16GB Acer Iconia B1 Available Now

After the 8GB Acer Iconia B1 was released earlier this year. In MWC 2013, Acer announced the availability of 16GB Iconia B1. Acer Iconia B1 made the headline due to its low price and limited availability. It is still not available in United States.

The newly announced 16GB model of 7 inch Acer Slate is put on sale immediately for €139. It comes with a 1,024X600p display, lightweight plastic fluid and a 0.3 megapixel camera. The 7 inch display is comfortable for web browsing, e-reading. It may also provide a better gaming experience. The company claims it is be an ideal tablet for a busy individual looking for a convenient mobile companion. 

Source: PC Tablet

Great news for our European friends. Bigger space to store all those apps and data.

Acer Iconia B1-A71 available now in Europe

Acer cheap good tablet PC, the Iconia B1-A71 is now available in Europe, Africa and Middle East. The price ? €139 for the 16GB and €119 for the 8GB version.

The tablet specs include dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 7-inch screen with 1024 x 600 resolution.

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Acer set to release Iconia B1 in India

Acer Iconia B1 made headlines due to its low price and only available in developing markets. It is now confirmed that the Iconia B1 will very soon make an appearance in India. The price ? Rs 7,999 (US$ 147.20).

Previously, Wall Street Journal quoted a source as saying that Acer was working on a $99 tablet that will have a 7-inch screen with 1024x600p resolution and run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). A US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) application for the tablet revealed others specifications of the Google Nexus 7 rival, including 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 512MB RAM, 8GB onboard storage, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi as well as microSD support. 

Source: Times of India

It will be priced much cheaper that the Google Nexus 7. So, it is going to be very interesting to see if it can beat the Nexus 7.

Acer $99 tablet coming in 2013

Acer, a Taiwanese manufacturer, famous for their cheap and good laptop, desktop and tablets is preparing a $99 tablet PC. With Asus ME172V rumored to be priced at $99, it is a matter of time before other brand manufacturer follows.

At seven inches with a 1024 x 600 resolution screen and 1.2GHz dual-core processor, the so-called Iconia B1 tablet will have somewhat similar specs to Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle Fire and the Barnes & Noble Inc’s Nook Color. But Acer plans to undercut those best-selling tablets’ $139 price tag by offering the Iconia B1 for around $99, the person said. The final shelf price will be determined country-by-country. 

Source: Wall Street Journal Blog

The Acer Iconia B1 Android tablet will be available for emerging markets. No words on US availability for now.

The WSJ is reporting that Acer is planning to launch the Iconia B1 Android tablet for just $99, a major price cut compared to 7-inch tablets like the $159 Amazon Kindle Fire. Unfortunately for U.S. consumers, the company is currently planning on releasing the Iconia B1 in emerging markets, though it has submitted the tablet to the FCC. The launch is designed to combat Asus' rumored low-price Android slate, which is supposedly also due next year, though an Asus spokesperson denied such reports. 

Source: ZDNET

 Well, 2013 is surely going to be an interesting year. Will we see top brand churning out cheap good tablet PC ? Long dominated by poor Chinese tablets ? I certainly hope we do. What do you think ?