Acer offers incentive for clumsy tablet and notebook customers
Acer is hoping to boost retail sales and provide a point of difference in electrical stores by offering a free year of accidental damage cover on all retail notebook and tablet purchases.
Wed 08/05/2013 12:00:00 / Read More »First new Sony kiosk tipped to launch in Parramatta, sales agency engaged
Sony Australia has engaged Creative Activations to train and staff its new kiosks, which will roll-out as replacements for the two Sony Centres it is planning to close.
Thu 07/02/2013 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer Brand Experience stand single webpage image gallery
Current.com.au today visited Acer's first Brand Experience stand at Westfield Bondi Junction. Here is a single webpage image gallery of our visit.
Fri 14/12/2012 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer opens its first 'Brand Experience' stands, promises not to sell direct
Acer this morning opened two Brand Experience stands at Westfield Bondi Junction and Castle Towers. The PC and tablet supplier says these stands are about engaging with, but not selling to, consumers.
Fri 14/12/2012 12:00:00 / Read More »More consumers switching to laptops, but Apple still the favourite
More than half of Australian consumers who have recently bought a computer from retail have made the switch to a laptop, and Apple is still ranking the favourite amongst the brands according to new research from Canstar Blue.
Tue 04/12/2012 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer races to the brand ambassador lead with Sally Pearson deal
Acer has raced ahead, with its spokeshurdler Sally Pearson celebrating her win in the Women's 100 Metre Hurdles by using an Acer laptop - at least that's what UnderCurrent was told.
Fri 10/08/2012 12:00:00 / Read More »Bush Australia employee selected for Australian Olympic team
Panasonic, Samsung and Acer can have all the Olympics sponsorship they want, as Bush Australia is sending an actual athlete to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Thu 14/06/2012 12:00:00 / Read More »Panasonic providing 16,244 pieces of Olympic equipment as it seeks World Peace
In addition to outlining how Panasonic will record and project the action from the 2012 London Olympics, the Japanese company has also outlined its vision for World Peace.
Thu 31/05/2012 12:00:00 / Read More »Samsung appoints new director of IT Division
Samsung has announced the appointment of a new IT Division director, Tony Ignatavicius. Formerly of Synnex Australia and HP, Ignatavicius will be responsible for Note PCs, printers, monitors and large format displays.
Fri 20/04/2012 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer director talks high sales, soft markets, smartphones and the future
Acer this week announced it secured the #1 market share position in the Portable PC market for the fourth quarter of 2011. In this interview, we talk about the PC market, Acer's tablet and smartphone businesses, and what the future holds.
Thu 29/03/2012 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer promotes Aspire S3 Ultrabooks with ultra-virtual sales assistant
Acer has launched a shopping mall tour to promote its Aspire S3 Ultrabook range, giving shoppers the opportunity to get up close to the computers and to interact with a virtual sales person named Alicia Aspire.
Tue 06/12/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Everything Zen at Asus launch? I don't think so
When it comes to launching new technology products, an unseemly trend is emerging. It's time to let the new gadgets and gizmos speak for themselves.
Wed 09/11/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer launches TravelMate notebook for working on the go
Acer has released its newest notebook - the TravelMate 8481 - offering 'a portable form factor that doesn't hinder productivity output'.
Mon 10/10/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »"Paper-less classrooms" one step closer with Iconia Tab textbooks
Acer Computer Australia is set to boost sales of its Iconia Tab with the announcement of partnership with textbook publisher Pearson Australia, allowing students and teachers to access e-books on the device.
Thu 22/09/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer launches 7-inch Android tablet with 8GB memory
Acer has today announced the release of its latest Android Honeycomb tablet, the 7-inch Iconia Tab A100.
Thu 01/09/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »News Wrap: Acronis, Jabra, Acer, Kambrook and Breville
Acronis has appointed a new BDM, Jabra has a new Bluetooth in-car speaker, Acer releases a 3D monitor and Kambrook and Breville are now being sold by a pure play online retailer.
Tue 02/08/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »AMD computer processors offer 'supercomputer-like performance'
The processor manufacturer AMD has appealed to graphics-hungry technophiles this week, launching a new range of Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) for notebooks, netbooks and PCs.
Fri 29/07/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Lenovo masters art of similarity with IdeaPad K1 tablet, coming soon
The new Lenovo IdeaPad K1 tablet, coming later this year, is similar but slightly different to the many, many other Android tablets on the market.
Wed 20/07/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »A moveable feast: Acer's "edible" Aspire One Happy 2 netbook
Fashion conscious consumers after a sugar fix will love Acer's new netbook, with four "flavours" to choose from and an entry-level price to sweeten the deal.
Mon 11/07/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer launches new Aspire Ethos multimedia notebooks
Acer is out to deliver the "ultimate in personal theatre" with the launch of their new Aspire Ethos notebooks - the 18.4-inch 8951G, and the 15.6-inch 5951G.
Mon 04/07/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »UPDATED: Questions discouraged when Nokia launches disruptive smartphone
Nokia is going to "disrupt" the smartphone market on 21 June 2011, with the Finnish mobile phone icon unveiling a new device.
Wed 15/06/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Toshiba the latest Paranoid Android to hit the $579 tablet price
UPDATED WITH MORE SPECS: Toshiba will be launching its Tablet, powered by Honeycomb, by the end of June for RRP $579. This is exactly the same price as the 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook, the 16GB Wi-Fi only iPad 2 and the Acer Iconia A500.
Thu 09/06/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Asus Eee Transformer - the Dock of the Keyboard
The Asus Eee Transformer will go on sale tomorrow for RRP $599 and $799. The difference in price does not refer to the tablet itself, but whether it is purchased with or without the keyboard attachment.
Tue 24/05/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Accessories the star as the Motorola Atrix outshines the Xoom
Motorolarama last night featured a new tablet, the Xoom, and a new smartphone, the Atrix. Whilst neither device itself has broken new ground, Motorola's approach to the market is unique.
Fri 06/05/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Motorola (and Telstra?) to launch the Xoom tablet tonight
The guns about to fire in the next battle in the ongoing tablet war. Tonight, the Motorola Xoom will be launched, with the telco partner Telstra expected to be there.
Thu 05/05/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer, Dymocks and EMI seal tablet partnership
Less than three months since giant bookstores Borders and Angus and Robertson announced bankruptcy, Acer, Dymocks and EMI Australasia have announced a new partnership to provide book and music content to the latest Acer Iconia Tab.
Tue 03/05/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer releases new Aspire TimelineX series
Mobility and battery life are key points of difference that Acer wishes to emphasise with the release of the Aspire TimelineX notebook series.
Tue 19/04/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Sneak peak at new PCs powered by AMD processors
Retailers last night received a sneak peak at a number of new AMD-powered PC products at the launch of the new Fusion family range APUs. Amongst those showing off new wares were Acer, HP and Sony.
Wed 02/02/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Intel and friends to launch 2011 PC generation tomorrow
Intel will tomorrow be conducting the launch of its 2nd Generation Intel Core processor family. Also there will be Sony, Samsung, HP, Dell, Acer, Asus and more.
Mon 17/01/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer releases new gaming monitor, its last release of 2010
Joining a stable of 26 monitor models across 7 categories, the last monitor series of the year has today been released by Acer.
Mon 06/12/2010 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer reveals unique retail strategy for its new smartphones
Acer has no telco support for its new smartphone range, which will only be sold through a select group of retailers.
Fri 03/09/2010 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer brands its new Aspire One model "sexy"
Acer is hitting the digital runway with the attractively designed Aspire One D260 netbook.
Thu 22/07/2010 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer releases 3D Full HD monitor
Acer has today released its long-awaited 3D monitor solution, which the supplier says is perfect for gaming, movies and image viewing.
Wed 07/04/2010 12:00:00 / Read More »Faulty Acer notebooks recalled
Acer has just issued a voluntary product recall on its Aspire Notebook computers due to frayed cabling that can overheat the device and in turn burn consumers.
Tue 09/02/2010 12:00:00 / Read More »Telstra revamps mobile broadband pricing
Telstra has just unveiled a range of new pricing packages for mobile broadband and has partnered with Acer to launch three new all in one business laptops.
Tue 19/01/2010 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer Aspire notebooks recalled
A nationwide recall has been issued on certain Acer Aspire notebooks due to frayed cabling that may burn consumers.
Thu 05/11/2009 12:00:00 / Read More »Samsung and Optus spark a netbook war
Yesterday it was announced that Telstra and Acer have teamed up to offer a range of laptops with embedded wireless broadband, now Optus has jumped into the ring and is offering its services to Samsung netbooks.
Tue 11/08/2009 12:00:00 / Read More »Acer and Telstra's new Next G notebook solution
Telstra has just announced a new partnership with Acer Computing to offer three laptops with its built-in Next G wireless broadband, to offer consumers an all in one solution.
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