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Just last month, Acer’s Liquid Gallant Duo teased itself for preorder on the Expansys website, which promised to be an affordable Android 4.0 smartphone for those in need of dual-SIM capabilities. Now, a slightly less capable handset — the Liquid Gallant Solo — has reared its head, and as you might expect, it’s a single SIM affair. Other than this omission, however, the Solo offers much of the same specs as before, which includes a single-core 1GHz MediaTek MT6575 SoC, a 4.3-inch qHD display, a 5-megapixel camera and a 1,500mAh battery. Similarly, the phone also features 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage and a microSD expansion slot. In terms of connectivity, users can expect quadband GSM and 3G support on 2100 / 900MHz networks. Like the Liquid Gallant Duo, the Solo’s public presence was short-lived, as the user manual (linked below) has since been pulled from Acer’s website. Its price also remains a bit of a mystery, but given the dual-SIM exclusion, it seems a safe bet that the Solo will retail for less than the £149 ($230) price of the more capable Duo. Hopefully we’re not far off from a more official debut.

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Acer Liquid Gallant Solo makes brief cameo, Android 4.0 smartphone lives up to its name originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This week the folks at Acer have brought forth a lovely new notebook made for business users with both security and impressive performance made to rock. This device has a spill-resistant keyboard to protect your insides, works with a fabulous Ivy Bridge 3rd Generation Intel Core i5 processor with Intel’s Turbo Boost Technology, and will be coming to the USA very, very soon. This notebook has a 14-inch Acer “ComfyView LCD LED backlit display coming in at HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio right up front and center.

This device works with Wireless Display (WiDi) technology which means you’ll be able to connect wirelessly with a high definition display just so long as it’s got a compatible adapter – more on that as the device is revealed. Also inside you’ve got 4GB of DDR3 memory upgradeable to 8GB as well as a SATA hard disk with up to 500GB of capacity. Also onboard you’ve got Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, and Wifi so you’ll be connected no matter what you need to connect with.

The Acer TravelMate P243 notebook PC has a high-def webcam of unspecified quality as well as built-in microphone for use with Acer Video Conference. As for security, you’ve got multi-level Acer ProShield Security with BioProtection Fingerprint protection – it reads your fingerprint and bang! You’re in. You’ve also got Acer ProShield pre-boot authentication (PBA) that “protects the notebook from the BIOS level all the way to the application level.”

With PBA you’re able to create a Personal Secure Drive (PSD) for storing and encrypting your critical files. With your PSD you’ll be sure that all of your files are secure even if someone steals your notebook. You can access this set of assets remotely if you need to delete them – and you’ve got a File Shredder utility at any time if you need to remove files permanently beyond recovery.

Acer Backup, on the other hand, makes sure you’ve got protection for your media and digital assets galore, and Acer eRecovery Manager brings you recovery of your files whenever you wish. Acer Office Manager (AOM) brings power to small businesses with the ability to deploy security policies, schedule maintenance tasks, and monitor IT assets from one application.

This notebook will be available in early August from authorized Acer resellers across the USA starting at $699.99. This notebook will also be available in a much more conservatively powered and priced iteration with a 2nd Generation Intel Core i3 processor for $599.99.

Look for one to pop up at your workplace soon!

[via Acer]

Acer TravelMate P243 notebook PC revealed with Ivy Bridge is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Back in July, the Acer Iconia Tab A110 was spotted at the FCC. While a release in the US remains unclear at this point, it seems like the tablet will be going on sale in the UK by the end of September and based on its features, it looks like it might be able to give the Google Nexus 7 tablet a run for its money. Revealed at Computex in June, the A110 will sport an NVIDIA Tegra-3 quad-core processor under its hood, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage and will sport a 7” touchscreen display. It is expected to be priced at £179 which will be £20 more than the Nexus 7, although some might find that the extra £20 could be worth it as the A110 comes with a microSD card slot, allowing users to expand beyond the built-in 8GB of memory.

The tablet will come with Android 4.0 ICS installed but it is also expected to see an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in the future. If you’re fine with running ICS and can wait for an update to Jelly Bean, or don’t mind flashing an Android 4.1 based ROM, then perhaps the Acer Iconia Tab A110 might be worth taking a look at.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Acer Iconia Tab A110 clears the FCC, Acer wants Microsoft to rethink their decision to launch the Surface tablet,

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Switched On: Surface damage originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Aug 2012 17:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Acer’s Aspire S7 will hit store shelves at the end of September, spending a few weeks with Windows 7 before being refreshed with Windows 8. The new ultraportable will be priced from £1,149.99 ($1,465) in the UK, Acer confirmed to SlashGear this morning, with an Intel Core i5 Ivy Bridge processor and 128GB of SSD storage.

There’ll also be 4GB of RAM and the new “white glass” finish which Acer was particularly proud of back at the Aspire S7′s launch at Computex 2012 in June. The ultrabook promises between nine and twelve hours of runtime, with the keyboard being backlit and ports including HDMI, USB and a memory card reader.

Optional will be the touchscreen we played with back at the launch, as well as variously increased amounts of RAM and SSD storage. Core i7 processors will also be offered, with Acer’s new Twin Air cooling system used to keep things from getting too toasty on your lap.

Whether the combination of Windows 8 and a slimline notebook will be enough to distract buyers from the MacBook Air remains to be seen, but the S7 does at least manage to look somewhat different from its OS X rival. More on the Acer Aspire S7 in our full hands-on.

Acer confirms Aspire S7 pricing and availability is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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