Acer's 8 inch Iconia W3 Windows 8 tablet is officially official after a flood of leaks!

    We've seen this tablet more times than we can count, but now it's official, the Acer Iconia W3 will be one of the first 8 inch Windows 8 powered tablets on the market!

   The device features an 8.1 inch backlit LED display with a 1280 x 800p resolution, with support for 720p video playback. The device will be powered by Intel's dual-core 1.8GHz Atom Z2760 processor. Acer haven't said how much RAM is on board, but we would hope and we assume it's 2GB, but we don't know. Thankfully though Acer have managed to fit in 32GB or 64GB of storage depending on your budget and needs and there's the option to add a 32GB SD card if you need it.

    Acer have given this little tablet the majority of the things it will need with Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, and front and back 2-megapixel cameras. It's really nice to see the inclusion of a micro-HDMI port and micro-USB ports so that you can connect this device to TV's or projectors for presentations and you can plug in a mouse and keyboard if you choose not to buy Acer's own offerings.

   You can pick up this device this month for £280 or 329 euros for 32GB and £340 or 379 euros for 64GB. You can also opt for the keyboard which you can see in the image above and that might be a smart move because it's purposefully designed for this tablet, but it will add £58 to your order, or you could just get the grey or white cases to protect the device, which cost £22 and £24 respectively!

   By way of an added bonus the device comes loaded with full Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013, which makes it a lot more appealing!
Via PocketLint.

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Is this the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0?

   Samsung have already announced the 7" Galaxy Tab 3 and that device was rather uninspiring to say the least, but if we know Samsung they like to carpet bomb the market and hope that something hits a sweet spot. That's why we have seen this pop up on our Twitter feed today.

   The device pictured above is what SamMobile believe is the 8" variant of the Galaxy Tab 3! We prefer saying it that way because Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 sounds a little silly! According to the guys this tablet is meant to arrive at the end of June and is set to feature slightly improved specs compared to its 7" sister!

   There's meant to be Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean in the driving seat, with a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and support for MicroSD expansion up to 64GB under the hood. The outside of the device is rumoured to have a pair of cameras which SamMobile says are likely to be 1.3MP on the front and 5MP on the back which will offer up solid pictures for you to look through on the 8" WXGA, that's 1280 x 800p, TFT display.

   Aside from that the rumour runs that there's a nice big 4450mAh battery, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS, WiFi and 3G connectivity options available and all of this is set to measure in at 209.3 x 122.2 x 6.95mm, the last of which is meant to be how thin this device is and that would be really quite impressive if correct!

   SamMobile wanted to point out that their spec list isn't necessarily final, but given how specific they're being they're either very confident that this intel is right or they're remarkably good at plucking numbers out of the air!
Via SamMobile.

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