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During the rise of the iPad and Android tablet devices, there were a trickle of Windows-based slabs, but since the October release of the more touch-friendly Windows 8 operating system, it's turned ...

The recent release of Microsoft's Windows 8 has sparked a revolution in PC design. Computer manufacturers are developing "convertible" computers, which typically include touch-screen displays that can ...

Since the introduction of Windows 8, manufacturers' focuses have been primarily on convertible laptops and hybrids. Slate tablets have been a bit of an afterthought, and for one big reason: price.

Today at Computex, Acer rolled out a pair of Windows 8 tablets designed to provide astrong performance, battery life and functioality. Reminiscent of the Android-based Eee Pad Transformer series, Acer ...

Acer’s made a decent first attempt at tablet/desktop convergence with the W700, but it’s not quite there yet. Windows 8 opens up some interesting design possibilities for computing devices, and Acer’s ...

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You knew the MS Surface Pro wasn't the only Windows 8 tablet with a Core i5 in town, right? The Acer Iconia W700 is an 11.6" Windows 8 64 bit tablet with an 11.6" full HD IPS display and the same ...