HTC and CSL Unveils HTC Desire HD With New HTC Sense and HTCSense.com
HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today launched the new flagship Android smartphone, the HTC Desire HD™, with CSL Limited being the exclusive operator partner of the model in the Hong Kong market.
“The support of our customer and partners inspires us to innovate and drive the user experience to a whole new level and HTCSense.com is a great example of this,” said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. “HTCSense.com, and the new HTC Sense user experience comprise a holistic approach we’re taking to enhancing the experience our customers have on our phones.”
“CSL has a long track record of working with HTC to bring irresistible offers for our mutual customers,” said Mark Liversidge, Chief Marketing Officer, CSL Limited. “We are proud to be the exclusive launch partner of the HTC Desire HD in Hong Kong through our one2free and 1O1O brands. This collaboration gives local customers access to a superb device, an outstanding Android experience, and the unrivalled network coverage of CSL.”
HTC Desire HD
The first smartphone to be powered by the new 1GHz Qualcomm 8255 Snapdragon processor, its bright 4.3” super LCD display, coupled with Dolby Mobile and SRS virtual sound, 720p HD video recording and an 8-megapixel camera with dual-flash, means the HTC Desire HD is designed for optimal enjoyment of outstanding multimedia content. Building on the unibody heritage of the HTC Legend, the HTC Desire HD is sculpted from a single block of solid aluminium and embodies the quality and innovation that HTC is known for.
HTC Sense
The new HTC Sense experience offers a variety of enhancements that improve how people capture, create, share and access multimedia content. Shoot videos in HD, edit photos using a host of fun camera effects, and then share photos and videos directly to YouTube or to your big screen TV via DLNA. The new HTC Locations offers a differentiated online mapping experience that delivers instant, on-demand mapping without download delays.
HTC Sense also includes a new integrated online e-reading experience that comprises an e-book store powered by Kobo™ and a mobile-optimised e-reader which allows users to highlight, annotate and quickly search for definitions or translate unfamiliar terms.
HTCSense.com
With the new HTCSense.com service, people can simply manage their mobile phone experience from their HTC phone or personal computer. For example, people can easily locate a missing phone by triggering the handset to ring loudly, even if it is set to silent. If the phone has been lost or stolen, users can remotely lock the phone, forward calls and texts to another phone, send a message to the phone to arrange its return or even remotely wipe all personal data from it. HTCSense.com makes it easy to setup a new HTC phone or access archived mobile content such as contacts, text messages and call history from a PC browser. People can also customise their phones with exclusive HTC content like wallpapers, HTC scenes, sounds or plug-ins.
OFTA – Mobile Bill Shock
The OFTA (Office of the Telecommunications Authority) have published a document on measures taken by mobile operators in Hong Kong to prevent mobile bill shock. What is mobile bill shock exactly? Say you’ve gone overseas with your HTC or iPhone and not knowing better, you use data roaming as if you were in Hong Kong. When you get home and notice that your bill total has 4 (or even 5) digits… well, that’s mobile bill shock!
HTC Diamond in Hong Kong soon
Debut brings breakthroughs in size, style, connectivity and overall user experience, leaves compromise at the door.
HTC is also extremely pleased to announce that Hong Kong’s leading mobile company, Hong Kong CSL Limited has been appointed the exclusive Hong Kong distributor and operator partner of the HTC Touch Diamond™.
Delivering unmistakable style and meticulous craftsmanship, the HTC Touch Diamond™ is defined by its compact size, game-changing Internet and its new captivating 3D touch interface called TouchFLO? 3D. The result is an uncompromising mobile phone that sets a new benchmark for phone sophistication and shapes consumer expectations for how a phone can be used.
“Today we mark a new era in mobile phone evolution, an era where beauty and size integrate with uncompromising innovation at broadband speeds,” said Peter Chou, president and CEO, HTC Corp. “The HTC Touch Diamond™ will make browsing the Web and using Web-enabled applications just as practical and easy to use as making calls.”
“CSL has long been the distribution and operator partner of HTC since HTC first launched in Hong Kong. CSL continues to see a strong demand for HTC mobile devices affirming the trend of growing mobile internet and data usage in Hong Kong”, said Christina Teo, Hong Kong CSL Limited’s Chief Marketing Officer.
A New Dimension To Touch
HTC has taken a great leap forward in touch screen innovation with the introduction of its new 3D touch interface called TouchFLO™ 3D. TouchFLO™ 3D provides animated access to people, messaging, email, photos, music, weather and more. In addition, HTC is introducing a new innovative touch-sensitive navigation control for interacting with Touch Diamond™.
Making The Mobile Internet Fun
With the introduction of the Touch Diamond™, HTC delivers an entirely new mobile Internet experience that utilizes broadband-like speeds with HSDPA wireless connectivity of up to 7.2 Mbps. Committed to improving Web browsing, HTC provides a new customized mobile Web browser that enables easy viewing and effortless navigation of Websites in the way they were designed. As part of this browsing experience users can zoom and pan Websites with one-hand and automatically view optimized content that has been specially created to fit the display. Turning the device sideways automatically rotates the web page view from a portrait to landscape view.
In addition to Web browsing, the Touch Diamond™ includes a customized new, HTC-developed, YouTube application for watching a variety of user generated video content.
Unmatched Style and Size
The Touch Diamond™ is crafted with precision to fit comfortably in a user’s hand without compromising on features or functionality. Blending contrasting design elements of metal and unique geometric facets, the Touch Diamond™ complements a user’s personal style.
Bursting with Innovation
The Touch Diamond™ delivers an unrivalled combination of features and functionality that set a new standard for integrating mobile phone innovation into a small package. The 2.8 inch display provides near-print quality viewing that enables beautiful Web browsing and viewing of photographs. The built-in camera includes a mechanical auto-focus lens that ensures the photos you take will be clear and consistent. Advanced wireless and auto sensor screen pivoting are just a few of the features that make the Touch Diamond™ experience a stand out.
Availability
The HTC Touch Diamond™ will be available in Hong Kong in June. A special connection price will be available from 1O1O and One2Free*. For more information, call hotline 2988 1010 and 29722 123 or check out www.1010.com.hk and www.one2free.com.
* Terms and conditions apply.
HTC Touch Diamond™ Key Specifications
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Processor |
Qualcomm® MSM 7201A™ 528 MHz |
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Operating System |
Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional |
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Memory |
ROM: 256 MB |
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Dimensions |
102 mm (L) X 51 mm (W) X 11.35 mm (T) |
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Weight |
110 g (with battery) |
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Display |
2.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with VGA resolution |
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Network |
HSDPA/WCDMA:
Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.) |
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Device Control |
TouchFLO™ 3D |
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GPS |
GPS and A-GPS ready |
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Connectivity |
Bluetooth® 2.0 with EDR |
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Camera |
Main camera: 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus |
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Audio |
Built-in microphone, speaker and FM radio with RDS
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Battery |
900 mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion or Lithium-ion polymer battery |
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Standby/Talk time: |
WCDMA: up to 396hr / up to 4.5hr |
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AC Adapter |
Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz |
Touch Dual now on HTC Hong Kong website
Hong Kong — 13 November 2007 — HTC Corp. (TAIEX: 2498; “HTC”), the world’s leading provider of Windows Mobile®-based smart devices, today announced the launch of the HTC Touch Dual™, with CSL being the first Hong Kong operator to launch the HTC Touch Dual™. This new and more powerful member of the Touch™ family integrates 3.5G wireless connectivity with a sleek and innovative sliding keypad design.
Available in black, the HTC Touch Dual™ follows HTC’s heritage of bringing a new level of simplicity to the powerful and feature rich device experience that today’s mobile users demand. Taking a design cue from the stylish HTC Touch™, the HTC Touch Dual™ adds high speed 3G/HSDPA connectivity supported by CSL’s territory-wide HSDPA Mobile Broadband network and a slide out 20-key semi-QWERTY keyboard into a thin and narrow device designed for easy typing.
Link: Press Release, Specifications
HTC Launches the HTC TyTN II : The Ultimate Mobile Companion
The Kaiser has landed in Hong Kong. Suggested retail price of HTC TyTN ll is HKD 6,180.
Hong Kong — 13 September 2007
— HTC Corp. (“HTC”, TAIEX Stock Code 2498), the world’s leading
provider of Microsoft® Windows Mobile® smart devices today launches the
latest 3.5G PDA phone HTC TyTN ll with Hong Kong CSL Limited (“CSL”) as
its sole distributor in Hong Kong. HTC once again demonstrates its
technology leadership by launching the first tilted up touch screen
smart device with HSDPA 3.6Mbps. Featuring high speed HSDPA
connectivity, Windows Mobile® 6 Professional, in-built GPS for personal
navigation, 3.0 mega-pixel digital colour camera as well as business
functionalities for executives, this device is the ultimate mobile
companion.
Further info: HTC TyTN II Features