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• Microsoft says Windows 7 doing well so far

  Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system has been doing well in the market since it launched nearly two weeks ago, Microsoft executives said Wednesday.

• Acer Aspire swivel screen due soon, Liquid out in November

  Acer showed off two of its newest products on Friday, and said they'd be on global markets soon.

• Acer goes 3D with new Win 7 laptop

  Acer will release a new laptop to coincide with Thursday's Windows 7 launch that can display movies and games in 3D while allowing everyday applications to appear in their usual 2D format.

• Acer passes Dell as second-largest PC vendor

  Acer overtook Dell as the world's second-largest computer vendor during the third quarter, as the PC market showed signs of coming back to life, IDC said on Wednesday.

• Acer passes Dell as second-largest PC vendor

  Acer overtook Dell as the world's second-largest computer vendor during the third quarter, as the PC market showed signs of coming back to life, IDC said on Wednesday.

• Acer debuts Liquid Android smartphone, new netbook

  Acer, the world's third largest PC vendor, on Wednesday announced two of its most highly anticipated products with Google's Android mobile operating system on board, the Liquid smartphone and an Aspire One netbook.

• 17-in. laptops with big screens, low prices

  When most people think "laptop," they think of a device with a 12.1-to-15.4-in. screen, which is really a bit cramped for extended use. 17-in. notebooks, on the other hand, provide a nice, large, desktop-size display. And unlike desktop computers, they still allow some mobility.

• New Acer smartphones with Windows Mobile 6.5 due next month

  Acer plans to release three new smartphones in October to coincide with the debut of Microsoft's newest Windows Mobile operating system (OS), version 6.5, a company representative said Wednesday.

• Windows 7: The OS that launches a thousand touch-screen PCs?

  Apple Inc. may still be coy about whether it plans to launch a touch-screen tablet computer this year, but Windows PC makers are forging right ahead.

• Telstra offers Acer laptops with built-in mobile broadband

  Telstra has added three Acer notebooks with built-in mobile broadband to [[xref:http://www.techworld.com.au/tag/nextg|its Next G device|TechWorld :: Next G]] range.

• Android an alternative to Windows in netbooks, says Gartner

  Google's Android mobile phone software worked well on mini-laptops at the Computex Taipei 2009 electronics show and, backed by the strong Google brand, may be headed for prime time, two Gartner analysts said Monday.