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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Tablet news roundup: Archos, Google, and Meizu take on the iPad
Another day, another crop of news about companies hoping to take on Apple in the tablet space. Google Tablet The New York Times is reporting that Google CEO Eric Schmidt “told friends at a recent party” that a new Android-powered device was on the horizon. Word is that Google has been working with book, magazine, […]
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 […]
Archos 7 Internet Tablet (with Android) could ship next week
The Archos 7 Internet Tablet features a 7 inch touchscreen display and runs Google’s Android operating system. Like the Archos 5, the new model will come with some custom Archos software for playing audio and video files. While I was underwhelmed with the build quality and stability of the Archos 5 tablet I recently reviewed, […]
Archos 13 shows that Atom processors aren’t just for netbooks anymore
Archos is planning to launch an updated version of the Archos 13 laptop. And as you’d expect from the name, the notebook sports a 13.3 inch display, which pretty much rules out anyone confusing it for a netbook — even though it has an Intel Atom processor. But here’s the unusual thing: It will use […]
Archos 9 tablet reviewed, panned
While the world waits for new tablets from Apple, HP, Dell, and others to hit the streets, I’ll let you in on a little secret. There are already a fair number of tablets available. Some have been available for years, while others are new models with Intel Atom processors running Windows 7. The latest version […]
Archos 9 Windows 7 tablet to get a spec bump
In addition to launching new 7 and 8 inch internet tablets, the folks at Archos have also announced plans to give the Archos 9 a faster processor. This model is a Windows tablet with an 8.9 inch display. Jkkmobile reports that the new Archos 9 tablet will features a 1.2GHz processor. That’s better than the […]
Archos launches two new tablets
The Archos 5 Internet Tablet was one of the first Google Android powered tablets (read: not a phone) to hit the market. While I was impressed with the low price and excellent multimedia capabilities in my recent review, I was a bit underwhelmed by the overall stability. Hopefully Archos has worked out some of the […]
Archos 5 Android tablet: Unboxing and first look
Over the past few months we’ve seen a lot of talk about 5 to 10 inch tablets running Google Android and other mobile operating systems. That’s largely because you can’t run Windows XP or 7 on a tablet with a cheap and energy-efficient ARM-based processor. And it’s also because an OS designed for a smartphone […]
Archos 10s to hit the streets in October
Remember the Archos 10s? The company first introduced an updated version of its 10 inch netbook in June, but it’s been MIA ever since. Now Laptop magazine reports that the 10s should be available in mid-October for about $399. The Archos 10s has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a 160GB […]