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New Study Warns that Cell Phone Use May Slightly Increase Cancer Risk
PUBLISHED: Wednesday, November 04, 2009
An extensive study overseen by the World Health Organization has found that cell phone use may cause a slight but measurable increase in several types of tumors, some of which are dangerous.

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Acer Pushing the Cutting Edge in Android Phones
PUBLISHED: 10/14/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The newly-unveiled Acer Liquid should raise some eyebrows -- no other device running Google's Android OS that has been announced so far will have its feature set, including a WVGA display and 1 GHz processor.
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The Android-Based Acer A1 Will Have a WVGA Display, Fast Processor
PUBLISHED: 9/28/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
A description of the Android-powered Acer A1 that has come out ahead of the formal unveiling shows that this model will have a better screen and processor than any current Android-powered model.
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Acer Tempo M900 Review
PUBLISHED: 9/17/2009  BY: Adama D. Brown
The M900 is a slider with a 3.8-inch WVGA touchscreen and a QWERTY keyboard, while an embedded fingerprint sensor helps set this model apart from its competitors. Adama D. Brown brings us a review.
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Get Ready for Google's Android OS to Take Off
PUBLISHED: 7/17/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
So far, Android hasn't lived up to its hype, but Brighthand's Ed Hardy predicts that by the end of this year there will be so many models running Google's mobile operating system on the market that no one will be able to doubt that it's here to stay.
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Acer Will Release Four More Smartphones by Year's End
PUBLISHED: 7/15/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Acer is reportedly close to launching four more smartphones -- one with Google's Android OS, and the others based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile.
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Acer May Be Prepping an Android/XP Netbook
PUBLISHED: 7/14/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Acer is working on a netbook that runs both Windows XP and Android that will reportedly be released next month. This may be the first of many running this operating system from Google, or the new Chrome OS could make it the only one.
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Acer's Latest Windows Phones Hitting the Market
PUBLISHED: 6/3/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The collection of smartphones based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile that Acer unveiled earlier this year is starting to hit store shelves, including the Tempo M900 and F900.
FULL STORY (2,048 Reads) | DISCUSSION (6 Replies)

Wirefly Offering Netbooks with 3G
PUBLISHED: 6/3/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The on-line retailer Wirefly has begun offering netbooks with embedded 3G wireless service from AT&T and Verizon Wireless, currently the only two U.S. carriers that support these mini-laptops.
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Acer Commits to an Android Netbook
PUBLISHED: 6/2/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Acer has promised to release a netbook running Google's Android operating system later this year. It may be the first to do so, as one of its top rival, Asus, has pulled out of the competition.
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Acer Confirms Its First Android Phone Will Probably Debut this Year
PUBLISHED: 4/23/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The chief of mobile devices at Acer has essentially confirmed earlier reports by saying his company will likely launch its first phone running Google's Android OS this year.
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Acer's First Android Smartphone Will Debut in September
PUBLISHED: 3/24/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The Acer A1 is scheduled for release in early fall. This will be this company's first smartphone running Google's Android operating system.
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Acer Wants to Offer Very Affordable Smartphones
PUBLISHED: 3/10/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Acer has been putting together a major push into the smartphone market for some time now, and now the company has revealed its strategy for accomplishing this: it plans to make very inexpensive devices.
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