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Consumers Want Windows 8, Not a New PC
Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 2:54pm | 542Read More...By selling 40 million Windows 8 licenses, Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) new operating system is already a hit. But while some consumers have been eager to upgrade their existing machines, few are trading up to new devices. According to industry researcher NPD, the consumer Windows PC and tablet...
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Sony, Dell Win Big with Windows 8 Sales
Monday, November 26, 2012 - 2:33pm | 438Read More...Sony (NYSE: SNE), Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Acer appear to have had a successful Black Friday. The three companies sold a large number of Windows 8 PCs last week as consumers endured massive crowds and long lines on the biggest shopping day of the year. In conducting a retail survey, Global...
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Intel Calls Upon Acer for Smartphone Collaboration
Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 8:46am | 449Read More...Trading up Thursday morning on news that it is heading into the smartphone business, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) joins the likes of Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) who have also been rumored to be launching cellular devices over the next few years. Intel Chief Executive Officer Paul...
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Apple's iPad Will Finally See Competition This Fall
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 10:08am | 640Read More...Since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released its iPad in 2010, tablets have exploded onto the scene as one of the fastest growing segments of the personal computing space. Just over two and a half years later, the iPad remains the dominant device, maintaining a near monopoly over the 10-inch sector. The...
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Acer Thinks Microsoft Could Destroy Its PC Partners
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 1:23pm | 440Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) hopes to turn its first tablet, Surface, into a successful competitor to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. However, Windows PC and tablet manufacturer Acer fears that the Surface could also have a detrimental effect on their prized industry. "On one hand Microsoft is our...
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Nvidia: The Mobile Company
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 5:17am | 548Read More...While investors focus on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Samsung, and HTC for trends and directions on the mobile market, they often overlook the semiconductor companies which enable the functioning of mobile devices. The semiconductor company that got most of the...
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Are GameStop's Tablets a Joke, a Success, or So Bad They Aren't Worth Mentioning?
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 9:08am | 925Read More...More importantly, should Apple be worried about GameStop's entry into the tablet market? The simple answer: NO! Despite the promise of a store-branded device, GameStop (NYSE: GME) has chosen to launch a series of generic tablets without any modifications. These devices include the Samsung Galaxy...
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UPS, National Geographic, Acer, and Others Hacked
Sunday, September 4, 2011 - 11:08pm | 501Read More...A Turkish hacker group calling themselves TurkGuvenligi have claimed responsibility for a number of high-profile attacks that occurred earlier today. Websites including UPS.com, vodafone.com, acer.com, telegraph.co.uk, nationalgeographic.com, and theregister.co.uk were all attacked earlier Sunday...
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Acer Announces Aspire S3 Ultrabook
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 10:49am | 586Read More...Earlier today at the IFA conference in Berlin, Germany, Acer officially announced the Aspire S3, its first Ultrabook computer. For those of you who don't know, an Ultrabook is a computer that has a very slim profile and integrates close to top-of-the-line notebook parts. The Aspire S3 uses Acer's...
