Windows 8 is Microsoft's answer go Android and iOS that permeate the mobile tablet scene. The personal computing segment itself is changing rapidly and it was not too long ago that netbooks were all the rage and then quickly faded into obscurity. Even laptops are feeling the pinch and in its place has emerged small handheld tablet like devices that operate by touch based … [Read more...] about Windows 8 Tablet PCs Expected To Steal The Show At Computex
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Acer To Reveal Windows 8 Tablet During Computex Next Month
Acer has stated it plans to showcase its new generation of tablet devices running the Windows 8 OS during Computex in June. The company isn't giving away anything about the upcoming tablet just yet, though its likely the tablet would sport a 10 inch display and based on the Intel Clover Trail chip. Acer's tablet lineup is based exclusively on Google's Android and it will be the … [Read more...] about Acer To Reveal Windows 8 Tablet During Computex Next Month
Acer Iconia Tab A510 Olympic Edition To Be Launched Next Month and the A510/A511 Is Discontinued
The Iconia Tab A510 happens to be Acer's latest gen tablet offering, though things haven't turned out the way that the Taiwanese company had earlier envisioned. In fact, things are going so terrible that the A510 and A511 are no longer going to be available for sale. The revelation was made on Acer Germany's Facebook page, though no specific reasons were made available. So … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia Tab A510 Olympic Edition To Be Launched Next Month and the A510/A511 Is Discontinued
Acer Iconia A700 Arrives at the FCC
The Acer Iconia lineup of tablets have been a low-cost alternative to many of the more expensive line of tablets on the market. The company is seeking to make a major play in the world of quad-core processors with their new Acer Iconia A700.The new Acer Iconia A700 will feature a Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor and sport a ten inch capacitive touchscreen display. The … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia A700 Arrives at the FCC
Acer Iconia A100 ICS Hands on Review
The Acer Iconia A100 has just received a wide spread release of Google Android 4.0! This brings added responsiveness to the tablet and greater functionality! The app menu interface has undergone a revision and seems more fluid in the way different menus are displayed. Many apps such as Adobe Flash and Google + have also been optimized for ICS and they join a growing list of … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia A100 ICS Hands on Review
Acer Iconia Tablets to Get Ice Cream Sandwich Update April 27th
It's time for owners of the Acer Iconia Tab range of tablets to take a bite out of the very tasty Ice Cream Sandwich. Iconia's A100 and A500 will be getting the Android 4.0 update on April 27th. The first to get it will be customers in the USA and Canada, and other regions will get it in the coming weeks. If you simply can't wait for it to be automatically updated, we will host … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia Tablets to Get Ice Cream Sandwich Update April 27th
Enterprise to Fuel Next Round of Tablet Sales
Tablet sales has already been experiencing a steady growth each year round though it seems there are still a lot of room for further improvement. In reality tablets have yet to make a credible dent at the enterprise segment, so that what seems evident is that the next major push at tablet sales is expected to come from the enterprise business users."We are seeing rapid … [Read more...] about Enterprise to Fuel Next Round of Tablet Sales
Acer Iconia Tab A510 Now on Pre-Order in the US, Canada
Acer's latest tablet, the Iconia Tab A510, is now up for pre-order bookings in the US and Canada. The tablet is based on the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core processor, 1 GB of RAM, and has a 10 inch display that has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.Among the tablet's features is an 85 degree viewing angle. It also has support for 1080p HD playback and runs Android 4.0 ICS. The … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia Tab A510 Now on Pre-Order in the US, Canada
Acer Iconia A100 Review
We just got our hands on the Acer Iconia A100 that we originally saw at Computex in Taiwan last year. I admit we are a bit late to the game with this edition but it has recently came down in price and we needed an Android development tablet. It is a solid mid-range offering that gives you a taste of Google Honeycomb, with ICS promised in April. How does it stack up against … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia A100 Review
Acer Iconia A100 Unboxing Video
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Exclusive Video! Today we unbox the Android 3.2 version of the Acer Iconia A100 Tablet PC! We show you everything that comes in the box and give you an indication on how it looks and point out various hardware features.The Key features I liked right away was it being a little bit more pocket friendly then the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet. The … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia A100 Unboxing Video
Acer Tablets Now with the Olympic Branding
To keep in tune with the most happening event of 2012: Acer is printing the Olympic theme on its Android tablets to be released this year.The Acer Iconia Tab A510 had been showcased at the CES held in January. This tablet now comes with the Olympic logo in addition to the Acer logo in the Olympics Games Edition variant.The hardware details of the tablet include an … [Read more...] about Acer Tablets Now with the Olympic Branding
Lenovo Favors Selling Tablets Online over Netbooks
Online availability of Lenovo netbooks is slowly being withdrawn. Those who wish to purchase Lenovo netbooks would not find them on the official online store in the near future. As it is, the present stock is quite low.Lenovo is doing this since tablets became the latest craze of the time rather than netbooks. Lenova introduced the IdeaPad K1 and IdeaPad A1 and it appears … [Read more...] about Lenovo Favors Selling Tablets Online over Netbooks
Acer Iconia Tab A500 and A100 Gets Unofficial Android ICS Update
When Acer announced the Android ICS update, it had been only for the A200 tablet device, which also happens to be the latest tablet from the Taiwanese company. What this means is that its older siblings, A500 and A100, had not been included in the software update lineage. Further bad news, users of the older models had been told to wait until April for the update. However, XDA … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia Tab A500 and A100 Gets Unofficial Android ICS Update
Acer Announces Android ICS Upgrade Plans
Acer is catching up with the latest iteration of Google Android with version 4.0 and has revealed plans about the way it intends to update its tablet line up with the latest version. The first one to get it is the new Iconia Tab A200 and then after that the 7 inch A100 will get it and finally the A500 that will arrive in April. As of now, all the tablets mentioned run Android … [Read more...] about Acer Announces Android ICS Upgrade Plans