Acer acquired Gateway, Inc., Irvine, Calif., in August for $710 million. The Gateway deal was strongly motivated by Acer's move to cut off one of its top competitors, China-based Lenovo, from ...

Acer is trying to adapt to the slowdown in the PC market by shutting down its eMachines unit and refocusing Gateway and Packard Bell to offer new products that are “beyond the PC.” Earlier this week, ...

Packard Bell has been kicked around over the years, eventually halting U.S. operations and seeking to rebuild in Europe. While initially there were rumors of Lenovo seeking to acquire the company, it ...

Remember eMachines? The company was founded in 1998, the same year Saving Private Ryan and A Bug's Life hit the big screen. For those of you who weren't in the PC scene back then, eMachines built ...

Irvine-based Gateway Inc.,or rather pending parent company Acer Inc.,is buying European computer maker Packard Bell BV. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The deal is related to Acer’s own buy of ...

The European Union gave its official blessing to the union of Acer and Packard Bell on Wednesday. After reviewing the US$48.5 million acquisition of Packard Bell by Taiwan-based Acer, the European ...

Acer Inc. is selling its pending offer to acquire Gateway Inc. as part of a plan to expand its offering in the United States but it appears the $710 million transaction is also part of a wider plan by ...

A few days ago Acer introduced the Aspire Timeline 1820P, an 11.6 inch laptop that’s nearly identical to the Acer Aspire 1410 I recently reviewed except that the 1820P has a higher capacity battery ...

Acer Inc.’s agreement to acquire Gateway Inc. has foiled Lenovo Group Ltd.’s plans to buy PC vendor Packard Bell BV, and could leave Acer owning both Gateway and Packard Bell. On August 7, Lenovo ...