Acer optimistic for 2009; first Acer smartphone coming in Q1
Amidst frighteningly uncertain times, Acer has just come out with an extremely optimistic outlook for 2009, now less than a month away. The company went …
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Apple pulls support page recommending Antivirus software
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Best Buy and Circuit City begin Cyber Monday deals
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Nokia has something cooking for Nokia World
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Nokia N85 NAM shipping out next week
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