Acer today unveiled Liquid Glow smartphone that will be showcased at Mobile World Congress next week. Slated to go on sale later this year, Liquid Glow will run Android 4.0 and will come in variety of colors.

As for the known specs, Liquid Glow features a 3.7-inch display, 5MP camera, NFC, Android Beam support and more.

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Acer has expanded its netbook lineup in India with the new Aspire One D270. Unique thing about this new netbook is that it is powered by Intel’s Cedar Trail Atom chip, which is a dual-core processor clocked at 1.6GHz.

Coming in a variety of colors along and the signature water droplet ripple effect on the netbook lid, the D270 runs Windows 7 Starter OS and features a 10.1-inch LED backlit display along with 2GB of RAM and 320GB HDD.

Additionally, the D270 sports three USB 2.0 ports, VGA and HDMI ports, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, multi-touch trackpad and promises an 8 hours battery life.

Acer will sell the Aspire One D270 for Rs. 17,251.

Acer today announced the Ice Cream Sandwich update for its Iconia Tab range of tablet devices. Acer is now pushing the Android 4.0 update to A200 customers in United States whereas the A100 and A500 will receive the Ice Cream Sandwich goodness sometime in April.

Acer says users can expect a faster browsing experience, improved app and folder management, streamlined UI and intuitive navigation.

Some of the Acer exclusive features include a customizable Acer Ring that enables instant access to apps, improved weather widget, lock screen, improved zoom while taking pictures/videos and better integration with third-party apps.

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Just before the CES 2012, Acer unveiled the world’s thinnest Ultrabook, the Aspire A5. Measuring only 15mm in thickness, it weighs less than 1.35kg. This 13.3in screen Ultrabook features Acers Green Instant On technology for fast boot and resume and Acer Always Connect that lets users manage their multimedia and data on all their devices, even from sleep.

Acer Always Connect gets users online faster than conventional connections for better productivity and infotainment enjoyment. With their Facebook, Twitter and Outlook email accounts open, users can see updates instantly upon resuming. Furthermore, Acer Always Connect can wake up the Aspire S5 from a remote device like a smartphone. Access to all documents, music, pictures and video files is fast and always available.

The Aspire S5 is Acer’s first Ultrabook to feature MagicFlip I/O port panel concealed just below the hinge. This design feature enhances the overall slenderness and streamlined form of the S5. When needed, a press of the MagicFlip key opens the panel to reveal a selection of I/O ports: HDMI, USB 3.0 and 20 Gbps Thunderbolt.

On the performance part, the Aspire S5 is powered by an Intel Core processor, SSD storage, Dolby Home Theater sound and a PowerSmart battery pack that according to Acer provides 3 times longer life cycle than traditional batteries. The Aspire S5 will start shipping in Q2 2012.

Better late than never. Acer’s Iconia Smart S300 that was announced way back in May will finally be available in India. Consumers interested in the tall and decently spec’d device will be able to pick from stores at a price of Rs. 28,990 plus taxes.

Iconia Smart S300 is Acer’s top-end smartphone that runs Android 2.3 OS and comes with a 4.8-inch 1024×480 display with an aspect ratio of 21:9, 1GHz processor, 8MP autofocus camera and 2MP front-facing camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM Radio, microSD card slot, HDMI port and 8GB internal memory.

Coined as Ultrabook, Acer today launched Aspire S3 in its expanding portfolio of computing device. The Aspire S3 Ultrabook is 1.3cm thin and weighs less than 1.4kg. Powered by the latest generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors, the storage options range from 240 GB SSD or 320/500 GB HDD. The 13.3in LED display adopts an open cell design to conserve materials by using the lid and bezel to form an aluminum frame for the screen. The S3 also features a full-size Acer FineTip chiclet keyboard making it easy to type. On the entertainment front, the S3 houses a Dolby Home Theater v4 speakers, a HDMI port to connect to your HD devices.

The S3 supports Wi-Fi 802.11/b/g/n and Bluetooth. The integrated 1.3-megapixel camera helps you to conduct video chats with online buddies. Acer claims a battery life of 7 hours for S3.

The most notable feature of S3 is the Acer Green Instant On and Acer Instant Connect. Acer Green Instant On provides two sleep modes from which the S3 responds with surprising speed: From Sleep the Aspire S3 will resume in a mere 1.5 seconds and from Deep Sleep it resumes in 6 seconds. With these energy-conscious innovations, Acer claims the Aspire S3′s battery life lasts up to 50 days.

On the other hand the Acer Instant Connect provides access to the Internet in just 2.5 seconds – four times faster than conventional connections. The Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook is priced from Rs.49,999 and will be available at Croma stores.

Acer has expanded its projector lineup in India with two new additions – C110 and K330. Both projectors are targeted towards mobile warriors with C110 being a pocketable pico projector and K330 being a portable one.

The 175 grams C110 measures just 110x85x25mm and its USP is the ability to power with a USB cable. Just plug the USB cable to a laptop and you’re ready to project within seconds. Despite a small form factor, C110 boasts a decent feature set like a contrast ratio of 1000:1, WVGA resolution (854×480), 20,000 hours of LED lamp life and brightness of 50 lumens. It will sell for Rs.15,000.

The K330 on the other hand resembles more of a conventional projector. The K330 is touted as the world’s first LED projector having a brightness of 500 lumens. It comes with HD (supports 1280×800 pixels) and 3D support, USB port, Office and multimedia files support, 4000:1 contrast ratio, SD card slot, VGA and HDMI ports.

K330 will sell for Rs.54,000.

Acer has refreshed its TimelineX lineup notebook with an improved design, new processors and features. Powering the 5830T and 5830TG notebooks are choices of Core i3 and Core i5 processors and 4GB of RAM.

The 15.6-inch notebooks comes with an HD Widescreen CineCrystal LED-backlit display, Nvidia GeForce GT 540M GPU, 500GB HDD, Bluetooth 3.0 + HS, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0 and 3.0, HDMI-out, a 5-in-1 card reader, 1.3MP webcam and a multi-touch keypad.

Acer has also integrated High-definition audio support with Dolby Theatre v4 Audio and some software enhancements like clear.fi entertainment solution and PowerSmart Technology to increase battery life to up to 8 hours.

The TimelineX Series pricing starts from Rs.32,999 plus taxes.

Acer has launched an updated version of its Android and Windows dual booting netbook in India. The Aspire One Happy 2 netbook now comes in four new colours – Banana Cream, Strawberry Yoghurt, Blueberry Shake and Papaya Milk and sports textured liquid droplet graphic design to gel with the tropical fruit colour theme.

The Happy 2 netbook has got an upgrade on the inside as well. The 10.1-inch LED backlit netbook has been upgraded with Intel Atom N570 dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 320GB HDD, webcam and usual connectivity options like Bluetooth 3.0, Ethernet and Wi-Fi.

Its priced at Rs.15749 plus taxes.

Google has announced two new Chromebooks developed by Acer and Samsung. Both the netbooks will be launched on June 15 in US and followed by five European countries like UK, Germany, Spain etc. The Samsung netbook features a 12.1-inch display with 1280×800 display, Intel’s Atom dual-core processor, connectivity options of Wi-Fi and 3G (optional), webcam, USB 2.0 ports, 4-in-1 card slot, fully clickable trackpad, mini-VGA port and up to 8.5 hours of continuous usage. Samsung Chromebooks start from $429 for the Wi-Fi-only model or will cost $499 with 3G.

Acer’s Chromebook is also powered by Intel’s dual core CPU but features a smaller 11.6-inch HD display, Wi-Fi and optional 3G connectivity, HD webcam, USB 2.0 ports, 4-in-1 card reader, HDMI port, fully clickable trackpad and battery life of up to 6 hours. Its pricing will start from $349.

Another interesting feature both these Chromebooks offer is the ability to jailbreak.

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