Acer Smartphones in Q1 2009

Acer Smartphones in Q1 2009. According to Jim Wong, senior corporate vice president and president of IT product business group at Acer, the company plans to launch its first smartphones in the first quarter of 2009, with initial shipments targeting markets in Western Europe and Russia.

Acer expects the handset business to be a growth driver within three years, and The number of employees in Acer's handset business unit will be increased to 500 by the end of 2008.