is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Acer’s Iconia W3 is the first of its kind: an 8-inch Windows 8 tablet. It marks ...

Windows 8 is designed to run on devices with many form factors, and we're seeing quite a few of them. The 8-inch tablet is a highly mobile form that is now available on all of the major platforms, ...

After months on the market, Windows 8 tablets have yet to rack up the sales Microsoft and PC vendors were originally hoping for. But on Monday Taiwanese PC maker Acer showed off what could be the ...

Tablets have been getting smaller. The big sellers of the past year have been 7-inch and 8-inch devices, like the iPad Mini and Google's Nexus 7. So it's not surprising that one of the key features of ...

The PC maker's president says Acer has done better with Google's Chrome-based notebooks than with Windows 8 devices. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

This may well be a turning point for Windows 8: affordable 8 inch full Windows tablets. Not RT but regular Windows 8, so you can use your Windows 7 programs in addition to Metro apps. The Acer Iconia ...

The Acer Aspire S7 may be the most powerful laptop I’ve ever used. It features a speedy 1.9 GHz Intel Core i7-3517U processor, 4GB of RAM, a 256GB solid state disk, and a 13.3 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Windows 8 won’t be formally available ...

Acer today debuted its 8-inch Iconia W4 tablet, equipped with the updated Windows 8.1 operating system, and new features for a sharper display, enhanced clarity, and faster performance. Acer today ...