Taipei, Oct.24, 2012 (CENS)--Acer Inc. recently issued an unexpectedly dismal financial report for the third quarter, with consolidated revenue dropping 5.6% quarter on quarter (QoQ) to NT$104.4 billion (US$3.48 billion) and earnings per ...
Holiday wish lists may deal another blow to the PC industry, according to a new survey. Asked if they'd rather receive a PC or a tablet as a holiday gift, 59% of respondents in a PriceGrabber survey opted for the tablet, the price ...
Tags: PC, tablet, holiday gift, iPad 3, Holiday Shopping
Lenovo said Thursday its net profit for the fiscal second quarter increased by only 13% year-over-year, marking a shift from the high profit growth the company has previously seen. For the fiscal second quarter ending on Sept. 30, ...
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IDG News Service-Chip company Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday said it would lay off 15%of its workforce as it tries to inch back to profitability at a time when the PC market is slumping. The company will lay off close to 1,800 of its ...
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Taipei,Sept.19,2012(CENS)--The top-five contract notebook PC assemblers in Taiwan,Compal Electronics Inc.,Quanta,Inventec Corp.,Wistron Corp.,and Pegatron Corp., posted earnings of NT$22.2 billion(US$740 million)in the first half,of which ...
Intel said it has improved performance and graphics in the upcoming version of its Core chip line,while also slashing power consumption by a whopping 41%. That,say industry analysts,could help laptop manufacturers build and sell,thinner ...
Acer is offering a free upgrade to Windows 8 on some ultrabook models, saying it will refund the upgrade fee being charged by Microsoft on certain Windows 7 PC models purchased by buyers. Acer will refund consumers who purchase the Aspire ...
Tags: Windows 8, Acer, Hardware, free upgrade