Samsung has applied for a trademark on the name “NX Mini” for what could be an upcoming scaled-down variant of its first Android-powered mirrorless camera, which made its debut in November last year. The NX was welcomed by many keen photographers who wanted to experiment with the functionality that the open-source operating system had to offer.

Acer is the latest company to venture into the ultra-affordable smartphone market with its latest budget-friendly handset, the Liquid Z5. According to the manufacturer, the device will go on sale in mid-January with a suggested retail price tag of $230, making it a bit more expensive than Motorola’s budget handset, which you can grab for $170.

Acer has today announced two new Android-powered tablets that it will introduce at CES in Las Vegas next week, one of which is a $180 iPad mini clone. It’s called the Iconia A1-830 and it sports a “premium aluminum” chassis that houses a 7.9-inch display, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, and 1GB of RAM.

Acer also announced the Iconia B1-720, an entry-level device with a $129 price tag that looks a lot like the 2012 Nexus 7, and has a 7-inch display and a 1.3GHz dual-core processor.

DreamWorks, the animation studio behind movies like Madagascar and Shrek, is preparing to launch its own Android-powered “DreamTab” tablet. The 8-inch device will be aimed at kids, The New York Times reports, and it’ll cost under $300 when it launches this spring.

The AnTuTu benchmarking team have officially published the specifications for one of Samsung’s upcoming Pro tablet variants, the 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab Pro (SM-T520), just days after the device passed through the Federal Communications Commission in the United States.