Acer On Track for More Android Phones in 2010 (PC Magazine)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:12:23 +0000

PC Magazine - Acer Inc started to sell its first mobile phone model running on Google's Android software this week, and will introduce more Android handsets next year, the head of its phone unit said on Thursday.

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UBS Lifts PC Forecasts For 2009, 2010

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:39:23 +0000

UBS analyst Maynard Um this morning lifted his 2009 PC unit forecast to positive 0.4%, from -2.1%, reflecting an expected 10% year-over-year growth rate in the fourth quarter. “Demand has proven more resilient than expected driven by aggressive consumer pricing and fiscal stimulus,” he writes in a research note. “We expect consumer demand in Q4 to continue to be driven by promotional activity, but believe unit growth is likely to see lower-than-normal seasonality due to component tightness.” (Offsetting that, he thinks Q1 should be better than seasonal.) For 2010, he now sees 12.6% unit growth, up from 8.8% previously. He says growth should be driven by a better economy and “design-focused consumer PCs,” as well as enterprise PC refresh - although he does not expect a meaningful uptick in enterprise until mid-2010. Um says is favorite picks in the PC sector are Apple (AAPL) , Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Seagate (STX) . Among Asian plays, he favors ...

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