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Monday, May 24, 2010

Prepare Acer Tablet OS-Based Chrome

VIVAnews - Acer, one of the world's largest computer manufacturers have time to officially declare that they have no plans to bring the operating system-based netbook Google Chrome in the near future.
However, some unofficial sources indicate that although not present in Chrome based PC clamshell form factor, in cooperation with Acer Quanta prepare a tablet PC with Google's OS.
As quoted from China Economic News Service, May 23, 2010, Acer has decided not to strengthen their tablet PCs with processors from Intel. These steps indicate that the giant PC makers ready to install the ARM architecture in its product.
For information, the ARM chip that is used to ensure the device will have a long lifetime of the battery. However, he was not strong enough to run the Windows operating system or other applications developed for the x86-based PC.
Currently no information on the tablet PC made by Acer specs are concerned. Even so, it is mentioned that the tablet PC-based ARM and Chrome will be released on 310 dollar price range, below the average price of the latest netbook.
Tablet PCs from Acer is not only to compete with Apple iPad, but also other products that will be present in the market. Asus Eee Pad For example, the S Pad from Samsung, and other similar products.
Since the price of these devices is not too cheap, users will pay more attention to services provided by the manufacturer the device. For example the availability of content and others. In the case of Acer, if indeed the OS used is Google, of course content is not a problem because Google already works with a variety of content producers for their OS. (JN)

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