One of the biggest  computer manufacturer is set to clash with the smartphone makers by producing about 2.5 million mobiles in 2010. With plans to explore into China as its growth strategy, the corporation is very ambitious to have its place in world’s top five smartphone makers.

The company who has its subsidiaries in Asia, Australia, Europe and others wants to ship 20 million smartphones per year by 2014. Aymar de Lencquesaing, the president of Acer surely faces a tough game from HTC, having similar strategies.

Via WMPoweruser

Samsung Propel Pro is a Windows Mobile Smartphone that runs Windows Mobile Standard OS that is  meant for non-touch screen Windows Mobile phones. It comes with 128MB RAM and 256 ROM which is more than enough for the standard OS. It also comes packed with GPS, 3G and wifi, which makes it a pretty decent smartphone!

Craveonline has published a review of it and this is what they had to say about it:

I am really impressed with the look of the phone. The surface is a dark smooth metallic surface that gives it a sleek look. The size (3.9” x 2.4” x 0.6”) may appear bulky to some but at 4.83 ounces, it felt very sturdy to me. The sliding keyboard mechanism worked smoothly and did not feel cheap or flimsy while the joystick seemed out of place on the phone. The QWERTY keyboard on the Pro is fine but I would have liked for the keys to be spaced out more, the keys feel a bit cramped. The 320×320 screen looks great, the colors are vivid and the images are sharp.

The phone costs you $149 without contract

[Craveonline]

Spb TV is a subscription-free mobile IPTV viewer, designed for tuning in to publicly available digital TV channels from all over the world. A downloadable software client, Spb TV makes a wide range of international live TV channels available for viewing directly on Windows Mobile phones. Spb TV does not only provide users with access to a world of live TV streaming on the go, but it offers exclusive on-screen controls and an integrated TV guide. Spb TV supports fast channels switching, use of intelligent stream correction, picture-in-picture mode, and export of show reminders into Outlook, bringing the genuine TV watching experience onto mobile. Spb TV requires a high speed mobile data connection which may be available via 3G, Wi-Fi, or WiMax networks.

The ASUS P565 is a windows mobile device that is using the fastest processor for mobile phones. ASUS even advertises it as the world’s fastest PDA-phone. Well, it should be fastest Windows Mobile phone and not the fastest PDA-phone. With a 800MHz processor in it’s heart, the ASUS P565 surely promises great speed.

Unboxing

We did it’s unboxing few weeks back and here is what we got in the package.

• ASUS P565
• AC adapter
• A really sleek leather case
• Battery (1300mAh)
• Getting started CD and Bonus CD
• mini-USB cable
• Wired headset
• some papers

Overall, the packaging is pretty basic. No diamond-shaped box. ASUS has kept it simple. Read the rest of this entry

Whether you like it or not, ASUS made the linux immensely popular with their netbooks. Now, after netbooks, ASUS is now planning to use linux in one of their two upcoming smartphones. This is TOTALLY contrary to what we have been thinking!

We all thought the ASUS has been committed to windows mobile. Asustek’s Chief Operating Officer H. C. Hung told Reuters that both Windows and Linux will be used in the phones being co-developed with Garmin, a leading specialist in global positioning devices.

Right now, it is not known when the company will unveil its first linux based Smartphone, but rumor has it that would be released in early summer.

ASUS has proved that it is not a company that can be taken lightly. ASUS is the company that finally made the netbooks popular and their windows mobile phones are also selling pretty well. Moving to the linux side will help them to reduce the costs as linux is free. On the other hand, Microsoft chargers the vendors and OEMs some money for the license.

[via geekwithlaptop]