gianfranco Lanci resigned …
Final Windows Phone Mango build released to manufacturers and carriers [updated]
Microsoft’s final build of Windows Phone Mango has been rubber stamped and released to manufacturers and wireless carriers according to Windows Phone Dev Podcast. The …
Global PC market shows growth in Q2; Lenovo wins globally, Apple wins in U.S.
Market research firms Gartner and IDC have both released preliminary data for global PC sales in the second quarter of 2011, and the reports paint …
