Neowin News Feed for: Acer

32 Windows 8 tablets by end of 2012?

John Callaham — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:56:34 +0100

A report claims that as many as 32 tablets running Windows 8 may be released before the end of 2012, covering a broad range of price points, with some even going on sale for under $300. Read more...

Acer working on Windows Phone 8 QWERTY slider?

Andy Weir — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:27:00 +0100

Following the recent launch of its Allegro Windows Phone, Acer is now said to be working on a handset with a slide-out hardware keyboard, which is expected to arrive with Windows Phone 8 this year. Read more...

Acer: Windows 8 tablets good for consumers and business

Andy Weir — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:38:03 +0000

While Acer's Windows tablet focuses on businesses, and its Android tablets on consumers, a company spokesperson believes that Windows 8 is a "completely different story" which will appeal to both. Read more...

PC shipments continue to fall in Western Europe

Nathan Tsui — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:43:31 +0000

PC shipments in Western Europe continue to plummet for the fourth consecutive quarter with a 16 percent decrease from shipments in 2010, while Apple saw big gains in the United Kingdom and France. Read more...

Acer teases 1080p Iconia Tab tablet; AcerCloud announced

John Callaham — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:10:18 +0000

Acer quickly teased an upcoming tablet, the Iconia Tab, at their pre-CES 2012 press conference today. The tablet will have a have a 1080p resolution screen. Acer also announced its AcerCloud service. Read more...

Acer claims to have world's thinest ultrabook [Update]

John Callaham — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:12:49 +0000

Acer has just announced plans to release the Aspire S5 ultrabook-style notebook at CES 2012. It claims that the notebook is 15mm at its thickest point which makes it the world's thinnest ultrabook. Read more...

Windows 8 tablets likely coming from Acer and Lenovo

John Callaham — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:56:32 +0000

A new rumor claims that both Acer and Lenovo are prepping to launch Windows 8-based tablets, using the touch screen Metro interface, in the third quarter of 2012. Read more...

Acer to stop making "cheap and unprofitable products"

Mike Brown — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:21:49 +0000

J.T. Wang, CEO of Acer, has stated that his company is planning to move away from its current business strategy. Instead of churning out cheap hardware, Acer will start focusing on ultrabooks. Read more...

Window 8 ARM notebook partners selected?

John Callaham — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:53:40 +0000

A new rumor claims that Microsoft is letting ARM-based processor makers pick two hardware partners to make notebooks that will run the upcoming ARM version of Windows 8. Read more...

Windows 8 will help Taiwan's PC makers, says Acer chairman

John Callaham — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:42:47 +0000

Acer's chairman JT Wang says that Microsoft is listening to its customers and as a result will make changes to Windows 8 that will be of a huge benefit to Taiwan's PC makers. Read more...

Ultrabooks not hitting sales expectations

John Callaham — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:09:00 +0000

Preliminary sales of notebooks with Intel's Ultrabook design from Asus and Acer are not coming in as expected with the notebook makers only shipping 100,000 units each in 2011. Read more...

Acer Allegro Windows Phone coming soon

Andy Weir — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:00:32 +0100

A new manufacturer joins the Windows Phone club, as Acer plans to launch its new 'Allegro' handset before the end of the year - and it's set to have the lowest price of any Windows Phone so far. Read more...

Acer releases first Ultrabook to stores this week

John Callaham — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:17:26 +0100

Acer is the first PC maker to actually start selling an Ultrabook, a notebook with Intel's ultra-thin design. The Acer Aspire S3-951 will go on sale later this week in the US starting at $899. Read more...

Thunderbolt port coming to Acer and Asus PCs in 2012

John Callaham — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:33:24 +0100

The fast Thunderbolt port, which was introduced earlier this year in Apple's MacBook notebook, will make its Windows PC debut in 2012 in products made by Acer and Asus. Read more...

Microsoft signs new Android licensing deals with Acer; Viewsonic

John Callaham — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:04:54 +0100

Microsoft announced two separate licensing deals with Acer and Viewsonic that will involve sales of Android based smartphones and tablets from the two companies. Read more...

Ultrabooks only shipping small unit amounts at first

John Callaham — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:13:29 +0100

The first Ultrabooks were officially announced last week but a new report claims that unit shipments for these thin-and-light PC will be on the light side for at least the first year. Read more...

Acer reports first ever quarterly loss

John Callaham — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:33:52 +0100

The PC maker Acer has recorded its first ever quarterly loss as the company scrambles to reorganize and deal with how sales of Apple's iPad have cut into PC sales. Read more...

TechSpot: Acer Iconia Tab A500 Review

Julio Franco — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 03:22:00 +0100

With tablets eating up on netbook sales at an accelerated pace, we can clearly see where Acer is headed with the Android Honeycomb-powered Iconia Tab A500. Read more...

Intel talks more about Ultrabooks

John Callaham — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 18:45:54 +0100

Earlier this year Intel first revealed plans to offer notebook PC makers a new design called Ultrabooks. The new product was supposed to be an answer for Apple's popular MacBook Air notebook. This week Intel... Read more...

Rumor: First Ultrabooks to start mass producing in September

John Callaham — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:25:38 +0100

Last May at Computex, processor maker Intel first announced and showed off the hardware concept design for the Ultrabook, a thin and light notebook that offers up more hardware power and features than the traditional... Read more...