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Thursday, February 17, 2011 10:42:50 PM

Acer to also launch WP7-based smartphones in 2011
Daniel Shen, Barcelona; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Thursday 17 February 2011]

Acer plans to launch Windows Phone 7 (WP7)-based smartphones in 2011 in addition to Android-based models and projects its total shipments of smartphones to reach several million units for the year, according to Aymar de Lencquesaing, president of Acer's Smart Handheld Business Group (SHBG).

Acer is currently displaying two new Android-based smartphones, the Liquid mini and beTouch E210 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), in addition to a series of Iconia tablet PCs and new netbooks, including the Aspire One 522 and D255.

Sales of Acer's smartphones have been steady in Europe and Asia Pacific but were lagging behind other branded handset vendors in the North America market as the company does not offer CDMA models there, Lencquesaing explained. However, Acer has recently teamed up with Rogers to promote its smartphones in Canada.

Based on its product roadmap, Acer will launch 7-10 new smartphones each year, Lencquesaing said.