Acer is updating it’s 7.9 inch tablet line with the new Iconia A1-830, sporting an IPS display, an Intel Atom processor, and up to 7.5 hours of battery life. The tablet is expected to launch in North America during the first quarter of 2014 for $149 and up. Update:Â An earlier version of this article stated […]
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Acer could launch a 7 inch Android tablet in June
The Acer Iconia Tab A500 10 inch Android tablet is already starting to make the rounds, but Forbes reports that Acer isn’t stopping there. The company is reportedly working on a 7 inch model which could launch as early as next month. Update: I had a momentary lapse of memory when writing this article and […]
Acer Iconia Tab A500 docking station and remote control
The Acer Iconia Tab A500 Android tablet has a 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display and NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, which means it can handle HD video playback without breaking a sweat. But what if you want to watch your movies on a big screen? It looks like Acer will offer a docking station […]
Acer Iconia Tab A500 Android tablet hits Best Buy for $450
Best Buy is now offering the Acer Iconia Tab A500 for $449.99. The Acer tablet features a 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, and Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system. The Iconia Tab A500 has 16GB of storage and 802.11b/g/n WiFi. This model doesn’t feature any 3G option, […]
AT&T to offer Acer Iconia Tab 10 inch Android tablet with 4G
AT&T has announced it will offer the Acer Iconia Tab A501 tablet. The 10 inch Android tablet will be the first 4G capable tablet available from AT&T when it launches during the second quarter of the year. The Acer Iconia Tab A501 has a 10 inch display, a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core […]
Acer Iconia Tab W500 goes up for pre-order in Germany for €499
The Acer Iconia Tab W500 is a 10 inch Windows tablet featuring a dual core AMD C-50 processor and AMD Radeon HD 6250 graphics. It’s not yet available for purchase in the US, but it’s already up for pre-order for €499 from Amazon Germany. That’s about $692 US. According to Amazon, the tablet has 2GB […]
Acer shows off 3 tablets: 2 Android, 1 Windows
Acer unveiled a 10 inch Android tablet at CES last month, but now the company is tripling down. At Mobile World Congress Acer is showing off three tablets: the Acer Iconia Tab A500 we already knew about, lus a 7 inch model called the Iconia Tab A100 and a 10 inch Windows tablet called the […]
Acer’s upcoming 7 inch Android tablet
Acer plans to launch 7 and 10 inch Android tablets in the not-too-distant future. I got a chance to check out the company’s 10 inch model with an NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset at CES earlier this month, but I didn’t see the 7 inch version. Fortunately the folks at IntoMobile did, and they’ve posted some […]
Acer: We’re not phasing out netbooks
Yesterday Computer World reported that Acer was developing an Android tablet with an Intel Sandy Bridge processor and that the company would be scaling back its netbook plans to make room for tablets. Today Acer says neither of those things is quite true. In a statement released today, Acer says that the role of personal […]
First look at the Acer ICONIA Tab A500 Android tablet
The Acer ICONIA Tab A500 is an Android tablet with a 10.1 inch display, NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor, and support for Verizon’s 4G LTE network. I stopped by the NVIDIA booth to check out the tablet, and found that it handled high performance 3D graphics like a champ, making the A500 an excellent […]