Topic: Acer Inc.

IPad 3? Nope, it's iPad HD.

IPad 3 will not be the name of Apple's third generation tablet, according to this VentureBeat report. Plus, Apple is buying 7-inch screens for a smaller model, but that won't be the iPad 3 either.

New laptops: Is this the year of the 'ultrabook'?

Looking for new laptops? This year's Consumer Electronics Show is filled with ultrabooks -- new laptops that are thin and light -- and a few models are getting positive press already.

Ultrabooks set to steal the show at CES

Ultrabooks – slim, portable high-powered notebooks – are expected to soak up the limelight at CES 2012. 

Invasive plants: Where does one gardener begin?

A Vermont gardener decides what she can do about invasive or potentially invasive plants in her state.

Microsoft bids for buzz with Windows 8 beta-tablets. Is iPad vulnerable? (VIDEO)

Analysts say iPad cannot be dethroned, but at a conference in Anaheim, Microsoft showers enthusiastic software developers with Windows 8 beta-tablets. Let the app-writing begin.

Tech companies do battle via tablets and smartphones at Berlin electronics fair

Internationale Funkausstellung, the world's biggest electronics fair, opens in Berlin tomorrow, and top tech companies will be vying for top-dog stature.

In China, land of cheap labor, a push for robots

Foxconn, maker of iPhones and iPads, plans to add 1 million robots, doubling the world's industrial robot population. More Asian manufacturers will follow.

Microsoft challenges competition with new phones, Windows 8 preview

In the second day of its Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft reveals new “Mango” handsets from Samsung and others. And new details about Windows 8 could raise excitement about Microsoft’s presence in the tablet market.

Taiwan computer makers plot against Apple

A computer manufacturer sits stoically, his necktie knot loose, pondering one question: What are we going to do about the iPad?

Chrome OS-powered 'Chromebooks' introduced by Google

Chrome OS laptops by Acer and Samsung will hit shelves next month, Google says.

Online media is replacing newspapers and TV. Is that a bad thing?

How the new online media landscape is changing the way the public gets its news.

Acer Iconia tablet undercuts Apple iPad 2 on price

The Acer Iconia A500 gets Flash support, the Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS, and all sorts of other niceties.

Autumn is prime shopping time for gardeners

Need new shrubs or trees? Autumn is prime shopping season since garden centers often put them on sale.

Tablet computers probably not the best bet for back to school computers

Tablet computers, netbooks, laptops, or desktops? What are your best PC options for the upcoming fall semester?

Moosewood tree glows in the winter landscape

A moosewood tree glows cherry-red in winter, adding vibrant color to an otherwise dreary landscape.

Apple iPad has tablet market cornered -- for now

The Taiwanese company Acer says it will not produce its own tablet computer in 2010. That leaves the Apple iPad the flat-screen machine to beat.

After the Apple iPad, a busy 2010

Apple isn't the only company rolling out a tablet this year. Google is reportedly readying a sleek new netbook to compete with the iPad.

As Apple Tablet buzz reaches fever pitch, news of an Acer tablet

Apple is expected to unveil its Tablet device this week. Meanwhile, Taiwan-based Acer has announced it will wade into the tablet fray.

How to choose trees that will encourage birds to hang around your yard

Encourage birds to stick around the yard with bird-friendly trees such as birches.

Showy plants, excellent design make a fall garden great

A Maine garden is designed to look great in fall, with colorful, showy plants.

Windows 7 launch day: what you might have missed

Windows 7 release day went off without a hitch, despite a downplayed feel at the New York party. Here's our list of things you might have missed.

The magical allure of a Japanese maple and a cryptomeria

A plant explorer travels the globe for rare and unusual Asian varieties

Dan Hinkley collects foreign seeds and brings them back to the United States.

Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel

Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.’s golden goose - its long-dominant Windows franchise.

Worst PC sales slump ever? Not for 'netbooks'