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Acer is still active in the smart phone game and they have just announced the Liquid Z5, an entry level smart phone that comes with a 5″ display and dual-SIM support. Powering the device is a dual-core 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6572 processor, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage which can be expanded with microSD. Over at the front, the 5″ display pushes 854×480 pixels resolution which is about 195ppi. In terms of imaging, the Liquid Z5 comes with a 5MP main shooter and a front facing VGA camera. For better pictures, the main camera comes with 5-elements f/2.4 lens and a sensor with 1.4 micron pixel size. On-board the Liquid Z5 packs a rather generous 2,000mAh battery and overall it weighs 147 grams with a respectable thickness of 8.8mm. Out of the box, it runs on an older Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. It is announced to be rolled out in selected European markets for 169 Euros (approximately RM750) beginning mid-January. Colour wise, it is available in either Essential White and Gentl...

Acer Malaysia has announced the availability of its budget-friendly Android tablet – the Acer Iconia B1-A71 . The tablet made its debut at CES 2013, is now on sale in Malaysia for only RM 399. That’s RM 100 cheaper than ASUS’s MeMO Pad 7 . As for the specs sheet, Iconia B1 sports a 7-inch WSVGA screen display with 1024 x 600 resolution. It is powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz Mediatek 8317T processor, with 512MB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage (expandable by up to 32 GB via microSD). The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet weighs at 320 g with 11.3 mm of thickness. Other features include GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and built-in microphone. The slate comes with a rather small battery capacity of only 2710mAh. A 4270 mAh battery can lasts MeMO Pad for up to 7 hours. Wonder how long can Iconia B1 lasts with less than 3000mAH battery. For more information on Iconia B1-A71, visit the official product page at Acer Malaysia’s website. FYI, the T...

Google Announced New Acer C7 Chromebook with Price Tag of $199 Acer C7 Chromebook features the same screen size as Samsung Chromebook at 11.6-inch and 1366 x 768 resolution. It is powered by Intel Core processor with 320GB worth of hard disk storage. Moreover, users can also enjoy additional 100GB of free Google Drive cloud storage for 2 years. Add them up and you get a total of 420GB space to store files. Acer C7 Chromebook weighs at 1.4 kg and measuring at 1-inch thick. The laptop boots up in 18 seconds and has battery life of around 3.5 hours. It supports 1080p video playback too. Other features include built-in dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Ethernet, 3 x USB 2.0 port, a HDMI port, a VGA port and a HD camera. For more information, please visit the official page . The new Acer C7 Chromebook is available online starting today (November 13) in the US at Google Play and Best Buy, and will be rolled out in select Best Buy stores this week. Also, the laptop will h...

The Acer Iconia Tab A701 tablet which comes with 10.1″ full HD (1920×1200) display is now offered for bundling with U Mobile Broadband plans. The Iconia Tab A701 can be yours from as low RM979 with 24 months broadband bundling of MB128 which comes with 20GB for RM128/month. If that’s too much, there’s an alternative bundling at RM1,179 with MB68 plan that comes with 5GB for RM68/month. All contract are tied with 24 months duration and you would need to pay 6 months advance subscription for the broadband plan during sign up. U Mobile is also offering Credit Card Easy Payment Plan for 12 months period as well. To recap on the specs, the Iconia Tab A701 which comes with 3G HSPA+ support up to 21Mbps runs on 1.3GHz Quad-core Tegra 3 processor with 1GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. It runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box and is powered with a huge 9,800mAh battery. The Iconia Tab A701 doesn’t run short with expansion ports as it come with micro SD slot, micr...

The Acer Iconia Tab A700 and A701 is now available in Malaysia at RM1,499 & RM1,699 respectively. The pricing was revealed at online retailer IMCC network . Announced at CES 2012, both tablets runs on Nvidia’s Quad-core Tegra 3 processor with 1GB of RAM and 32GB of on board storage. The biggest highlight is the 10.1″ display that pushes 1920×1200 full HD resolution. In terms of connectivity, it comes with micro-HDMI, micro USB as well as microSD slot. The A700 is a WiFi only device while the A701 comes with extra 3G connectivity. Out of the box, it runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. With a massive 9,800mAh battery, the tablets weigh 665 grams and has a thickness of 11mm. Overall, they are a notch higher than the earlier A510 which also runs on Quad-core Tegra 3 but comes with a standard 1280×800 display. For more product details, visit Acer’s Iconia Tab A700 page .