Acer

Acer Aspire One

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Acer, the third largest PC vendor enters the low-cost mini notebook segment with the Acer Aspire One.

The Acer Aspire One is an Intel Atom based mini notebook with 8.9-inch CrystalBrite LED backlit display at 1024x600px resolution. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:57:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Aspire G Predator G7700

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Acer to enter the Alienware and Dell XPS turf with new Acer Aspire G Predator enthusiast desktop PC line.

The Acer Aspire G Predator G7700 is based on the NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI chipset and runs on an Intel Core 2 Extreme or Intel Core 2 Quad CPU. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 May 2008 08:32:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Just a Minute with Christina Ricci on ''Speed Racer''

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By Nichola Groom

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Christina Ricci, who first hit the big screen opposite Cher in "Mermaids" at age 10, has been a Hollywood fixture for nearly two decades.
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Posted on Fri, 9 May 2008 00:10:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Adds Business & Value Series LCDs

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Acer announced two new families of LCDs recently called the Business Series and the Value series. The B-series displays range in size from 17 to 24-inch and include several models. All B-series displays have black bezels and a black base. The B-series also uses Acer’s FlxArm technology for height adjustment, tilt and swivel as well as rotation. B-series interface options include VGA and DVI with HDCP support.

The B-series displays have 5ms response times and 2000:1 to 3000:1 dynamic contrast ratios. It seems that other than the FlxArm technology the two series of displays are very similar. The displays are available now at dealers across America. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 May 2008 08:37:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Glu Mobile Launches Speed Racer Game

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Games on cell phones are becoming more and more popular and game developers are starting to put out more games for mobile devices. Glu Mobile announced that it is offering a Speed Racer game for mobile phone users to go along with the soon to be released film.

The game allows players to drive the Mach 6 to become the ultimate Grand Prix champion. Gameplay has drivers drifting, sliding, and driving defensively on extreme tracks against other drivers and avoiding obstacles. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 May 2008 07:10:02 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Wii Too: Conspiracy Entertainment Announces Cocoto Kart Racer for Wii

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With the big expectations for the Mario Kart game on the Wii console it’s no surprise that other Kart racing games are coming to the Wii. Conspiracy Entertainment announced today that it would bring Cocoto Kart Racer to the Wii.

The premise of the game is that the holy cauldron of Cocoto has disappeared and the only way to get it back is to win a series of Kart races against other opponents with the winner getting the cauldron. Players can choose from 12 different characters, 12 different karts and play different modes including Championship, Time Challenge or Multiplayer. Read more

Posted on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:52:47 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Acer Q1 Net drops on Item, Operations strong

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By Sheena Lee

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Acer Inc , the world No.3 PC vendor, on Wednesday posted a drop in first-quarter profit after a one-off investment gain last year, but showed solid core business growth amid a recent aggressive expansion.
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Posted on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:27:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Acer Asus Eee 900 PC Competitor said to have lower Price

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Nothing is really known about Acer's entry into low-cost Linux running notebooks, only that the company will release an Asus Eee PC 900 alternative soon.

Asus unveiled the 2nd generation Asus Eee PC 900 at the CeBit 2008. The highlight is the new larger 8.9 inch screen with higher resolution. Asus is supposed to release the Eee PC 900 in April. Read more

Posted on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer closes in on HP, with inspiration from Apple

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Acer recently introduced a new nicely designed and powerful notebooks with the Acer Aspire 8920G and the Acer Aspire 6920.
Rob Enderle over at digital trends takes a closer look at Acer starting to catch up to HP in the notebook market.

Quote from the column: "I was at the Acer launch of their Aspire Gemstone laptop line in New York and was very impressed with their new showing. Of course the fact they started with one of my favorite driving tunes helped a lot. Read more

Posted on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Aspire 8920G Notebook

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Besides the Acer Aspire 6920, Acer also introduces the new Aspire 8920G series in its new Gemstone Blue design concept.

The Acer Aspire 8920G is the first 18.4-inch Full HD CineCrystal LCD panel with 1920x1080 pixel resolution on the market. The eye catching screen features 8ms response time and native 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, the golden ratio to enjoy HD content with realism and precision. Read more

Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Aspire 6920 Notebook

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Acer introduces the new stylish Aspire 6920 series notebooks.

Acer is trying to follow-up on the success they had in 2007 with the Gemstone design concept with the Aspire Gemstone blue variation which was new at the time.
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Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:23:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Crucial Launches Special Edition Red Ballistix Tracer RAM

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Crucial announced today a special version of its Ballistic Tracer RAM in a new red color. The RAM comes in DDR2-800 modules and can be had in a 2GB or 4GB kit. The modules include two rows of red activity LEDs, red ground-effects LEDs and a red printed circuit board.

"Crucial Ballistix Tracer Red 2GB 800MHz modules are designed to impress both inside and out," said Jeremy Mortenson, Lexar Media's DRAM Product Marketing Manager. "Hiding beneath the attractive casing is our award-winning Crucial Ballistix 800MHz memory, which maximizes performance through high speeds and low latencies. Plus, they are available in our highest capacity modules to date." Read more

Posted on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:50:44 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Acer Introduces Budget Extensa Business Notebooks

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Acer announced a new line of notebook computers today called Extensa. The Extensa 4620 notebook is now available in North America and is aimed at business users. The Extensa uses the same chassis as the TravelMate notebooks.

The screen size is 14.1-inches and the system runs on Windows XP Pro, but is Vista capable. Available processors include Intel Centrino duo or Pentium dual-core components and hard drive capacities of up to 120GB are available. Read more

Posted on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:12:38 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Acer profits from strong Laptop Demand

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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's top computer vendor Acer Inc , battling China's Lenovo for the title of the world's third-largest PC maker, posted a better-than-expected 58 percent rise in quarterly profit thanks to strong laptop demand from emerging and mature markets. Read more

Posted on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:45:12 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Announces P series LCD Displays

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Acer announced a new P series of LCD displays today that includes a 19”, 20”, 22”, and 24” models. All of the displays share the same glossy piano black bezel with curved edges and a silver base. Some models have HDMI inputs, while others feature DVI only.

The entire P series displays are Windows Vista certified. The 19-inch P191Wd model has a 1440 x 900 native resolution, 300 CD/m2 brightness, 2000:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response time, and VGA along with DVI HDCP inputs. The 20-inch P201Wd model has a 1680 x 1050 resolution, with 300CD/m2 brightness, 2500:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response time, VGA and DVI HDCP inputs. Read more

Posted on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:50:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Wang deals Acer to No.3 with Gateway Buy

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By Sheena Lee

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Since taking the helm at Taiwan's top PC maker two years ago, J.T. Wang has trumped his opponents by building Acer Inc into the world's No.3 computer maker. Read more

Posted on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer buys Gateway for $710 Million

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Acer agreed to buy Gateway for $710 million. The combined company will be the 3rd largest PC maker in the world.

Under the terms of the agreement, Acer will commence a cash tender offer to purchase all the outstanding shares of Gateway for $1.90 per share, which represents total equity value consideration of approximately $710 million. Read more

Posted on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:11:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer AL2051W 20 inch LCD Monitor Review

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Think Computers reviews the Acer AL2051W 20-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor.

Quote from the review: "LCD displays have exploded over the past year, especially widescreens. They started with 17" and 19" models, but now with the price drops 20" and 22" widescreen LCD's are becoming more of a standard now. Read more

Posted on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Boss comes down hard on Microsoft over Windows Vista

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Gianfranco Lanci, President of PC manufacturer Acer criticizes Microsoft over Vista in an interview with the Financial Times Germany.

Mr. Lanci says that the whole industry is disappointed of Windows Vista. Microsoft made mistakes and that never before a new Microsoft OS did so little for PC and notebook sales.

The Acer boss is also pessimistic for the rest of the year.
Acer is the number four PC maker behind HP, Dell and Lenovo. Read more

Posted on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Acer Launches New Aspire 5920 Notebook PC

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Acer is announcing a new multimedia notebook pc today called the Acer Aspire 5920. The new notebook uses Acer’s Gemstone design and used the latest Intel Centrino technology.

The 5920 has a Centrino has Core 2 Duo processor and is based on the new Centrino platform codenamed Santa Rosa. The notebook also integrates more codename tech (Robson) from Intel called TurboMemory, which uses flash memory to increase system responsiveness. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 May 2007 12:16:18 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Acer Gemstone

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Acer revealed a new notebook design dubbed Gemstone for its Acer Aspire notebook line.

The Acer Gemstone design features rounded, opalesque contours and a white ceramiFinish keyboard accented with sapphire blue special keys.

Overall the design of the new Acer notebooks looks great, but looks are not everything. Acer is still holding back on the specifications of their new line of notebooks. Read more