Sure, Archos went and launched a whole new line of tablets this year, including a 7 inch tablet called the Archos 70 which has a capacitive touchscreen display, 1GHz CPU, and runs Android 2.2. But that doesn’t mean the company has forgotten about the Archos 7 Home Tablet launched this summer. The Archos 7 shipped […]
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New version of the Archos 7 Home Tablet features Android 2.1?
Update: As several people have pointed out in the comments, it’s not entirely clear if we’re looking at an Archos prototype, or an Archos tablet that’s been hacked to demonstrated some new Chinese hardware. First the good news — it looks like Archos maybe working on an updated version of the Archos 7 Home Tablet […]
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Archos 8 Home tablet unboxed – Video
Archos has been pumping out portable media players and Android powered tablets for a few years. The Archos 5 Internet Tablet was one of the first Android powered devices to ship without the ability to connect to a 3G network or make phone calls — which makes it one of the cheapest Android powered devices […]
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Tablet news roundup: Mini-tablets reviewed, AT&T reveals 114,000 iPad users’ data
So it turns out that when you bundle your mobile devices with mobile broadband service providers, you run the risk of your private, personal data becoming public. Case in point? It looks like a group of hackers managed to grab email addresses for 114,000 iPad 3G users from AT&T’s web site. It doesn’t look like […]
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Archos 7 Home tablet disassembled
I get why people like to disassemble laptops to see what’s inside. Because once you know that, you know whether it will be easy to upgrade the memory, storage, or other components — or install additional modules like Bluetooth, GPS, or 3G. But when it comes to tiny tablet-style devices like the Archos 7 Home […]
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Archos 7 Home Tablet now available for $200
You know how the Archos 7 Home Tablet has been up for pre-order at Amazon for a few weeks, and we were told that it would ship in June? Scratch that. It looks like you can purchase one today from the Archos Store. The tablet has a 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel resistive touchscreen […]
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Archos 7 Home Tablet reviewed
You might think the Archos 7 Home Tablet is nothing more than a slightly larger Archos 5 Internet Tablet… and yo’d almost be right. But Engadget’s Joanna Stern has a detailed review of the new 7 inch tablet running Google’s Android operating system, and she found plenty to like… and plenty to dislike about it. […]
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Archos 7 Home Tablet to ship in June
While Archos started taking pre-orders for the company’s new 7 inch Android tablet a few weeks ago, it looks like the Archos 7 Home Tablet won’t actually begin shipping in the US until June. Engadget reports that some of the folks who placed pre-orders may get their tablets before the end of May though. As […]
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Archos 7 inch Android tablet up for pre-order for $200
While dozens of companies have announced plans to bring tablets running Google’s Android operating system to market sometime this year, Archos is one of the few that has actually been selling Android tablets since last year. But if the Archos 5 Internet Tablet with its small 5 inch display isn’t your cup of tea, it […]
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Archos 7 Home Tablet hits the FCC
The latest Google Android tablet from Archos is now rounding the FCC web site on its way to general availability. The Archos 7 Home Tablet is basically what you get if you take the Archos 5 Internet Tablet and replace the 5 inch display with a 7 inch screen, beef up the entire case, and […]