News from ZDNet | | | Double vision: Acer's new Iconia laptop comes with dual touch screens I love my iPad and I love my dual-monitor setup at work. Now Acer has decided that combining those two approaches to computing is the way forward. The PC giant has just unveiled its Iconia portable, which is a laptop/tablet hybrid -- times two. The Iconia sports not one... Read more | | Acer debuts Android-based smartphone with 4.8-inch display Acer has also introduced an Android-based smartphone with a 4.8-inch display, which the maker dubs as "100% smartphone, 100% tablet." Read more | | Acer intros 10.1-inch Windows 7 tablet with AMD processor If you can't wait until April for an Acer tablet, you're in luck because a Windows 7-based edition will be ready in February. Read more | | Acer unveils Android-based 7-inch and 10.1-inch tablets Acer is determined to make a name for itself in the tablet market with the unveiling of a pair of slate computers today. But don't expect to see these in time for the holidays. Read more | | Opera launches latest browser beta: Tab stacking nice feature Opera released the beta of its Opera 11 browser with a nice feature for those of us that are heavy on the tabs: Stacking. Read more | | Microsoft delivers beta update for Internet Explorer 9 A week after rolling out its seventh developer preview of Internet Explorer (IE) 9, Microsoft has gone back and delivered an update for the beta of IE 9, the first full beta of Microsoft's next-gen browser which the company delivered in mid-September. Read more | | Poor quality tablets could harm Android's reputation I have a bad feeling about what the proliferation of cheap and nasty Android tablets will do to the public's perception of the Android OS. Read more | | Do you really need antivirus software? Do you need antivirus software on your PC? If you're not sure of the answer to that question, then the short answer is yes. The longer answer is that security software is only one piece of what should be a simple, straightforward, and systematic approach to your PC's health. Here's... Read more | | Samsung: Galaxy Tab sales "robust," headed for 1 million sales before year end Samsung said it has sold more than 600,000 units of its 7-inch Galaxy Tab tablet PC globally, pushing it well toward its goal of selling 1 million units this year, according to a report in the Korea Herald. The company said consumer demand has been "robust," and is outpacing supply... Read more | | RIM's PlayBook: 3.3 million units a smidge more than a year from now? Research in Motion's PlayBook is garnering some enterprise and analyst attention as expectations steadily rise for the tablet. Read more | | Dell Streak now available unlocked and in cherry red Want the Dell Streak but without the entanglements of a service contract? Today is your lucky day as the compact tablet is being sold unlocked. Read more | | B&N provides Nook 3G/WiFi 1.5 update and Android 2.4 update Barnes & Noble rolled out updates for their Nook 3G/WiFi devices and Nook for Android applications. Get these on your devices and enjoy some advanced features. Read more | | Sony Reader app for iPhone, Android coming in December Sony is a bit late to the game with this, but a Sony Reader mobile app for the iPhone and Android smartphones is headed our way in December. Read more | | Netflix's streaming option: The DVD isn't dead yet When it comes to Netflix's streaming only option, not all movies are treated equally. Read more | | The iPad may be the best universal ebook reader thanks to Bluefire Reader The Bluefire Reader lets you access public library ebooks and ebooks purchased through various online ebook stores. Check out the image gallery with screenshots of the app in action. Read more |
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