Acer Aspire WiMAX notebooks: 4930-6862 and 6930-6771
SlashGear — Acer have taken the wraps off of their WiMAX-integrated notebooks, designed to work with Sprint’s new XOHM network. The tiresomely-named Aspire 4930-6862 and Aspire 6930-6771 both integrate Intel’s new WiMAX/WiFi Link 5050 module for Centrino 2 notebooks, promising average downlink speeds of 2-4 Mbps and uplink rate of 1-2 Mbps. The 4930-6862 has a 14-inch display while the 6930-6771 has a 16-inch display. Both notebooks have Intel Core 2 Duo T7350 processors, 3GB of RAM and 320GB 5,400rpm SATA hard-drives. Each have ...

Acer Introduces First WiMAX Notebooks
I4U News — ... States, Acer is building on its commitment to deliver first-to-market cutting-edge PC technology for mobile customers," said Sumit Agnihotry, director of notebook product management for Acer America. "By leveraging Intel Centrino 2 mobile technology and the XOHM wireless network capabilities, users will have the availability for anytime, anywhere wireless connectivity. The Acer Aspire notebooks provide users with perfect combination of mobile and multimedia functionality." Via Acer Posted on Thu, 9 Oct 2008 06:36:47 CDT | by Shane McGlaun ...

Acer K10 pico-projector
SlashGear — ... Acer have announced the K10 pico-projector, just 127 x 122mm and tipping the scales at a mere 550g.  Based on Texas Instruments DLP technology with an LED lamp, the K10 can produce either a widescreen or 4:3 aspect SVGA resolution picture up to 60-inches diagonal at 2.4m. ...

Acer Ships 22-inch DisplayLink LCD
I4U News — ... from their monitors,” said Oliver Ahrens, Product Business Director at Acer. “By adding DisplayLink’s USB technology to our popular 22-inch displays, we’re making it easy and cost-effective for computer users to add extra screens. Building on our expertise with the B series, this new addition is ideal for businesses that need to carry out document comparison activities, or put together complicated presentations, or indeed any other image- or text-intensive computer task.” Via Acer Posted on Mon, 8 Dec 2008 09:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun ...

Acer Announces Aspire 8930G Upgrade with Quad Core CPU
I4U News — ... 1066MHz FSB and a clock speed of up to 2GHz. The notebook's display is an 18.4-inch unit with a resolution is 1920 x 1080. Graphics are handled by an NVIDIA 9700M GT GPU. Other features of the machine include 4GB of DDR3 1066 MHz RAM, integrated Blu-ray, Wi-Fi, Dolby Home Theater sound, and the machine runs Vista Premium 64-bit OS. The MSRP for the machine is $1799.99, which is not bad considering the feature set the notebook offers. The 8930G-7665 is available now for purchase. Via Acer Posted on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun ...

Acer Unveils New Business Notebooks
I4U News — ... features of the 6593 include an Intel Centrino 2 CPU with vPro (Core 2 Duo T9500), 15.4-inch 1280 x 800 resolution screen, 4GB DDR3, Intel Graphics, 250GB HDD, DVD burner, Wi-Fi, Vista Business, and a built-in webcam. The notebook retails for $1499. The Acer TravelMate 6493 uses an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8400, 14.1-inch 1280 x 800 resolution display, 3GB of DDR3, Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics, DVD burner, Wi-Fi, Vista Business and more. The MSRP for the 6493 is 1099 to $1299. Via Acer Posted on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun ...

Acer Announces Ergonomic Business Monitors
I4U News — ... stands that tilt, swivel, and adjust for angle. The tilt function has 15-degrees of up movement and 5-degrees of down. The stand swivels 35 degrees to the right and left with height adjustment up to 11cm. Both offer an odd 2048 x 1152 resolution and have 62Hz refresh rates. Response time is 5ms and max contrast ratio is 40000:1 with brightness of 300CD/M2 for the smaller and 400CD/M2 for the larger display. The 23-inch screen will retail for $289 with the 27-inch going for $409. Via Acer Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun ...

Acer Aspire X1700 SFF desktop PC & H233H 23-inch LCD launch
SlashGear — ... Acer have announced a new small-form-factor PC, the Aspire X1700, offering a 2.4GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200 CPU, 4GB of DDR2 RAM and a 640GB 7,200rpm hard-drive.  The X1700 measures just 10.4 x  4  14.4 inches but still manages to include NVIDIA GeForce G100 graphics and GeForce 7100 chipset, a dual-layer DVD burner, multi-format card reader and a full nine USB 2.0 ports. ...

Acer Unveils 23-inch Sensor Touch Display and Updates PC Line
I4U News — ... The display has a 1920 x 1080 resolution and offers a 40000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m2 of brightness and a 5ms response time. Updated computers include the Aspire X1200, X1700, and X3200 small form factor systems. The X1700 is the newest of the machines with a dual core CPU and 4GB of RAM. The Aspire Predator G7710 is now available with an Intel 17-940 CPU, 6GB of RAM and a terabyte of storage. The new display will sell for $229.99 and the X1700-U3700A will sell for $479. Via Acer Posted on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun ...

Acer Smartphone Expected
dailywireless.org — Acer, maker of the ultra-affordable Aspire One Netbook, has announced its plans to enter the smartphone market at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on February 16. ...

Acer Tempo DX900, F900, M900 and X960 WM smartphones announced
SlashGear — ... Acer have announced four new Windows Mobile 6.1 devices here at Mobile World Congress, the Tempo series, which consists of the Temp DX900, Tempo M900, Tempo F900 and Tempo X960.  Each of the devices run Windows Mobile 6.1 (rather than ...

Mobile Roundup, Mobile World Congress Edition
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... with a contract. "We'll make it a very simple, easy interface … and these will retail at zero dollars," said Aymar de Lencquesaing, Acer's smartphone unit president. Of course, you'll have to sign a two-year contract with a data plan, but "free" is always a good way to move some units, especially during tough economic times. This aggressive pricing plan means Acer is aiming big, and execs said the company wants to be in the top five in smartphones within five years. (Photo credit: Acer.com ) LG To Bring Out 12-Megapixel Cameraphone Sony Ericsson caused a bit of a stir by ...

Acer Gaming PCs Overheat, Recall Issued
TechWeb — ... and electronics stores from May to December 2008. The PCs, which were made in China, cost between $2,000 and $6,000. Acer is offering to repair the machines at no charge and has set up a toll-free number, (866) 695-2237, for customers to call. Additional information is also available on the company's Web site. The computer industry is no stranger to recalls, holding the dubious distinction of having the largest recall effort in U.S. history. Millions of Sony laptop batteries were recalled in 2006 following reports of them bursting into flames and causing some minor ...

Acer Gaming PCs Overheat, Recall Issued
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... and electronics stores from May to December 2008. The PCs, which were made in China, cost between $2,000 and $6,000. Acer is offering to repair the machines at no charge and has set up a toll-free number, (866) 695-2237, for customers to call. Additional information is also available on the company's Web site. The computer industry is no stranger to recalls, holding the dubious distinction of having the largest recall effort in U.S. history. Millions of Sony laptop batteries were recalled in 2006 following reports of them bursting into flames and causing some minor ...

Acer Revo and Nvidia Ion Hands On: Flawless Blu-ray Playback Changes Cheap Computers Forever [Future Of Cheap Pcs]
Gizmodo — ... early Ion samples delivering fantastic video performance but not so great battery life. This isn't as big of a deal for mini desktop, obviously, so a real niche for Ion machines could be cheap media PCs to plug into TVs—the Revo seems ideal for it, and even comes with a mounting bracket to snap onto the backs of TVs and monitors. But if this or something like it comes out at $400, it's the first kind of "net" computer I'd actually consider buying. [Nvidia Acer] ...

Acer Unveils Massive Multimedia Notebook
OhGizmo! — ... the machine will use Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs, run Windows Vista Home Premium, and sports a massive 18.4-inch LCD. The LCD has 1920 x 1080p resolution and a Blu-ray burner is built-in to take advantage of that resolution. Other features include an 8-cell battery, backlit keyboard, graphics via ATI Radeon HD 4670 and more. The downside is that the machine is massive weighing in at 10.1 pounds. The 8935G is set to launch in June at unspecified pricing. [ Acer ] ...

Acer Introduces New Notebooks
I4U News — ... 3GB of RAM, 250GB of storage, and a DVD burner at an MSRP of $899.99. The Aspire 8935G is a massive multimedia notebook boasting a giant 18.4-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. Acer is holding back on many of the notebooks specifications but has said that the machine uses Intel Core 2 Duo processors, graphics via Radeon HD 4670, 4x Blu-ray burner, a backlit keyboard, an 8-cell battery and more. The massive notebook weighs 10.1 pounds and is set to launch in June. Via Acer Posted on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun ...

Hands-on with Acer's new netbook
T3.com News — ... from £349. - See our hands-on pics and info on Acer’s new Aspire One. Acer also showed early pictures of an all-in-one machine, tentatively (and somewhat unoriginally) named AIO. It's set to come out "not a day before Windows 7", in order to be shipped with the upcoming Microsoft software. Until then, you'll have to make do with the tiny Revo nettop.  Link: Acer  

Hands-on with Acer's new netbook
T3.com All — ... longevity from such a device. It and aforementioned Timelines will be out at the end of May priced from 349. - See our hands-on pics and info on Acer s new Aspire One . Acer also showed early pictures of an all-in-one machine, tentatively (and somewhat unoriginally) named AIO. It's set to come out "not a day before Windows 7", in order to be shipped with the upcoming Microsoft software. Until then, you'll have to make do with the tiny Revo nettop . Link: Acer Related links: [image]

Acer's Aspire One AO751h 11.6-Inch Barely-a-Netbook Officially $380 [NetBooks]
Gizmodo — ... 2007, Acer eRecovery Management, Acer Launch Manager, Adobe(r) Reader(r), McAfee(r) Internet Security Suite, Microsoft(r) Office Trial 2007. The new Acer Aspire One models come with a standard one-year parts and labor warranty, which can be extended to three years with the Acer Advantage service. Additionally, some models have longer warranties offered through specific channel partners. All Acer netbooks are backed by toll-free service and support. [Acer] ...

Acer Aspire One AO751h and D250 get US-official
SlashGear — ... Acer USA have officially announced their second-generation netbooks, the 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One AO751h, shown here, and the 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One D250, shown after the cut.  Each is based on an Intel Atom processor - a 1.22GHz Z520 in the 751h, a 1.6GHz N270 in the D250 - with 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard-drive and Intel GMA 950 graphics. ...

Acer set to debut 11.6″ Aspire One netbook
Coolest Gadgets — ... Acer is no stranger when it comes to netbooks, and here they are with a spanking new model to tease our wallets further, testing the limits of just how many netbooks we’re willing to have under a single roof. The model in question would be the first 11.6″ Acer Aspire One netbook that comes with a full-sized keyboard - something many other netbook manufacturers cannot tout for their respective releases. Not only that, the 11.6″ display sure comes in handy as more viewing real estate is always welcome by any computer user. By the way, forgive us ...

Acer Aspire easyStore Windows Home Server Cube Has 1TB and Room for More for $400 [Home Server]
Gizmodo — ... technology retailers and authorized resellers. Acer® Aspire easyStore AH340-UA230N Home Server: Available now for a MSRP of $399.99 * Intel® Atom™ Processor 230 (1.6GHz) * Microsoft® Windows® Home Server * 2GB DDR2 Memory * 1TB Hard Drive (2) * Three Empty Hot Swappable Hard Drive Bays * Five USB 2.0 Ports * One eSATA Port * 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet * 200 Watt Power Supply * RJ-45 LAN Port [ [Acer] ...

Acer Aspire easyStore Expandable 1TB Windows Home Server Cube Is $400 [Home Server]
Gizmodo — ... technology retailers and authorized resellers. Acer® Aspire easyStore AH340-UA230N Home Server: Available now for a MSRP of $399.99 * Intel® Atom™ Processor 230 (1.6GHz) * Microsoft® Windows® Home Server * 2GB DDR2 Memory * 1TB Hard Drive (2) * Three Empty Hot Swappable Hard Drive Bays * Five USB 2.0 Ports * One eSATA Port * 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet * 200 Watt Power Supply * RJ-45 LAN Port [ [Acer] ...

Acer joins Open Handset Alliance, launching Android handsets in Q4
MobileCrunch — ... is opening the doors to its newest member: Acer Inc. Acer has been talking about pushing out Android for some time now - so this really just puts an official seal on the whole thing. We should expect to see the first fruits of the Acer/Android pairing hit store fronts in Q4 of this year. ...

Acer F900 3G smartphone hits UK
SlashGear — Acer’s F900 smartphone - first announced back at Mobile World Congress in February - has finally launched.  Offering Windows Mobile 6.1, the F900 has a 3.8-inch WVGA touchscreen, HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity and Acer’s new 2.0 User Interface on top of the Microsoft OS.  The F900 is shipped with Internet Explorer 6 with Adobe Flash Lite support, together with Acer’s Easy Keyboard.  There’s also a YouTube app, Google Maps and GPS.  Around the back, there’s a 3-megapixel camera. The Acer F900 is now available in ...

Acer Unveils new Aspire Notebooks
I4U News — ... Other specifications include 3GB of RAM, ATI HD 3200 graphics, 320GB of storage, and an integrated 8x DVD burner. The 7735Z starts at $599.99 and has a 17.3-inch screen and runs an Intel Pentium T4200 CPU at 2GHz. The notebook has 4GB of RAM, Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics, 250GB of storage, and an 8X DVD burner. A faster AS5739G notebook was announced as well starting at $749.99 with a 15.6-inch screen, Core 2 Duo T6500 CPU, 4GB of RAM, 250GB HDD, and NVIDIA GT130M graphics. Via Acer Posted on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun ...

Acer Unveils Veriton N260G Nettop
I4U News — ... Acer has unveiled a new nettop for business users called the Veriton N260G. The little nettop maybe aimed at business users, but I think many consumers will be interested in its svelte dimensions as well. The nettop will sell for $399. The small nettop can be stood on its retractable stand vertically to save desk space or it can be attached to the back of a LCD for an all-in-one style machine. Inside the tiny chassis are an Intel Atom N280 CPU and the Intel GN40 Express chipset. Other features include Windows XP Pro, 2 GB of DDR2 RAM, 160GB HDD, Intel GMA 4500M graphics, and ...

Acer Veriton all-in-one debuts
SlashGear — ... Acer has announced a new addition to its Veriton line called the Acer Veriton Z280G-EA271CP. That is certainly a long name for a product. The machine starts at $499 and features an 18.5-inch LCD that measures only 19″ x 15″ x 2.14″ making it very compact. ...

Acer Launches Veriton Z280G AIO Computer
I4U News — ... Not too long ago Acer offered the new Veriton nettop computer aimed at business users. Acer is back with a new Veriton system aimed at business users called the Z280G all in one. The all in one machine features an 18.5-inch widescreen LCD measuring 19-inches x 15-inches x 2.14-inches making for a very compact system. The AIO machine is powered by an Intel Atom ULV processor and the screen features a 16:9 aspect ratio, 1000:1 contrast ratio, and a resolution of 1366 x 768. Storage for the machine is to a 160GB HDD. A super multi DVD burner is built-in and the machine has ...

TechCrunch/CrunchGear Meetup Taipei: 6 Taiwanese Startups Demo Their Services
TechCrunch — Asus, Acer, HTC or BenQ: Taiwan is well-known as a significant player in the global electronics industry, but it’s safe to say the Taiwanese web landscape is still a black box for many of us. Taiwan ranks 10th in Asia in terms of Internet population, with around 15 million people currently online. Add to this an online ad market that grew by 14.9% to $208 million in 2009, and you have a fairly attractive Internet market overall. As in many parts of Asia, the 800-pound gorilla in the web arena is Yahoo: The company ...

TechCrunch/CrunchGear Meetup Taipei: 6 Taiwanese tech startups demo their services
CrunchGear — Asus, Acer, HTC or BenQ: Taiwan is well-known as a significant player in the global electronics industry, but it's safe to say the Taiwanese web landscape is still a black box for many of us. Taiwan ranks 10th in Asia in terms of Internet population, with around 15 million people currently online. Add to this an online ad market that grew by 14.9% to $208 million in 2009, and you have a fairly attractive Internet market overall. The country does have promising tech start-ups with a global focus, some of which I talked with ...

Acer Debuts First Multi-touch Notebook
Digital Trends — ... Computer maker Acer has announced two new notebook offers to coincide with the launch of Windows 7 on October 22, including the company’s first multi-touch notebook, the ...

Acer Aspire AS5738PG multitouch notebook breaks cover with Windows 7
SlashGear — Acer have announced their first touchscreen notebook, the Acer Aspire AS5738PG-6306, complete with Windows 7 and a 15.6-inch 1,366 x 768 multitouch-capable display.  The AS5738PG supports one- or two-finger gestures on the screen, such as pinch-zoom, and is based on Intel’s 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo T6600 processor with 4GB of DDR2 memory and ATI Radeon HD 4570 512MB graphics. There’s also a 320GB hard-drive, DVD burner and WiFi a/g/n, together with a webcam and enough room for a separate numeric keypad.  Connectivity ...

Acer Aspire Timeline AS1810TZ 11.6-inch Win 7 ultraportable promises 8+ hours runtime
SlashGear — ... , but Acer’s new 11.6-inch Aspire Timeline AS1810TZ does at least share the Windows 7 underpinnings of the company’s other new models today.  The CULV ultraportable uses Intel’s dual-core processors and promises over 8hrs of runtime from the standard 6-cell battery. ...

Acer Aspire Z5610 all-in-one boasts Full HD multitouch display
SlashGear — Acer’s attempts to corner the touch market haven’t stopped at their multitouch notebook; the company has also outed a touchscreen all-in-one desktop, the Acer Aspire Z5610-U9072, with a 23-inch 1920 x 1080 HD display.  Running Windows 7 on a dual-core Pentium E5300 2.60GHz with 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard-drive and an ATI Mobility Radeon HD4570 512MB video card, the Z5610 comes with Microsoft’s Touch Pack as well as Acer’s own TouchSuite. The Z5610 also has a DVD burner, gigabit ethernet, WiFi b/g/n and ...

Acer Aspire One AOD250 Android/Windows netbook officially official
SlashGear — ... I am not sure what’s with the Acer Aspire One D250 Android/Windows dual booting netbook. The thing hit Amazon a few days ago as a pre-order without any official word from Acer on the machine. Perhaps Amazon jumped the gun on posting the machine, the embargo on the netbook was only up today and Acer has now officially went all official and stuff with the netbook via a PR. ...

Dell Slips to Third Place in Worldwide PC Shipments
Digital Trends — ... —Dell has lost the number-two position in worldwide PC sales to Taiwan’s Acer, although Dell remains solidly in the number two position for U.S. PC sales. ...

Acer AspireRevo R3610-U9012 Available in the US
I4U News — ... Acer announced that it is now offering the AspireRevo nettop in the US market for $329.99. The AspireRevo is a small nettop computer that is designed to be hidden away on the rear of an LCD for an all-in-one experience without paying for an all-in-one computer. The machine should make a decent media center computer for the living room. Power for the machine comes from the Intel Atom 330 dual-core CPU. The machine has 2GB of RAM and a 160GB HDD. Other features include HDMI out for full HD video and 802.11n wireless networking. The big feature is the NVIDIA Ion GPU that allows ...

Acer Aspire AS1410 CULV ultraportable gets netbook price-tag
SlashGear — ... Acer have announced a new ultraportable, and if you’ve been tempted by the price and portability of a netbook but need something with a little more grunt then the Acer Aspire AS1410 might just take the top-spot on your shopping list.  Based on Intel’s ...

Acer gets official with Aspire 5738DG 3D notebook
SlashGear — ... had tipped up online with little in the way of specs for the machine. Today Acer has gone official with the 5738DG and offers us the full rundown of all specs for the notebook. The little rig gets an Intel core 2 Duo T6600 processor for starters. ...

Acer debuts AS8940G-6865 Core i7 quad core notebook
SlashGear — ... Acer has pulled the wraps off a new notebook computer today that is running the Intel Core i7 Quad 720QM CPU. The machine is called the Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865. The machine also uses the new Windows 7 operating system and has tons of other features. ...

Acer Pushes the Mobile Limit with 18.4-Inch Aspire AS8940G-6865
jkOnTheRun — There are notebooks and then there are NOTEBOOKS, and the Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865 is definitely in the latter category. The new entertainment notebook by Acer has a whopping 18.4-inch screen (1920×1080) that is powered by the Intel® Core(TM) i7 Quad-Core 720QM processor. The AS8940G packs in Acer’s CineSurround technology, comprised of five speakers including the Tuba bass boost. The graphics get the horsepower to drive the giant display from the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M with 1 GB of video memory. It can be configured with a Blu-Ray drive for total movie immersion on the ...

Acer Aspire 8940 drops a big one on the holidays
infoSync World — Acer has announced their newest Aspire notebook, the Acer Aspire 8940. Like the previous Acer Aspire 8930, the Aspire 8940 packs a massive, 18.4-inch, widescreen display, which can easily handle 1080p high-definition content. The screen will use LED backlighting. To watch bleeding-edge videos on the new Aspire 8940, Acer includes a Blu-Ray drive as well as five speakers built into the chassis. So, theoretically you could stick your head in the middle of all that sound and get a true, portable surround experience. To connect the machine to your home system, Acer includes HDMI ...