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Last year, we broke the news that the Acer Liquid Metal was coming to the UK. You can now pick one up, but should you? We’ve been putting it through its paces to find out: get the full prognosis here in our Acer Liquid Metal review.
Last September we broke the news of the Acer Liquid Metal Android phone, and now we’ve got one in our hands for review testing at long last. Check it out coming out of its carton right here.
The iPad is a mighty fine thing. The aluminium back feels great but it also contributes a lot of weight and Apple has long been exploring way to make the iPad lighter. One way could be with carbon fiber. A newly uncovered patent reveals Apple’s approach to making a light but strengthened carbon fiber frame. Will the iPad 2 embrace a carbon fiber future?
Exclusive: The Acer Liquid Metal Froyo Android smartphone we covered the leak of earlier this morning is the real deal, we’ve confirmed. An Acer UK spokesperson confirmed to us that the handset, which features a metal backplate, will run Android 2.2 Froyo, and will be on sale at the end of October. Acer declined to confirm the specifications otherwise, but we’d expect them to be as reported originally: a 3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen and 800MHz CPU. Needless to say, we’ll be hunting down a hands on with the Acer Liquid Metal just as soon as we can.
The Acer Liquid Metal isn’t a special edition Robert Patrick smartphone, unfortunately, but if the rumours are true, it’s exciting nonetheless. A report online pegs it as the next Android flagship handset from the laptop giant, and it’s rocking an aluminium shell, HTC Legend style.