Acer enters mobile phone market

Taiwan-based computer manufacturer Acer has announced to move into the mobile phone market. Acer has unveiled its first range of high-end handsets at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

The company, which is best known for its laptops, unveiled eight smartphones that have Internet and powerful processing and memory capabilities as well as core phone functionality.

The touch-screen phones, are mostly in black with a design that resembles the top-selling Apple iPhone, will connect to the Internet via a Wi-Fi connection and run with the Windows Mobile operating system.

The move illustrates two trends in the mobile phone industry: the growing attractiveness of the high-end market for smartphones and the arrival of traditional laptop computer makers in this segment.

Acer had indicated its desire to enter the mobile phone market last year when it acquired Taiwanese handset manufacturer E-Ten.

The first four Acer smartphone models will be called DX900, X960, M900 and F900. The devies are expected to go on sale worldwide in March or April.

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