Acer, HP consider to take back chassis purchase authority

Aug 21, 01:35

Acer and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are considering to retrieve their chassis purchase authority from notebook ODMs in hoping to effectively control their production capacity and quality,...

Acer announces 2Q12 preliminary financial results

Aug 20, 10:20

Acer has announced the preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2012. Consolidated revenues were NT$110.6 billion (US$3.7 billion), down 2.2% on quarter, but up 8.3%...

Acer ranks first in 2Q12 notebook shipments, says Gartner

Aug 15, 01:25

Acer topped the notebook market shipping 7.567 million units in the global market during the second quarter of 2012, according to Gartner.

HP to outsource more than 50% of 2013 orders to Quanta

Aug 14, 01:25

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has just recently finished its request for quotation (RFQ) for 2013 notebook orders with Quanta Computer landing more than 50% of the orders, up from only 40%...

Acer sees drop in July revenues

Aug 13, 10:04

Acer had non-consolidated revenues of NT$22.657 billion (US$756 million) for July decreasing by 43.00% on month and by 26.15% on year and those for January-July slipped by 5.52% on...

Microsoft working to minimize Surface impact, says Acer chairman

Aug 10, 11:06

After publicly urging Microsoft to reconsider its move to launch own-brand tablet PCs recently, Acer chairman JT Wang on August 9, commented that Microsoft is pushing Surface to help...

Notebook ODMs shipments may stay weak in August

Aug 9, 01:05

Taiwan notebook ODMs may see their shipments in August stay flat on month and will not have a chance to recover until September, according to sources from notebook makers.

People should focus on the new business mode created by Foxconn/Sharp cooperation, says Acer founder

Aug 7, 14:49

Acer founder Stan Shih, commenting on Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) investment in Japan-based Sharp, pointed out that people should turn their focus from Sharp's...

Acer sponsorship of 2012 Olympic Games helps enhance brand image in EMEA

Aug 3, 16:08

Acer's sponsorship of the 2012 London Olympic Games by providing IT equipment is expected to help Acer strengthen its brand and product image in the Europe, Middle East and Africa...

HP and Dell to launch Windows RT tablet PCs at the end of October

Aug 2, 01:00

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are both set to launch Windows RT-based tablet PCs after the release of the new operating system. HP will adopt chip solutions from Texas Instruments...

China market: Lenovo takes up No. 2 in smartphone ranking, says Sino

Jul 26, 01:20

Lenovo outperformed Huawei, ZTE, and Coolpad to capture the second-rank title in China's smartphone phone market in June with a 13% share, trailing after only Samsung Electronics...

Compal lands over 30% of Acer notebook orders for 2013

Jul 26, 01:00

Compal Electronics, after acquiring 70% of Dell's 2013 notebook orders, has also recently received 36% of Acer's total notebook orders for 2013 with an estimated volume of about 10.8...

China market: Acer soliciting telecom carriers to promote smartphones

Jul 20, 01:20

Acer is currently soliciting China's major telecom carriers to jointly promote the sale of its smartphones in China targeting the medium- to high-end segment with prices ranging between...

Commentary: Is Nexus 7 launch a blessing or a curse for other Android tablet vendors?

Jul 18, 15:38

Google has begun shipping its Nexus 7 and the initial response to the tablet seems to be positive, with industry sources indicating that the platform vendor will be able to ship 2.5-3...

Chassis makers Ju Teng and Catchers expected to benefit from 7-inch tablet PCs

Jul 17, 01:25

Ju Teng and Catcher Technology are expected to see strong performances in the second half of the year since Ju Teng is reportedly the chassis supplier of Google's Nexus 7 and strong...

Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to enjoy 5% growth in 2Q12

Jul 16, 16:34

Global notebook shipments, facing overstocked inventory in March and a weakening worldwide economy starting in May, only achieved sequential growth of 5% in the second quarter, while...

Acer growth in 2012 shipments expected to drop from forecast 10% to 0-5%, say Taiwan makers

Jul 13, 01:05

Acer will see its total PC shipments in 2012 increase 0-5% from 2011, lower than the target of 10% set by the company in early 2012, according to market experts in Taiwan.

Acer sees increased June revenues

Jul 11, 12:08

Acer saw its non-consolidated revenues of NT$39.751 billion (US$1.33 billion) for June grow by 23.81% on month and by 24.46% on year, while its second-quarter revenues of NT$97.124...

Pegatron turns conservative about 3Q12

Jun 28, 01:40

Pegatron Technology, seeing the weak global economy, while consumers have halted their purchase plans to wait for Windows 8, has turned conservative about the PC market in the third...

Price to become major obstacle for the standardization of Thunderbolt

Jun 5, 01:30

Although Intel has been aggressively promoting its Thunderbolt transmission technology in the PC industry, some PC players pointed out that the cost of Thunderbolt's controller chip...

Computex 2012: Acer to showcase Windows 8 tablet PCs

May 25, 01:05

Acer will exhibit Windows 8-based tablet PCs at Computex Taipei 2012 to take place during June 5-9, according to industry sources.

Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units

May 24, 01:00

Google's 7-inch tablet PC, which the company co-developed with Asustek computer, is set to start shipping in June with initial shipments to reach about 600,000 units. The machine...

Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels

May 22, 14:17

As Microsoft will launch Windows 8 in the third quarter, mainly promoting its touchscreen functions, Asustek Computer and Acer are expected to have 10% of their notebook shipments...

Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12

May 22, 01:40

Acer and Asustek Computer, seeing as most other vendors have quit the netbook market and netbook shipments are becoming more stable, plans to launch new netbook models with Intel's...

Asustek, Acer to participate at CCISF in China

May 17, 01:10

The fifteenth China Chongqing International Investments and Global Sourcing Fair will start on May 17 in Chongqing, China with several international as well as local IT and automobile...

New Acer F2 servers support Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2 series processors

May 15, 15:58

In keeping with its aggressive strategy for commercial products, Acer has advanced its server line with a new generation of server products featuring Intel's Xeon processor E3-1200...

HP unveils ultra-like models in Shanghai

May 14, 12:28

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unveiled a series of ultrabooks priced at US$999.99 onwards as well as a number of ultra-like models priced from US$600-700 in Shanghai.