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New Acer smartphones with Windows Mobile 6.5 due next month

Acer plans to release three new smartphones in October to coincide with the debut of Microsoft's newest Windows Mobile operating system (OS), version 6.5, a company representative said Wednesday.

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How Big is Too Big for a Netbook?

The two most attractive netbook features are price and size, at least according to the reports from customer surveys. People like the small size and smaller price compared to a regular laptop. So how big can a netbook be and still be a netbook? A new review on TechReport, Aspire One 751 vs. Gateway LT3103 covers the two devices in depth, and the reviewer loves the larger size. Is size what makes a netbook, or something else?

| Opinion | Hardware | Personal tech | Small business | 08/03/09 at 3:33 pm |


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Prosecutors search offices at Acer's smartphone subsidiary

Taiwanese investigators searched the offices at Acer's new smartphone subsidiary to collect evidence of insider stock trading by a former executive at the company.

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Suit over China's Web filter to target Lenovo, Acer, Sony

A U.S. company will seek legal action against Lenovo, Acer and Sony next week over their shipment in China of controversial software that the company says stole its programming code.

| News | Internet | Legal | 07/03/09 at 8:19 am |


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