Taiwan’s Acer to buy Gateway
Acer already sells computers at retail in the U.S., as done Gateway, both under the company name and as eMachines, which it purchased in 2004. And as part of the deal, Gateway says it will exercise its rights to acquire control to PB (Packard Bell). It’s all fairly complicated, because Lap Shun Hui had owned [...]
Computex Taipei 2007 - Acer Highlights New Laptop Design
Acer is highlighting two distinctive laptop designs to address the separate need and expectation of consumer and commercial laptop PC users, at Computex Taipei 2007. Visitors will also find on display Acer’s full range of products from the desktop, server, LCD TV, LCD monitor, and projector lines, with new products from the laptop and desktop [...]
Acer Recall of Sony Laptop Batteries
San Jose, Calif., April 25, 2007 – Acer America, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, today announced a voluntary recall of approximately 27,000 rechargeable lithium ion batteries containing battery cells manufactured by Sony Energy Devices Corp. Under certain circumstances, these batteries may overheat and create a potential fire hazard. As announced previously [...]
