Acer today announced that 7-inch multi touch Acer Iconia Tab A110 will be available October 30th for $299.99 in both the US and Canada. Acer Iconia Tab A110 powered by NVIDIA's Tegra 3 quad-core processor, running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, includes 1GB of memory, 2MP front facing camera, 8GB internal storage, a micro-USB 2.0 port, a MicroSD slot (supports up to 32GB), a micro-HDMI and provides up to 7.5 hours of battery life.
Acer today unveiled the Acer Iconia Tab A700 tablet with a premium 10.1-inch full HD 1080p display. This slate is powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM running Android 4.0 with a 1920 x 1200 resolution. The Iconia Tab A700 also features a 5MP rear facing camera with auto focus, front-facing HD camera, Dolby Mobile 3+ technology, 5.1-channel surround sound, a MicroSD card slot and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.
The Acer Iconia Tab A700 32GB is available for pre-sale starting today in two models – the Acer A700-10s32u (silver) and Acer A700-10k32u (black) for $449.99.
Acer today debuts its first quad-core tablet in North America, the Acer Iconia Tab A510 with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor. This tablet features a 10.1-inch WXGA (1280x800 resolution) HD display, a 1GB of RAM, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a 1MP fixed-focused front-facing camera with an improved zoom and a 5MP rear-facing camera.
This 10.1 inch ICS tablet also packs a Acer clear.fi., Dolby Mobile 3 audio, integrated 32GB of flash storage, a Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, WiFi, a HDMI port and USB 2.0 port,
The Acer Iconia Tab A510 is available for pre-sale starting today at national electronics retailers in the United States and Canada at a price of $449.99 USD and CAD. This tablet is available in two models - Acer A510-10s32 (silver) and Acer A510-10k32 (black).
Acer today announced the ICONIA TAB A510 Olympic Games Edition, company's newest Android Ice Cream Sandwich-based tablet features NVIDIA TEGRA 3 quad-core processor, and a 9800mAh battery that supports up to 15 hours of HD video playback. The special edition has the Acer and Olympic logos and will come in black or silver colors starting from March.
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ACER ICONIA TAB TABLETS UPDATED TO ANDROID 4.0Acer Transitions Popular Iconia™ Tab Line to Android 4.0 to Give Customers More Features and Capabilities
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 17, 2012 – Acer America is now updating its award-winning Acer Iconia Tab line of tablets with the latest version of Android 4.0 OS (Ice Cream Sandwich).
The update is being pushed to Acer Iconia Tab A200 customers over-the-air now in the United States and will be completed over the following week. The Acer Iconia Tab A100 7-inch tablet and Acer Iconia Tab A500 10-inch tablet will both be updated in April.
With Android 4.0, the Acer Iconia Tab line will provide new features to give customers more usability and enjoyment from their tablets. Customers will notice the improvements right away – including the faster browser, enhanced app and folder management options, more intuitive navigation, and a completely reimaged design that is more polished with enhanced holographic effects. Plus, customers can more
easily customize their Acer tablet and will enjoy improved
multitasking and switching between tasks. They will also appreciate improved integration with Gmail's email and calendar functions.
"The many enhancements in Android 4.0 OS complement the sleek, powerful and well-designed Acer Iconia Tab tablets to give customers an all-around first-rate experience," said Paul Tayar, Director Product Marketing – Connected Devices, Acer America. "Customers will experience greater entertainment and productivity with the new capabilities and features on their tablets."
Features and Enhancements Unique to Acer Tablets
The new update of Android 4.0 also includes several new features that are unique to Acer tablets. The updated tablets will now feature the highly-customizable Acer Ring, making it incredibly natural and easy to get instant access to favorite apps and features. The Acer Ring can be launched with a single touch and lets customers have quick and easy access to apps, surf the web, capture screen images, post photos
and status updates to their social networks, and more.
Customers will also enjoy an improved weather widget and will be able to access their favorite apps even when the screen is locked.
Photos and Video Enhance Memories
Acer Iconia Tab customers will be able to do more with their photos and video thanks to the Android 4.0 update, including improved zoom and the ability to take snapshots while recording video. Customers will also be able to capture better still images and do more with them due to greater image stabilization and improved integration with third
party apps. Both video clips and photos can be enhanced on the fly, stored and searched for based on various tags, and conveniently stored on Google+.
Acer ANZ on its Facebook page has announced that Acer Iconia Tab A500 will get Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 update in April.
Great news, everyone! We’ve just got confirmation from HQ that the Iconia Tab A500 will be getting Ice Cream Sandwich in April. No exact date yet, but we’ll let you know when we have it. What are you looking forward to most in ICS?
Acer Iconia Tab A200 owner’s already receiving Android update but Iconia Tab A500 owners have to little longer to taste ICS.
Good news for Acer Iconia Tab A200 owners, Acer has started rolling out the Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.3) update. If you haven’t got the update notification till now, you can manually check it by going to Settings > About tablet > System update > Check now.
Source:- Android Police
Acer today announced that new 10.1-inch Iconia Tab A200 will be available to U.S. customers on January 15th for $329.99 (8GB) and $349.99 (16GB). According to Acer, the tablet is shipping with Honeycomb Android 3.2 but it will get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) upgrade in mid-February.
The Iconia Tab A200 packs NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core mobile processor, 1280 x 800 resolution, 2MP front-facing camera, a USB 2.0 port , a MicroSD slot and micro-USB port.
Acer announced the release of the Iconia Tab A200, powered by NVIDIA's 1GHz Tegra 2 processor, Iconia Tab A200 comes with 1GB RAM and boast 10.1-inch multitouch screen, gyrometer and 2MP front facing camera.
Acer says it began shipping Honeycomb tablet in select countries in November and shipments with Android 4.0 (code named Ice Cream Sandwich, or ICS) will start in January 2012 worldwide. A free ICS upgrade to current Iconia Tab A200 users will also be made available at that time. The Iconia Tab A200 available in Titanium Gray or Metallic Red color.
Skype announced Skype 2.5 for Android which supports additional 14 Android devices which takes total to an exciting 41. Now Skype video calling will also be available by default on several Motorola Devices including the Atrix and XOOM.
With Skype 2.5 for Android, the list of Android devices added Skype video support for include:
The Skype 2.5 for Android update also brings further video enhancements. You can now switch between portrait and landscape mode during video calls, and zoom in with a simple double tap on the screen.
Skype also improved support for bluetooth headsets and included a number of bug fixes and performance enhancements, which should further boost the user experience of Skype for Android on your phone.
In addition, as with recent Mac and iOS update, there will be an advertising platform introduced in this new release. Advertising will not be shown to users that have Skype Credit, a Calling or Skype Premium subscription.
Skype 2.5 for Android (Android Market)
AT&T announced that it will begin selling the Acer Iconia Tab A501 at AT&T company-owned retail stores nationwide and online beginning September 18 for $479.99. AT&T customers may also choose to purchase the Acer Iconia at a discounted price of $329.99 after committing to a two-year agreement for a new $35, 3GB monthly data plan.
Acer expands its Acer Iconia Tab line of tablets with its first 7-inch tablet – Acer Iconia Tab A100 and the industry's first 7-inch tablet running Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) – in the United States and Canada.
The Acer Iconia Tab A100 tablet, comes pre-installed with Adobe Flash Player 10.3, so Adobe Flash games and websites can be enjoyed right out of the box.
Weighing in at a mere 0.92 pounds and measuring only a half-inch thick, the Acer Iconia Tab A100 has a 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 1GB of memory, and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi. But this is the first Tegra 2 tablet with a 7-inch display. It also includes-a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash, and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, micro-USB and micro-HDMI ports.
The Acer Iconia Tab A100 is available in the U.S. and Canada at national retail stores now. The Acer Iconia Tab A100-07u16u with 16GB of memory has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $349.99 U.S and $399.99 CAD, while the Acer Iconia Tab A100-07u08u with 8GB of memory has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $329.99 U.S. and $349.99 CAD.
The smartphone hybrid tablet, Acer Iconia Smart, with 4.8-inch display and 1024 x 480px resolution will be available in September for €499. This hybrid tab comes with Snapdragon processor, twin cameras and Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
Source:- Acer (Facebook page)
Zinio announced that its market-leading digital magazine experience is now available on Android 3.0 tablets. Thousands of magazines that satisfy every passion and hobby, from Road & Track and Rolling Stone to Robb Report, ELLE and BlackBook are now available to Android users on the Zinio app in Google's Android Market.
At launch, more than 20,000 magazines will be available through Zinio on Android devices spanning select 2.2, 2.3 and all 3.0 Honeycomb versions, including Motorola Xoom, LG Optimus Pad, Acer Iconia Tab a500, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and more. All Android users who download Zinio before June 15 will automatically be given – for free – 24 of the latest issues of top magazines across all major genres, including Cosmopolitan, ESPN The Magazine, Harvard Business Review, Men's Fitness, O, The Oprah Magazine and Us Weekly
Unlike digital magazine options that require a different app for every title, or that are only available on one operating system, Zinio users get to keep all of their current and archived issues in one application, across multiple devices.
Android users who download Zinio will also be able to explore the interactive features in Marie Claire and Seventeen at launch, with other interactive titles, including Harper's Bazaar, Harvard Business Review and Zinio's sister company's exclusively digital title VIVMag, available in the coming months. These titles leverage Zinio's interactive capabilities to provide an enhanced reading experience including embedded video, dynamic ads, social connections and search.
Free Magazines upon Download, through June 15: AFAR, BlackBook, Cosmopolitan, ELLE DECOR, ELLE, ESPN The Magazine, Esquire, Food Network Magazine, Harpers Bazaar , Harvard Business Review, Home Theater, Juxtapoz, Marie Claire, Men's Fitness, Men's Journal, Motor Trend, O, The Oprah Magazine, Outdoor Photographer, Outside, Popular Mechanics, Road & Track, Robb Report, Rolling Stone, Seventeen and Us Weekly.
Android Device Availability:
Source:- Zinio
The Acer Iconia Tab A500 with WiFi is now available for pre-order online at bestbuy.com and may be pre-ordered in stores beginning April 14. The Acer Iconia Tab A500 with WiFi will be available in stores and online beginning April 24. The Acer Iconia Tab A500 has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $449.99.
The 10.1-inch Acer Iconia Tab A500 running Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) provides an enhanced level of performance with its NVIDIA Tegra 250 1GHz dual-core processor and integrated GeForce GPU. It comes with 16GB of storage built in plus a microSD card slot and weighs only 1.69 pounds and measures only 0.52-inches thin.
Accessories available at launch: