Archos was making touchscreen tablets well before the iPad existed, but that doesn’t mean the company operates in the shadow of Apple’s device any less than the next competitor. Now Archos is aiming to step out from that darkness with the 80 G9 tablet. With a 1080p screen, HDMI output and speedy 1-GHz ARM processor, the 80 G9 will likely turn heads given its $299 price tag. But how does it compare with the increasingly crowded market of budget tablets? Read more after the break. (more…)

Motoluxe, Motorola’s  budget-friendly Android smartphone, will be in the UK in the last week of this month.
A mid-range designed alternative to the their high-end Android range, will retail for around £230 for a SIM-free and is more than likely to be free on contracts from the majority of the mobile networks. Read more after the break (more…)