Acer today announced that its Iconia Tab A200 tablet will be available in the U.S. starting on January 15th. “The Acer Iconia Tab family of tablets is an excellent example of Acer’s ability to deliver high-performance, full-function mobile devices at unbeatable values,” said Eric Ackerson, senior product marketing manager for Acer America. “Acer brings the Iconia Tab A200 to consumers […]
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Acer and Lenovo Wintel tablets coming in Q3 2012?
The tablet market is set to get even more crowded in 2012 with the expected launch of Windows 8 tablets. Citing “sources from the upstream supply chain,” Digitimes claims that both Acer and Lenovo will launch tablets powered by Intel’s Clover Trail platform and Windows 8 in the third quarter of 2012. While Intel will likely show off Medfield-based smartphones […]
Acer Iconia Tab A700 revealed?
While the ASUS Transformer Prime may have been the first quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 tablet, it will not be the last. Acer’s Iconia Tab family looks set to soon welcome the Iconia Tab A700 according to Russian site Nomobile.ru. As past rumours already suggested, it may have at least one advantage over the Transformer Prime: its higher resolution display (an […]
Quad-core tablets coming from Acer and Lenovo in Q1 2012
It should come as no surprise that the quad-core ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime is going to get some competition soon. HTC is already rumoured to unveil its quad-core tablet, the HTC Quattro, at MWC. Digitimes is now reporting that both Acer and Lenovo will also announce quad-core tablets in Q1 2012. Both will feature NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 processor and […]
Acer working on Tegra 3 tablet with 1920×1200 display
If profile files found on Acer’s support site are accurate, Acer is planning to release a new tablet series consisting of the A700 and A701 models. Both will apparently sport Tegra 3 processors and high resolution 1920×1200 displays. The profile reveals little more except for the presence of Bluetooth and the usual support for video and audio formats. The A701 […]
Rumour: PC manufacturers to exit tablet market in 2012
Digitimes is reporting that “pure PC hardware players” such as Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Asustek and Dell will all exit the tablet market in 2012. Citing “sources from upstream supply chain,” it attributes the decision to the fact that they do not have the same content support as competitors such as Apple and Amazon. The report adds that companies with strong content […]
Acer launches 4G-enabled Iconia Tab A501 tablet in Canada
Acer today announced the launch of its 4G-enabled Iconia Tab A501 tablet in Canada. It will run on Rogers’ 4G HSPA+ network to provide “a fast and fluid way to stay on the cutting-edge of technology and at the centre of what’s happening in the world today.” Acer 4G Iconia Tab A501 specifications: Processor: 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 Operating […]
HSPA+ Acer Iconia Tab A501 headed to AT&T on September 18th
Months after announcing its intent to carry it, AT&T will finally launch an HSPA+ version of the Acer Iconia Tab A501 on September 18th. “For tablet users it needs to be always on, connected, and readily available to access the content they want, including entertainment, social networking, email and Internet browsing,” said Glenn Lurie, president, emerging devices, AT&T. “We’re connecting […]