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Acer Aspire S5 ultrabook arriving late June, S3 updated with Ivy Bridge

Acer has announced a release date of late June for its Aspire S5 ultrabook, and it is refreshing its cheaper S3 line with Ivy Bridge and a solid state drive.

Acer Aspire S5 ultrabook available for pre-order, $1,399 for Thunderbolt and Ivy Bridge

The Acer Aspire S5 ultrabook is available on preorder: $1399 for a laptop with an Intel Core i7-2517U Ivy Bridge processor clocked at 1.8GHz, 4Gb of RAM, a 256GB SSD, and a 13.3-inch 1366 x 768 display

Acer revenues recover reluctantly

Acer has posted a profit for the first time since Q1 2011, although sales revenue continues to fall.

Acer fights sagging sales in Europe with increased ad spending, high-end products

Acer is doubling its marketing budget for Europe, reports The Financial Times. The region accounts for more than a third of the company's revenue.

Acer Aspire S5 demo

Acer Aspire S5 hands-on video and pictures

Acer's new ultrabook, the Aspire S5, is living up to the "ultra" in its name: it's the thinnest ultrabook yet, a category defined by its thinness, while also offering a Thunderbolt port, a first outside of Apple's Mac computers.

Acer announces Aspire S5, 'world's thinnest ultrabook' with Thunderbolt port

Ahead of its CES press conference, Acer announced the Aspire S5, which it says is the world's thinnest ultrabook.