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Acer Aspire R7 Gets Pen Support, Haswell Upgrade
2013-11-21 17:34:25| PC Magazine Notebooks Product Guide
Acer's bold Aspire R7 is back with an active pen, new hardware, and a richer touch experience.
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Acer CEO resigns, co-founder to take over
2013-11-21 14:37:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Just weeks after dismissing its CEO, Acer has now lost his replacement and brought back company co-founder Stan Shih to lead the group. Shih, who earlier this month was named head of a 'transformation' committee at Acer, will now take over as chairman and interim corporate president with immediate effect. J.T. Wang, who earlier stepped down as CEO but was to remain chairman, and Jim Wong, corporate president and CEO designate, have both resigned, "in light of the company's recent performance", Acer said. The company added that their resignations were "reluctantly accepted by the board", and the two will stay on as advisers during a transitional period. Acer aims to name a new corporate president as soon as possible, but has decided to do away with the CEO role, in order to streamline decision-making. Shih said he would take on the position at no salary, leading the transformation of the company with the help of his co-founder, George Huang.
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Acer brings back founder as chairman
2013-11-21 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Hopes turn to founder Stan Shih to revive the struggling PC maker
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Acer Rolls Out Sub-$200 Chromebooks
2013-11-15 17:34:11| PC Magazine Notebooks Product Guide
The Intel-powered, 11.6-inch Acer C720 is now available in the U.S. through Best Buy and Amazon, offering 8.5 hours of battery life and 100GB of free Google Drive storage.
Acer CEO Wang steps down after poor Q3 results
2013-11-06 08:40:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Acer CEO and Chairman J.T. Wang has decided to step down as CEO. He will remain chairman until his term expires next June, and Acer president Jim Wong will take over as CEO effective 1 January 2014. The move follows another difficult quarter for Acer. The company posted a net loss of TWD 13.1 billion (USD 445 million) for the third quarter on another impairment charge for previous acquisitions, and revenues fell 11.8 percent year-on-year to TWD 92.15 billion. The operating loss totaled TWD 2.57 billion due to extra costs for rolling out Windows 8.1, inventory management and compensation for the eMachines consumer litigation. Acer expects shipments of its notebooks, tablet PCs and Chromebooks to decrease by 10 percent in the fourth quarter compared to Q3, while the gross margin should improve. The company announced plans to set up a Transformation Advisory Committee with board member Stan Shih as Chairman and Acer co-founder George Huang as executive secretary. The committee will propose changes in the company vision, strategy and execution plans and work with the management team to carry out the transformation. To support new development needs, the board also approved the issue of 136 million new shares for a capital increase. The restructuring will lead to a one-time cost of USD 150 million in Q4 and a 7 percent reduction in the worldwide workforce, resulting in cost savings of USD 100 million annually from 2014.
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