Friday, May 4, 2007

Acer forecasts huge sales gains in laptops, desktops (InfoWorld)


Acer forecasts huge sales gains in laptops, desktops (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Acer will make big gains sales gains this year in both desktop and laptop PCs, the company's chairman said.



Danish Agency Finds Apple iBook Design Flaw

The Danish Consumer Complaints Board discovered a defect in Apple's iBook G4 notebook computers.



Israel Video Blog.org: Israel Saves Intel

The Israelis’ new chip, named Banias after a river in Galilee, got a break with Intel’s push into notebook computers.



Dell Picks Ubuntu Linux For Consumer PCs (TechWeb)

TechWeb - Desktops and notebooks with the open source operating system will be released in the coming weeks, according to a Dell spokesman.



Acer teams with BMW on consumer laptop design (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Acer worked with a design subsidiary of BMW on its latest revamp of the Aspire, its mass market consumer notebook PC, in an effort to win users over to the idea that fashion laptops don't have to be more expensive.