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Archos 9 PC Tablet delayed: preorders ship December, retail release in 2010

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 19th 2009 No Comments

Remember Archos' triumphant announcement last month that the Archos 9 PC Tablet was finally arriving on store shelves? Well, that joy looks to have been seriously premature; while the Archos 9 may have gone up for order on October 22nd - priced at £449.99 ($748) or thereabouts - it's not expected to ship for another few weeks at least. UMPC Portal spoke to Archos themselves, who revealed that Archos 9 pre-orders won't actually ship until early December. It's even worse news if you're waiting to pick one up at a nearby retail store.

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Archos 5 Internet Tablet gets firmware update; Mini Dock demo [Video]

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 17th 2009 No Comments

It’s been a rainstorm of Archos 5 Internet Tablet newness over at UMPC Portal today, with our friend Steve Paine taking delivery not only of the Archos 5 Mini Dock but the latest firmware which has also released today, v1.3.07. Together they’ve taken the Android-based Archos 5 even closer into MID status: USB host support means that you can plug a full-sized keyboard and mouse into the Mini Dock’s USB port, while the new firmware now supports full-screen YouTube HD playback together with outputting that content, via HDMI, onto your TV.

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Video demo after the cut

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Archos look to boost Android MID apps with €1 dev deal

By Chris Davies on Friday, Nov 13th 2009 No Comments

While we’ve been waiting for integrated 3G and carrier subsidies to bring the cost of the Archos 5 Android Internet Tablet down, if you’ve some developer skills and some time to kill there’s another way to get a cheap deal. Archos have announced a deal whereby developers can – eventually – get an Archos 5 for just €1; all they need to do is whip up an app for the 5-inch touchscreen MID.

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Archos 9 PC Tablet suffers FCC teardown

By Chris Davies on Friday, Nov 13th 2009 No Comments

You can usually rely on the FCC to provide not only pre-announcement shots of upcoming gadgets, but internal images that give modders a good idea of how the final device might be tweaked into something far more useful. The Archos 9 PC Tablet has already been well fondled in real life – we grabbed one back in September – but thanks to the FCC we now have some teardown shots to counter the glossy exterior images.

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Archos 9 PCtablet hits shelves today

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Oct 22nd 2009 6 Comments

The Archos 9 PCtablet has been somewhat overshadowed by its smaller, Android-based sibling, but the French company would like to remind you that, with the debut of Windows 7, the 9-inch touchscreen “future of netbooks” is now available to buy. £449.99 ($748) gets you a resistive touchscreen, Atom Z515 processor and integrated WiFi and Bluetooth, all in a device 800g and just 1.7cm thick.

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Live Archos 9 hands-on gallery after the cut

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Archos 5 Android Tablet firmware reportedly stable; Android 1.6 Donut by end of 2009

By Chris Davies on Friday, Oct 16th 2009 No Comments

The Archos 5 Android Internet Tablet saga continues, with sales of the 5-inch PMP still partly frozen on Amazon while the company has also pushed out a new firmware update. Amazon put the Archos 5 160GB on hold earlier this week after unspecified complaints from buyers; now the 500GB model has come into stock with the retailer, but shows no such sales-freeze. According to ArchosFans, meanwhile, there’s a new, stable firmware – version 1.1.01 – that addresses many early complaints from owners.

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Archos 5 160GB Android Tablet sales frozen by Amazon

By Chris Davies on Monday, Oct 12th 2009 No Comments

After beginning to ship out on Friday, Amazon have frozen deliveries of the Archos 5 160GB Android Internet Tablet. According to the product listing, the touchscreen device is “under review”, which Amazon explain could mean anything from shipping errors (wrong device, missing accessories, etc), incorrect item descriptions or, more worryingly, “something wrong with our inventory of the item”, i.e. a problem with the Tablet itself.

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Archos 5 160GB and 32GB Android Tablets now shipping in US

By Chris Davies on Friday, Oct 9th 2009 No Comments

Having gone up for pre-order midway through September, certain models of Archos 5 Android Internet Tablet are now listed as in-stock and ready for delivery by Amazon. The 160GB hard-drive version, together with the 32GB flash model, are both shipping now; however the remaining versions – of which Amazon only list the 500GB tablet – are still only available for preorder.

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Archos 9 Internet Tablet dropping October 22nd

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 24th 2009 No Comments

Archos have confirmed that their Archos 9 Internet Tablet will go on sale come October 22nd, with pricing starting from $499. Speaking at the IDF 2009 conference this week, the company surprised many who had expected the 9-inch touchscreen slate to retail for several hundred dollars more than that.

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Archos 5 Android Internet Tablet up for Amazon preorder

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 17th 2009 1 Comment

Archos’ Android Internet Tablet, the Archos 5, has shown up for preorder on Amazon in at least three of its forms. The 32GB flash model, together with the 160GB and 500GB hard-drive versions, are all listed, with prices at $379.99, $329.99 and $429.99 respectively.

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