Computing

Archos Wheels Out Android 1.6 Update For Archos 5 Tablet

After giving Archos 5 owners the Android 1.6 update and then taking it back again cruelly, Archos has re-released Donut (with new Quick Search feature) for the masses. [Engadget]


December 19, 2009
Computing

Archos 9 Unboxing Video Shows Off Windows 7 Tablet

For those of you who just can’t wait for whatever tablet goodness Apple is dreaming up, the Archos 9 running Windows 7 might be the answer. But wait — is that Windows 7 Starter Edition?


October 8, 2009
Gadgets

Archos 5 Android Internet Tablet Review: Disappointing

I wasn’t too impressed when I took a look at the Archos 5 and the guys at T3 are of the same mindset. The Archos 5 is good as a PMP, but Android “concept just doesn’t add up”.


September 17, 2009
Computing

Archos 5 Android Internet Tablet: Amazon Taking Pre-Orders

The 4.8-inch screen tablet won’t get full Flash support until December-ish, but you can slap down your plastic now if you don’t wanna wait: 160GB ($US330), 500GB ($US430), 32GB SSD ($US380). No word yet on the shipping date. [Amazon]


September 16, 2009

The PMP Is Dead, Long Live The…PMP

The portents have hung in the air for a while, but it’s clear now that the traditional dumb PMP is dead, like a dull and rusted Swiss army knife. In their stead we’ll have…smart PMPs.


Mobile

Archos Phone Tablet

After releasing an Android-based Internet tablet, the fabled Archos phone may become a reality too. A 0.39-inch thick reality with a sharp 854×480 resolution, 4.3-inch touchscreen called the Archos Phone Tablet.


September 11, 2009
Mobile

Archos Android Phone Coming Early Next Year

It has always made sense for Archos to make a phone given that they have been making standalone personal media players for years. Now we know they have a 5-inch Android tablet up their sleeve, but the company will release a phone-phone early next year says Archos CEO Henri Crohas.


September 2, 2009
Computing

Archos Android Tablet Price And Pictures Leak

Archos’s 4.8-inch-screened A5 series (the A stands for Android!) has already been given the FCC treatment, and now retailer B&H has listed the price and capacities of the device ahead of its September 15 launch.


August 27, 2009
Gadgets

Archos Tablets Look Blah, Unless The “A” Stands For Android

Looks like that Archos Android internet tablet that is set to be released on September 15 got outed by the FCC. Looking a lot like the Archos 5, the A5S and A5H have 4.8 inch screens and you know, internet.


August 20, 2009
Software

Archos Android Tablet To Launch September 15

Archos may have underdelivered with internet tablets in the past, but since that was mostly due to half-baked UI, we’ll allow ourselves to get excited about an Android-based Archos tablet—especially one with specs like these.