The Archos 70b is powered by a 1.2-GHz ARM Cortex A8 Processor and 512MB of RAM, which fall short of providing a seamless experience. When the 70b is connected to a TV, the Archos Remote app lets you control the tablet from your smartphone, which could be handy when, say, streaming a movie. It's a great way to see what news articles your friends are sharing and talking about. We easily connected our Twitter and Facebook accounts and the app worked smoothly. It's a cinch to customize topics and news categories based on your interests.Ĭlick to EnlargeAlso included is Brief Me, which connects to Facebook and Twitter to bring you the latest news from your friends. Launching the app immediately puts you in touch the top news from around the world.
The first is a top-rated news aggregator called News Republic. The Archos 70b includes a few other applications preinstalled on the device. This is great news for anyone unhappy with, for example, the keyboard.Īs a Google certified tablet, the Archos 70b comes preinstalled with Google's suite of mobile applications, including Google Play, Google Talk, Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps and Google Calendar.
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Unlike past Archos tablets, the 70b has full access to the Google Play app store, opening up an ecosystem of more than 450,000 apps. There's a bar on the bottom of the screen with a back button, home button, and a shortcut to navigate back to recently opened applications. There's no home or back buttons on the Archos 70b, so all navigation is handled on-screen. There are five home screens that the user can fill with applications and widgets, customizing the device to suit their needs. The Archos 70b runs Honeycomb, the previous generation of Android's operating system for tablets. Click to EnlargeNo Ice Cream Sandwich here.