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Lowest Capacity Archos G9 Tablets Will be Slower Than Others, But Why? (also, EU pricing confirmed)

Posted on 02 September 2011

We’re really looking forward to Archos’ new G9 tablets, their inexpensive price and unique features are going make them a welcomed addition to the world of Honeycomb tablets. As Charbax of ARMdevices.net shows us, the TI OMAP 4460 found in the G9 tablets will run at different speeds depending upon the capacity (and the price) of the tablet that you purchase. When Archos first announced the Archos 80 G9 and the 101 G9, they were said to eventually be available in 8/16/250GB capacities, while other specs would remain the same. […]

Acer S3 Ultrabook Hands-On and Booth Fun!

Posted on 02 September 2011

A few minutes after the Acer Aspire S3 demo devices were brought to the stand I managed to get some hands on. Check out the number of people crowded round the devices! This is important for Acer as they bellieve its the next generation of PC device growth and it was clear from the press conference that they are betting a lot of this category. The Acer S3 will launch this month in key countries. US was mentioned as one of those countries. Core i3, i5 and i7 variants will […]

Acer Series 3 Ultrabook Video – Launch Demo.

Posted on 02 September 2011

Just to give you an early feel for the Acer Aspire Series 3 Ultrabook, here’s a quick `n dirty video from the launch event today. I’m also uploading a Hands-On video that will be up soon on Ultrabooknews. The Hands-On video is now available.

Asus UX21 Ultrabook First Look

Posted on 02 September 2011

We’ve learnt that the Asus UX21 and Asus UX31 will officially launch in a few weeks with prices ranging up from €799 At an Intel event yesterday I managed to get some hands-on with the Asus UX21. More testing is needed but given the potential pricing, this could turn a lot of heads toward the ‘Ultrabook’ brand.

Acer Aspire S3 Launched at IFA

Posted on 02 September 2011

A ‘no compromise’ Ultrabook that will ship this month, Sept 2011. 13″ screen. 1.3Kg Weight. Price between €799 and €1199 13mm – 17mm thickness Launching first in some ‘focus’ countries. Should ship in US by end of Sept. Available with Core i3, i5 and i7 Entry level will offer Windows 7 Home Premium We’re in the press conference right now and will.gather the detailed specs very soon but here are some slides from the event. [ Posted via the Galaxy Tab. Ultra-Mobile at IFA 2011. For more IFA coverage, follow […]

HTC Announces Two New WP7 (Mango) Phones, the Titan and Radar – Available Beginning in October

Posted on 01 September 2011

Not satisfied with letting Samsung steal the spotlight completely today, HTC had scheduled a number of media events around Europe where they revealed two brand new Windows Phone 7 devices, both of which will run the oft-previewed (and enjoyed) but yet to be released, Windows Phone 7.5 (aka Mango). HTC has a knack for making beautiful hardware and these devices don’t look like they’ll disappoint in that respect. The real question is whether or not WP7 Mango is enough to keep people interested. HTC Titan Just based on the name […]

HTC Announces Two New WP7 (Mango) Phones, the Titan and Radar – Available Beginning in October

Posted on 01 September 2011

Not satisfied with letting Samsung steal the spotlight completely today, HTC had scheduled a number of media events around Europe where they revealed two brand new Windows Phone 7 devices, both of which will run the oft-previewed (and enjoyed) but yet to be released, Windows Phone 7.5 (aka Mango). HTC has a knack for making beautiful hardware and these devices don’t look like they’ll disappoint in that respect. The real question is whether or not WP7 Mango is enough to keep people interested. HTC Titan Just based on the name […]

IFA Show Floor Report – Incredible Galaxy Tab 7.7 Sunspider Results, and Chippy Chimes in on Tab 7.7 and Note

Posted on 01 September 2011

As you probably know, Chippy is in the trenches at IDF as we speak type. In addition to a solid hands-on with the devices, he’s also doing testing and keeping us up to date with some audio logs. Let’s first have a look at the blazing speed of the Galaxy Tab 7.7 as indicated by the Sunspider benchmark: As you can see, the Tab 7.7 scores a ridiculously fast 1440.4ms on Sunspider which actually beats out the Onkyo TW Windows Slate that I tested a few months back by about […]

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