PC shipments slightly up in Western Europe
Doldrums time
A research note from IDC said that PC shipments in the EMEA region accounted for 16.1 million units in the second quarter of this year.
Acer fears Brexit
Weakening European demand
Hardware maker Acer is worried that Britain's move to leave the EU will mean that demand for the entire region will slump.
Mass-produced robot in shops in October
A bit more expensive than predicted
The Jibo robot will be in the shops in October which is later and about $200 more than expected.
Undercutting the market
Acer's new ultra-thin Aspire S 13 raised a few eyebrows by charging $699 for what many other manufacturers would charge more than $1000. Now it is planning two more which will appear in September.
Acer says no to VR
Will work with others
Acer's boss Jason Chen says his company will not make its own VR devices and will focus on getting its gaming products to work with the existing VR platforms.
Asustek and Acer see LCD monitor sales growing
Asustek has 30 percent growth in EU
Asustek Computer and Acer are doing rather well flogging their LCD monitors.
High-end gaming projector with 1920x720 resolution
Acer has unveiled a new and rather expensive member of its Predator gaming lineup, the Predator Z850 gaming projector with a US $5000 price tag.
Acer splits into two
Hardware and Cloud
Acer has divided its businesses into two group – one for IT hardware products and the other for cloud services, smart devices and e-businesses.
Acer starts huge restructuring
Spliting into three major segments
Acer plans to implement a corporate restructuring project and divide its business into three major segments – PC, cloud and data center management, and re-investment businesses.
Acer launches new 32-inch 4K/UHD monitor with G-Sync
The new Acer Predator XB321HK
Acer has unveiled yet another gaming monitor that will be a part of its Predator lineup, the 32-inch 4K/UHD Predator XB321HK which will also have support for Nvidia G-Sync.