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Acer Iconia Tab line to get Ice Cream Sandwich

By | February 17, 2012, 4:30am PST

Summary: The entire Acer Iconia Tab line of tablets will be getting updated to Android 4.0, beginning with the A200 rolling out now.

Acer is not the first brand you may think of when you think tablet, but the company is moving to reward those who do. The entire line of Acer Iconia Tabs will be getting Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich, starting with the A200 which is getting an OTA update now.

See also: Hands-on with the Acer Iconia Tab A100: First 7-inch Honeycomb tablet

The A100 and A500 will both get ICS updates in April, bringing the line up-to-date with Android. The A100 was the first 7-inch Android tablet to ship with Honeycomb, the first version of Android optimized for tablets. The Acer line of tablets is not the most powerful, but are budget-friendly devices with plenty of features for the money. It is good to see Acer move quickly to get ICS on its tablet line, something other OEMs are being slow to do.

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James Kendrick has been using mobile devices since they weighed 30 pounds, and has been sharing his insights on mobile technology for almost that long. Prior to joining ZDNet, James was the Founding Editor of jkOnTheRun, a CNET Top 100 Tech Blog that was acquired by GigaOM in 2008 and is now part of that prestigious tech network. James' writing has appeared in many print publications: Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine, Information Week and Laptop Magazine to name a few. James' coverage of the mobile technology sector has regularly appeared in the New York Times, Salon.com and CNN/ Fortune online. Not just a writer, James has filmed numerous video reviews and how-tos that have garnered well over a million viewers. He has appeared on local news segments and been interviewed by the Associated Press on mobile technology topics. Additionally, James has been podcasting about mobile technology for years.

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RE: Acer Iconia Tab line to get Ice Cream Sandwich
crystalsoldier 18th Feb
@yooper@...

Yeah, I have the A500 too, and I love it. Pity it is so under appreciated. I also think ICS will do wonders for the tab...:-)
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RE: Acer Iconia Tab line to get Ice Cream Sandwich
crystalsoldier 17th Feb
Good to know. But can you post the source of this info. Thus far, there has been some updates on country-specific Acer FaceBook pages and reports of chats with Customer Service. Thanks.
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JamesKendrick 17th Feb
@crystalsoldier I don't have a link to the press release which I received directly from Acer.
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crystalsoldier 18th Feb
@JamesKendrick

OK. Thanks.
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yooper@... 17th Feb
I have a A500 and love it. It's not a cheap device, I've accidently dropped it a few time and it's fine. Also, unless I use apps the tax the CPU I don't have problems with lock-up's, etc. And when I do, it's after a few days leaving it in standby. And as far as the selection of apps available for Android vs. Ipad there's only so many "useful" apps you may need.
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crystalsoldier 18th Feb
@yooper@...

Yeah, I have the A500 too, and I love it. Pity it is so under appreciated. I also think ICS will do wonders for the tab...:-)

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