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Lenovo’s been racking up its IdeaTab portfolio with slates like the S2109 and S2110, but apparently there’s a lot more where that came from. The Chinese company’s currently showcasing two new US-bound, ICS-based IdeaTabs on its website, starting with the 7-inch A2107 which had previously made the rounds in China under a different moniker, and followed by a 9-inch (1280 x 800) A2109 that’s said to be “full size fun on a small budget.” Unfortunately, full spec and pricing details are relatively scarce at the moment, though Lenovo’s product page does tell us they should both be available at some point next month. For now, feel free to head over to the source link below if you’d like to give ’em a quick view.

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Lenovo teases IdeaTab A2107 and A2109, hints at September US availability originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Its brief, mandatory appearance at the FCC a couple of weeks ago certainly let us know it’d be ready to take anyone’s cash sooner rather than later, and surely enough, the 97 Carbon’s now making itself available to all. Just as we’d heard, Archos is pricing the Ice Cream Sandwich slate at $250, though the company’s currently running a deal where it’s parting ways with the Elements slab for $20 less than MSRP — naturally, this is a “limited time only” offer, and thus it could change at any given moment. Either way, that amount of greenbacks snags you an eye-pleasing 9.7-inch, IPS display with a run-of-the-mill 1GHz, single-core CPU and 16GB of built-in storage. Obviously the spotlight’s still shining high on Google’s Nexus 7, so we’re interested to find out how many of you think this is enough to make you look past the Jelly Bean sweets — do let us know in the comments below.

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Archos’ ICS-loaded 97 Carbon tablet now up for sale, priced at $230 for a limited time originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We knew its arrival was imminent, and it looks like the time to shine for Huawei’s Emotion UI is right about now — well, at least in areas near the Great Wall. To celebrate its official debut, the company’s launched a new website where it goes into nearly every detail about its novel Android skin, touting fresh features such as a voice assistant, smart contact finder, customizable fonts, smart triggers and an all-new chat application that’s very reminiscent of Cupertino’s iMessage or Samsung’s ChatOn. Unfortunately, the Emotion UI overlay is only available to Huawei devices — that are running Ice Cream Sandwich — in China, but word has it coming to the US of A and Europe once the outfit’s upcoming Ascend D Quad finally hits the shelves.

Update: As it turns out, our dear friends from Engadget Chinese have pointed out that Huawei’s website is listing the updates as “coming soon” and “ROM developing,” meaning the Emotion UI isn’t quite making its way to devices just yet.

Huawei’s Emotion UI for Ice Cream Sandwich devices starts rolling out in China originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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