Enlarge / Acer continued selling laptops, like these Chromebooks, in Russia after saying it suspended business there, Reuters reports.

Per a report by Reuters on Thursday, Acer said it sold monitors in Russia after publicly declaring that it would suspend business there due to the Russia-Ukraine war. In Reuters ' report, Acer claimed it only sold a "limited number of displays and accessories" for "civilian daily use." Additionally, Reuters reported that Acer sold laptops in Russia after saying it wouldn't.

On April 8, 2022, Acer, like many tech companies (see: HP , Dell , Microsoft , Intel , Nvidia , etc.), said it would no longer do business in Russia for the foreseeable future.

"Acer strictly adheres to applicable international trade laws and regulations and is closely monitoring the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Due to recent developments, Acer has decided to suspend its business in Russia," the company's statement said at the time.

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  Acer's ebii, an out-of-left-field attempt at an e-bike from a company best known for affordable PCs. [credit: Acer ]

When you think of Acer you probably think of PCs, whether they're cheap beater laptops and tablets, slightly nicer but still budget-focused ultrabooks and gaming laptops, or weird swing-and-a-miss experiments . But today the company announced something else entirely —the " ebii ," a lightweight e-bike that, aside from an associated smartphone app, has nothing to do with PCs or tablets.

We've reviewed e-bikes with stylish designs and appealing curvature , but the ebii looks decidedly more utilitarian. The chunky "ebii Box" in the middle houses the control box, battery pack, and headlight, and the seat and handlebars jut upward out of it. In a nod to its history as a PC and tablet maker, the ebii's 460 W battery can be removed and used as a portable charging station for USB-C devices.

At just over 35 pounds (16 kg), the ebii is lightweight—it saves weight partly by using a single-sided fork for the front tire. Acer says it can accommodate most riders between 4.75 and 6 feet tall (145 to 185 cm), meaning that especially tall riders probably won't find it comfortable. The bike also won't break any speed or distance records, with a top speed of around 15 mph and a 68-mile range.

Enlarge / Ooo, snazzy. (credit: Acer )

Acer announced Intel-powered refreshes of several product lines today at the Acer Next 2020 online event. Notable new or refreshed products include the Swift, Aspire, and Spin general-purpose laptop lines and the high-end ConceptD 7 and Porsche Design laptops.

Aspire 5, Spin 3, Spin 5

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  The Aspire 5 comes in both 14" models (shown here) and 15" models. [credit: Acer ]

The Aspire and Spin product lines get pretty straightforward refreshes with 11th-generation (Tiger Lake) Intel CPUs, but otherwise they remain largely unchanged.

For those unfamiliar with Acer branding, the Spin 3 and Spin 5 are convertible touchscreen laptops featuring a 360-degree hinge. That means they can be used as standard laptops, used in "tent mode" (unfolded 270 degrees, resting on edge of both screen and keyboard—a presentation much like a tablet in a folio stand), or opened a full 360 degrees into tablet mode.

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Fin, léger et élégant, le Swift 3 est l’ordinateur portable idéal pour travailler en déplacement. Il intègre une carte graphique NVIDIA GeForce MX350, un processeur Intel Core i7-1065G7 Quad-core (4 cœurs) 1,30 GHz accompagné de 8 Go de RAM LPDDR4 et d’une capacité de 5 12 Go (SSD).

On retrouve également un écran IPS 14″ 16:9 FHD, une batterie de 4200 mAh offrant une autonomie jusqu’à 16h, le tout dans un châssis fait d’aluminium et d’un alliage magnésium-aluminium, pour un poids de 1,19 kg, avec une épaisseur de seulement 15,95 mm.

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