Filed under: Handsets, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, Acer

We've already seen dormant F1s resting comfortably from the confines of display stands at MWC earlier this year, but Acer's now ready to flip the power switch and show off its WinMo 6.5 superphone's capabilities in the flesh at Computex this week. Our own Engadget Chinese spent some quality time shooting the Snapdragon-powered beast, running what could very well be the gold shipping build of 6.5 considering that it's now been released to manufacturers in final form for inclusion in their devices. As you might expect for the Tegra-fighting Snapdragon silicon, animations and transitions seems to be totally dead-on smooth and movement between applications is faster than anything this side of a Toshiba TG01, so we're excited to see this one find its way into retail later this year; in the meantime, though, follow the link for some glorious footage.

Acer's Snapdragon-equipped F1 in fast-paced WinMo action at Computex originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nothing quite like a four- or five-figure phone bill to break your spirit, and in many circumstances, we can understand why your first reaction after opening such a bill might be "I'll sue the pants off of these people." Of course, contracts are pretty well ironclad thanks to the generations of overpaid lawyers that have perfected them over the years, and generally speaking, you've got to lie in the bed you've made -- but occasionally, a situation develops that's genuinely bogus. This one has been brewing for a while, actually, ever since AT&T and others decided to drop their unlimited data plans down to a 5GB cap: unexpected overage. A buyer of one of those $99 Aspire Ones bundled with an AT&T contract at Radio Shack got a shock of a bill after blowing past her 5GB cap, and while the individual should've certainly done a better job of understanding that the cap existed, shouldn't the carriers be shutting off data by default when you hit 5GB, or after just a very small amount of overage has developed? At any rate, she's suing AT&T and Radio Shack for her troubles -- and it looks like she's seeking class-action status -- so we'd love to see this spur companies into more proactively preventing nasty bills from developing in the first place.

Netbook buyer blows by 5GB limit on AT&T data plan, sues originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Acer is to announce its entrance into the mobile phone market with the launch of at least one smartphone at next month's Mobile World Congress expo in Barcelona.
The company confirmed the move through press invitation that announced a "smartphones launch" - suggesting there could be more than one device released.

The first Acer-branded smartphone is to go on sale in the first quarter of 2009.
While no details have been released - handset info or precise regions where it will be sold - it does at least firm up what have until now been speculative reports.

It’s done a good job in conquering the PC, laptop and netbook markets, now the Taiwanese electronics giant seems intent on entering the smartphone realm.
Gianfranco Lanci, Acer’s CEO, said the company plans to launch a smartphone under its own brand in the beginning of 2009.