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Acer CEO J.T. Wang Is Resigning From His Post at The Taiwanese PC Maker
Nov 7, 2013Acer CEO J.T. Wang is resigning from his post at the Taiwanese PC maker and will be replaced by president Jim Wong as part of a corporate restructuring that will try to revitalize the company's lagging fortunes. Citing the company's ...
Tags: Computer Products, Acer, software
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Acer Showed What Could Be The First of Many Windows 8 Tablets to Come in Smaller Sizes
Jun 3, 2013After months on the market, Windows 8 tablets have yet to rack up the sales Microsoft and PC vendors were originally hoping for. But on Monday Taiwanese PC maker Acer showed what could be the first of many Windows 8 tablets to come in ...
Tags: Acer, Windows 8 Tablet
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A New Device From Acer Will Be Launched Later This Month
Jun 3, 2013Windows 8 is joining the 8-inch tablet bandwagon with a new device from Acer that will launch later this month and come with a price tag between US$400 and $500. Acer unveiled the Iconia W3 on Monday, a day before the start of the ...
Tags: Acer, Windows 8 Tablet, Smartphone
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Change Is in The Air for Microsoft in Response to Ho-Hum Sales of Windows 8
May 13, 2013Change is in the air for Microsoft in response to?ho-hum sales of Windows 8, and it sounds like PC makers couldn't be happier. Citing various PC industry executives in Asia, the?Wall Street Journal reports?that Microsoft is being more ...
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Acer Issues a $169 Android Tablet with a 7.9-Inch Screen
May 7, 2013Acer has placed its bet in the tablet wars on low pricing, introducing a $169 Android tablet with a 7.9-inch screen. The Iconia A1 is full-featured, has an "accessible" price and will raise the stakes in the tablet wars, said Jim Wong, ...
Tags: Android Tablet, Computer Products
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Acer Waits for The Next Version of Windows RT Before Deciding Whether to Release a Tablet
May 7, 2013Acer is waiting for the next version of Windows RT, due in the second half of this year, before deciding whether to release a tablet that runs on that OS. "The plan for an RT tablet is ongoing," said Acer President Jim Wong in an ...
Tags: Acer, Windows RT
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The Grumbling of PC Makers Gets Louder with Windows 8 Doing Little to Spark Laptop Sales
Mar 12, 2013The grumbling of PC makers is getting louder with Windows 8 doing little to spark laptop sales. The latest complaints come from Jun Dong-Soo, President of Samsung‘s memory chip division, who had no kind words for Windows 8 during a ...
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Acer Has Been Pleasantly Surprised with Sales of Its Chromebooks
Jan 30, 2013Acer’s still hoping for Windows 8 sales to take off, but in the meantime, the company has been pleasantly surprised with sales of its Chromebooks. Since November, Chromebooks have accounted for 5 percent to 10 percent of ...
Tags: Chromebook, Acer, Windows 8
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The Company Plans to Put a Greater Emphasis on Marketing While Developing Its Products
Dec 31, 2012Acer said on Thursday the company plans to put a greater emphasis on marketing while developing its products, as the Taiwanese PC maker appointed a new chief marketing officer. "In the product development stages, we will place marketing ...
Tags: Acer, CMO, marketing, Computer Products
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Taiwanese PC Maker Acer Reported a Small Profit in The Third Quarter
Dec 20, 2012Taiwanese PC maker Acer reported a small profit in the third quarter, after a larger loss a year earlier. However, revenue decreased as the company transitions to selling new PCs running Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system, it ...
Tags: Acer, Microsoft, net profit, PC, Windows 8
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The First Round of Windows 8 Tablets and Laptops Will Come out Later This Year
Dec 19, 2012The first round of Windows 8 tablets and laptops coming out later this year will be "just the beginning" of a range of form factors and styles that will evolve as the operating system matures, according to the president of a major Taiwanese ...
Tags: Acer, computer, form factors, highlightedpost, jim wong, laptops, tablets
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Acer Has Put Back The Launch of Its Own Windows RT Tablets
Nov 1, 2012Acer,one of the big-five PC vendors,has put back the launch of its own Windows RT tablets following the launch of the Microsoft Surface and the mixed reviews that it has received. The company is unlikely to release a similar product ...
Tags: Acer, Microsoft, Windows Tablets, Microsoft Surface
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The First Round of Windows 8 Tablets and Laptops Will Be"Just The Beginning"of a Range
Sep 4, 2012The first round of Windows 8 tablets and laptops coming out later this year will be"just the beginning"of a range of form factors and styles that will evolve as the operating system matures,according to the president of a major Taiwanese ...
Tags: Windows 8 PCs, Acer, Taiwanese computer maker, ARM processors
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Acer Plans to Produce Windows RT Devices at Some Point
Aug 16, 2012Acer plans to produce Windows RT devices at some point,according to a company spokeswoman. That statement comes after Acer's CEO blasted Microsoft for building the Surface RT tablet.On Monday,Microsoft excluded Acer from its list of ...
Tags: PC, Acer, Windows RT, Microsoft, Surface RT, Surface Pro tablets