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Google Reader v1.0.1 for Tablets App Review

By Chris Burns
on 18 Aug, 2011

Ever have the feeling that it would make more sense for a group of developers to WAIT to release an app rather than sent it out with a less than optimal user interface? Google didn't wait to release Google Reader back in the days when there were only handsets around, they jammed it out there and it looked pretty good, but bigger screens were directly on the horizon, and when these bigger screens arrived in tablet form, Google got busy. I mean got busy several months later, 3 quarters into the same year the Motorola XOOM was released near the beginning of, with a whole slew of tablets out ready and raring to Google Reader some feeds but having a non-fantastic official app to do it with - what's one to do?!

Acer Iconia Tab A100 vs Iconia Tab A500 [Brothers in Arms!]

By Chris Burns
on 17 Aug, 2011

When you take the time to consider purchasing an Android tablet today, you may well come across a set of Acer devices both called Iconia Tab, each of them then having a more specific name with either A100 or A500. We've got reviews of both of these devices as well as a full spec rundown so that YOU can make the right decision if the decision is indeed staying inside the Acer family for a tablet this Summer/Autumn. Will you go with the big-time 10-inch tablet, or the uniquely sized 7-inch tablet, both of them featuring Android Honeycomb?

Sprinkle Optimized for Tegra Puzzle Game Review [Pre-Release Version]

By Chris Burns
on 16 Aug, 2011

This is a game that's all about water. This means there's gonna HAVE to be a lot of awesome physics action involved if it's going to hold any salt against or right alongside the utterly sweet Tegra 2 optimized game Riptide GP, a game which we've addressed more than just once. Everyone knows that Riptide has taken water physics to a new level. Sprinkle takes those physics and throws em all around and makes em work even BETTER than before. Not only will you be tossing water around like a pro, there's a PUZZLE GAME in this too.

Acer Iconia A500 3.2 Honeycomb OTA Update expected around August 25th

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Aug, 2011

While many tablets have already seen the update to Android 3.2 Honeycomb like the Motorola Xoom and the ASUS Transformer we haven't heard anything regarding the Acer A500 Tablet. It was updated to Android 3.1 back in July but appears to be a little late to the 3.2 party. Users wont need to wait much longer because we may see the update in August.

Acer Iconia Tab A100 Hands-On and Unboxing by SlashGear

By Chris Burns
on 12 Aug, 2011

Today SlashGear got their first formal look at the Acer Iconia Tab A500, the very first 7-inch tablet running Android 3.2 Honeycomb on the market - and indeed the first 7-inch tablet running any version of Honeycomb on the market, when you think about it. The box for this A100 tablet looks essentially the same as the A500 bigger brother, from the way the top opens to how the the device sits in the cardboard. Holding this device in your hands feels very similar to holding a very tiny version of the A500 version while certainly more refined than the original Samsung Galaxy Tab 7-inch - rounded corners and everything.

Acer Iconia A100 7″ Honeycomb Tab on sale today, we already have Benchmarks

By Cory Gunther
on 12 Aug, 2011

Today is the launch date for the Acer Iconia A100 tablet. For those unfamiliar this is the first Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet to the market in the 7" form factor. Want to see benchmarks? We told you originally it was coming in August and it has finally arrived. It was officially announced this morning and you can get all the details here. Lucky for you we already have one and decided to run a few performance benchmarks to help our readers make up their minds.

Acer Iconia A500 Honeycomb just $299 at Target, Better Hurry [Deal]

By Cory Gunther
on 12 Aug, 2011

Whoa, this is a pretty surprising deal to say the least. Today we are seeing an ad from a Target thanks to fatwallet and Target is offering the Acer Iconia A500 Android Honeycomb tablet for just $399 and it comes with a free $100 gift card. So while it's not technically $299 you save $100 because you then get to go on a little Target shopping spree with that gift card. I'd be heading to the graphic T-shirt isle right away myself.

Acer’s 7-inch Iconia Tab A100 brings 3.2 Honeycomb for $330

By Chris Davies
on 12 Aug, 2011

The first 7-inch Android 3.2 tablet, Acer's Iconia Tab A100, has gone on sale in the US, offering a compact Honeycomb experience in a Galaxy Tab rivaling form-factor. Priced from $329.99 when it hits US shelves today - it'll arrive on Canadian shelves next month - the A100 will come in 8GB and 16GB versions each with NVIDIA's Tegra 2 processor, a 1024 x 600 touchscreen, 5-megapixel main camera supporting 720p HD 30fps video recording, and 5hrs battery life. Connectivity includes WiFi a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, along with microUSB 2.0 and a microHDMI port for hooking the A100 up to a bigger display. There's also a gyroscope and digital compass, 3.5mm headphone socket and a docking station connector. Up front Acer has slotted in a 2-megapixel camera for video calls. Three versions of the A100 will be on offer, with one a Walmart exclusive. The A100-07u16u has 16GB of internal storage and will retail for $349.99 in the US, while the A100-07u08u has 8GB of storage and will retail for $329.99; the A100-07u08w is Walmart's special version, functionally identical to the 8GB regular model. All three have microSD card slots for extending storage. [gallery] [device id="973"]

Acer Iconia Smart 4.8″ Phone Hybrid Coming This September

By Cory Gunther
on 10 Aug, 2011

We first got wind of the Acer Iconia Smart 4.8" phone/tablet hybrid back in February at MWC2011. Our own Chris Davies from SlashGear even received some hands-on video for you all to enjoy. New details have just leaked slating this device to hit the streets coming in September, I'm just hoping its lost some weight and is a little thinner these days.

Android Community 101: The Android Device Directory at Device.AC

By Chris Burns
on 3 Aug, 2011

We've got a brand new device directory for you to be working with and it's time to let you know how to use it. This is our big spec project and it's been behind the scenes being built up for some time - all the devices running Android, all of them ready to be glanced upon in awe due to their sweet specifications and excellent links out to reviews and hands-on posts both here and at our sister site SlashGear. This is a whole new way for us to work with the Android ecosystem and a brand new look at the whole Android collection - let's have a look!