Acer in pictures

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  COMMUNITY: Bluechip and Acer go fishing in Western Port
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  IN PICTURES: Acer rocks out with the Kings of Leon
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  IN PICTURES: Acer Iconia launch
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  IN PICTURES: Bluechip Infotech Acer resellers hit New Zealand

• Acer shows off CloudMobile smartphone ahead of Mobile World Congress

  By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 11 February, 2012 11:55

  Mobile World Congress doesn't start until the end of February, but it appears some phone makers aren't very patient. According to phone blog Pocket-lint, Acer has leaked some details on its latest handset, the Acer CloudMobile.

• First-generation Ultrabook prices may drop as much as 25 per cent

  By Melanie Pinola | 08 February, 2012 09:42

  Good news for people who want a good deal on a super-thin laptop: Acer, Lenovo, and HP are reportedly dropping their Ultrabook prices by as much as 25 percent in preparation for the second-generation models that will soon launch with Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge processors.

• Acer sues former CEO Lanci for breach of contract

  By Agam Shah | 08 February, 2012 03:55

  Acer has sued its former CEO and President Gianfranco Lanci in Italian courts for allegedly violating a non-compete clause, the company said Tuesday.

• Acer names Leone as latest product manager

  By Hafizah Osman | 25 January, 2012 10:45

  Acer Computer Australia has named Antonio Leone as its latest product business manager for tablet PCs.

• Androids invade CES 2012

  By Ian Paul | 14 January, 2012 06:56

  Google's Android operating system played a big role in the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, appearing in smartphones, tablets, televisions, MP3 players, cameras, and gaming headsets. Device manufacturers are using Android for a wide variety of devices as part of a larger strategy to create a network of connected gadgets backed up by online storage and sync.

• Apple drubs all rivals in U.S. system shipment gains

  By Gregg Keizer | 14 January, 2012 08:22

  Apple was the only top-five computer maker to post shipment gains in the U.S. during the final quarter of 2011, a pair of research firms said this week.

• Android device makers chase Apple with cloud strategies

  By Agam Shah | 13 January, 2012 19:10

  The importance of bundling services and software with mobile devices is finally resonating with Android device makers as they compete with Apple, and some of them outlined their cloud strategies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

• Buyers hang on for cheaper, faster Windows 8 ultrabooks

  By Agam Shah | 13 January, 2012 11:02

  Ultrabooks are attracting admirers at the Consumer Electronics Show, but some attendees are waiting to buy the thin laptops until prices drop and Windows 8 is released later this year.

• NEWS FOCUS: Mobiles, tablets and app downloads set to soar

  By Hafizah Osman | 19 July, 2011 11:42

  Media tablet shipments in A/ NZ for 2011 are expected to be double those of 2010, according to analyst firm, IDC.

• The end is near for netbooks

  By Keir Thomas | 19 January, 2011 06:19

  So long, netbooks.

• Five ways to overclock a netbook (really!)

  By Eric Lai | 28 October, 2009 04:05

  The words overclocking and netbook appear in a sentence together about as often as Steve Ballmer is spotted at a Linux convention. Netbooks are all about portability over performance. Overclocking is all about taking already blazing-fast gear and pushing it to its upper limits -- warranties, energy use and safety be damned. Right?

• Acer reveals specs of Android smartphone

  By Dan Nystedt | 15 October, 2009 22:18

  Acer has disclosed more details about its upcoming Android-based Liquid smartphone, a thin device with a 3.5-inch touchscreen.

• Serving up the latest and greatest

  By Trevor Clarke | 23 September, 2009 10:39

  Although the first quarter of 2009 was a nightmare for many server vendors, new advanced products released during the first six months of the year are helping to pick the market back up. TREVOR CLARKE reports.

• Hands on with Acer's F900 and M900 smartphones

  By Dan Nystedt | 17 March, 2009 21:37

  Global PC vendor Acer made its first move into the smartphone market at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last month and I had a chance to sit down and try out a few of the new devices in Taipei.

• Acer sees the future of smartphones as free

  By Peter Sayer | 05 March, 2009 11:27

  Introducing the Acer F900 touch-screen smartphone

• Serving it up to SMBs: What's on the menu?

  By Trevor Clarke | 30 July, 2008 12:21

  There are few people in the IT industry that would gloat about servicing a company of less than 50 people to their global peers. There are even fewer that would do it for a 10-seat operation. But in reality, the SMB market is the backbone of the Australian economy and deserves its time in the spotlight.