ACER TO UNVEIL ‘PHABLET’ DEVICE AT COMPUTEX TAIPEI

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March 12, 2013

TAIPEI - Taiwanese computer maker Acer Inc. plans to unveil its first phone-tablet hybrid handset at the Computex Taipei tech fair in June, hoping to gain traction in this fast-growing market. Acer Corporate President Jim Wong says the "phablet" category, which is defined by Acer as a mobile device larger than 5 inches that still can be held with a single hand, has become very popular among female and elderly consumers.