Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci resigns from company

Lanci has been with Acer since 1997

Some companies are getting factories working again in the earthquake-hit northeast, but problems remainrnrn

Most companies remain optimistic they can make it through any short term problems

Sony shut six factories due to an 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan, but no fatalities have been reportedrnrn

Twitter’s revenue in 2010 was $45 million but it lost money due to hiring and spending on IT

The Black Eyed Peas singer gets a creative innovation post at Intelrnrn

Asustek’s E Slate E121 and Motorola’s first tablet with Google Android’s Honeycomb coming to CESrnrn

Asustek finished its global sales meeting for 2011 on Wednesdayrnrn

Under heavy attack, WikiLeaks has asked the Web community to build mirror sites so it can’t be downed or censored

You can also write notes on the eight-inch screen of the Eee Note with a stylus, all for around US$228

Taiwanese companies will build a thinner, smaller iPad 2 for Apple, with several key functionsrnrn

PC buyers are likely to see more RAM per box but may not see bargain prices

Intel wants to put Atom chips inside football helmets to measure impact

IDC predicts double digit growth in PC systems and processor units in 2011rnrn

Amazon believes the acquisition will broaden its audience of customersrnrn