By Allen Tsai | Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:38 am |
Computer giant Acer today launched a line of smartphones for the Asia-Pacific region, ramping up its expansion into the handset market.
The Taiwan-based company, best known for its laptops, is attempting to gain a share of the lucrative smartphone market.Acer said its smartphones will come with powerful processing and memory capabilities. "We are facing a very large opportunity here," said Roger Yuen, Acer's vice president of smart handheld device group. "Our ambition is to be among the top five smartphone vendors in the world in the next three years." The company unveiled the five new handsets in Singapore and will similarly launch the phones in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Australia and China. Prices will range between $400 and $530. In all, five models will be unveiled in the first half of this year. The launch came two months after the company said it would move into the mobile phone market in February at an industry event in Barcelona. Nokia leads the market for smartphones, followed by Research in Motion, maker of the popular BlackBerry, and Apple which boasts the iPhone. Other laptop makers are joining the mix, with Toshiba already manufacturing handsets, and rumours that Dell is preparing to launch its own range.
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