Archos 80 Titanium and 97 Titanium HD slates now available in America
 

Following the release of the Archos GamePad, the French manufacturer – even with the recent shakeup at the very top – hasn’t stopped delivering the goods to folks in America who are looking for reasonably powerful tablets at a wallet-friendly price.
The Titanum series of tablets was introduced back in January at CES 2013, one that packs less enticing specs than the Platinum line. But if you’ve been waiting for the former to make their arrival, you’ll be glad to hear that the Archos 80 Titanium and 97 Titanium HD are now up for grabs in the country.
As their names suggest, the 80 Titanium comes with an 8-inch IPS HD display, while the 97 Titanium HD offers a 9.7-inch IPS screen with a resolution of up to 2,048 x 1,536 pixels. They both sport a dual-core 1.6GHz Cortex-A9 processor, Mali-400 MP4 GPU, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
Both slates also ship with 1GB of RAM, 8GB internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 64GB), and two cameras (front and back).
Archos is selling the 8-inch Titanium tab for $169. As for the bigger 9.7-inch variant, you’ll have to shell out $249. We guess that the super high resolution screen comes at a price.
Have you made your pick yet?

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Galaxy Note 3 display size possibly outed by Samsung’s new Game pad

Not only did Samsung announce the Galaxy S4 last night, but the Korean tech giant alsoannounced a truck load of accessories that will be available for it. One of those accessories may have unveiled the display size of the rumored Galaxy Note 3.
One of the accessories that will be accompanying the Galaxy S4 is the Game Pad, which makes game playing easier with an adjustable clamp and controller functionality. That clamp is able to scale up to 6.3-inches, which is interesting since Samsung, at the time of writing, does not offer a device that is 6.3-inches in size.

Is it just a coincidence though? No it isn’t  When Samsung, or any manufacturer, makes a product, it goes through a heavy and thorough design process, which means that the Game Pad’s adjustable clamp can scale to 6.3-inches for a reason.
Samsung, of course, will not confirm or deny the rumor, but a 6.3-inch display on the Galaxy Note 3 does fall in line with other rumors. We’ll likely see a Galaxy Note 3 unveiling in August at IFA in Berlin, Germany, which is where the Korean tech giant announced the Galaxy Note 2.

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