Liquid Gallant, New Products Acer Android World

Although seem less aggressive than the other player, Acer still trying to work in the Android phone market. Taiwanese vendors better known as PC manufacturers has released its new Android smartphone, Liquid Gallant.

Specifications smartphone middle class is pretty good. As touch screen 4.3-inch 540x960 resolution, a 1GHz processor, 5 megapixel camera, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal memory and a 1500 mAh battery.

Liquid Gallant had a variant called Liquid Gallant Duo. Specifications are both the same. What distinguishes, Gallant Duo can hold two SIM cards at once.

Acer will showcase this new champ at the IFA technology fair in Germany later this month. Similarly, as reported by UnwiredView and we quoted on Wednesday (22/07/2012).

Both handsets will be using the Android operating system Ice Cream Sandwich. The price is in the range of USD 230.

Meanwhile, Sharp Plans to layoff 8000 employees and Sell 2 Factory TV ..

A total of 8,000 employees to be fired is comprised of 3,000 employees working in two TV factories in China and Mexico were sold to Hon Hai Precision Industry from Taiwan. Meanwhile, another 5,000 jobs have been announced by the previous Sharp.

Japanese TV manufacturers are Shaharga planning to make layoffs of 8,000 employees, or 15% of total employees worldwide Sharp. Shaharga also sell 2 TV manufacturer has.

Other news even said, Sharp plans to increase the number of employees who will be laid off to 10,000 people.

Japan's Yomiuri newspaper said the move Sharp lay off thousands of employees and selling TV manufacturer is to reduce costs and to pay his debts.

Currently Shaharga has debts of some 1.25 trillion yen (U.S. $ 16 billion). The company is also struggling to refinance the debt securities worth 360 billion yen and the issuance of convertible bonds worth 200 billion yen, which will be due in September.

"We continue to work to form an alliance with Hon Hai is best, but no decision has been made about the sale of Hon Hai factory in Mexico and China," said a spokeswoman Sharp quoted by Reuters on Tuesday (08/21/2012).

The company will provide asset assessment report to the banks to obtain funding in order to continue its business. Sharp current stock price fell more than 35% since August.