Windows 8 is designed to run on devices with many form factors, and we're seeing quite a few of them. The 8-inch tablet is a highly mobile form that is now available on all of the major platforms, ...

Acer, one of a trio of manufacturers expected to commit early to Windows 8 on tablets, is the first onto the floor with an announcement on the eve of the Computex trade show in Taipei. Just days after ...

Computer makers are having to reconsider laptops design to coincide with the new features of Windows 8. Acer has just shown off its new offering, and it is clear that the company had the Windows 8 ...

Those of you following the feud between Acer and Microsoft may remember last August, when Acer leveled criticism at the Windows 8 creator regarding their entry into the hardware market. Acer CEO JT ...

This may well be a turning point for Windows 8: affordable 8 inch full Windows tablets. Not RT but regular Windows 8, so you can use your Windows 7 programs in addition to Metro apps. The Acer Iconia ...

Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, smartphones: how they define the computing experience and the hardware that makes them tick. He has served as an ...

Computer-makers Acer and Lenovo are targeting the third quarter of this year to launch tablets with Intel’s x86 architecture and Microsoft’s Windows 8 platform, which has been re-designed in face of ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

Last week, Acer revealed that one of its Windows 8-based tablets, the Iconia W700, would have a price starting at $799 when it goes on sale on October 26th. Today, it was revealed that another Windows ...

Acer beat rivals to the punch with an 8-inch Windows 8 tablet, the Iconia W3, but it's already time for its replacement, the Acer Iconia W4, to be revealed. Set to deliver Windows 8.1 on an Intel Atom ...

Since even before the release of Windows 8, Acer has been one of the more outspoken critics of Microsoft's hardware strategy, especially as it pertains to Surface RT/Pro. As for smartphones, however, ...

Always remember to do a backup of your data because you may lose it in the process. Speaking of the process, it may take quite a lot of time, so it's better to keep your PC plug-in to charge. N.B.