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Acer Liquid Jade smartphone and Liquid Leap wristband coming to UK

Acer has announced that its Liquid Leap smart wristband and Liquid Jade smartphone, first presented at Computex in Taipei in June, are now to be released in Europe after their debut at IFA in Berlin next week. The one-inch Liquid Leap bracelet can connect to the Jade smartphone over Bluetooth to access and control a…

28th August 201431st October 2014 Stuart O'Connor Acer, Mobile phones, Smartphones, Smartwatches, Wearables

Acer announces first Tegra K1-powered Chromebook

Acer has today unveiled the Chromebook 13, which is the first device in its class to be powered by Nvidia's Tegra K1 chip. The Chromebook 13, which is also said to have 13 hour battery life on top of its 13" screen is thought to be one of the most powerful Chromebooks available yet. Something…

11th August 201431st October 2014 James O'Malley Acer, Google

HANDS-ON REVIEW: Acer Liquid S2

Landing just a few months after the original Acer Liquid S1 launched, we have to admit the Liquid S2's appearance at this year's IFA 2013 conference took us a little bit by surprise. But with headlining features such as laying…

10th September 201331st October 2014 Gerald Lynch Acer, Mobile phones, Previews, Tech Digest news

Acer Liquid S2 smartphone is first to offer 4K video recording

Acer have today revealed the Liquid S2 smartphone, capable of recording clips in super-high 4K resolution, making it the first mobile phone to offer the feature and making it harder than ever to hide that breakout that's plagued your face….

2nd September 201331st October 2014 Gerald Lynch Acer, Mobile phones, Tech Digest news

Acer Liquid Z3 smartphone sets sights on the entry-level Android market

Best known for their PC and tablet wares rather than their mobile offerings, Acer are taking a slightly different approach with the launch of their new Acer Liquid Z3 smartphone, setting sights firmly on the entry-level of the Android market….

5th August 201331st October 2014 Gerald Lynch Acer, Android, Mobile phones, Tech Digest news

Acer Aspire R7 Star Trek Into Darkness Edition up for charity auction – one of only 25 in the world!

Acer's Aspire R7 Star Trek Into Darkness limited edition convertible ultrabook is to boldly go where none of its 24 brethren have gone before: into an eBay charity auction! One of only 25 in the world, the auction package includes…

6th June 201331st October 2014 Gerald Lynch Acer, Laptops / Notebooks, Tech Digest news

Acer Iconia W3 packs Windows 8 into 8-inch tablet

Acer have confirmed the rumour that they are to release an 8-inch Windows 8 tablet, today lifting the covers off their Acer Iconia W3 tablet. Measuring 8.1 inches across and 11.3mm thick, the tablet is powered by a dual-core Intel…

3rd June 201331st October 2014 Gerald Lynch Acer, Tablet, Tech Digest news, Windows 8

Acer's Haswell all-in-one PC ditches Windows in favour of Android

Acer's latest all-in-one desktop PC will ditch Windows in favour of Google's Android operating system. Despite the Windows 8.1 update sitting just over the horizon, Acer have opted to equip the forthcoming all-in-one with Android, an operating system usually the…

31st May 201331st October 2014 Gerald Lynch Acer, Android, Computers, Tech Digest news

Acer's Aspire R7 laptop/tablet hybrid insanely puts the trackpad behind the keyboard

Either Acer have struck gold with their freshly-revealed Aspire R7 laptop / tablet hybrid, or they've gone crazy. A drastic re-imagining of the laptop, it's an ultrabook/tablet hybrid that features an incredibly flexible screen and an unusual trackpad placement, putting…

3rd May 201331st October 2014 Gerald Lynch Acer, Computers, Laptops / Notebooks, Tablet, Tech Digest news, Ultrabook

Acer to take on iPad Mini with Iconia A1-810 tablet

Acer are looking to take a bite out of the iPad Mini and Google Nexus 7's tablet market share with their new Acer Iconia A1-810 tablet, leaking today to French site Rue du Commerce. A 7.9-inch slate, its suggested price…