1731 news items tagged Acer
Notebook ODMs see clouded 3Q20
Tuesday 12 May 2020Notebook ODMs Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Inventec and Wistron are all expected to enjoy strong shipments in the second quarter, but prolonged impacts from the coronavirus...
Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2020
Thursday 7 May 2020Global notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2020 dropped 27.6% on quarter and 10.9% on year. The yearly decline was the worst for the Taiwan's notebook industry since first-quarter...
Notebook supply is expected to fall short of demand in May as components production in the Southeast Asia is being hindered by local contigencies against the coronavirus pandemic,...
Acer notebook sales soar in North America
Wednesday 29 April 2020Acer saw its notebook sales in Canada and the US jump 105% and 135%, respectively, on year in March 2020, making it the largest consumer notebook brand in Canada in the month, according...
Global notebook shipments to climb over 40% in 2Q20, estimates Digitimes Research
Wednesday 29 April 2020Global notebook shipments are forecast to surge more than 40% sequentially in the second quarter of 2020, thanks to demand arising from remote work, online learning, and other stay-at-home...
Traditional PC shipments see sharp decline in 1Q20, says IDC
Thursday 16 April 2020The global traditional PC market, comprised of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, declined 9.8% on year in the first quarter of 2020, reaching a total of 53.2 million shipments...
Quanta reports growth in March revenues; Acer sees rising PC sales
Monday 13 April 2020Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$78.11 billion (US$2.57 billion) for March, up 58.8% on month and 6.2% on year with consolidated revenues for the first three...
Compal, Inventec, Acer see staggering on-month revenue growths in March
Friday 10 April 2020Taiwan-based notebook ODMs enjoyed increased revenues in March thanks to rising orders from clients, while brand vendor Acer also achieved strong revenue growth in the month.
Gaming monitor market sees more competitions from first-tier brands
Friday 10 April 2020Asustek Computer used to dominate the gaming monitor market prior to 2019, but it has now seen strong competition from Samsung Electronics and Acer, according to sources from the...
Demand for portable monitors surging
Friday 27 March 2020Global demand for portable monitors is surging and more IT brands including Acer, AOC, Lenovo and Micro-Star International (MSI) are gearing up efforts to compete with current market...
Taiwan government hosts online startup training camp
Tuesday 24 March 2020Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and StanShih Foundation, established by Acer founder Stan Shih, on March 20 jointly hosted a three-day training camp on entrepreneurship...
ACSI sees growing interest in security solutions from financial sector
Wednesday 18 March 2020Acer Cyber Security (ACSI), an Internet security solution affiliate of the Acer Group, is seeing growing interest from clients in the financial industry in the wake of the coronavirus...
Acer bracing for PC market slowdown
Wednesday 4 March 2020With demand for notebooks continuing sliding, Acer is pushing to enhance its PC offerings, and remains aggressive in developing new businesses, according to company chairman Jason...
Weblink seeking growth momentum from non-IT distribution sectors
Tuesday 3 March 2020Weblink International, an Acer's distribution subsidiary, has managed to sustain impressive annual profit increases despite consecutive years of PC market shrinkage thanks to its...
Acer expands emerging businesses
Friday 21 February 2020Acer has grown its emerging businesses with their combined share in Acer's overall revenues having risen to 14.6% from 11% three years ago, according to company chairman Jason Chen...
Global notebook market poised for rebound in 2H20, says Acer chairman
Friday 21 February 2020The global notebook market is poised for a strong rebound in the second half of 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak has not resulted in severe impacts to demand in other parts of the...
Taiwan notebooks – 4Q 2019
Wednesday 19 February 2020Taiwan's notebook shipments slipped 4.4% sequentially, but grew 3.1% on year to arrive at 32.37 million units in the fourth quarter of 2019.
Acer ranked as top gaming notebook brand in India
Wednesday 19 February 2020Acer was ranked by IDC as the largest gaming notebook brand in India for the second consecutive year in 2019. Acer also was the leading gaming brand in Canada, Thailand, Australia...
Acer, Asustek revenues under pressure
Thursday 13 February 2020China's coronavirus outbreak is expected to negatively affect revenues for Acer and Asustek Computer in the first half of 2020 as both firms have major portions of their sales from...
Taiwan supply chains stay vigilant against coronavirus outbreak
Thursday 30 January 2020Many Taiwan-based firms with manufacturing operations in China are taking precautionary measures to minimize impacts of coronavirus outbreak that has locked down the Chinese city...
Intel CPU shortages likely to persist through end-2020
Friday 17 January 2020Shortages of Intel's PC processors are likely to persist through the end of 2020, prompting notebook makers to adopt AMD's chips in more of their notebooks including business models,...
Foldable screens, new network support highlighted at CES 2020
Thursday 16 January 2020At CES 2020, many brand vendors showcased devices with support to the latest network standards such as Wi-Fi 6 and 5G, and emerging technologies such as foldable screen, but a lack...
Traditional PC shipments grow 4.8% in 4Q19, says IDC
Thursday 16 January 2020The worldwide market for traditional PCs, inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, finished an impressive 2019 with fourth quarter growth of 4.8% on year, according to...
Wi-Fi 6 penetration to be boosted by Comet Lake notebooks
Thursday 9 January 2020With Wi-Fi 6 becoming a standard for notebooks using Intel's 10th Gen Comet Lake platform, penetration rate of the cooectivity technology is expected to rise from less than 5% in...
Acer announces new Spin convertible notebook series
Monday 6 January 2020Acer has debuted the new Spin 5 and Spin 3, updated models in its convertible notebook line that feature slimmer designs, the latest 10th Gen Intel Core processors and Windows 10...