The smartphone market is going to be more crowded in 2013. Last week ASUS announced its intention to re-enter the market next year and now it’s Acer’s turn. Company president Jim Wong confirmed that Acer will launch six new smartphones in Europe and Asia in 2013. It appears that North America is not in Acer’s plans at this time though. […]
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Acer asks Microsoft to “think twice” about entry into tablet market
Microsoft’s decision to enter the tablet hardware market with its Surface tablets is one that has likely affected its relationship with its hardware partners (even if there are few such public signs). Acer Chairman and Chief Executive J.T. Wang sees the move as direct competition with its own tablets and spoke out during an interview with The Financial Times. He […]
Acer launches Iconia Tab A700 tablet in Canada
Acer today announced the Canadian debut of its Iconia Tab A700 tablet. Acer first teased its first full HD tablet back at CES 2012. “Consumers have embraced their tablets as a mobile hub for their daily lives, and the full HD display on the Acer A700 will give customers a fresh new perspective on the apps, games and digital media […]
Rumour: Acer, ASUS, and HTC to launch Tizen-powered devices later this year
Tizen recently hit the SDK and source code version 1.0 milestone. The operating system itself could be formally launched in late June with devices to then follow. According to Digitimes sources, Acer, ASUS and HTC all have devices in development. The report is vague as to what type of devices each manufacturer is working on. Both Acer and ASUS are […]
Rumour: Acer Windows Phone 8 W11 to come with QWERTY keyboard
The Windows Phone 8 device rumours are heating up. Samsung has confirmed that it is working on devices and Nokia could be bringing its PureView technology along for the ride. Now comes word of an Acer device, this one sporting a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. According to Russian site Acer-Club, the device is codenamed W11. Aside from the keyboard, only a […]
Acer Iconia Tab A510 tablet pre-orders now available in Canada in U.S.
Acer today announced that its first quad-core tablet, the Acer Iconia Tab A510, is now available for pre-order in both Canada and the U.S. In fact, this is a special “Olympic Edition” version featuring the Olympic rings logo on the back but otherwise no different from the normal A510. “The new Acer Iconia Tab A510 will exceed the expectations of […]
PC vendors to reenter smartphone market with Windows Phone 8?
PC vendors may be Microsoft’s newest Windows Phone ally. According to a Digitimes report, companies including Acer, Hewlett-Packard and Dell could return to the smartphone market with the next major version of Windows Phone (codenamed Apollo). The close relationship between Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 (details leaked this week about a number of common elements) could make it easier […]
CES 2012: Acer teases Iconia Tab A700 quad-core 1080p tablet
CES 2012 has yet to formally start but the press conferences are already underway. Acer kicked things off with a presentation today that focused on ultrabooks and a new cloud service (called AcerCloud). The recently rumoured Iconia Tab A700 tablet was not announced but Acer did tease an upcoming quad-core tablet with a 1080p display (which matches the A700). Aside […]