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Acer's 10.1-inch Aspire to replace 8.9-inch netbook
electronista.com - 1/22/2009
Acer's 10.1-inch Aspire to replace 8.9-inch netbook
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Computer and peripherals maker Acer is reportedly thinking of stopping shipments of its 8.9-inch Aspire netbook to make room for the soon-to-be-released 10.1-inch Aspire One 103 model. The 103 is due out in February, and while the timing of the 8.9-i...
NEWS: Acer smartphone launch confirmed
pocket-lint.co.uk - 1/28/2009
NEWS: Acer smartphone launch confirmed
— pocket-lint.co.uk — Company will "launch into the world of mobile communications" "Are you ready to join Acer's launch into... the world of mobile communications?" ... Read Acer smartphone launch confirmed on Pocket-lint now (more) NEWS: Acer smartphone launch confirmed

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digitimes.com - 1/22/2009
Acer considering to stop shipping the 8.9-inch Aspire one in 2Q09
— digitimes.com — Acer is reportedly considering phasing out its consumer 8.9-inch Aspire one in the second quarter of 2009... to make way for the upcoming 10.1-inch model, according to notebook industry sources. (more) Acer considering to stop shipping the 8.9-inch Aspire ...

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Afternoon Linkage for January 22nd, 2009
GEARFUSE — Afternoon Linkage for January 22nd, 2009 By Vince Veneziani January 22, 2009 Comments (0) Filed under: Features Let’s link hands and make some links dawg so we can make more links to browse and then eat links for breakfast, ya hear? Real Star Wars racing… An iPhone USB flash drive Holy shit. Blizzard is still patching the original Starcraft Check out the new Acer Aspire pseudo-netbook Obama will keep his Blackberry The 2600 Lamp Inside Handmade Music Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon ...

Rumor: 10-inch Acer Aspire One to replace 8.9-incher
Engadget — ... card slot, and 3 USB ports -- relatively standard fare, to be sure -- though it's going to come in a few sexy colors we sure do like the looks of Sure, Digitimes (the source of this rumor) isn't necessarily the most reliable paper we read in the morning with our coffee, but this particular tidbit doesn't strike us as terribly far-fetched. We'll have to (reportedly) wait until sometime in the second quarter to find out for sure, though. In the meantime: calm down. [Via Electronista] ...

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