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The shrinking margins inevitably lead to industry consolidation. Acer founder Stan Shih said that the Wintel model doesn’t work anymore with Microsoft and Intel keeping all the profits. The Taiwanese company can either experiment with other platforms (like it already does) or try to further enhance its supply chain; or look to merge with some…
Acer founder thinks the Wintel model that has been working for so long is destined to fail. Commenting on latest events in the PC industry at a recent media conference, Acer’s Stan Shih said this will happen since the two giants (Microsoft and Intel) have been keeping most of the profits to themselves, which is…
Acer is launching a somewhat crazy product at IFA. The newly announced Acer DA241HL is a 24-inch tablet running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. In addition, it’s powered by last-year’s Tegra 3 chip (as opposed to the hot-new Tegra 4 processor) delivering decent though not great experience. Perhaps more interesting is the tablet’s ability to work…
Remember ClamBook, the laptop shell that was never released? Acer seems to think there’s money to be made from something similar, hence it’s showcasing its Extend concept at IFA. Just like the ClamBook, this device doesn’t have its own CPU, relying on your smartphone’s processing power instead. Aside from a built-in keyboard, the Extend also…
Just when we thought Acer isn’t interested to compete in the higher ends of the market, the company surprised us with its new Liquid S2 phablet, touting it as the first handset with 4K Ultra HD recording capability. This means 3840 x 2160 pixels, which is pretty impressive. That camera has a 13-megapixel sensor, while…
Acer unveiled a new Android smartphone, its fifth this year. The new Liquid Z3 doesn’t follow the trend of super-big devices; quite the contrary, it comes with a 3.5-inch screen and will thus easily fit into any pocket. In addition, this phone also packs a 1.7GHz dual-core processor making sure apps will run as fast…
Hopefully you haven’t rushed out and bought that shiny new version of the Nexus 7 yet, because Office Max has a sweet deal on the revamped tablet. A 20% off coupon is available towards the purchase of any tablet in the store. The only catch is that customers must purchase the devices in an Office…
The world’s first 8-inch Windows 8 tablet, the Acer Iconia W3 is now available in Staples stores and online at Staples.com for a price of $349.99. The Iconia W3 runs on Windows 8 and has an 8.1-inch 1280 x 800 display, a dual-core Atom processor running at 1.5GHz, 2GB of RAM, a 2MP front-facing camera…
Acer do want to make a Windows Phone 8 device but only after seeing Microsoft putting more advertising dollars behind the platform. In an interview with Pocket-lint, Allen Burnes, EMEA vice-president for Acer’s smartphone division, said that Acer doesn’t yet see Windows Phone as a safe bet. He went on to add: “We want to…
Acer Liquid ZX is the company’s upcoming smartphone that will ship with a small-ish 3.5-inch screen and the “proud to be small” attitude. That, at least, are the words of Acer’s president of smartphone ST Liew who added that such a device will be suitable for users who can’t bear having huge devices filling out…