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ARCHOS Announces Ice Cream Sandwich for G9 Tablets, Coming First Week of February

by Kevin Krause on January 12th, 2012

A bit of news worth pulling out of our booth visit to ARCHOS has everything to do with Ice Cream Sandwich. The update is headed to their 10-inch G9 tablets, with a launch currently penned in for the first week of February. The upgrade from Android 3.2 to 4.0 will apply to the currently available [...]

ARCHOS Home Connect, ARCHOS 70b and Next Generation ARCHOS G9 at CES 2012 [VIDEO]

by Kevin Krause on January 12th, 2012

Unlike some comapny’s with their sprawling display full of flashy lights and HD television monitors, ARCHOS’ booth at this year’s CES was quite modest. It may have to do with the company’s new focus on helping consumers define their tablet experience. Rather than showing off a range of devices that more or less all accomplish the [...]

Archos DECT-Enabled 35 Phone is a Smart Home Phone That Runs Android

by Quentyn Kennemer on December 27th, 2011

Archos looks set to offer a new DECT phone that will run Android 2.2. The device has a 3.5 inch display and has WiFi. Using its browser you’ll be able to visit websites and even download apps and games. With its front-facing camera video conferencing is also a possibility making this a smart home/office phone [...]

ARCHOS 70b Brings Honeycomb at a $200 Price

by Kevin Krause on December 20th, 2011

What’s better than a $200 tablet? A $200 tablet with Honeycomb. ARCHOS has unveiled their latest budget-priced tablet, the 70b Internet Tablet, a slate featuring a 1.2GHz processor, 1024 x 600 7-inch capacitive display, 8GB of storage, and 512MB of RAM. The ARCHOS 70b also sports WiFi connectivity, HDMI output, and expandable microSD memory. The [...]

Archos Shows Off Ice Cream Sandwich Running On Their G9 Tablet [Video]

by Chris Chavez on December 7th, 2011

In an effort to keep their G9 tablets fresh in everyone’s mind, Archos uploaded a video today showing off their dual-core tablet rockin’ the only Android firmware anyone really cares about — Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. There’s no denying the G9′s aren’t very easy on the eyes in the looks department but the appeal [...]

Archos Unveils Arnova 9 G2 Tablet With 9.7-inch IPS Display

by Chris Chavez on November 18th, 2011

Archos has added another model to their Android tablet lineup, this time with the 9.7-inch Arnova 9 G2. The device features a vivid 1024×768 IPS display, 1GHz single-core processor, front facing camera, 8GB of storage, stereo speakers, microphone and all running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The lack of a dual-core processor and anything less than [...]

Archos Makes Last Minute Changes To High-End G9 Honeycomb Tablets Before October Launch

by Chris Chavez on September 27th, 2011

Looks like Archos is facing some hiccups with their upcoming 1.5GHz G9 Honeycomb tablets. Apparently, Texas Instruments wont be able to keep their end of the bargain with their 1.5GHz OMAP 4 processors being pushed back until next year. This, in turn, is causing Archos to rethink their gameplan. Rather than delay the October launch [...]

Archos’ G9 Honeycomb Tablets Headed Our Way September 20th Starting at $300

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 15th, 2011

Archos definitely has the best-priced Honeycomb tablets coming out and, thankfully for you, it won’t take long to head to store shelves. They’ve just announced September 20th availability with final pricing plans for two of the G9 tablets (two configurations each). First up, we’ve got the 8 inch model. This one has a 1GHz dual-core [...]

Philly Papers Subsidize Tablets for Subscribers, But Don’t Get Too Excited

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 13th, 2011

Some interesting news for you folks today. Philadelphia Media Network has announced their plans to allow subscribers to get discounted tablets in exchange for two-year membership to digital distributions of the Philadelphia Inquirer and/or the Philadelphia Daily News. The tablets will cost $99 after subsidy. Plans for subsidizing tablets were revealed two months ago. It [...]

Archos’ Arnova 7 G2 and Arnova 10 G2 Launch in Hong Kong with Gingerbread on Board

by Kevin Krause on August 11th, 2011

Yesterday we glimpsed a second-generation Arnova 7 tablet slinking through the FCC, wondering in what ways other than a retooled casing the tablet would differ from it predecessor. Now we have the answers, as the Arnova 7 G2 and its larger counterpart the Arnova 10 G2 have launched in China. Both update the resistive touchscreens [...]

Archos’ Updated Arnova 7 Passes through the FCC

by Kevin Krause on August 10th, 2011

Remember Archos’$99 Arnova 7 tablet? Announced back in June, an updated version is already making the rounds at the FCC under the guise Arnova 7b G2. The second-generation version of Archos’ budget-lable tablet gets a refined form factor that show off a bit more curve along the sides. The original Arnova 7 was square along the [...]

Archos G9 Tablets Get Priced for Preorder; 10 Inch Variant Starting at $370, 8 inch Variant at $300

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 18th, 2011

Archos’ G9 tablets are a bit more pricier than initially expected but are still the most reasonably tablets in the market for the kind of power they provide. Archos has put up preorder details and have priced each tablet at 3 different levels. For the G9 101 (10 inches), you can get a 1GHz-clocked 8GB [...]

Archos A70S2 Leaves Us with More Questions than Answers as it Passes the FCC

by Kevin Krause on July 11th, 2011

Archos has a few new Android slates lined up for release, but none of them seem to match up with the mysterious A70S2, which just passed through the FCC. Due to a confidentiality request, little can be gather about the upcoming tablet until at least August 19th when the regulatory commission’s veil of secrecy is [...]

Archos G9 Tablet’s Viewing Angles Shown Off [Video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 27th, 2011

Yea, we’re still drooling over the Archos G9 tablet, what with the impressive list of specs it boasts at such affordable price points, and all. We can’t help but to sniff out more and more we can about this device. A video of the device has been uncovered showing off its viewing angles. To be [...]

Woot: Archos 7 Home Tablet Only $79.99!

by Rob Jackson on June 24th, 2011

Happy Friday, Phandroids! In addition to starting your day with a breathe of fresh air and steamin hot cuppa-joe, you’ve got some big decisions to make. Like should you purchase today’s Woot! deal which happens to be an Android Tablet, a refurbished Archos 7 8GB Home Tablet, and only $79.99 at that: You’ll notice I [...]

Archos Brings Android Home with DECT Landline Phone and 35 Home Connect Radio

by Kevin Krause on June 23rd, 2011

It’s not quite the Android@Home initiative we saw at Google I/O, but alongside a new generation of Honeycomb tablets Archos unveiled two new products that see Google’s mobile OS branching out to a couple non-mobile applications. The 35 Smart Home Phone isn’t a new concept as it places the Android OS within the confines of [...]

Archos G9 Series Tablets Sport 250GB HDD, 1.5GHz Dual-Core CPU

by Kevin Krause on June 23rd, 2011

Archos has just blown the top of our heads clean off with the announcement of two new Android 3.1 tablets. The Archos 80 G9 and Archos 101 G9 differ only in screen size, but it is what’s inside that has us so excited. Both slates make use of Seagate’s 7mm Momentus Thin HDD to give [...]

7-inch Arnova Tablet Will Cost $99, You Get What You Pay For

by Kevin Krause on June 22nd, 2011

You show me $99 and I’ll show you a 7-inch resistive touchscreen, Android 2.1, and not a whole lot more. That’s basically what you get from the latest Arnova tablet from Archos. The Arnova 7 is designed to compete on one point, and one point alone, and that point is the price point. You don’t [...]

Archos to Announce New Generation of Android Honeycomb Tablets June 23rd

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 1st, 2011

The folks at Archos are sending out invites to French press to join them in Paris on June 23rd. What’ll they be doing near the Eiffel Tower? Why, introducing their next generation of Android tablets, of course. We don’t know what to expect out of this event from Archos, but we have a feeling they’re [...]

ARCHOS Gen 9 Tablet to Boast 1.6GHz Dual-Core A9 CPU, Launching with Honeycomb in June

by Kevin Krause on March 21st, 2011

ARCHOS is at it again, improving their tablet lineup and pushing the boundaries of slate-style Android computing. While they typically don’t get as much hype as the big ticket brands like Motorola and Samsung, ARCHOS has managed to push out a few serviceable Android tablets over the past year, even if build quality has suffered [...]