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Friday
Jan112013

CES 2013: Acer intros the Iconia B1-A71, an affordable 7-inch Android tablet

Acer revealed their Iconia B1-A71 a budget 7-inch Android tablet that they expect to sell for $150. This device will further disrupt pricing in the tablet market as it comes close to the pricing og eReaders which do a lot less. Full specs for the Iconia B1-A71 after the jump.

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Friday
Jan112013

SlideShow: Lenovo's IdeaCenter Horizon Table PC at CES 2013

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Lenovo Horizon was the 'big' story of CES 2013. The Horizon is a table computer, capable of laying flat on a surface and it can take touch gestures from multiple users. Running Windows 8, this 27-inch mega-tablet/table won the best of CES award this year not just for being audacious but for making this new and potentially game-changing segment of computing somewhat affordable at $1700. This might just get me to go back on World of Warcraft. Specs include:

  • Up to 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor
  • Up to Windows 8 Pro
  • 27" backlit full HD (1920x1080) multi-touch display; 16:9 widescreen
  • Up to 2 hours battery life
  • Up to 1TB HDD
  • Up to 8GB DDR3

Photos by Alex Davies 

Friday
Jan112013

Retake: The PS Vita shines when it is a good bundle deal

This bundle changed my mind about the PS VitaBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I had high hopes for the PS Vita when it first came out. As a PlayStation Portable fan and collector (had all the iterations, even the PSP Go), I wanted the Vita to be an extension and improvement of not just the gaming aspect of the PSP but the all-around functionality. Here's a story of the PS Vita there and back again.

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Thursday
Jan102013

CES 2013: Intel focuses on Mobile as PC demand wanes

Photos by Alex Davies

Intel's been making some serious inroads to mobile and this is evident everywhere at CES 2013. As a response to shrinking PC sales and a sudden surge of competition in mobile from the likes of Samsung, Qualcomm and NVIDIA, Intel's gone all-in on their mobile strategy. Hit jump for a roundup of Intel's CES 2013 announcements.

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