Since the target market are the SMBs and professionals, the company equipped the TravelMate with the the Office Manager for SMBs to remotely monitor their technological resources as well as maintenance. It also has the Proshield Acer Security Suite for advanced security solutions. With the Acer Proshield, a user can have virtual encrypted disks to save sensitive information. To prevent file recoveries, the unit also has the File Shredder to permanently delete important data.

Other features include the 750 GB or more of HHD, a 14 inch (1366 X 768 pixels) LED display, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 + HS, Gigabit Ethernet, a High Definition Webcam and 3.0 USB ports.

The updated Acer TravelMate P243 is sold at 339 euros (or $536) apiece but if you are willing to spend more cash you can get up to 8GB of RAM and/or the NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M graphics for the best picture quality.

There are still no news as to when the model will be released to the market ( surely, it will be released in the UK first) but the knowledge of what this unit can give us may well give us the patience to wait.

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The newest member from the Ultrabooks family, the Aspire M5 never fails to stun anyone who desires an ultra-thin, light, and smartly-designed laptop which doesn’t compromise quality and speed. Both 14” and 15” models are packed with powerful graphics and processors, modern audio technology, and smooth connectivity.

The Aspire M5’s eye-catching metallic silver top cover blends with its futuristic display technology. Moreover, one would surely feel awed on how the neat lines, the geometric-inspired shapes and soft angles form a conspiracy to create an ultra-stylish and minimalistic look and feel.

Built with powerful and versatile performance features, the Aspire M5 sports the latest NVIDIA GeForce GT640M with 1 GB DDR5 memory to create sharp graphics and increase game details and effects for a quick and smooth imaging experience. Likewise, the Microsoft DirectX 11 delivers a movie-like geometric detail, realistic animation, and flawlessly smooth curves to give a totally unprecedented interface experience.

Following the trend of Intel Core processors family’s third generation, the Acer Aspire M5 provides a faster multitasking opportunity and an admirable processing performance while using less energy and power. The Acer Green Instant-On gives an ultra-responsive experience by providing a fast 1.5 second resume from its sleep mode. On the other hand, the Acer Instant Connect simultaneously scans and stores frequently-accessed sites which allow users to connect to the web in a span of 2.5 seconds.

Leading the pack when it comes to thin and light laptops, the 20 mm thin Acer Aspire M5 still sports an optical disc drive, a keyboard with backlight and numeric keypad, a hard disk drive capable of storing large files, an integrated solid state drive that gives instant-on capacity, and an 8-hour battery life which can retain its usage capacity of up to four years.

The Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 is scheduled to hit UK shops in mid-June. Price and other details are yet to be announced.

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Being just 11.6-inches and weighing about 2.6 pounds, the Aspire One 725 has the LCD Acer CineCrystal LED backlit display that can give 1366×768 pixel resolution. Its operating system (OS) is Windows 7 Starter or Home Premium 64-bit. As for its chipset that is in-charge of orchestrating the multitude of processes and functions, it has the dual-core C-60 AMD processor that is paired up with 4GB of DDR3 RAM. Graphics is provided by the Radeon HD 6290. Would be users can choose either to go with 320 or 500GB of hard drives. This little sleek laptop has a four (4) cell battery that comes with it and has a multi-in-1 card reader that supports SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO and xD. It also has the Acer Crystal Eye webcam.

The Aspire One 725 will come in two (2) colors – volcanic black and carribean blue. It will be made available in Europe by July for a price of €359. It is not clear as to when it will arrive in the land of Uncle Sam so we’ll have to wait for that.

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All of these are present in Packard Bell’s EasyNote TV and LV plus a whole lot more. These devices measure 15.6 inch and 17.3 inch and will have the NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 M and 630 M respectively. These display area and GPUs will give the laptops enough juice for gaming and other graphics heavy applications. More on functionality, Packard Bell added 20% more responsiveness to its multi-touch trackpad. Also, to make it more rounded performance-wise, they have put on dedicated buttons for music and social media applications.

Aesthetically speaking, the bamboo-like lid pattern is a nice touch and will help justify the $656 starting price. Barely a month from now, the EasyNote TV and LV notebook lineup will be available to the European consumers and if Acer follows previous practice of bringing in equivalent models in the US, it also won’t be long now until US buyers finally get a hand on these nifty gadgets.

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Google’s Chrome OS has a new update along with a new user interface going by the name Aura. And it’s taking the operating system from the simple browser and tabs user interface to one that behaves like a conventional operating system; with a desktop and window manager.

So what’s all the fuss about?

This update is a whole new version of the OS, leaving its roots to transform into something very close to being a full-fledged operating system. While the previous Chrome OS simply lets you open one browser window at a time, the new version allows you to open multiple browser windows at once. Google is pushing the new update to Chromebooks running on the dev channel.

Features of the Chrome Aura OS include an app launcher similar to Launchpad, and a “shelf” that works the same as a Windows’ taskbar. Apps, however, does not start as a stand-alone window but will still start in a browser tab. The OS also features a slightly improved media player as well as support for new file types such as .gz, .bzip2 and .tar.

This move from Google brings a lot of commotion from online sites as some feel that the company is swerving from their original goal for creating the Chrome OS, which is all about speed and simplicity, arguing that other operating systems were complicating matters for their users. The new OS, on the other hand, deviates from the simplistic approach to accommodate a greater functionality.

Google Chrome Aura was debuted to the public on April 8th. Unfortunately, the update will only be coming to Acer’s AC700 and Samsung Series 5 Chromebooks. Also unfortunate is reports that the Cr-48 will not be supported. Google announces that other Chromebooks will be receiving future updates, explaining the update delay as due to “platform considerations.”

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Case in point is its C120 pico projector. First introduced in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas, this is not your ordinary projector folks as the device has the dimension of one’s palm (yes, you read that right). Aside from being that small, the projector weighs just about 6.34 ounces and measures 4.72 inches wide and 3.23 inches deep. Its size plus weigh brings another meaning to portability of device.

The projector is connected through USB and this also serves to power it once it is connected to a personal computer (PC) or notebook (brightness is 75 lumens when using USB). The C120 also has a quick-starting light emitting diode (LED) lamp that enables it to display presentations at 16:9 aspect ratio with WVGA resolution (854×480) or at an aspect ratio of 16:10 and resolution of 1280×800.

Business people as well as people who have an eye for small and portable devices particularly projectors, the Acer C120 projector retails for about $259 and are already available in the market. It sure is small but it may also help one in creating a lasting impression to his/her clients and audience. After all, size doesn’t matter.

Through the integration of the latest Intel Core family processors along with the NVIDA GeForce GT Series, users can be ensured of high-quality performance for apps, games, movies, music, Internet video, and much more. The V3 series also includes specialized entertainment enhancement, such as the Acer CineCrystal™ HD+ 1600 x 900 LED-backlit display on the 17.3″ screen. The notebooks also come with the Dolby Home Theater V4 as well as a Blu-Ray Disc drive.

The Acer InviLink Nplify Wi-Fi CERTIFIED allows for wireless connectivity whereas the Gigabit Ethernet can keep notebooks users online. Sharing of files across other digital devices can also be carried out through the use of a multi-in-1 card slot, Bluetooth® 4.0 and USB 2.0/3.0 ports. With a glossy finish, an ergonomic keyboard as well as a multi-gesture touchpad, high performance certainly meets comfort with the V3 series. These notebooks come in Midnight Black, Nightfall Gray, Dawn Gold, and Thunderbolt Silver with which prices start at roughly $520 for the entry-level spec and may increase to $1,180 at the top end

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With the public wanting a thinner, more powerful notebook to adhere to their ever evolving needs, Acer met this remark halfway and with the company’s new V5 series, it not only compliment the public’s demand for power, but also in terms of style, class, and modern design.

With its Ultrabook like design and can very well be included into the same spotlight, all of the Acer V5 Series notebooks are 30% thinner than that of the class it replaces, making it more compact, handy and always present whenever you need it. The company’s 11.6inch variant is less that 15mm thick whilst its optical drive laden, 14-inch counterpart comes around at 21mm and weighs only a mere 2.1kg. Moreover, the V5 15.6inch alternate with optical drive is designed to be thinner: less than 23mm and weighs a subpar 2.3kg.

In terms of performance, the V5 series are interlaced with Intel’s i3 and i5 processors and graphics specs are carried by the acclaimed NVIDIA GeForce GT Series. It also has a bevy of connectors including an HDMI, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 port as well as an optical drive.

Acer’s V5 Series are also equipped with a clever power management blueprint and with peripherals that boosts acoustics and thermal comfort without sacrificing performance and the ability to do day to day tasks. Thus, all of V5 variants can be comfortably set on the lap without the unwanted heat even during high performance usage. The notebooks are also ENERGY STAR certified which mean that they are capable to conserve enough power and environment friendly at the same time. Equipped with Acer’s Instant Connect, the notebook automatically scans and registers a user’s often visited access points and connects to the Internet in under 2.5seconds – four times faster than its competitors.

The Acer V5 Series notebooks are scheduled to hit shelves in Q2 with price tags of $650 to $920. For those wanting to save some more, the company is also slated to release the Aspire One netbook with the same chassis make as that of the V5 but with Intel Pentium and Celeron processors on the inside. The Aspire One should come in a budget friendly $525 to $590.

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Showcased in the ongoing MWC, at a glance, one would surely understand why it the CloudMobile is an iF awardee. For starters, it’s built on a 10mm “Sleeve DNA” contoured shell. One can feel its textured back and it has a curvy built. It also features a 4.3-inch 720 high-definition (HD) touchscreen. Chipset present is the 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon. The operating system (OS) is not known at the moment but some believed that this smartphone would carry Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich.

In terms of audio, we sure can expect superb quality as it has Dolby-branded speaker plate located on its back. Its user interface (UI) remains to be a mystery as the unit on demo only runs on pre-production firmware. From this point, it can be assumed that the smartphone may run on a customized skin but we’ll really get a feel once the final unit comes out.

Acer is eyeing the CloudMobile to be released sometime in the third quarter of the year. With respect to how much it would cost, no information was made available.

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Online sources reveal that the Liquid Glow features a 3.7-inch WVGA display with an 800 x 480 resolution, a 1GHz Qualcomm 7227A processor, 512MB RAM, 1GB internal storage, NFC support, and a 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash. Reports say that this list of specs is not yet complete and is expected to be updated once the MWC starts.

Unlike some other phones to be released in the MWC that still runs on a Gingerbread OS, the Liquid Glow is expected to already run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upon release. Also, the Liquid Glow works with Google’s latest voice-input engine to guarantee continuous open microphone experience and streaming voice recognition. It also features Android Beam which can share photos with other NFC powered Android devices with a single tap.

While a price tag is yet to be revealed, Acer announces that the Liquid Glow is expected to be released in the UK this summer.