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Since May is almost half-over, IT companies, like corporations from every other industry, are making their financial reports for the previous month.
Acer and ASUS are among the less enthusiastic of IT players, as both of them have suffered great drops in revenue.
ASUS arguably had an easier time. While its finances... |
13 May 2013
08:09 GMT |
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If you’re a Microsoft enthusiast, you have most likely heard about the company’s plans to release a new Windows version dubbed Blue that will probably hit the shelves sometime this summer.
With so many rumors swirling around these days on the new operating system, PC makers are becoming more optimistic o... |
9 May 2013
08:46 GMT |
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Microsoft has already expressed its intentions to bring more top-notch and affordable Windows 8 devices to the market, but it appears that the company has silently adopted a different strategy.
According to Acer President Jim Wong, the Softies are now willing to support PC manufacturers on the market to create high-... |
9 May 2013
07:44 GMT |
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Acer was one of the companies that launched several media attacks against Windows 8 and Microsoft, accusing the tech giant for trying to “destroy the ecosystem” with its Surface tablets. J.T. Wang, the company’s chairman, has completely changed his view on the matter and now claims that the Softies... |
8 May 2013
08:24 GMT |
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Acer did say it saw no value in Windows RT, which means that if it is going to release slates with Windows, it is going to use the x86 version of Windows 8, nothing else. This leads us to this newest rumor. The Acer Iconia W3-810 tablet surfaced on Amazon very briefly last week. We imagine it was a slip of some sor... |
8 May 2013
04:33 GMT |
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A while ago, IDC (International Data Corporation) predicted that, overall, the laptop market would be made of 20% touch-based laptops this year. The percentage would then rise each quarter.
For each company, the proportions may be different. Acer seems to be among the ones that will most quickly turn to touch suppor... |
7 May 2013
16:21 GMT |
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Acer has released the Aspire P3 Ultrabook-Tablet device and has also made available the drivers for it. The product basically combines the power of an ultrabook with the freedom of an 11.6" tablet. For your comfort, we made available a download list containing all the drivers needed for the components to work as a ... |
7 May 2013
08:52 GMT |
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While the situation on the notebook market seems to be looking up, the same cannot exactly be said about Acer's tablet business.
Not to say that Acer is struggling, because it isn't. It just isn't doing as well as it may have dreamed, compared to the likes of, say, Samsung.
The Microsoft Windows RT... |
7 May 2013
07:18 GMT |
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Word is that Microsoft will launch the second-generation Surface tablet next month at BUILD, including a smaller unit with an 8-inch display.
Acer, on the other hand, is already one step ahead, with sources familiar with the matter claiming that the company has already completed the development of an 8.1-inch device... |
6 May 2013
02:49 GMT |
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Computer maker Acer has finally made the Iconia A1 tablet PC official, after details on the device emerged online a few times before. Just as previously rumored, the device arrives on shelves with a 7.9-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) IPS screen, packs a 1.2GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and 1GB of RAM inside, and sports ... |
4 May 2013
13:41 GMT |
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Convertible ultrabooks have been around for almost as long as normal ultrabooks have, but laptops bearing the label of “ultrabook convertbile” are new.
So new, that Acer claims to have just released the very first product of the sort: Aspire P3.
Since it is the first convertible Windows 8 ultrabook on... |
3 May 2013
10:53 GMT |
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A while ago, Acer teased a small photograph of the upcoming Aspire R7 computer, which deliberately failed to show it in its full glory. Now, the company must feel that enough hype has built up, because it has published a new photo, an actual press shot of the item. The "Ezel" hinge is the main asset here, as it all... |
3 May 2013
10:28 GMT |
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I have reported on the FX-4350 and FX-6350 CPUs, so now I may as well cover the latest APU that got leaked too.
The chip in question has been exposed by the Aspire V5-122P-0643 notebook, whose product page is found here.
The processor is called Temash A6-1450 and has four cores (x86) as well as Radeon HD HD 8280 ... |
30 April 2013
10:47 GMT |
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There was a time when the lowest-end laptops were called netbooks, sold for $599 / 599 EUR and were considered very cheap, but that time will not compare to what is coming.
Due to tablets, some of which sell for under $200 / €200, laptops have had to make modifications and, whenever possible, cut down on the price.
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30 April 2013
08:26 GMT |
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One of the Android-based devices that will arrive on shelves later this year is the Acer Iconia A1, which leaked at the beginning of this month, and which is expected to hit shelves with a very affordable price tag attached to it. The tablet has already been previewed by the guys over at tablet.bg, who confirmed it... |
30 April 2013
07:01 GMT |
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While preparing new tablets and laptops, Acer is also launching new monitors, even models with particularly mobile stands.
The latest series that have made their way to the market are called Acer B6 and Acer V6.
The former comes in 22 to 27 inches, while the latter are available in 19 to 24 inches.
All of them hav... |
29 April 2013
10:37 GMT |
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Chromebooks have still not gained any sort of ground with consumers, though some did warm up to the idea of always-on laptops. That hasn't demoralized laptop makers that much though, not enough to prevent them from planning a new wave of them.
Both ASUS and Acer are preparing laptops with the Google Chrome ope... |
29 April 2013
05:40 GMT |
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Computer maker Acer has made official a new smartphone running under Google’s Android operating system, namely the Acer Liquid E2, the first device in its lineup to hit shelves with a quad-core processor packed inside.
The new mobile phone also sports a 4.5-inch qHD capacitive touchscreen, an 8-megapixel phot... |
25 April 2013
03:04 GMT |
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Microsoft is reportedly working on a smaller version of its Surface tablet that would run the full version of Windows 8 and featuring a 7- or 8-inch screen. While the company has indeed confirmed that it was planning to expand the Surface product range, it has also revealed that it was working with partners to bring... |
23 April 2013
02:38 GMT |
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Given Acer's belief that a tablet competition will spark at some point during the summer, it makes sense that it would already reserve production capacity with assembly companies.
Compal is a maker of white-box devices, meaning that it assembles devices according to blueprints provided by brand vendors, who lat... |
22 April 2013
11:07 GMT |
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It looks like June is turning into the month when a whole new ballgame will start in the technological industry.
Not only is it the time when Intel and AMD will launch new CPUs, but it will also mark the coming of a new wave of products, everything from mobile gadgets to large PCs and TVs.
Since it is convinced tha... |
22 April 2013
09:18 GMT |
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One cannot, in all honestly, call a PC a “home appliance,” but it looks like Acer has no choice but to act like that is what PCs are, in Brazil at least.
In the past, Brazil proved quite hard to penetrate by external PC suppliers, and even those brand vendors that did get a foothold there have factories ... |
17 April 2013
09:13 GMT |
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Although Acer tablets are not among the most popular on the market, the company continues to expand its portfolio with additional products. The Iconia A1-810 has just been leaked in France and is likely to go on sale around the same timeframe as Computex, which is set to kick off in early June. As AndroidOS points ... |
8 April 2013
02:59 GMT |
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Acer has just released the ZC-605 all-in-one that enlarges the AiO consumer desktops category. Therefore, we added all its drivers to our database in order to save your time and make it easy to find. The device is designed to offer users an easier operation, a high-quality multimedia experience, as well as a high le... |
5 April 2013
03:19 GMT |
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Windows 9 is reportedly under development as we speak, even though most people are now waiting for Blue, the first makeover for the rather disappointing Windows 8.
This week, it has emerged that several hardware manufacturers have lined up to embrace Windows 9 and develop devices running the next operating system, t... |
30 March 2013
09:11 GMT |
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Windows Blue got leaked a few days ago and, now that we know the changes that it might bring to the Windows ecosystem, all eyes are on Windows 9, the next full version of the Windows operating system. Acer, Asus and Lenovo will all help Microsoft develop the next-generation Windows operating system, DigiTimes report... |
26 March 2013
08:43 GMT |
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Sales of Windows 8 remain slow for the time being, as most users seem to be expecting Windows Blue, the first major refresh of the current operating system that’s expected to hit the market this summer. Of course, Microsoft has often been blamed for this disappointing sales performance of Windows 8, but Acer&r... |
25 March 2013
07:41 GMT |
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Liquid E1, one of the latest smartphones that computer maker Acer has made official with Google’s Android operating system loaded on top, is now listed in the UK at online retailer Expansys with a price tag of £174.99 (around $265 / €205) attached to it.
The device was made official in February wit... |
21 March 2013
15:11 GMT |
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A few days ago, we reported on Acer's decision to start contributing more to the preservation of the environment.
The company was going to start recycling plastic and use it in the making of new products.
Now we have the first monitors built according to this plan: the B6 and V6 series.
Both lines are made fo... |
16 March 2013
08:04 GMT |
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A Turkish hacker using the online moniker SaMuRa! has somehow managed to deface a section of the official Service Center website of Acer Thailand (www2.acer.co.th).
The hacker, a member of the TurkHackTeam, has told HackRead that he has breached the website to show the Taiwan-based hardware and electronics cor... |
14 March 2013
05:27 GMT |
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The Chromebook has been around for a while, but it only started selling when its price hit rock bottom. The $249 (€192) Samsung Chromebook may be getting all the attention, but there's an even cheaper one for sale, the $199 (€154) Acer C7.
In fact, the Acer device even has some advantages over the Sam... |
13 March 2013
13:41 GMT |
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It turns out that doubling the R&D investment fund and increasing the employee number isn't all that Acer is up to. Apparently, the company wants to become greener than before. Its plan is to reduce its carbon emissions and cause less material waste each year. For the former, emissions are supposed to drop by ... |
12 March 2013
11:20 GMT |
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Research & Development is the field where Acer is weakest, or so the company itself feels, if what we are reading is correct. A report says that the IT player has chosen to drastically increase its R&D investment, to twice the level of 2012. The PC segment will continue to be a major one, but phone-tablet hybrid de... |
12 March 2013
11:15 GMT |
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Taiwanese PC manufacturer Acer is one of the companies that heavily criticized Microsoft and its new Windows 8 operating system, saying that the new software failed to boost the collapsing PC market after launch.
While he also blasted Microsoft’s efforts in the hardware market, the company’s President, J... |
11 March 2013
04:56 GMT |
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Softpedia offers you all the drivers that you need for the Acer Aspire 7600U (or A7600U) All-in-One computer which is capable of 10-point touch control, and even operating it through hand-gestures caught by the high-definition webcam.
The A7600U’s Intel Core i5 CPU, 1 TB Serial ATA hard drive, as well as the 8... |
8 March 2013
09:32 GMT |
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The Acer Aspire 5600U is a 23-inch all-in-one computer with a 10-point touch control screen, which is compatible only with the 64-bit version of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system, although some drivers work under Windows 7 as well.
Therefore, to save you time, we offer a full download list so that you can... |
7 March 2013
07:25 GMT |
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Computer maker Acer is expected to make its debut in the phablet segment in the not too distant future, the latest reports on the matter claim.
Apparently, the company is already working on the release of a Liquid S handset that will sport a screen of at least 4.7 inches.
Some of the hearsay suggests that the dev... |
4 March 2013
13:41 GMT |
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In addition to Liquid E1 and Liquid Z2, computer maker Acer also brought to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year its Liquid C1 smartphone, which was made official only a few weeks ago with an Intel processor inside.
The handset is powered by an Intel Atom Z2420 CPU running at 1.2GHz, with PowerVR SGX540 ... |
27 February 2013
03:20 GMT |
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Liquid E1, one of the latest smartphones to have been unveiled by Acer, made an appearance at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, and we have had the chance to snap a few shots with it as well.
The 4.5-inch 540 x 960 pixels smartphone was announced with a dual-core 1 GHz processor inside, as well as w... |
26 February 2013
17:41 GMT |
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Acer was yet another mobile phone maker to have brought its latest smartphones to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and we have had the chance to have a look at some of them, including the Acer Liquid Z2, which can be seen in the photos below.
The mobile phone was made official only a few weeks ago with entry... |
26 February 2013
16:31 GMT |
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Some may be tempted to believe the NVIDIA's 3DTV Play technology only works on television sets or monitors, but Acer has just proven that this is not the case, by releasing the H6510BD. Since the name doesn't make it overly clear, we will start by saying that the Acer H6510BD is a projector. More precise... |
21 February 2013
10:59 GMT |
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Since the first quarter of the year is basically half past, IT companies are making predictions for the year as a whole.
Acer has just expressed its expectations for the smartphone, tablet and notebook business segments. According to it, all three will experience a rise in shipments this year.
With more entry-level... |
20 February 2013
07:56 GMT |
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Today, computer maker Acer officially announced the upcoming availability of two new Android-based smartphones, the Liquid E1 and Z2, which are also the first two devices in its 2013 lineup. The new handsets arrive on shelves with a new industrial design in pearl white and carbon black, while also featuring dual-SI... |
20 February 2013
06:31 GMT |
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Acer has released two new Full HD monitors, namely H226HQL and H236HL, and the drivers available for these devices are compatible with Microsoft’s latest operating system, both bit versions.
The packages install the information file to define the Monitor INF (Information file for the 1920 x 1080 maximum resolu... |
19 February 2013
10:09 GMT |
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The market for displays continues to flow, and while there hasn't been a noticeable upsurge in demand in years, there hasn't been too great a decline either, so new monitors come out all the time, like now. Acer is the company behind the existence of the H6 Series H226HQL and H236HL personal computer moni... |
19 February 2013
05:46 GMT |
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Acer's Iconia W700 has been the subject of a rather odd marketing campaign, one that described it as a desktop replacement.
Acer even sold it with a desktop docking station and a wireless mouse, plus a large keyboard. It would be enough to make one wonder why not just buy an all-in-one PC instead and be done wi... |
14 February 2013
11:04 GMT |
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Microsoft is trying to become a more active player in the hardware industry and the growing family of Surface devices is the living proof. Of course, this isn’t good news for the other manufacturers already in the market, but the company may actually change the traditional partnership model and thus hurt the en... |
9 February 2013
01:57 GMT |
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All the necessary drivers for the 11.6" touchscreen Iconia W7 PC Tablet from Acer are now available on Softpedia. They are compatible only with the 64-bit version of Microsoft's latest operating system.BIOS, Chipset, AHCI, AMT, Audio, Ethernet, HID, DPTF, DFU Sensor, Graphics and Wireless drivers can be found he... |
7 February 2013
04:26 GMT |
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A report published in China Times (translated) says that Acer has decided on two new tablets with “aggressive prices.” The tag we have included in the title, of $150 / 110-150 Euro, hasn't actually been mentioned. We have noted it because it is the price of the Iconia B1, which Acer recently releas... |
30 January 2013
07:35 GMT |
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Since quantity over quality doesn't seem to cut it anymore, Acer is doing all it can to add value and appeal to its most relevant products. What we've just learned is precisely what products will get this consideration.
Up until 2008-2009, Acer lived mostly off netbooks, since they were cheap but just goo... |
25 January 2013
02:44 GMT |
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