Acer on November 24 unveiled its first Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) smartphone, Allegro, for launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$11,900 (US$397), according to Acer. Allegro features a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor, 3.6-inch TFT capacitive touch screen, and 5-megapixel camera. Acer is the third vendor to launch Mango smartphones in the Taiwan market next to HTC and Nokia.
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