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Acer Expands Handheld Gaming Portfolio with New Nitro Blaze 8 and Nitro Blaze 11

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Also announced is the Nitro Mobile Gaming Controller with a foldable design and simultaneous fast-charging for seamless on-the-go gaming

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The Acer Nitro Blaze 8 and Nitro Blaze 11 delivers rapid gameplay and responsiveness, powered by AMD Ryzen™ 8040 Series processors with up to 39 total AI TOPS, up to 2 TB of storage, and 16 GB LPDDR5x memory.The handheld devices bring immersive visuals on WQXGA touch displays (8.8-inch or 10.95-inch), with up to 144 Hz refresh rates, paired with AMD Radeon™ 780M Graphics, Radeon™ Super Resolution, and AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution technology.The customizable Acer Game Space app brings the most in-demand gaming platforms and applications to the Windows 11-powered handhelds.The portable, foldable design of the Nitro Mobile Gaming Controller allows for on-the-go gaming, with adjustable grips compatible with multiple device sizes and 18W fast charging.

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Acer today launched the new Nitro Blaze 8 and Nitro Blaze 11 handheld gaming devices, designed to elevate mobile gaming experiences with cutting-edge performance and versatile features. Powered by AMD Ryzen™ 7 8840HS processors, 16 GB of LPDDR5X memory, and up to 2 TB of storage, the Nitro Blaze series boasts lightning-fast performance and responsiveness. Their WQXGA touch panels (8.8-inch or 10.95-inch) featuring Radeon™ Super Resolution and AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution technology, ensure fluid image quality. The dedicated Acer Game Space application simplifies managing and accessing popular games and applications on handheld gaming PCs.

The new Nitro Mobile Gaming Controller enhances the mobile gaming experience by enabling users to game anywhere and anytime with its foldable design. It supports fast charging to allow uninterrupted gaming sessions while powering mobile devices quickly.

Acer Nitro Blaze Handheld Gaming Device

Powered by AMD Ryzen™ 7 8840HS processors with Ryzen™ AI delivering up to 39 TOPS, the Nitro Blaze 8 and Nitro Blaze 11 handheld gaming devices meet high-performance requirements to support smooth AAA gaming. They feature up to 144 Hz WQXGA touch displays (8.8-inch or 10.95-inch) with 500 nits brightness, combined with AMD Radeon™ 780M graphics, Radeon™ Super Resolution, and AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution technology for rapid graphical upscaling and stunning, tear-free frames. With 16 GB of LPDDR5X RAM at 7500 MT/s and up to 2 TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe storage, users can expect fast-paced action and minimal loading time on their handheld devices.

Managing and accessing the most in-demand games applications on their handhelds’ libraries are made seamless thanks to the dedicated on-device hotkey that leads straight to the Acer Game Space application. The devices easily adapt for playing, browsing, or working, featuring DTS:X® Ultra Audio and Hall Effect triggers and sticks. The Nitro Blaze 11 also includes detachable controllers for solo and connected play and a sturdy built-in stand, plus a front camera for video calls and streaming. Fast connectivity options supported on the Nitro Blaze devices include USB 4 (Type-C), USB 3.2 (Type-C), Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. Additionally, users get three months of PC Game Pass. PC Game Pass is designed for PC players, including games on day one such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Ara: History Untold, and titles from EA Play.

Acer Nitro Mobile Gaming Controller

The Nitro Mobile Gaming Controller’s portable and foldable design is ideal for players who want to game as they go. The plug-and-play controller is compatible with Android and iOS devices, featuring an adjustable design that accommodates screens up to 8.3 inches. It connects to phones seamlessly via a USB Type-C port, and the included rubber pads provide secure grips, holding devices of various sizes, even with cases, while ensuring a comfortable feel during gameplay. Gaming sessions are kept uninterrupted with pass-through 18W fast-charging support to ensure extended, and worry-free gameplay.

Pricing and Availability

The Acer Nitro Blaze 8 (GN782U) will be available in North America in Q2, starting at USD 899, and in EMEA in Q2, starting at EUR 999.

The Acer Nitro Blaze 11 (GN7112U) will be available in North America in Q2, starting at USD 1,099, and in EMEA in Q2, starting at EUR 1,199.

The Acer Nitro Mobile Gaming Controller will be available in North America in Q2, starting at USD 69.99, and in EMEA in Q1, starting at EUR 89.99.

Exact specifications, prices, and availability will vary by region. To learn more about availability, product specifications and prices in specific markets, please contact your nearest Acer office via www.acer.com.

Visit Acer’s Media Center for product images and specifications, or visit the Press Room to see all announcements.

 Specifications

Product Name

Acer Nitro Blaze 8

Model

GN782U

Operating System

Windows 11 Home

Processor

AMD Ryzen™ 7 8840HS (8-Core, 16-threads, 24 MB cache, up to 5.1 GHz max boost)

AMD Ryzen™ AI, Supports up to total 39 AI TOPS

Graphics

AMD Radeon™ 780M (Up to 2.7 GHz, AMD RDNA™ 3 12 CUs)

Screen

8.8″ WQXGA (2560 x 1600) IPS Display, 144 Hz, 500 nits, 10-point touch panel, 97% DCI-P3 Color Gamut

Memory

16 GB LPDDR5X SDRAM, 7500 MT/s (onboard)

Storage

Up to 2 TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe™ SSD

I/O Ports

1 x USB4® Type-C (40 Gbps), 1 x USB 3.2 Type-C, 1 x USB 3.2 Type-A ,Micro SD Card (SDHC)

Control and Input

A B X Y buttons, D-Pad, LB/RB Bumpers, LS/RS Hall effect Sticks, LT/RT Hall effect triggers, Power button, volume button, view button, menu button, Acer Game Space button, Acer quick menu button, Marco buttons

Audio

Speaker: 2 x 2W

Microphone: 1 x D-Mic

Audio Jack: 3.5 mm CTIA

Battery

55 Wh Li-Polymer battery

Power Supply

65 W Type-C AC Adapter

WLAN and Bluetooth

Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3

Software

Acer Game Space, PC Game Pass (3 months)

Dimensions

30.5 (W) x 13.4 (D) x 2.2 (H) cm

Weight

720 g

 

Product Name

Acer Nitro Blaze 11

Model

GN7112U

Operating System

Windows 11 Home

Processor

AMD Ryzen™ 7 8840HS (8-Core, 16-threads, 24 MB cache, up to 5.1 GHz max boost)

AMD Ryzen AI, Supports up to total 39 AI TOPS

Graphics

AMD Radeon™ 780M (Up to 2.7 GHz, AMD RDNA™ 3 12 CUs)

Screen

10.95″ WQXGA (2560 x 1600) IPS Display, 120 Hz, 500 nits, 10-point touch panel, 98% DCI-P3 Color Gamut

Memory

16 GB LPDDR5X SDRAM, 7500 MT/s (onboard)

Storage

Up to 2 TB M.2 PCIe Gen 4 NVMe™ SSD

I/O Ports

1 x USB4® Type-C (40 Gbps), 1 x USB 3.2 Type-C, 1 x USB 3.2 Type-A, Micro SD Card (SDHC),

Control and Input

A B X Y buttons, D-Pad, LB/RB Bumpers, LS/RS Hall effect Sticks, LT/RT Hall effect triggers, Power button, volume button, view button, menu button, Acer Game Space button, Acer quick menu button, Marco buttons

Audio

Speaker: 2 x 2W

Microphone: 1 x D-Mic

Audio Jack: 3.5 mm CTIA

Battery

55 Wh Li-Polymer battery

Power Supply

100W Type-C AC Adapter

WLAN and Bluetooth

Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3

Software

Acer Game Space, PC Game Pass (3 months)

Dimensions

36.4 (W) x 17.1 (D) x 1.59 (H) cm

Weight

1050 g

About Acer

Founded in 1976, Acer is one of the world’s top technology companies with a presence in more than 160 countries. The company continues to evolve by embracing innovation across its offerings, which include computers and displays, while branching out to new businesses. Acer is also committed to sustainable growth, exploring new opportunities that align with its environmental and social responsibilities. The Acer Group employs over 7,800 employees that contribute to the research, design, marketing, sales and support of products, solutions, and services that break barriers between people and technology. Visit www.acer.com for more information.

© 2025 Acer Inc. All rights reserved. Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of Acer Inc. Other trademarks, registered trademarks, and/or service marks, indicated or otherwise, are the property of their respective owners. All offers subject to change without notice or obligation and may not be available through all sales channels. Prices listed are manufacturer suggested retail prices and may vary by location. Applicable sales tax extra.

 

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Vertiv to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, today announced its participation in an upcoming investor conference in November.

Giordano Albertazzi, Chief Executive Officer, and Craig Chamberlin, Chief Financial Officer will participate in a fireside chat at the Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 7:55 a.m. Central time (8:55 a.m. Eastern time).

A live webcast of the event and any related presentation materials will be available in the Investor Relations section of Vertiv’s website at investors.vertiv.com. A recording of the event will also be available for 30 days following the webcast at investors.vertiv.com

About Vertiv Holdings Co
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit vertiv.com.

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For investor inquiries, please contact:
Lynne Maxeiner
Vice President, Global Treasury & Investor Relations
Vertiv
E: lynne.maxeiner@vertiv.com 

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FleishmanHillard
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Clear Channel Outdoor and OUTFRONT Team Up with Million Mammograms Challenge to Encourage Early Breast Cancer Screening

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National digital billboard campaign promotes early detection during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Clear Channel Outdoor and OUTFRONT Media (NYSE: OUT), one of the largest and most-trusted IRL media companies in the U.S., have partnered with the Million Mammograms initiative, benefiting the Cancer Research & Treatment Fund (CR&T). Million Mammograms advocates for women to schedule and share their mammogram dates throughout October. The campaign’s creative is running across digital out-of-home networks with a clear, urgent call to action: encouraging women everywhere to schedule their screenings and take the important next step for their health.

Now in its second year, The Million Mammograms Challenge was created by advertising tech executive Mindie Kaplan with the goal of changing narratives for women around shame, celebrating their femininity and early detection. The campaign shines a light on one of the most common cancers affecting women in the United States, where one in eight will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, featuring the slogan “Cancer Isn’t the Star of My Story.” The campaign stems from the response to Kaplan’s image in the creative, taken by photographer Tom Kubik, which shows her six months after her double mastectomy to commemorate the halfway point of her surgeries. She was emboldened to launch the nationwide Million Mammogram Challenge after receiving an overwhelming number of responses to the photo on her personal Instagram, challenging her followers to post their mammogram dates and seeing how many were encouraged to schedule long-overdue exams.

“Since the launch of the Million Mammograms Challenge, we have worked to reach millions of young women and advocate for them to take the next step in their health journeys by scheduling their mammogram dates,” said Kaplan. “The support of Clear Channel Outdoor and OUTFRONT helps us reach them through billboards they come across in their daily lives and reduce the stigma around breast cancer and early screenings.”

Through the partnership, Clear Channel Outdoor and OUTFRONT are helping to highlight the critical role of early detection through regular mammograms as one of the most powerful tools to save lives, putting their digital networks to work in support of the campaign’s mission.   

“Our joint partnership with the Million Mammograms Challenge reflects the industry’s commitment to leveraging the reach and scale of our networks for good by helping to drive one million mammograms by 2028,” said Dan Levi, EVP & CMO, Clear Channel Outdoor. “The campaign is a reminder of what out-of-home can do when combined with a meaningful cause that inspires real, measurable impact across the communities we serve.”

The campaign’s creative can be seen across thousands of digital billboards nationwide throughout October.

“Mindie started with an idea. Today, it’s a movement with the power to change lives. We’re proud to partner with Million Mammograms and Clear Channel Outdoor to help bring this important message to communities across the country,” said Stacy Minero, Chief Marketing Officer, OUTFRONT. “Together, we’re using the scale of our networks to raise awareness, encourage early detection, and inspire people to take action.”

About Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 
Clear Channel Outdoor is at the forefront of driving innovation in the out-of-home advertising industry. Our dynamic advertising platform is broadening the pool of advertisers using the medium through the expansion of digital billboards and displays and the integration of data analytics and programmatic capabilities that deliver measurable campaigns that are simpler to buy. By leveraging the scale, reach and flexibility of our diverse portfolio of assets, we connect advertisers with millions of consumers every month.

About OUTFRONT 

OUTFRONT is one of the largest and most trusted out-of-home media companies in the U.S., helping brands connect with audiences in the moments and environments that matter most. As OUTFRONT evolves, it’s defining a new era of in-real-life (IRL) marketing, turning public spaces into platforms for creativity, connection, and cultural relevance. With a nationwide footprint across billboards, digital displays, transit systems, and other out-of-home formats, OUTFRONT turns creative into powerful real-world experiences. Its in-house agency, IRL STUDIOS, delivers standout storytelling, supported by advanced technology and data tools that can drive measurable impact.

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Oracle Announces $1 Billion Investment to Accelerate Partner Growth and AI-Driven Modernization for Customers

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Expanded benefits and incentives provide resources to build offerings, pursue new business, and deliver customer success

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Oracle AI World — Oracle today announced a $1 billion commitment to its partner ecosystem to help partners capitalize on customer demand for AI-powered solutions and services.

Spanning the next four years, the investment is intended to expand opportunities for partners to develop innovative solutions, build specialized expertise, and deliver the technology and services customers need to support business transformation and pursue improved outcomes.

It encompasses new and expanded Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) benefits and incentives, including planned investments in training and certification, technical enablement, development, testing and demonstration environments, cloud migration funding, go-to-market collaboration, and commercialization through Oracle Marketplace. See related Marketplace announcement.

Oracle’s diverse partner ecosystem includes systems integrators, independent software vendors (ISVs), cloud and managed service providers, value-added distributors, resellers, advisory firms, and other partners. Across Oracle Fusion Applications, Oracle Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and related AI services, partners contribute in different ways, from developing complementary solutions to providing advisory, implementation, and managed services.

“Our partners extend our sales reach, expand our delivery capacity, and bring their own innovation and investment to help customers address evolving business needs,” said Mark Hura, president of Oracle Global Field Operations. “Through the Oracle PartnerNetwork, we’re strengthening our ability to reach more customers, deliver solutions at scale, and accelerate innovation and business outcomes.”

Investing in partner growth and customer success
The Oracle PartnerNetwork gives partners the flexibility to select benefits, incentives, and resources that best support their business strategies and growth priorities. Oracle is expanding its OPN investments across four areas:

Build differentiated offerings. Oracle provides dev/test environments, technical guidance, and integration validation to help partners create innovative solutions. Partners can combine their industry expertise and intellectual property with Oracle technology to develop specialized applications, integrations, accelerators, and AI agents that address customer needs.
  Sell and grow with Oracle. Sales and marketing collaboration, demonstration environments, and eligible funding and incentives for eligible opportunities help partners showcase their solutions and pursue new business opportunities. Trainings, certifications, expertise recognition, and Oracle Marketplace help partners differentiate and commercialize their offerings.
  Deliver with confidence. Training and enablement, migration resources, and advisory services help partners plan and execute customer engagements. Tools and methodologies support application implementations, database modernization, integration, and cloud services.
  Drive ongoing customer success. Oracle provides tools and resources, including Oracle AI Success Navigator, for partners to support customers beyond initial deployment. Partners can help drive adoption of new capabilities, optimize existing investments, and deliver ongoing innovation and business value.

“Our partners have different business models, capabilities, and growth ambitions, and our investment is designed to support that diversity,” said Leah Yomtovian, senior vice president, Partner, Sales, and Operations Strategy, Oracle. “By giving partners greater choice and flexibility in how they build, sell, and deliver with Oracle, we’re helping them grow their businesses while bringing more innovation, specialized expertise, and value to our customers.”

Connecting partner innovation with customer opportunity
The impact of partner innovation is evident in solutions that combine specialized industry and business process expertise with Oracle’s applications and AI capabilities. The following examples show how that combination comes to life:

Oracle Extends Fusion Agentic Applications with Introduction of Fusion Claw
  Accenture Edge Helps Combe Unify its Global Operations, Setting the Stage for AI-Powered Growth with Oracle Fusion Applications
  The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Optimizes Operations and Patient Care with Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications
  Beca Transforms Finance Operations with Oracle Fusion Applications
  Leah Partners with Oracle and PwC to Take Its Agentic Operating System Global

To learn more about benefits, incentives, and resources available to Oracle partners, visit oracle.com/partner. All benefits and incentives are subject to applicable program terms and eligibility requirements.

About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork helps Oracle and its partners drive joint customer success and business momentum. The program provides choice and flexibility across training and enablement, go-to-market collaboration, technical accelerators, and success support. To learn more, visit oracle.com/partner.

About Oracle
Oracle offers integrated suites of applications plus secure, autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud. For more information about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), please visit oracle.com.

About Oracle AI World
Oracle AI World is where customers and partners discover the latest product and technology innovations, see how AI is being applied across industries, and connect with experts and peers. Attendees will gain practical tips and insights to drive immediate impact within their organizations and explore how Oracle is helping unlock the full potential of AI. Join the event to see new capabilities in action and hear from thought leaders and industry movers. Register now at oracle.com/ai-world or follow the news and conversation at oracle.com/news and linkedin.com/company/oracle. 

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