Acer planning a sliding Android tab for the holidays, won't fit in your stocking

<div><img alt="Acer Sliding Tab" class="aligncenter" height="242" src="http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/6499/6302011acerslider.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="360" /></div><br/>Rumor has it that ASUS wont be the only company with a sliding Android tablet this holiday season -- <em>DigiTimes</em> claims to have it on good authority that Acer will be launching its own 10.1-inch slate with a peekaboo QWERTY stashed behind the screen. The ARM-powered device is reportedly being manufactured by Compal, but beyond that your guess is as good as ours. By the time it lands we should be getting our first taste of Ice Cream Sandwich, but it's a pretty safe bet if this unnamed device does ship later this year, it'll do so with Honeycomb on board.

Acer planning a sliding Android tab for the holidays, won't fit in your stocking

Rumor has it that ASUS wont be the only company with a sliding Android tablet this holiday season -- DigiTimes claims to have it on good au...

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PSP Phone will arrive in April, unnamed sources claim

<P align=center><img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/images/ps%20phone%20prototype-200-200.jpg"></P> <br /><P>The PSP Phone – aka the Sony Ericsson Z1 – will be available in shops in April after a launch at February's Mobile World Congress. </P><br /><P>Pocket-Lint <a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/37414/sony-ericsson-playstation-phone-mwc2011">reports</A> that they have spoken to 'sources close to the matter' who have confirmed the arrival of the gaming handset. </P><br /><P>A MWC release always looked the most likely, despite suggestions that CES 2011 in January would see a launch event.</P><br /><P><STRONG>Anon</STRONG></P><br /><P>Of course, as with all anonymous sources, it is difficult to consider the statements as concrete at this juncture – although the timing sounds credible.</P><br /><P>The source is quoted as saying that Sony Ericsson is throwing its weight behind the launch in the hopes of winning a larger share of the smartphone market. </P><br /><P>"Sony Ericsson is going big on this one", said the source, "but although it will get a Feb launch, it won't be in shops until April".</P><br /><P>However, TechRadar has spoken to many within the gaming industry who have reacted enthusiastically at the <a href="">prospect of the PSP Phone</A>, although key doubts remain. </P><br /><P>The line between gaming on your mobile and on your console have become steadily thinner – and the arrival of a PSP Phone is likely to be seen as a critical juncture in the evolution of portable gaming, even if it fails.</P>

PSP Phone will arrive in April, unnamed sources claim

The PSP Phone – aka the Sony Ericsson Z1 – will be available in shops in April after a launch at February's Mobile World Congress. Pock...

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