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Sep

28

2011

Samsung and Microsoft Reach Licensing Agreement Over Smartphones and Tablets

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by Joe Sirianni
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Samsung announced Wednesday that they’ve reached a licensing agreement with Microsoft over the sale of their many tablets and smartphones.  Samsung has agreed to pay Microsoft royalties for all devices running the Android operating system.  How much exactly will remain a mystery for the time being.  Is it me or does anyone else find it’s odd that Microsoft makes [...]

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Sep

19

2011

Acer Liquid Express will land on Orange soon

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by Robert Nazarian
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The Acer Liquid Express surfaced about a month ago, and Orange has confirmed they will carry it. It is also known as the E230, and the specs indicate a mid-range phone. It will have Android 2.3, an 800MHz single-core processor, and a 3.5-inch (480 x 320) screen. You will also find Acer’s custom UI complete [...]

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Sep

8

2011

Microsoft inks licensing deals with Acer and Viewsonic over Android violations

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by Robert Nazarian
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A few months ago, Microsoft was able to cut a deal with HTC grabbing $5 per device sold. We know Microsoft can’t make any money selling their own devices so they figured they would steal it from others. It’s kind of like taxing the rich and giving it to the poor. Microsoft is far from [...]

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Sep

7

2011

Liquid Mini Gets Ferrari Edition Makeover

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by Justin Routhier
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Acer’s Liquid Mini may not be the fastest Android device available, but due to a sweet little custom remodel job, the Liquid Mini Ferrari Edition sure makes it look the fastest. It’s jam-packed with all the stylish markings you could wish for: a lustrous red exterior embellished with the iconic Ferrari shield, dark chrome trims [...]

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Sep

5

2011

Acer Iconia Tab A500 gets rebranded as Gateway TP Series A60 tablet, Available at Future Shop now

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by Robert Nazarian
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Acer subsidiary Gateway started shipping a rebranded Acer Iconia Tab A500 as the Gateway TP Series A60. It’s priced at 399 CAD ($404) and is available at Future Shop now. The specs are essentially the same: Android 3.1 Honeycomb, 10.1-inch (1280 x 800) screen, NVIDIA Tegra 2, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage, 5MP rear camera, and [...]

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Aug

23

2011

Android 3.2 for Acer Iconia Tab A500 starting to roll out

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by Robert Nazarian
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So far only Motorola XOOM and ASUS Transformer owners have been enjoying Android 3.2, but Acer is about to crash the party. Acer promised the update for the Iconia Tab A500 by August 25th, and it looks like they are going to deliver a little early. So far we are getting reports of it starting [...]

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Aug

18

2011

[Deal] Amazon will give you a 20% discount on the ASUS Transformer if you have a rewards Visa

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by Robert Nazarian
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Amazon is running a back to school promotion for those of you that have an Amazon Visa credit card. If you apply coupon code BTS20OFF, you will get 20% off of any PC and office supplies, which some are speculating it includes tablets. You will see the above picture of the discount applied to the [...]

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Aug

15

2011

CompUSA will give you a $100 gift card with the purchase of either the 16GB or 32GB version of the Acer Iconia Tab A500

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by Robert Nazarian
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We already told you about some hot deals on the Acer Iconia Tab A500. If you are in the market for the 32GB version, CompUSA might have the best deal, which is $449 with a $100 CompUSA gift card. If you fancy the 16GB version, they are offering the same deal as Target, which is [...]

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Aug

13

2011

Wireless carrier Fido now offers the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro to customers for $50

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by Adam Johnson
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We initially reported on the Xperian Pro coming to Fido back at the end of July, and now its here for your viewing pleasure. Canada wireless service provider Fido has added a new Android device to its quite limited line-up. Up until now Fido carried a total of 3 Android phones, the Samsung Nexus S, Acer Liquid [...]

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Aug

12

2011

Android 3.2 Honeycomb Update For Acer Iconia Tab A500 Delayed Until August 25th

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by Justin Routhier
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According to Acer’s Malaysian Facebook page, Acer Iconia Tab A500 owners will receive an Android 3.2 OTA update on August 25th due to a delay from Google regarding “poicy changes”. Even with the delay, this new update will be less than two months after the tablet’s Android 3.1 release. Acer posted this to it’s wall: [...]

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