
Quick Review: Acer Liquid Z5
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 4 November 2014Priced at R2 600, Acer’s Liquid Z5 gives users plenty of smartphone for a wallet friendly price tag. If value for money holds sway over your decision making, there are few better options. FULL STORY >

Computex brings some new tablets to the fore
By Ryan Noik 3 June 2014Live from Computex, Taiwan, our reporter goes hands-on with some new tablets from Acer and Asus. FULL STORY >

Hands-on with Acer's new Chromebooks at Computex
By Ryan Noik 3 June 2014Amongst the many tempting notebooks and offerings Acer had at its stand, there were two hot new Chromebooks. Ryan Noik went hands-on. FULL STORY >

Acer brings technology to Matjiesfontein Space Geodesy Observatory
By Staff Writer 22 April 2014Acer Africa, together with partners Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) are set to become a part of the only Space Geodesy and Geophysics Observatory (SGGO) in the southern... FULL STORY >

Quick Review: Acer TravelMate P645
By Ryan Noik 8 April 2014Just when we were beginning to think that ultrabooks’ glory days were behind them, Acer’s TravelMate P645 arrives on our desk, proving that some old stars still shine. FULL STORY >

Android devices claim Apple’s tablet throne
By Ryan Noik 4 March 2014A surprising new report reveals that it is Android that is king of the tablet hill at the moment, rather than iOS tablets, all thanks to low cost devices and first time users. FULL STORY >

Get Schooled: Top student choices
By Ryan Noik 31 January 2014With many institutes of higher learning gearing to go, students looking for hot notebooks or hybrids have a number of hot options to choose from. FULL STORY >

Quick Review - Acer Iconia A3
By Ryan Noik 18 December 2013Make no mistake, budget and midrange tablets certainly have their place, and Acer’s latest 10” Iconia A3 proves this without a doubt. FULL STORY >

Acer Africa Organisational Announcement – Middle East and Africa
By Staff Writer 6 November 2013Acer Middle East and Africa announced the appointment of new Vice President of the region, David Drummond effective immediately. This will see him responsible for the Middle East and Africa Countries operational excellence and... FULL STORY >

Gartner - Worldwide PC shipments down 8.6 percent in Q3 2013
By Hanleigh Daniels 10 October 2013The global PC shipments declined for the sixth consecutive quarter during Q3 2013. FULL STORY >

Acer reveals several new impending notebooks
By Ryan Noik 7 October 2013Acer has unleashed a tour de force of new products in Amsterdam that promise a few exciting choices for executives in the weeks and months ahead. FULL STORY >

Acer unveils its strategies for the commercial sector
By Ryan Noik 3 October 2013At a recent event held in Amsterdam, Acer unleashed fresh strategies for the commercial market, and an invigorating new message for its channel partners. At the invitation of Acer, TechSmart was on hand to glean the company’s new... FULL STORY >

Hybrids - The path forward?
By Ryan Noik 29 August 2013It would be no exaggeration to say that the PC industry as a whole is battling to stay relevant in an environment increasingly ruled by smartphones and tablet devices. To its rescue, perhaps, enters the hybrid PC. FULL STORY >

Acer Aspire R7
By Ryan Noik 28 August 2013Acer’s Aspire R7 typifies the latest PC trend towards notebooks that twist themselves into a variety of form factors, in a quest to be both novel and useful. FULL STORY >

Acer Aspire Ultrabook S7 (i5)
By LivDigital 22 August 2013Radically thin, supremely strong, scratch resistant and easy to clean: White Gorilla® Glass 2 makes the beauty of the 13.3" Aspire S7 Series gleam at an ultra-thin 11.9 mm. The 11.6" model, with its sleek aluminum unibody, is just 12.2 mm slim. Either Ultrabook™... FULL STORY >
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