Acer phones

Acer are starting to make a name for themselves as a supplier of quality, smartphone devices, and the Acer Stream looks to continue the good start made by this relative newcomer to the handset market. As with many other Acer handsets, the Stream runs on the Android Operating System, and comes pre-loaded with Android OS 2.1, codenamed Éclair. Recently the next incarnation of Android OS, codenamed Froyo was announced, and the Stream will be upgradeable when Froyo becomes readily available. The Acer Stream is a powerhouse of a smartphone, in terms of performance and looks. Weighing in at 140g, and measuring...

You don't need to be an experienced mobile industry analyst to see that there is a huge shift in the power base happening right now. The traditional leading handset manufacturers are being challenged by new names within mobile manufacturing, names that are new to some, and names that are established within the general electronics industry, such as Huawei, Dell, Acer and Asus. And central to this is the Android Operating System. The emergence of Android has allowed new names to enter the mobile industry, and deliver high powered smartphone devices for a relatively low cost. With the Android OS ready...

Not the most noted name in the manufacturing and selling of mobile handsets, Acer have announced a range of high end smartphone products at this years Mobile World Congress that are worth noting. Running on either Android or Windows Mobile, these devices deliver high end specification and serve to further enhance Acer?s growing reputation. The first of the two Android devices is the Acer beTouch E400. Running on Android 2.1, the beTouch E400 has a large, 3.2 inch resistive touchscreen, and the Android operating system has been tweaked with the Acer UI. The E400 has a built in GPS receiver with...