Acer bets big on Android (yes, Android) PCs

Acer's "prototype" N3-220 Android all-in-one is more than than just a trial balloon, executives said Monday. It represents the first in a series of PCs that will use Google free mobile OS to carve out a new niche in the ultra-competitive PC market. Eric Ackerson, a senior product marketing manager and brand manager for Acer, told PCWorld on Monday that the company plans more all-in-one PCs--as well as either traditional clamshell designs or convertible tablets--based around Android. Within the a...