SlashPhone has it that Acer has confirmed that they will be releasing a smartphone the first quarter of 2009, which is within months. Acer, which has acquired E-TEN, will use E-TEN’s expertise to make Acer branded smartphones will E-TEN will create niche devices for stock tracking.

There are no other information available at this time, except that the company is speculating that the first launch will be with carrier partners in Europe and Russia.