The HTC HD2 is the first HTC Windows mobile phone with the new HTC Sense interface. The new interface makes the HTC HD2 work in a more simple, natural and personal way. With its industry leading, high-resolution, 4.3-inch capacitive touch display, the ultra thin HTC HD2 delivers more visible content in a sharper, brighter and richer way. The HTC HD2 display makes viewing, zooming and resizing websites, Microsoft Office files, PDF documents and pictures easier with just a pinch of your fingers. The large display also enables faster, more efficient and accurate typing using the onscreen keyboard.

Besides the fact that HTC is the current market leader when it comes to Windows Mobile smartphones, HTC is also the first phone manufacturer to realize the full potential of the Google Android operating system. Not only was HTC the first brand to introduce the Android cell phone, it also caught an early lead over competitors with the applicability of the Android operating system. In addition to the T-Mobile G1 and the HTC Magic, the HTC Hero is the first simlock-free Android cell phone by HTC.

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Motorola is launching in Latin America the Motorola Motocubo A45 Eco, a slider cell phone with QWERTY keypad designed to keep young users connected with their relationship networks. The new Motorola cell phone enables easy access to sites like Orkut and Facebook from any location. Better still, it is priced to fit the young consumer’s pocket. In line with Motorola’s sustainability platform, the Motorola A45 eco is the company’s second handset made from recycled components. It helps preserve the environment because 25% of the material used in its casing comes from recycled plastic bottles and the handset itself is 70% recyclable.

Verizon Wireless and Nokia introduce the Nokia 2705 Shade, a compact flip phone that fits in a pocket or purse for stylish connectivity. Available initially as an online exclusive, customers will have the option of purchasing the new Nokia cell phone with or without a digital camera. The Nokia 2705 Shade handset also allows the customer to have the ability to choose the colour of their choice with Xpress-on covers, sold separately. The Nokia 2705 Shade cell phone will be available in black with Xpress-on covers sold separately.

Nokia introduced the Nokia 6350 with AT&T, a colourful budget fold phone for the fall, designed for optimum comfort in your hand. The Nokia 6350 will be available in two seasonal shades, red and graphite. The Nokia 6350 budget phone packs in your favourite features with speedy connectivity, thanks to 3G and HSDPA support. The smooth back design of the Nokia 6350 handset provides a soft feel throughout for a touch of simple sophistication. The design of the new Nokia cell phone is complemented with dedicated music keys that are easy to activate whenever you want listen to your tunes.

Vodafone announces the launch of Vodafone 360 - a new suite of innovative internet services for the mobile phone and Personal Computer. All of a customer’s contacts, status updates and messaging services are brought together in one place enhancing the customer’s experience and use of social media. Customers will have integrated contacts, music, photos and mapping services and can share their favourite music choices and even their physical location, how and when they choose, with their chosen groups of friends. The new Vodafone 360 service is automatically backed up and synchronised, regularly and wirelessly, between the mobile and Personal Computer or Mac.

Samsung Mobile announced the launch of the Samsung W880, a 12 Megapixel camera phone with a huge AMOLED touch screen and three times optical zoom. The Samsung W880 considered as the most advanced camera phone in the market yet. Following the launch in June 2009 of the Sasmung Pixon 12, the first 12 megapixel camera phone to launch globally, Samsung has again applied its digital imaging technology to achieve another landmark in the development of advanced camera phones.

LG Electronics, a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, announced that the LG Chocolate phone made an impressive debut during The London Fashion Week as the headline sponsor of designers Sienna and Savannah Miller’s Twenty8Twevle catwalk show. Modeled before the glitterati of the international fashion world, the innovative wide screen LG cell phone was lauded for its bold visionary style and design initiative.

With the arrival of a newer version of Windows Mobile, devices equipped with this software have now been renamed genuine Windows Phones. These so-called Windows Phones can be recognized by a Windows button below the screen. This hardware key will be included on all new Windows Phones. The HTC Touch Pro 2 already features this key. The main improvements are found in the design, in improved operation no longer requiring a stylus, thanks to an interface that has been specifically designed for use by fingers, and the support of flash in the web browser. .

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GPS receivers are strongly on the rise. Since the year 2000, consumers are able to purchase a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver with high precision. In addition to tracking GPS coordinates, 'geotagging' is also becoming general knowledge. The i-gotU GPS travel logger is one of these handy GPS receivers, automatically storing routes and enabling 'geotagging' of your pictures. In other words; storing geographic data of a picture, including time and date. I took the i-gotU GT-100 GPS receiver with me on a long walk in the woods.

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