Acer

2011 Was the Second-Worst Year for U.S. PC Sales in History, Except at Apple

Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 12 at 7:52 am PT

At least someone had a good year.

Acer Introduces “World’s Thinnest” Ultrabook and a “Me-Too” Cloud Service

Lauren Goode in News on January 8 at 3:37 pm PT

Acer showed off “the world’s thinnest ultrabook” at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, as well as a suite of cloud services that looked … familiar.

Acer Stays in the Tablet Game With Low-Cost 10-Inch Model

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 5 at 5:00 am PT

But will a low price tag be enough to help Acer stand out in a crowded field selling to a still-small market of Android tablet buyers?

Intel’s Thunderbolt Technology Is Coming to Non-Mac PCs

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 27, 2011 at 8:55 am PT

After a year of letting Apple have it all to itself, Intel is bringing its Thunderbolt technology — a.k.a. Light Peak — to PC makers.

Acer CEO: We’re Going to Stop Selling Cheap, Unprofitable Crap

John Paczkowski in News on December 7, 2011 at 4:10 pm PT

Forward into profitability!

Seven Questions for Seagate CEO Steve Luczo About the Effects of the Thailand Floods

Arik Hesseldahl in News on November 23, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

Flooding in Thailand has killed more than 600 people, devastated the Thai economy and caused one of the most significant supply chain disruptions to the computer industry in a generation.

News Byte

Chromebooks Get Cheaper

John Paczkowski in News on November 21, 2011 at 12:01 pm PT

Looks like Google’s Chromebooks aren’t selling as quickly as the company and its partners would like — the laptops are getting a price cut. Beginning this week, Samsung and Acer will both drop the prices on certain Chromebook models to $299. That’s certainly better than the previous $349, but it’s still a bit steep for a device that, as Walt Mossberg said in his review, “can do almost nothing unless it has an active Internet connection.”