Acer re-confirms smartphone shipments planned for Q1 2009
By David Gonzales on 06 Dec 08Not that we were really egging on them or anything, but Acer has reaffirmed its plans to introduce its own-brand smartphones by the first quarter of 2009. True, there may be a worldwide economic crisis, but Acer is calm and optimistic about its growth for next year.
The company is currently working on its upcoming smartphones with the help of Taiwan’s E-Ten Information Systems, which it acquired earlier this year. And while Acer chairman JT Wang recently spoke about the company’s smartphone launch, saying it might not happen until the second half of next year, this was all apparently part of a big confusion.
Confirming information on our earlier reports, DigiTimes is saying that Acer will indeed launch its first smartphones in 2009. No details were provided regarding which regions the launch will happen in first, but Western Europe and Russia seem most likely.
Via DigiTimes
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