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Acer: We want to ship 500,000 smartphones by the end of this year, 2 million in 2010

Stefan Constantinescu — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:50:53 +0000

Acer, the personal computer firm who purchased E-Ten a little over a year ago, has set some ambitious targets for themselves according to an internal estimate that was leaked to Digitimes. By the end of this year Acer hopes to ship between 400,000 and 500,000 smartphones, while in 2010 they think they can do better with 1.5 to 2 million units. If they pump out attractive Android devices, like the A1, then there is nothing stopping them, but if they stick to Windows Mobile … the future really isn’t so certain. The source who leaked the internal estimate also says that Acer has some deals lined up with Taiwanese operator Far EasTone Telecommunications, CSL of Hong Kong, SFR and Bouygues of France, Wind of Italy, and a yet to be determined American operator in 2010. Hey Acer, how about making a 1700 MHz 3G device for T-Mobile (NYSE: DT)? They’re taking a lot of risks, so signing a company with no previous history of US sales should be right up their alley.

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Acer’s beTouch and neoTouch smarphones officially announced

Dusan Belic — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:05:58 +0000

We told you about Acer’s renaming scheme and it’s happening now. The computer maker turned smartphone manufacturer has officially unveiled its Windows Mobile 6.5 lineup, consisting of two series of devices – beTouch and neoTouch.

beTouch are more affordable handsets and at the moment there are three models in the series – E100, E101 and E200. On the other end, neoTouch only has a single “member” at the moment and it’s the Snapdragon-powered S200 aka F1.

Detailed specs were not unveiled, and the same goes for exact prices. We do, however, know these babies will sell from £159 to £295 ($259 to $481) at retail, unlocked. If some carrier jumps in, expect the pricing to go further down. And yes, we’ll be watching for carrier partner announcements, have no doubts about it…

[Via: Engadget Mobile]

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More Acer Liquid A1 Goodness: Looking Good in Red

James Falconer — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:49:22 +0000

I can’t help myself. Doing some digging around this morning on the Android-Powered Acer Liquid A1, and have come across some new images. This comes to us via the folks at Pocket-Lint, seems as though they’ve had some hands-on time with the A1, but not the typical build we’ve seen thus far. This one was all dressed up in red. Slap a Ferrari logo on the back and call me a race car driver, me likey. Check out all of the images below.

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Android-Powered Acer Liquid A1 Specs Leaked

James Falconer — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:39:51 +0000

Happy Friday, all! Remember the Acer A1 Android phone that went all official on us yesterday? Today I’ve stumbled across a full spec list for the A1, and it looks not half-bad. Key features/specs include:

3.5? WVGA (800 × 480) Capacitive
Processor: Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) QSD 8250 1GHz (we will see who is actually to 768 Mhz)
256 MB SDRAM
512 MB FLASH ROM
115 × 64 x 12.43 mm
Weight 135g (including battery)
HSDPA Category 8/ HSUPA Category 5 /UMTS (2100/1900/900 Mhz) for EU
HSDPA Category 8/ HSUPA Category 5 /UMTS (2100/1900/850 Mhz) for US
GSM: Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
GPRS/EDGE: Class B, multi-slot class 10
Messaging: MMS, SMS
WLAN: 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED network connection
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Built-in AGPS Support
5MP camera with Auto-Focus
Accelerometer
Light sensor
3.5mm jack
Capacitive button: Home, Search, Back, Menu
Battery: Lithium Polymer rechargeable with 1.350 mAh capacity
Up to 5 hours talk-time for WCDMA / Up to 6 hours for GSM

To top it off, the good folks at CNET have also posted some great images of the device. I’ve included a gallery below for your android-lovin’ eyes. I have to admit, I’ve never really been an Acer fan, but this one looks sharp.

[Via: Androinica]

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Acer Goes Official With the Liquid A1 Android Phone

James Falconer — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:38:44 +0000

Back in June, Dusan reported that a new Android-powered device may be coming to us via Acer in November. Looks like the details were deadly accurate, as Acer has officially announced the Liquid A1 Android Phone. No pricing or launch date details have emerged yet, but a November launch would make a lot of sense to me, especially if they’re just announcing it now.

Details on the Liquid A1:

Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) Snapdragon chipset clocked at 768Mhz
Android 1.6 ‘Donut’ installed
800×480 WVGA capacitive touchscreen
5MP camera with geo-tagging, ISO, self-timer, auto-focus and more
Comes in 3 colors: white, red and black
Excellent power management and battery performance
Integration with your favorite social networks including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Picasa and more
‘Spinlets’ app provides free streaming of music and video from around the world. Share content with your contacts via email or the web (eager to learn more about this!)

She looks like a tight device. Can’t want to learn more. Stay tuned!

You can read the official release over at Acer.

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Acer WinMo smartphones to get new names: neoTouch, beTouch E100, beTouch E101 and beTouch E200

Dusan Belic — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:25:49 +0000

We don’t know what will happen with all the upcoming Acer’s Android-powered smartphones, but we’ve heard the Taiwanese company will be renaming its Windows Mobile devices. Here’s what we know:

Acer F1 will be Acer neoTouch
C1 – beTouch E100
E1 – beTouch E101
L1 – beTouch E200

According to Clove, some of these will hit the UK market during next week with prices ranging between €200 (for beTouch E101) and €370 (for the F1/neoTouch)…

And that’s about all we have at the moment. We’ll certainly have more to share in coming days, so stay tuned…

[Via: Unwired View]

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Brief: Rumor: Acer: Half of our 2010 models will run Android

Stefan Constantinescu — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:42:26 +0000

Acer, who only started making smartphones after purchasing E-Ten in March 2008, has been making a few Windows Mobile handsets, but “industry sources” have told Digitimes that over half of Acer’s 2010 models will be running Android. Their first Android device, the A1, will be announced this November. Take this with a grain of salt.

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UK: Acer F1 coming to town on 6th October

Ben Robinson — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:09:30 +0000

Techwatch.co.uk has picked up an interesting piece on the release date of the Acer F1 – which will co-incidentally be the same date that WinMo 6.5 launches!

The date in question is 6th October, and although the F1 could be big news for the UK, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is doing it US-style on the same day by launching the HTC Imagio on the same day. Makes you wonder if Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) have been doing some co-ordinated marketing, doesn’t it?

For those that are a bit memory-lite (like me), then the F1 is a Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM)-powered beast, clocking in what seems to be the new standard for high-end smartphones: 1GHz. In addition to that, there is a 3.8 inch touchscreen, and 5MP camera – all very respectable.

Of course, WinMo 6.5 is somewhat of a stop-gap until the bigger news of WinMo 7 arrives, packing a bunch of new features.

[Via: Techwatch.co.uk]

Techwatch.co.uk has picked up an interesting piece on the release date of the Acer F1 – which will co-incidentally be the same date that WinMo 6.5 launches!

The date in question is 6th October, and although the F1 could be big news for the UK, Verizon is doing it US-style on the same day by launching the HTC Imagio on the same day. Makes you wonder if Microsoft have been doing some co-ordinated marketing, doesn’t it?

For those that are a bit memory-lite (like me), then the F1 is a Qualcomm-powered beast, clocking in what seems to be the new standard for high-end smartphones: 1GHz. In addition to that, there is a 3.8 inch touchscreen, and 5MP camera – all very respectable.

Of course, WinMo 6.5 is somewhat of a stop-gap until the bigger news of WinMo 7 arrives, packing a bunch of new features.

[Via: Techwatch.co.uk]

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Qualcomm’s 1Ghz Snapdragon will bring the giga-hurt this year

Will Park — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:20:02 +0000

What remains of the 1Ghz barrier in the mobile world will largely come-a-tumbling-down this holiday shopping season as mobile phone makers like Acer and HTC get ready to launch power-packed smartphones featuring Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM)’s 1Ghz Snapdragon chipsets. DigiTimes is reporting that both Acer’s F1 and HTC’s Leo Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional smartphones will make some good use of the Snapdragon chipset’s dual processing cores when they launch later this year. With their arrival, Snapdragon will bring the hurt to a smartphone market largely lacking any Ghz-savvy hardware.

The common thread for Snapdragon-powered smartphones is their emphasis on multimedia. One of the Snapdragon processor’s two cores is a dedicated 600Mhz DSP processor, the other 1Ghz processor is dedicated to front-of-house business (apps, movies, web surfing, etc.). Like the Toshiba (OTCPK: TOSBF) TG01 before it, the Acer F1 and HTC Leo both feature larger than life displays and slim profiles.

The Acer F1, which first showed itself at Mobile World Congress 2009, features an expansive 3.8-inch touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1 – all packaged in a slim form-factor reminiscent of the Toshiba TG01. We’d already heard that Acer’s F1 would be powered by Snapdragon bits, but it’s good to have confirmation.

What’s new here is the confirmation that HTC’s Leo hides a Snapdragon processor underneath its massive 4.3-inch capacitance touchscreen. The slate-style HTC Leo is a Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional smartphone, and is rumored to sport all the usual high-end smartphone trimmings (high-megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi, 3G data, Bluetooth, etc.). And, with one Snapdragon core handling voice calls and signal processing while another core handles applications processing, the HTC Leo is shaping up to be a seriously impressive smartphone. TouchFLO 3D never had it so good.

We’re also hearing that Snapdragon is making its way into many other smarphones this year. Unfortunately, we’ll likely have to wait out the holidays to see these handsets making it to market.

Bring the hurt, Qualcomm, bring the hurt.

[Via: DigiTimes]

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UK: eXpansys: Acer Smartphone Summer Sale!

Ben Robinson — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:05:34 +0000

We all know and love both eXpansys (the online retailer) and Acer (purveyor of laptops and smartphones) – but what happens when you combine the two in the current heatwave – you get a summer sale on Acer smartphones from eXpansys of course!

Acer Tempo M900
The Acer M900 Tempo features a large 3.8″ WVGA touch screen, Windows Mobile 6.1, Outlook Mobile and a sliding physical keyboard that – quite literally – puts your office in your hands. And don’t worry about data security – the embedded fingerprint reader makes sure only you can access your smartphone and the data you move with it.
Normally £459.99
Now £379.99
Save £80

Acer Tempo F900 HD
The Acer F900 Tempo HD lets you browse and interact with the web as easily as you do in your office or at home. Style meets simplicity in the Acer F900 Tempo HD The style of a large 3.8″ WVGA touch screen, with an easy to use virtual keyboard and a widget-based home screen; the simplicity of browsing the web and interacting online anytime, anywhere as if from your office or home.
Normally £399.99
Now £329.99
Save £70

Acer Tempo X960
No compromises. Acer Tempo X960 has everything you’ve ever dreamt of in a smartphone: GPS, PDA, camera, MP3 player and a widget-based friendly interface for instant access to the web, email and your life online. Featuring a 2.8-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 640 X 480 VGA resolution and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro.
Normally £319.99
Now £244.99
Save £75

My personal preference is the Acer Tempo F900 HD – can you say 3.8″ touchscreen?! I think all these devices are nicely-priced, and if you fancy having some Acer in your life (and let’s face it, who wouldn’t!), then click the links above for some online purchasing…

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Acer’s Android-powered A1 coming in November?

Dusan Belic — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:53:35 +0000

There’s an interesting article on DigiTimes, discussing competition between Acer and Asustek. From there, we find that Acer’s first Android-powered handset called A1 will be released in November!

That’s a good news and goes in line with what Acer was saying when they joined the Open Handset Alliance. To remind you, they said they’ll ship the first Android smartphone in the fourth quarter of this year.

As for Asus, they are partnering with Garmin to bring Nuvifone(s) to the market and who knows what else.

Acer will launch a total of 9 smartphones in 2009, and DigiTimes believes they could overtake Asus in smartphone market by the end of the year. What do you think?

[Via: phandroid]

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Acer joins Open Handset Alliance; Announces Android smartphones for Q4 2009

Dusan Belic — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:23:47 +0000

I guess we expected this to happen, but now it’s official – Acer is the latest member of the Google (NSDQ: GOOG)-led Open Handset Alliance.

But the news doesn’t stop there. The Taiwanese company also said that they expect to launch smartphones based on the Android platform in the fourth quarter of this year.

Hear that? They said “smartphones” not “smartphone.” Am I just reading this too carefully or we’ll see more than one Android device released by Acer this year? After all, someone got to make all those 18-20 Android smartphones that are planned for this year. I’ll certainly keep my fingers crossed.

[Via: phandroid]

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Acer Tempo DX900 and X960 smartphones now available

Dusan Belic — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:57:29 +0000

Acer sent us a newsletter informing us that two of their smartphones, DX900 and X960, are now available in select markets of Europe, the Middle-East and Asia Pacific.

The first of the two, DX900, prides itself with two SIM card slots and a large 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen along with 3 megapixel camera and WiFi connectivity support.

As for the X960, it comes with the same-sized VGA touchscreen, GPS receiver, and 3.2 megapixel camera.

Both devices rely on Windows Mobile 6.1, meaning you can expand their functionality with any of number of available third-party apps…

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Acer smartphones coming to the U.S. next year

Dusan Belic — Fri, 08 May 2009 08:10:56 +0000

Unfortunately Acer won’t start selling its smartphones in the U.S. market this year. Apparently, the company has run into snags with U.S. carriers, which will delay the launch in the country. This doesn’t mean you won’t be able to buy an Acer device through an importer, only that you’ll have to pay more for an unlocked phone.

Acer announced a slew of Windows Mobile smartphones during this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and the company is also working on Android-powered handsets. Their plan is to ship more than million phones during next year…

[Via: PhoneScoop]

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Acer has multiple Android devices up their sleeve

Will Park — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:11:49 +0000

Acer’s very recent jump into the smartphone market came and went. Acer hit Mobile World Congress 2009 hard with an almost dizzying array of Windows Mobile smartphones, but failed to hold the world’s attention as buzz around the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre, HTC Magic and new iPhone stole Acer’s thunder. Now that Android handsets are leaking out left and right, Acer wants to make it known that they have Android plans too. In fact, Acer is working on not one, but multiple Android-powered devices.

Android is this week’s hot-ticket, it seems. In a bid to keep up with the rest of the mobile industry, Acer president and CEO Gianfranco Lanci stated, during an investor’s conference in Taipei, that “We are testing Android on a lot of different solutions.” Lanci went on to say that Acer is “working on an Android solution for the smartphone,” but he thinks that “it’s too early to say if we’re going to see Android on a netbook in the near future.”

We’re already expecting big things from Acer’s A1 Android phone, so the prospect of seeing all sorts of different smartphone form-factors with Android in tow is exciting indeed!

[Via: PCWorld]

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Acer wants to ship more than one million smartphones next year

Dusan Belic — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:13:51 +0000

The head of Acer’s smart handheld business group, Aymar de Lencquesaing, said that Acer expects its smartphone shipments to surpass one million in 2010. Moreover, he added they plan to conquer 6-7% of the market in three years, and that he sees smartphones accounting for 10% of the company’s total sales in 2011. That said, Acer’s so goal is to become one of the top five smartphone makers in the world in 2012.

Optimism is a good thing and I guess an array of WinMo smartphones launched during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as well as the rumored upcoming Android handset will certainly help the Taiwan-based company reach its goals. We’re certainly looking forward for another strong competitor in the marketplace.

[Via: DigiTimes]

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Acer Admits Android Desktop in the Works

Simon Sage — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:00:53 +0000

Acer senior VP James T. Wong has admitted that they maybe, sorta, might have an Android-based desktop computer in the works. Although Acer’s flirtations with an Android smartphone are well-known, this is the first time we’ve heard them talking about making the leap to desktop. Analysts have been giving the thumbs up to Android as a netbook OS, but a full-blown desktop? From what I understood of previous attempts to get it into netbooks, Android wasn’t yet optimized for beefier systems, but hey, maybe that’s what Acer’s working on. It would certainly be cool to be able to use the exact same software on both computer and handset. To be fair, just about every manufacturer is probably doing something with Android behind closed doors, but as we’ve seen, it’s taking a long time before anything actually sees the light of day.

[via PCMag]

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Acer F1 bringing the Qualcomm Snapdragon smackdown in September!

Will Park — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:19:22 +0000

We’re apparently sitting on the cusp of a new wave of super-powerful mobile processors the likes of which promise incredible multimedia performance. And, the Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM)-made Snapdragon family of processors is leading the pack. The Toshiba (OTCPK: TOSBF) TG01 was recently debuted as Toshiba’s upcoming ultra-powerful Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone with the gusto to handle all sorts of high-def media – all thanks to Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon system-on-chip processor humming along at 1Ghz (1000Mhz). Today we’re happy to hear that the Snapdragon platform has found another home in Acer’s upcoming Acer F1 Windows Mobile smartphone.

Acer has announced in the Netherlands that the Acer F1 will be launching in September 2009. Most interesting, however, is Acer’s mention of the F1 boasting Snapdragon silicon alongside ATI graphics technology. The Acer F1 will be running its Snapdragon CPU at just 800Mhz, unlike the Toshiba TG01’s 1000Mhz processor.

The Acer F1 was recently on showcase in Acer’s booth at Mobile World Congress Barcelona, and was expected launch with the Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional OS wrapped in the second iteration of Acer’s custom Acer Shell UI – Acer Shell UI 2.0. The Acer F1 should launch with a 5-megapixel camera in tow and will apparently command a €560 (about $758) price-tag. For that price, you can bet the Acer F1 will also sport GPS, WiFi and 3G data connectivity.

[Via: UnwiredView]

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Android-powered Acer A1 launching this September?

Will Park — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:36:18 +0000

Acer is reportedly gearing up to break out of the Windows Mobile segment and into Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s Android-playground. After launching a slew of WinMo smartphones at this year’s Mobile World Congress, Acer is rumored to be aiming for a September release of its Android-powered Acer A1 smartphone. The Business Mirror cites some unknown insider in their report that the Android-powered Acer handset is due to hit market in September of this year.

The Acer A1 is expected to launch alongside three other smartphones in September, which puts the Android smartphone in line to compete with Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones. Unfortunately, both Acer and Google are keeping mum on the subject for the moment.

The rumor is completely unsubstantiated but it does make sense. Acer would do well to consider the Android platform to complement its Windows Mobile lineup. We’ll be keeping a close eye on this one.

[Via: TalkAndroid]

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Acer to have its own application store?

Dusan Belic — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:06:57 +0000

It’s a trend and it seems Acer wants to join it with its own application store. At a press event in London, Acer’s senior corporate vice president, Mr. Aymar de Lencquesaing, said that they are “examining the viability of an app store.” Now that doesn’t mean they’ll go and make it themselves — partnering with Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) seems a viable option. At the end, they may go for the an Acer-branded Marketplace for Mobile in their future Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones. And we know they plan to release a bunch of those this year as they announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

On the other hand, Acer may want to build the store in-house. I’m kinda sceptical they will be able to pull this off in a year when they need to focus on their entrance to the smartphone market and with the global recession looming…

Any thoughts? Comments form is all yours.

[Via: Unwired View]

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