Acer Liquid – a new benchmark
- posted by Michael Walsh on December 11th, 2009
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I’m going to go on record here by saying that the Acer Liquid is more than a valid alternative to the iPhone. It’s just as slick, has a better screen resolution, and if anything is slightly faster, but the killer is the Android Marketplace which lets you set it up just the way you want it, which means I’m still Tweeting and Shazamming but I’m also chatting on Gtalk and Skype while getting live updates on my friends’ Social Network sites. What’s more the Acer Liquid multi-tasks unlike the iPhone and some of the simple but oh-so-geeky apps available free of charge mean I have a much better chance of the battery lasting all day unlike it’s flashier rival. Rival? It costs between €150-€200 /$220-$300) more than the Acer Liquid…
CRITICAL SAFETY UPDATE REQUIRED
- posted by Michael Walsh on November 26th, 2009
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Another important product update you should be aware of if you have either a: 1. Aspire 5738 (AS5738G) 2. Aspire 5738Z (AS5838ZG) Under certain circumstances the power adapter on the affected units may overheat and present risk of burn to the user. The cause of this issue is due to the installation of an incorrect [...]
Acer Aspire One D250-0DQw – the case for Android
- posted by Michael Walsh on November 17th, 2009
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Many years ago, I learned that our own limits were like walls surrounding us. They gave us a sense of security, dimension and perspective; they allowed us to get to know everything about the world inside because at the same time they protected us from the world outside. I also learned that people are afraid of breaking down those walls and overcoming their limits, as they’re frightened of losing the sanctuary that limits offer. So if happiness awaits those who overcome their limits, we’re actually taught to fear happiness.
Balls I say. I don’t know about you but I’m all for happiness…
HTC HD2 Vs Acer neoTouch – Coreplayer BENCHMARK
- posted by Michael Walsh on November 5th, 2009
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Here’s an interesting test I’ve never seen done and had to have explained before I got it. The video is called “HTC HD2 Vs Acer neoTouch – Coreplayer BENCHMARK” and reading the comments, it appears that “Both the devices are extremely fast in rendering videos. Acer is a little bit faster.” So now you know…
Earthrace – the new challenge.
- posted by Michael Walsh on November 3rd, 2009
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Remember my involvement with the Earthrace initiative? Well first of all, here’s what Earthrace has become:
The reason I’m writing is that we’ve finally managed to start the bureaucratic ball rolling and are leaping through hoops of fire to try and get them some Acer Timeline notebooks in time for departure.
Getting Acer involved in this is no ordinary feat. The Acer Guy will always be a safety net for any involvement in this but you’ve got to admit this is one hell of politically charged mission: In Pete’s own words, “there will certainly be some risks involved and hopefully we will come back in one piece“. You can just imagine the looks on the faces of the suits in Acer when this proposal lands on their desk for approval later on today.
Want to upgrade to Win7? Read this first.
- posted by Michael Walsh on October 28th, 2009
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That title wasn’t meant to scare you – but prepare you. Acer have put together a specific page to deal with Acer owners wishing to upgrade to the latest Operating System from Microsoft. You can find it here: http://www.acer.com/windows7/eng/ If you click on the link or picture above you’ll see that the page is divided [...]
Acer Liquid smartphone hands on video
- posted by Michael Walsh on October 27th, 2009
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OK guys, trust me. This is the phone you’ve been waiting for. For those of you disappointed with the neoTouch, Acer is about to launch the perfect solution. We went through dozens of names before senior management gave us the OK for Liquid which we all really like. If any of you are curious as [...]
Acer neoTouch (S200) review
- posted by Michael Walsh on October 26th, 2009
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Just came across this review of the all-new neoTouch S200 from the guys at PhoneArena. Just saw the comments and the phone list with Steve Balmer, Bill Gates, Steve jobs and Megan Fox is pretty funny. Anyway, the review is the best one I’ve found so far (until The Acer Guy reviewers finally get off [...]
Share your Windows 7 experience
- posted by Michael Walsh on October 21st, 2009
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OK I’m going to start the ball rolling here.
As many of you know, tomorrow 22nd October, Windows 7 goes on sale in its final public release version.
In one of the most recent product presentations (AIO), I remember the product manager saying that one of the biggest complaints about Vista was that it was so damned power hungry.
New Acer Smartphone site!
- posted by Michael Walsh on October 18th, 2009
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After a very busy (and slightly rushed if we’re honest) development schedule, I’m happy to announce the latest arrival to the Acer collection of mini-websites, acer.com/mobile.
This is where we’re going to be showcasing all the latest info on Acer’s new smartphone line up, which for now includes the beTouch E100/101, beTouch E200 and neoTouch (or newTouch if you live in the US or France). You’ll notice the Liquid is a dead banner at the moment, because I haven’t had time to write the content yet!!!
Give me a couple of days…
Anyway, make sure you sign up to the Acer Community and check out the Spinlets feature as this is going to be a really cool app on the Android phones as well as the urFooz cards.
