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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Monday, November 9, 2009
00:22 (GMT+8)
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Acer aims to be top-five smartphone vendor: Q&A with Aymar de Lencquesaing, president of SHBG at Acer Jul 31, 12:38 Acer aims to ship 2-2.5 million own-brand smartphones in 2010 and the company expects its annual shipments to increase to 20 million units by 2012-2014, making the company a top-five global smartphone vendor with a 6-7% market share. Aymar de Lencquesaing, president of Acer's Smart Handheld Business Group (SHBG), recently provided insight to the company's view of the smartphone industry and Acer's strategy to succeed in the segment during an interview with Digitimes. Read more |
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Wistron and ex-E-Ten executives charged with insider trading Jul 6, 17:07 The ex-vice chairman of E-Ten Information Systems and Wistron's chief officer of legal affairs have been charged with insider trading due to irregularities surrounding Acer's acquisition of E-Ten in 2008. Read more |
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Acer may overtake Asustek in smartphone market, say sources Jun 9, 15:05 Acer may overtake Asustek Computer in the smartphone market soon, as Acer plans to launch as many as nine models in 2009 versus three models projected by Asustek, according to market sources. Read more |
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Acer to launch own-brand smartphone at MWC Feb 9, 15:51 Acer has said that it will launch an own-brand smartphone in the Mobile World Congress (MWC), slated for February 16-19 in Barcelona, Spain. The company has already began taking pre-sale orders from some markets, including the UK and Taiwan. Read more |
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E-Ten to sell stock trackers to China Dec 8, 10:46 E-Ten Information Systems has launched two new PDA stock trackers, the M168 and M268, for the Taiwan market, and the company plans to expand its sales to include the China market in the second quarter of 2009, according to company chairman Simon Hwang. Read more |
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Acer branded smartphones to hit the market in 1Q09, company clarifies Dec 5, 16:44 Despite a bleak economic outlook, Acer remains optimistic about its growth opportunities for 2009. The company expects its notebook shipments to increase 15-20% in 2009 and its overall sales to grow 25-30% on year. Acer is also optimistic about the smartphone market, and despite some internal confusion, the company has officially stated that it will launch its first Acer-branded smartphone in the first quarter of next year. Read more |
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Acer founder optimistic as the company enters the smartphone market Aug 29, 01:15 With Acer's acquisition of smartphone maker E-Ten Information Systems set to be complete in the next few days, Stan Shih, founder of Acer, has pointed out that the reason Acer is cutting into the smartphone market is to maintain the company's continuous focus on the IT industry and that he believes Acer will be able to compete evenly with High Tech Computer (HTC). Read more |
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TWM setting up 3.5G network Jun 16, 16:43 Taiwan Mobile (TWM) is expanding its 3G infrastructure from about 4,200 base stations currently to a target of 5,049 at the end of 2008. A majority of all 3G base stations will support 3.6Mbps HSDPA while the remaining will support 7.2Mbps, according to company chairman Richard Tsai at the 2008 shareholders meeting on June 13. Read more |
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Computex 2008: A guided tour of the handset booths Jun 6, 02:10 Computex 2008 opened bigger this year with the inclusion of the Nangang Exhibition Hall to the venue. Fortunately, those interested in the latest and greatest handsets from many Taiwan-based handset vendors don't have to trudge all the way out to the new exhibition hall to catch a glimpse of the latest handsets that will be coming to the market in the next few months. Read more |
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Acer will not use acquisition strategy to cut into China May 30, 16:01 Having made a series of acquisitions aimed at cutting into key markets such as the North American PC market (Gateway) and handsets (E-Ten Information systems), JT Wang, CEO of Acer, says he believes the company enjoys a large economic scale, and the company will not look toward making further acquisitions in an attempt to enter China. Read more |
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E-Ten expected to launch dual-SIM Windows Mobile smartphone at Computex 2008 May 27, 12:27 E-Ten Information Systems is expected to unveil a dual-SIM smartphone, the DX900, at the upcoming Computex 2008 IT trade show, which will make the firm the first handset vendor in Taiwan to market a dual-SIM Windows Mobile-based handset, according to market sources. Read more |
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