Over
at Russian forum Acer-Club, a rumor has surfaced that Acer is working on a
Windows Phone 8 device with sliding
QWERTY keyboard. Despite a dearth of
evidence or details, the phone will reportedly be called the W11 and will be a
lower-end offering. The post says that the W11 is slotted for an October 2012 release,
with an official announcement coming in September.
If
true, the W11 join the Dell Venue Pro, the LG Quantum (aka, Optimus 7Q and
C900) and the HTC Arrive (Sprint's only Windows Phone offering) as one of the
few Windows Phone sliders out there.
Acer once manufactured the M900, a Windows Mobile phone with a sliding
QWERTY keyboard, so it would fit their M.O and they currently have the Allegro
on the market.
The
timing of an October release would also fall in line with the expected release
of Windows Phone 8, commonly referred to as Apollo. And although it's already been said, please
be sure to take this as nothing more than a rumor at this point. We will be sure to keep you posted as we
catch word of more details.
So
what do you think? With the slim and
sleek Lumias and iPhones of the world, is there still a strong demand for
QWERTY sliders?
View orginal artical here- Acer
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