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Acer Looks to Gamers, Chromebooks and “PC Phone”

by Bob Raikes

Acer had a bigger than usual conference that was full with press. Clearly, the difficult financial times have not stopped the company from trying to market its message! Jason Chen, who clearly sees himself …

Acer Open to Offers

by Helen Vince

Reuters reports that Stan Shih, founder of Acer has said that he would welcome a takeover bid for the company, which has seen its stock price fall by almost 50% since April, though any …

Tags:Acer| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Acer Result 11/08/2015

by Helen Vince

Acer has reported its second quarter results, posting a net profit of NT$2 million ($79,000) on turnover of NT$60.2 billion ($1.9 billion), which compares with a net profit of NT$484.7 million ($15 million) on …

Tags:Acer| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Windows 10 is the Future for Acer

by Tom Allen

Acer is apparently committed to bringing Windows 10 to the masses, having announced two low-cost notebooks running the OS. Both the Acer Aspire Cloudbook 11 (11″) and Cloudbook 14 (14″), as the names suggest, …

Acer’s Redesigned Switch 11 Boasts Snap Hinge

by Tom Allen

Acer has slimmed down its Iconia tablet series, with a new model called the Iconia One 7. Available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB variants, the tablet features a micro-SD slot that will accept cards …

Tags:Acer| Convertible PCs| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Acer Announces Full 2015 Windows-Powered Product Lineup Ready for Windows 10

by Milos Pavlovic

Acer announces that its full 2015 Windows-powered product lineup and currently-shipping Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 portfolio will support the free Windows 10 upgrade1 when it becomes available on July 29, 2015. “Acer’s diverse …

Tags:Acer| Notebooks| Windows

Acer Posts 50% MoM Rise in Sales

by Helen Vince

Acer reported a 50% month on month rise in sales last month to NT$26.5 billion ($851.3 million), though this was 27.3% lower than June 2014. For the second quarter, the company saw sales of …

Tags:Acer| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 29

PCs See Sharpest Fall Since 2013

by Tom Allen

68.4 million PCs (including desktops, notebooks and convertibles) were shipped in Q2’15: down 9.5% YoY, according to Gartner, which is the steepest shipment fall in the industry since Q3’13. For the year as a …

Acer Widens Gaming Monitor Line-Up

by Tom Allen

Continuing to expand its curved monitor range, Acer has introduced the XZ350CU – designed specifically for gaming. The monitor is a wide-screen unit with a 21:9 aspect ratio (2560 x 1080 resolution). On the …

Tags:Acer| Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Phone Vendors Avoid Duties With Foxconn

by Tom Allen

Foxconn is said to be producing smartphones for the Latin American market at a factory in Brazil. Xiaomi’s Hong Mi 2 and Asus’ Zenfone 2 are both being produced at the facility, say sources. …

Tablet Shipments Experience Largest Decline Since 2009 Category Inception, According to ABI Research

by Helen Vince

For branded tablets, the year 2015 is off to a rocky start. For the first time since inception, the popular consumer item experienced its largest QoQ decline to date of 35%. In addition, tablets …

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Acer Appeals to Laptop Users With Chrome AIO

by Tom Allen

Announced in April, Acer’s Chromebase AIO PC – running Google’s Chrome OS – is now available. The DC221HQ is said to be the first AIO running Chrome. Because Chrome has low hardware requirements, Acer …