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Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 - laptops

With laptop innovation moving faster than just about any other area of consumer technology, it seems rather unfair to do a best laptop of the year category. Anything released back in January is comparatively obsolete next to anything from the last few months. The arrival...

Daily Tech Deal: Acer Aspire Revo under £240

The Acer Aspire Revo is a nettop boasting advanced graphic capabilities for "full enjoyment of multimedia contents in high definition".

Acer announced the Aspire Revo back in April, of note perhaps because it was the first small form factor PC to offer the...

PHOTOS: Acer Liquid A1

It was a day of firsts for Acer today: their first Android handset, the first handset with 1.6 Donut installed (for how long?) and the first Android device powered by the 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset (again, for how long?). We got our hands on the pretty sparkly red...

PHOTOS: Acer Aspire One D250 with Android

Acer unleashed its Android netbook on the world today, something it had already admitted it was going to do.

The addition of Android isn't the only bonus for the D250 – it also now comes with Windows 7 rather than the Windows XP of the original version.

Acer Aspire 5738DG 3D notebook launched

Today, Acer has launched their new 3D experience on laptops, which we first heard of back in June 2009.

Acer haven't taken a hardware tack – like the Nvidia 3D Vision GPU – and instead relies on using a software solution called Acer 3D CineReal and...

Acer officially announces Aspire One D250 with Android

Acer has officially launched their dual OS netbook, combining the Android operating system and Windows 7, which we first brought you news of back in June 2009.

This will mean instant-on booting (18 seconds "to be able to chat") and fast shutdown (3 seconds). You'll...

Acer Liquid A1 Android handset announced

Acer has officially announced the Acer Liquid A1, the company's first Android handset and also the first Android device to feature Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipset.

It will come with version 1.6 (Donut) of Google's operating system and features an 800 x 480 WVGA...

Acer launches Olympic Aspire special editions

Acer showed off some of their special editions notebooks today, celebrating the company's status as a Worldwide TOP Partner of the Olympic Games.

On display were the Aspire 4810T and Aspire 1410T models, which receive Olympic branding on the deck and lid, with...

Daily Tech Deal: Discounts on laptops at Tesco.com

In light of the Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy saying that the worst of the recession is over for the UK economy - reporting a 1% rise in pre-tax profit for the company in the first half of the financial year - our tech deal today points you in the direction of...

Acer neoTouch (F1) smartphone hits UK

Acer's new Windows Phone (Windows Mobile 6.5) handset has hit the UK courtesy of the chaps at Expansys.

Those looking to get the new Acer smartphone that sports a 3.8-inch resistive touchscreen display and HSDPA connectivity can do so for £349.99 without contract...

Half of Acer's 2010 handsets will run Android

Acer will be shifting its focus to Google's Android operating system for its smartphones, according to industry sources quoted by DigiTimes. The company will be putting the open-source platform on at least half of all the new models it launches in 2010.

The...

PHOTOS: Acer announces 7540 and 5542 multimedia notebooks

At the same time as the Ferrari One, Acer announced the slightly less glitzy but certainly more powerful Aspire 7540 and 5542 multimedia laptops.

The main difference between the two is that the 7540, as pictured, has a 17.3-inch LED backlit display, whereas...

PHOTOS: We catch up with the Acer Ferrari One netbook

2009 may mean a lot of things to a lot of people but for Acer it's time to remind the world of its partnership with Ferrari by the launch of the annual motor car inspired laptop. This year sees the arrival of the Ferrari One, the first netbook to be handed the label. That...

Acer Ferrari One netbook races on to the scene

Acer has launched a Ferrari branded netbook called the Ferrari One hoping to appeal to racing fans on a budget.

Coming in the Ferrari racing red the model will feature a 11.6-inch high-definition 1366x768 pixel resolution, ultra-thin and light form factor,...

3D Notebooks planned from Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Sony

Reports claim that Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Sony are all planning to launch notebooks that come equipped with a stereoscopic screen capable of generating 3D images.

Dell, HP, Lenovo and Sony are all working with one manufacturer - a Taiwanese company called...

Daily Tech Deal: Acer 5332 T3000 laptop from Tesco

Tesco Direct appears to have a few good deals at the moment, one of which comes in the form of the Acer 5332 T3000 laptop.

Down from its original price of £447 it can now be snapped up for just £347 with free delivery thrown in.

The laptop itself...

Acer unveils new TravelMate Timeline series

Acer, as well as launching its new Veriton and Aspire One Pro machines, has also revamped its Travelmate Timeline series, now known as the "8000" range.

The company has focused on battery life for these business-focused laptops, and reckons that you'll get 8...

Acer announces Aspire One Pro 531

Acer has revealed a business-oriented version of its Aspire One netbook, which by virtue of its early release was one of the more popular of the first wave of netbooks.

The Pro 531 improves on its predecessors in a number of ways. First, it doesn't have the...

Acer reveals Veriton N260G nettop

Acer has announced the Veriton N260G, a nettop machine which mounts onto the back of your monitor, a little like the company's Revo machine, but without the heft carried by that unit.

It's aimed more at classrooms, offices, libraries, and other situations where...

Daily Tech Deal: Acer M900 Tempo smartphone deal

If you've woken up this morning with the sudden urge to invest in a new smartphone, then today's tech deal may be able to help.

The Acer M900 Tempo has recently been reduced in price, now available from Expansys SIM-free for £369.99.

Complete with...

Acer to launch dual-OS netbook in August

It seems that Acer's going to be launching its dual-OS netbook in August, if Chinese-language newspaper reports are correct. The previously reported machine will be packing Android and Microsoft XP.

If it goes down well, and consumer demand is very uncertain...

Acer Aspire Timeline 1810T revealed

Based on the Acer Aspire One 751, which we've recently brought you news of, the high-end Acer Aspire Timeline 1810T has been revealed.

Offering an 11.6-inch screen with 1366 x 768 resolution it gets an Intel ULV SU3500 1.4GHz processor, an Intel GS45 Express...

Acer H235H monitor goes widescreen

Acer has announced a new 23-inch HD monitor on Friday in the guise of the H235H.

Available in July in the US, the new 16:9 offering will offer HD support and a 1920 x 1080 resolution with a 2ms response time, 300 cd/m2 brightness and an ultra-high 100,000:1...

Sony Vaio users get internet without need for Windows

Sony is to allow users to access the internet, email, Skype, images and other elements of their Vaio laptop without turning on the Windows operating system.

The Japanese company will add the Splashtop instant-on platform to its new Sony VAIO NW series notebooks...

Daily Tech Deal: Acer netbook under £150

It seems now that the opportunity to own a PC of some description is now within the vast majority's grasp - here in the UK anyway.

This view is strengthened by the Aspire One A150-Aw from Acer, available from Expansys for £149.99.

Although, yes,...