ASUS, iRiver to Sell Unlocked Smartphones in U.S.

LAS VEGAS—Asus and iRiver are well-known brands in the U.S., thanks to Asus' line of PCs and iRiver's MP3 players. Here at CES, they both announced they're diving into the U.S. cell phone market with a series of unlocked GSM phones that will probably be sold through their existing PC retail channels.iRiver's single GSM phone, targeted for the end of this year, has more than a little of the iPhone