“Tablets are becoming cherished companions to many people as they stay connected and entertained throughout their day,” said Sumit Agnihotry, vice president of product marketing, Acer America. “We want everyone to experience that. Everything that makes tablets so enjoyable is even better on the perfectly sized Acer Iconia A1. The design is comfortable to hold, while the sleek build makes it a natural extension for anyone who wants to keep their digital life right at their fingertips.” – Sumit Agnihotry, VP of Product Marketing, Acer America

The Acer Iconia A1 has a sleek design, weighing only .90 pounds and touting a thickness of .44 inches. The tablet features a 5MP rear facing camera, as a front facing camera. It will be running on Android Jelly Bean, and also includes a microSD slot for memory expansion up to 32GB. Also included in the Iconia A1 is Acer’s new Touch WakeApp, which allows users easy access to apps upon waking the device from sleep.

If you’re looking for an affordable Android tablet, this could just be the tablet for you.

[Via: Android Community , Market Wire]

The W3-810 stands a chance to win quite a few people over. Smaller tablets are not only cheaper, but are easier to bring along with you. This much is true for the W3-810, but $380 is still a bit cheap for an operating system that hasn’t really proved to be real competition to Android tablets and iPads. Nonetheless, the smaller display on Acer’s new Windows 8 tablet is definitely attractive, and that might be enough for a few people looking for a new tablet.

Rocking a 8.1 inch 1280 x 800 display, 1.8GHz Intel Atom CPU, 2GB of RAM, the W3-810 isn’t underpowered in the least bit. Still, there’s no mention of expandable storage, so you’ll be stuck with whatever memory left in the tablet that Windows 8 itself doesn’t take up. Then again, the photo above looks to reveal such a slot, but the jury is still out on that one. Other specs include a Micro HDMI port, Micro USB 2.0 port, 2 megapixel cameras on both the front and back, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, and other goodies that have become standard in any tablet today.

Windows 8 has an uphill battle ahead of it to become a viable tablet option, as Android tablet and iPads  unquestionably dominate the market today. Could cheaper Windows 8 tablets at lower price points turn it around?

Would you be interested in grabbing one of these tablets? Sound off in the comments below!

The tablet is currently out of stock at the moment, but if you’re interested in the Acer W3-810, be sure to hit up the Amazon page here!

[Via: TheVerge]

The Acer Liquid E2 will be touting a quad-core processor, a 4.5″ qHD display capacitive touchscreen, dual front stereo speakers, a two-megapixel front facing camera and a 8MP rear facing camera.The phone will operate on HSPA+ networks, fetching speeds of up to 42Mbps. Acer is promising a zero shutter delay on the camera, which will bring users higher quality photos while trying to capture action scenes.

Acer will be rolling the smartphone out in the middle of May in Belgium, Netherlands, Ukraine, France, Spain, UK, Italy, Germany, and Russia, starting at €229. No word yet on if the smartphone will make its way to the U.S.

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The Acer Iconia W3, which you can see from the image above, will apparently be released soon, sporting Intel’s Atom Z2760 processor, 2GB of RAM and dual cameras. Other details — including pricing and availability information — are unknown at the moment, but we’re guess we’ll get them in the next few days or weeks.

We applaud Microsoft for taking this route as smaller tablets are getting more popular with the day as they are (obviously) easier to carry around.

Acer has two different family of tablets, with those starting with “A” running Android, while the “W” series is reserved for Windows RT and Windows 8.

[Via: GSMinsider]

Specs wise, we’re talking about a mid-end device with a 4.5-inch qHD (540×960 pixels) screen and 1.2GHz quad-core processor, which is most likely the MediaTek MT6589. In addition, Acer’s baby will also pack 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel camera on the front, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other “standard for Android” bells and whistles, while Jelly Bean will run the show right from the get-go. As for the size, the Acer V370 measures 131x68x9.9 mm and has a weight of 139 grams.

Again, we may never see the V370 introduced in Europe and the Americas, though you never know…

[Via: GSMinsider]

According to DigiTimes‘ sources from the upstream supply chain, the Taiwanese company has decided to make the A1-810 available for just $149, potentially disrupting the nascent market of 8-inch tablets, currently dominated by Apple’s iPad Mini. Another contender is also preparing an 8-inch tablet of its own – Samsung, but as we know it, they’ll ask a premium ($399) for their product.

Again, the Iconia A1-810 will sport MediaTek’s quad-core processor, 7.9-inch 1024×768 pixels screen, 1GB of RAM, Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS, Bluetooth and a memory card slot. The device will start mass production later this month with shipment volumes to rise each month.

Propelled by the success of its low-end Iconia B1 tablet, Acer hopes to sell some 7 million Android tablets this year.

As for the price, French online retailer Rue Du Commerce lists Acer’s baby with a price tag of 199 EUR, which is some 140 EUR less than what iPad Mini is selling at the moment. The A1-810 is expected to be in stock on June 3rd, and we tend to believe other countries across Europe will get it at that time, as well.

As reported earlier, Acer plans to sell some 7 million Android tablets this year, with device like this one helping it reach its figures…

[Via: Unwired View]

Now we’re hearing that the Taiwanese company is looking to launch its very first phablet soon. The information comes from Acer’s president of Smartphone Business who mentioned something of that sort in an interview for the official MWC paper.

The upcoming Acer Liquid S will apparently come with a quad-core processor as well as other high-end components like 2GB of RAM, a ton of built-in storage, and so on. We don’t have all the details at the moment, but we’re sure Acer needs to beef-up its game and finally launch a device worth talking about. we’ll make sure to get back to you as soon as we hear something new on this. Stay tuned in the meantime…

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Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of these tablets (7 million) will run Android, while 3 million will come with Windows.

According to DigiTimes, Acer is betting heavily on the success of its low-cost Iconia B1 tablet, and is currently shipping anywhere between 200,000 and 300,000 units per month. The B1, as you probably know, is a 7-inch tablet with 1024×600 pixels resolution, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, VGA camera, microSD memory card slot, and 8 or 16 GB of built-in storage.

The story goes on suggesting that the Taiwanese company will unveil two additional entry-level tablets, one with an 8- and the other one with 10-inch screen. The former should go into production at some point in April, and most likely start hitting store shelves few months later. We’ll let you know when we hear something new on this…

Again, the Iconia B1 comes with a 7-inch WSVGA (1,024 x 600 pixels), 1.2GHz dual-core processor, Wi-Fi connectivity and front-facing camera. At 320 grams, it’s one of the most portable tablets ever released — which is not surprising considering the hardware.

We can’t really suggest anyone to pick up Acer’s baby, except perhaps as your second tablet that will be used exclusively by kids; so if they scratch it, no one will care. Otherwise, you’re much better off getting the Nexus 7, which may lack a memory card slot and HDMI out, but has a better screen, faster processor and will be among the first devices to get the latest version of Android the minute it’s released.

According to Acer, these two are made for “feature phone upgraders” and in that sense we shouldn’t expect the high-end specs. The E1 model (pictured above), which we’ve seen leaked a month ago, comes with a 4.5-inch qHD screen, 1GHz dual-core processor, 5-megapixel camera on the back, DTS sound and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. On the other hand, the Z2 is an entry-level smartphone with a smallish (by today’s standards) 3.5-inch HVGA screen, though it keeps the 1GHz dual-core processor. In addition, both phones will also be sold with access to AcerCloud, the company’s cloud-based file sharing service.

When it comes to availability, the Acer Liquid Z2 and E1 will first start selling in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Ukraine; followed by Russia, UK and Italy. Unfortunately, prices were not mentioned in the press release…