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Does Apple finally have a tablet battle on it hands?

Posted October 21, 2011 - 7:07 pm

Global sales of the iPad fell in Q3 to 67% from 96% a year ago, according to a research firm. And the Kindle Fire looms.
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Google Chromebook is more a phone you can type on than the anti-PC

Posted May 12, 2011 - 12:32 pm

With its radical net-centrist design, Google expects Chromebook to introduce more cloud-focused computing model; actually it just expands BYOT to include netbooks as well as phones.
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The outlook for tech stocks in 2011

Posted December 30, 2010 - 5:25 pm

We're in the early stages of a revolution in mobile computing devices, a revolution that will produce marketplace winners and losers.
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Does Acer need a dose of Ritalin?

Posted November 30, 2010 - 10:25 pm

In recent days, Acer has announced Windows 7 and Android tablets, Windows Phone 7 and Android handsets, unspecified MeeGo devices, and a dual screen notebook - and that's not even including their previously announced products. Is this a sign of brilliance or desperation?
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Is Acer unprepared for decline of netbooks?

Posted October 20, 2010 - 8:59 pm

Waiting for people to "return to their senses" has never been a good business strategy, not when there's money to be made from trends and novelty.
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It's a DRAM shame: Oracle sues Micron, alleges chip price fixing

Posted September 28, 2010 - 5:57 pm

Picking up where Sun Microsystems left off, Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) filed a lawsuit last Friday against Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), alleging that the chip maker conspired with other computer chip manufacturers to jack up the price of dynamic random access memory, or DRAM.
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Will the 'Smart Netbook' become a trend?

Posted October 15, 2009 - 5:16 pm

Acer announced this week its Acer Aspire One AOD250, which dual-boots into either Windows or Android. Nice! But what is it?
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How Big is Too Big for a Netbook?

Posted August 3, 2009 - 4:33 pm

The two most attractive netbook features are price and size, at least according to the reports from customer surveys. People like the small size and smaller price compared to a regular laptop. So how big can a netbook be and still be a netbook? A new review on TechReport, Aspire One 751 vs. Gateway LT3103 covers the two devices in depth, and the reviewer loves the larger size. Is size what makes a netbook, or something else?
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Acer and the Channel

Posted May 5, 2009 - 9:41 am

This will be a fun one to watch. CRN editor Robert DeMarzo drew a line in the sand in his blog last week, effectively daring Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci to respond. Is Acer clueless about the American channel community?
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PC industry focuses on value and low cost

Posted April 11, 2009 - 11:54 am

The Recession has put us in a bargain-hunting mentality. Luxury goods are always wonderful, but the rich are embarrassed to buy them any more. The only retailers that are doing well are the dollar stores and Wal-Mart. Could it be that our consumer society is reforming into a nation of cheapskates?
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