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Acer

May 2021

  • A woman types at a laptop

    Acer says global chip shortage to slow laptop production until at least next year

    Device prices may rise, as Acer’s chief operating officer says that on any given day the firm can only fill half of worldwide demand

May 2020

  • A woman browsing on a laptop

    Lockdown laptops: affordable options for those stuck at home

    With a full return to work and social life still some way off, you may need a new computer

March 2020

  • Woman wearing headphones playing video games late at night

    How to build a gaming PC for 2020, part two: choosing a mouse, keyboard and monitor

  • What are the essential ingredients for a strong gaming setup?

    How to build a gaming PC for 2020: part one

September 2019

  • Minecraft being used in a classroom

    What’s the best gaming laptop to replace a MacBook Air for Minecraft?

  • Acer Chromebook C720

    Ask Jack
    Can I still use my Chromebook now it is no longer supported?

July 2018

  • Smiling creative businesswoman working at laptop in office

    Ask Jack
    What’s the best laptop for £300?

    Jacy wants a laptop to run Excel spreadsheets but her budget is only £300. What are the best options?

October 2017

  • Boy using computer at night

    Modern-day slavery in focus
    Chinese factory supplying major laptop brands accused of student labour abuses

    Watchdog claims Chinese factory supplying Sony, HP, Acer and others makes funding and graduation of student interns contingent on working 12-hour shifts

August 2017

  • University student working on academic assignment<br>Portrait of young student wearing headphones sitting at the table in library and reading book. University student finding information for his academic assignment.

    Ask Jack
    What’s the best cheap laptop for university?

    Fraser starts his history course next month and still doesn’t know what laptop to buy. He’d rather not splurge £1,000 if he can get something for half the price

October 2014

  • A Lenovo store in China: the company is the biggest PC maker by volume, according to IDC and Gartner, in a falling market.

    PC market still shrinking, with smaller firms squeezed out

    Apple moves up to become fifth largest vendor on IDC’s figures, but intense competition and pressure form tablets is pushing some firms out of the PC market. By Charles Arthur

September 2014

  • laptops, chromebooks and macbooks

    Five best laptops to suit any budget

    With so many choices, picking a new laptop that does what you want it to, without over or under paying, is difficult. Here’s a guide to a few solid options. By Samuel Gibbs

August 2014

  • A shopper inspects an HP laptop computer in a Best Buy electronics store in New York.

    PC market still headed down - but not as quickly, says IDC

    The end of Windows XP and a slowdown in tablet sales have both helped stem the declining desktop PC market - but market still forecast to shrink. By Charles Arthur

January 2014

  • Computer makers like Dell are seeing profit margins being squeezed continually.

    How the 'value trap' squeezes Windows PC makers' revenues and profits

    Charles Arthur: Analysis of the revenues and profits for the 'big five' PC manufacturers - HP, Lenovo, Dell, Asus and Acer - which make more than 60% of the Windows PC - shows a multi-year squeeze on prices and profits. What next?

July 2013

  • Samsung Galaxy S4 phone

    Technology blog
    Boot up: GS4's 20m, canvas demos, Apple iCloud phishing, and more

    Charles Arthur: Plus do more cores mean smarter phones?, Spain's telecom woes, Acer Iconia reviewed, and more

May 2013

  • Eastman Kodak once sold 90% of the world's film

    Technology blog
    Boot up: the Net v middle classes, missing apps on Windows, Twitter hacks, and more

    Charles Arthur: Plus Windows Blue named and priced, Acer and Asus revenues, how to beat clickjacking, Adobe cloud priced, and more

March 2013

  • iPhone 5: Phil Schiller introduces the iPhone 4S

    Technology blog
    Boot up: Rubin's farewell, BlackBerry's new million, Apple disses Samsung and more

    Charles Arthur and Josh Halliday: Plus IDC's Android tablet forecast more closely examined, Acer talks up Windows 8 (on tablets), travel agents' worries and more

January 2013

  • Heavy air pollution in China : smog envelops Beijing

    Technology blog
    Boot up: Apple's next iPhone?, Phorm fizzles, Instagram v Vine, Acer on Chrome and more

  • Microsoft Surface tablet

    Technology blog
    Boot up: Windows RT's seven sins, Nokia + Apple + Jolla in China, and more

December 2012

  • A businesswoman uses a netbook

    Sayonara, netbooks: Asus (and the rest) won't make any more in 2013

    A five-year lifespan turned out to be all that netbooks got. Acer and Asus are stopping manufacture from 1 January 2013 - ending what once looked like the future of computing. By Charles Arthur

September 2012

  • A Chinese woman walks past the Google logo at the Google China headquarters in Beijing, China

    Why Google's clash with Acer and Alibaba strains China's Android market

    The row between Google and its Open Handset Alliance partner Acer - which dropped a plan to offer a smartphone with Alibaba in China - points to bigger threats to Android's unity in the world's largest smartphone market. By Charles Arthur

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