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Apple Users In Uproar Over Foxconn Labor Conditions – Why Are Android Users Silent?

by Chris Chavez on February 1st, 2012

Apple has long been the target of criticism over their labor practices, specifically, at overseas factories like Foxconn where harsh working conditions, accidents and suicide rates for Chinese laborers working in these factories have all made headline. Foxconn even had to go as far as installing safety nets along the sides of their buildings to help [...]

Quad-core Acer Iconia Tab A510 coming to Europe in April

by Kevin Krause on January 24th, 2012

Though NVIDIA let the cat out of the bag at CES, Acer has made their Iconia Tab A510 official, pegging it for an April launch in Europe. The 10.1-inch tablet, announce at an event preceding the CeBIT show in Germany, features a Tegra 3 quad-core CPU at 1.3GHz, 1GB of RAM, and will launch with [...]

Best Buy now stocking the Acer Iconia Tab A200 for $349

by Kevin Krause on January 20th, 2012

Right on schedule, Best Buy has the new Acer Iconia Tab A200 on sale for $349. The price scores you the 16GB version of the Android Honeycomb tablet with 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 CPU and 1GB of DDR2 RAM. The 10.1-inc slate is expected to receive an upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich sometime in February. [...]

Hands-on the Quad-Core, ICS Powered Iconia Tab A510, ZTE 7-Inch [CES]

by Rob Jackson on January 10th, 2012

At NVIDIA’s Press Conference yesterday, they announced two tablets running Android 4.0 with Quad-Core Tegra 3 Processors. We hit up the NVIDIA booth at CES hoping to get the full run down of specs and details, but quickly realized that we knew as much as anyone: for the most part, both devices were pre-production units [...]

Acer Iconia Tab A200 Launches January 15 for $329, Android 4.0 Arrives in February

by Kevin Krause on January 5th, 2012

Acer has just announced that the next entry to their Iconia Tab series, the Acer Iconia Tab A200, will go on sale in the US on January 15th. The Android 3.2 slate features a dual-core Tegra 2 processor, a 1280 x 800 10.1-inch display, and 8GB and 16GB storage options. The lesser of the two [...]

Acer Iconia Tab A700 Shows Up In Russia – On Its Way To CES 2012 With A 1920×1200 Display

by Chris Chavez on December 29th, 2011

A pair of Acer Iconia Tabs showed up in Russia today and since we know just about all there is to know on the more affordable A200, we wanted to focus on the higher powered, more premium A700 model. The Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core toting Acer Iconia Tab A700 will be arriving at CES 2012 [...]

Acer to Stick in Smartphone and Tablet Game, Will Limit Yearly Releases

by Quentyn Kennemer on December 27th, 2011

Rumors were apparently running rampant that Acer would quit the smartphone and tablet game cold turkey but it’s not true according to the company themselves. Acer states that they will continue to attempt to break into the fast-growing tablet and smartphone markets, though it won’t pursue the frequent release model that we’re seeing major manufacturers [...]

Acer Iconia Tab A200 Launching in Europe February 2012?

by Quentyn Kennemer on December 20th, 2011

Notebook Italia has heard word that the Acer Iconia Tab A200 will launch in Europe starting February 2012. The A200 is a minor follow-up to the A100 and A500 Honeycomb tablets released earlier this year. My early thoughts? Pass based on knowledge of specs alone. With a dual-core Tegra 2 processor and 1GB of RAM [...]

Acer Iconia Tab A200 Now Shipping in Select Countries

by Quentyn Kennemer on December 2nd, 2011

While the marching band wasn’t out to provide fanfare for this one, Acer has mentioned that their new Iconia Tab A200 is now shipping in select countries. It would have been nice to know which countries those were but we’ll take it. This tablet hardly strays from the norm with its 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 [...]

Captain RedBeard Shows Off “GameStop Tablet” (AKA the Acer Iconia Tab A100)

by Quentyn Kennemer on December 1st, 2011

GameStop has put up a new video showing off their Android tablet. They’re advertising it as the “GameStop Tablet” but those of us who know better know that it’s nothing more than an Acer Iconia Tab A100, a 7 inch 1GHz dual-core Honeycomb tablet. GameStop has preinstalled games for you to play out of the [...]

Acer Iconia Tab A200 Shows Up In Leaked Promo Video

by Chris Chavez on November 29th, 2011

Just in time for the holidays, a newly leaked Acer video is making the rounds around the net showing off the upcoming 10-inch Iconia Tab A200. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen their new Android tablet with the device making its way past the FCC and receiving Bluetooth certification a few weeks ago. The [...]

Acer Iconia Tab A700/A701 Surface, Could Have Full HD Display and Tegra 3

by Kevin Krause on November 16th, 2011

As the first reports of the upcoming Acer Iconia Tab A700 and A701 emerge, it isn’t so surprising that the tablets will likely feature the quad-core Tegra 3 processor. The chipset follows up the highly-favored Tegra 2 and is already seeing its fair share of deployment in future Android slates. Slightly more interesting is the [...]

User Agent Profile Reveals Acer Iconia 510 and 511 Tablets With Nvidia Tegra 3 Processors

by Chris Chavez on November 15th, 2011

We’ve already gotten word of Lenovo stepping into the quad-core arena later this year and now we’ve learned that Acer is getting ready to do the same. Seems Acer is readying a pair of quad-core tablets to match competitors like Lenovo and ASUS with their own A510 and 511 Android tablets. The Acer A510 and [...]

You’ll Want to Get Up Early on Black Friday for These Tablet Deals at Best Buy

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 11th, 2011

Well this is quite possibly the most beautiful Black Friday ad I’ve ever seen. See items 2-4 on the list below? See their prices? How have you not already called off of work yet? For starters, we have the ASUS Transformer – the original – for $250. While the Prime with its quad core Tegra [...]

10.1 Inch Acer Iconia Tab A200 Visits the FCC

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 8th, 2011

The Acer Iconia Tab A200 that we heard about last week is now wining and dining with its pals at the FCC. We still don’t know much at this point, but measurements from the device’s FCC filing indicate that it will likely bear a 10.1 inch display when it debuts sometime soon. The device’s version [...]

Acer Iconia Tab A200 Leaked?

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 4th, 2011

We were just slipped this link to PocketDroid that shows a blurry photo of a supposed Acer Iconia Tab A200. As you know, we have the A500 and the A100, but this would be the first time hearing of this one. At first glance it looks close to a 10 inch device with a front-facing [...]

Gamestop Begins Selling Tablets In-Store and Online Starting Today

by Chris Chavez on October 28th, 2011

Looks like Gamestop is ready to jump on the tablet craze (if there is one) with the addition of a few tablets making their way to the video game retailer starting today.  Gamestop will be selling the Acer Iconia Tab A100, Asus Eee Pad Transformer and the Samsung Galaxy Tab in 200 of their stores [...]

Acer Iconia Tab A501 Coming to AT&T September 18, $330 Contract Price

by Kevin Krause on September 12th, 2011

AT&T announced over the weekend the launch of the Acer Iconia Tab A501 on their HSPA+ network. The not-so-LTE “4G” Android Honeycomb tablet will be available come September 18th for the price of $480. If you decide to sign up for a two-year data contract, the price drops to $330. The Iconia Tab A501 features [...]

Microsoft Adds ViewSonic, Acer to its Android Cash Grab

by Kevin Krause on September 8th, 2011

Microsoft has reached licensing agreements with ViewSonic and Acer that will see the two companies pay the computer giant an undisclosed fee for every Android device sold. The news, which Microsoft confirmed today, follows similar deals struck with companies such as HTC, deals that provide the software maker with an estimated three to five times [...]

Acer Brings Ferrari-Themed Liquid Mini

by Kevin Krause on September 6th, 2011

So maybe you can’t afford to drive around in a Ferrari, but thanks to Acer you can keep on in your pocket. The Acer Liquid Mini has been given a new look with the introduction of the Ferrari Edition. The handset looks nice in the famous sports car’s signature red, logo featured prominently on the [...]