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Ultrabook MacBook Air-rivals sabotaged by Intel greed say insiders

Chris Davies, Aug 3rd 2011 Discuss [2]

The biggest obstacle to Intel's Ultrabook notebook drive might end up being Intel itself, according to the latest mutterings out of Taipei. The chip manufacturer's ploy to take on the MacBook Air with Wintel ultraportables will fail to hit its original sub-$1,000 price promise, DigiTimes' sources claim, because Intel's own hardware prices push total cost above that point. Read The Full Story

Acer Iconia Tab A100 due August for $300; A500 price cut imminent

Chris Davies, Jul 29th 2011 Discuss [7]

Acer's Iconia Tab A100 is set to launch in August, according to new reports, with a roughly $300 price tag. The delayed slate - which had originally been promised for May 14, but which Acer then put back to the second half of 2011 - will drop sometime next month, according to an email sent to retail partners that leaked to Engadget. Read The Full Story

Asus and Acer Ultrabooks will cost over $1000

Shane McGlaun, Jul 26th 2011 Discuss [12]

If you liked the idea of the Intel Ultrabook platform with its good performance and very thin and ultraportable form factor at price of under $1000 I am sure you weren't alone. The idea of a notebook with these features was very intriguing. We had heard that Intel was subsidizing the machines heavily and they would be on the market soon at that magic under $1000 price point. Apparently, the price isn't going to be delivered in the sub-$1000 range we had hoped for. Read The Full Story

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Tabletpalooza Week 3 Acer Iconia Tab A500 Giveaway Final Countdown!

Chris Burns, Jul 25th 2011 Discuss [5]

Can you feel yourself getting pumped up? It’s the final countdown – and like the rest of this giveaway, this giveaway is good in Europe! In the UK, at least, just because we love Britain and our hero Chris Davies lives there of course. Of course this giveaway exists in the USA, so it’s time to get pumped up! It’s the last leg of our monstrous Tabletpalooza giveaway this month, this week’s prize being an Acer Iconia Tab A500 Android tablet, stocked sweet with a brand new NVIDIA Tegra 2 1GHz dual-core processor! Get in before it’s too late!

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Samsung courting ex-Acer CEO for Euro tech expertise?

Chris Davies, Jul 25th 2011 Discuss [0]

Samsung is tipped to be hunting after ex-Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci, with the outspoken exec seen as a potentially valuable source of European notebook insight, according to new leaks. Both Samsung and Dell have supposedly been courting Lanci, DigiTimes' sources claim, after he left Acer back in March following disagreements with the company's board. Read The Full Story

Acer ready for Apple’s “Patent War” insists chairman

Chris Davies, Jul 22nd 2011 Discuss [25]

Acer chairman JT Wang has accused Apple of starting a "patent war" but claims his company is ready and willing to fight, despite having watched as fellow Android OEMs have been hit hard by the Cupertino legal crusade. According to Wang, DigiTimes reports, Apple's goal is "money or market influence" and that "any related losses" should be considered "as costs of doing business." Read The Full Story

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Tabletpalooza Week 3 Reminder: Acer Iconia Tab A500 Giveaway!

Chris Burns, Jul 20th 2011 Discuss [8]

Oh my goodness it’s the greatest giveaway in a generation, and it’s certainly got the best name in the whole wide world of giveaways: Tabletpalooza! This giveaway consists of FIVE fabulous Android tablets to be sent out to YOU one by one between us here on SlashGear and our sister site Android Community. It’s a friendly affair as our associates at NVIDIA have provided each of the dual-core packing tablets for your consumption – grab on and don’t let go! This week’s prize is an Acer Iconia Tab A500 – the sweetness! And don’t forget the Android Community half of this equation as well!

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Acer Aspire 5755 notebook debuts in UK

Shane McGlaun, Jul 18th 2011 Discuss [0]

Acer unveiled a new notebook last week that will land in the UK soon called the TravelMate 8481. Today Acer has another new notebook for geeks that will be landing in the UK soon called the Aspire AS5755. The new notebook isn't an ultraportable like the one last week. The new rig sports a standard size 15.6-inch display that has a native resolution of 1366 x 768. Read The Full Story

Tabletpalooza Week 3 : Acer Iconia Tab A500 Giveaway!

Chris Burns, Jul 18th 2011 Discuss [11]

The final week for this Tabletpalooza has begun, and it's for a sweet little ditty by Acer! This is the Aceri Iconia Tab A500 and it's stocked with NVIDIA's Tegra 2 dual-core processor for your endless entertainment! This is only one of FIVE tablets we've already given away or are about to give away, the other one of the final two being given away at our sister site Android Community! Travel below, all you daring readers and adventurers, and see what lies in store for you in order to get yourself into this contest for a free tablet future! Read The Full Story

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SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video – July 17, 2011

Rue Liu, Jul 17th 2011 Discuss [8]

It was a disappointing week for Apple fans eager to pick up a new MacBook Air and OS X Lion, as both were no-shows with a launch looking to be next Thursday or Friday instead. The much anticipated Spotify music streaming service did open its doors to the US finally, although by invite-only. Google had an excellent earnings call and Microsoft revealed upcoming some Windows Phone Mango handsets. Continue after the cut for the roundup video and links.

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Acer outs the TravelMate 8481 notebook in the UK

Shane McGlaun, Jul 15th 2011 Discuss [0]

Acer has a gob of notebooks and netbooks that it sells all around the world. Sometimes the new rigs land in the US first and other times they hit Europe to start. Today a new notebook has debuted for the ultra mobile user in the UK called the Acer TravelMate 8481. The machine will use the new Intel Core processors inside and uses tech to deliver smart performance. The notebook also uses Intel HD Graphics 3000. Read The Full Story