By Allen Tsai | Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:33 pm |
Taiwan-based computer manufacturer Acer today announced a move into the mobile phone market, unveiling its first range of high-end handsets at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
The company, best known for its laptops, unveiled eight smartphones that have Internet and powerful processing and memory capabilities as well as core phone functionality."The smartphone market is a natural direction of our long-term mobile strategy," said Gianfranco Lanci, Acer's Chief Executive. "For a large part of the world population the first opportunity to connect to the Internet will be via mobile computing, either through smartphones or netbooks." The entry illustrates arrival of traditional laptop computer makers in the mobile phone industry. Last week, rival Dell announced it was preparing to launch its own range. Expected to go on sale worldwide in March, the first four touch screen handsets will run on Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system and connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi. The first Acer models will be called the Tempo DX900, X960, M900 and F900. Acer had indicated its desire to enter the mobile phone market last year when it acquired Taiwanese handset manufacturer E-Ten.
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