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Social networking websites are all the rage in this new era we’ve all been blessed to live in, becoming more and more popular with every day that passes by. Sprint, one of the most important American providers seems to be aware of this fact, so it has just launched two new devices that are designed to enhance the social networking experience of the customer.

This way, users can always stay connected with their friends, family and colleagues, wherever they are, whenever they like. The two cell phones are the HTC Snap and the Samsung Exclaim.

We have already covered the HTC Snap, so let’s focus our attention on the Samsung Exclaim. The phone is a message-centric one, being a dual-slider that comes with features like a numeric keypad and a full QWERTY keyboard, dedicated tiles to Facebook and MySpace, placed on the home screen, along with Twitter, that can all be accessed using the One Click feature, a 2.6 inches QVGA display, a 2 megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth, and a microSD card slot for expandable memory.

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“Social networking is a powerful tool that helps people stay connected whenever and wherever they want”, said Kevin Packingham, the Senior Vice President of Product Development for Sprint. “HTC Snap and Samsung Exclaim are designed with social networking in mind, and they leverage America’s most dependable 3G network to deliver the promise of staying in touch with those who matter most; and Sprint’s Ready Now retail experience offers the perfect opportunity for customers to learn all about the key features and functionality of these new devices”.



The Samsung Exclaim is already available (starting June 21st) in the Sprint retail channels and online, for a price of $79.99 (the taxes are not included), after a $50 mail-in rebate. The condition is to sign a new service agreement for two years.

(Source: Press Release)

The Indian customers should be very happy these days, as one of the most important integrated telecom services provider, Bharti Airtel, has just announced a HTC Magic launch party that is to be held in their country. And everyone is invited, of course.

It’s obviously just a manner of speaking, but Indian people have many reasons to be very happy, as they will have a HTC cell phone at their disposal, on one hand, and an Android-based device, on the other hand, which is actually the first such device to be sold in India.

It’s a very smart move for HTC, as the Indian mobile market is the second in the world, which means the success is guaranteed.

“Airtel has been at the forefront of innovation and customer delight in the Indian telecom sector. Being the first to bring the Android powered HTC Magic to India further underscores our commitment to enrich the communication experience of all Airtel users”, said Raghunath Mandava, Chief Marketing Officer, Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel. “The HTC Magic presents a powerful mobile internet and multimedia experience that should drive the uptake of accessing the internet over mobile amongst Airtel users.”

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The customers of Bharti Airtel will be able to enjoy applications like Hello Tune Manager, In-mobile search and City Search, Mobshare, Portofolio Manager, and Weather Channel on their HTC Magic. As for the features, the Indian version of the HTC Magic will include the Android 1.5 operating system, a 3.2 inches HVGA touch sensitive display, a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and video recording capabilities, 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS functionalities, G-sensor, web browser and email.

The phone is available in a red and black version at the Airtel Relationship Centers and at the authorized HTC resellers from the 17 most important cities of India. It is expected to sell for a price of 29,900 (approximately $616).

(Source: UnwiredView)

The HTC Snap has already been customized by the most important American providers like Sprint (HTC Snap S511) and T-Mobile USA (Dash 3G), so it’s Verizon’s turn to give its customers the device. We have seen their very own version of the HTC Snap several times before and we all know that the name that it will have in the market is going to be HTC Ozone.

However, this time we have more information at our disposal, like the full list of features and specs. Being presented as a global handset, the Ozone runs on the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system, which makes it part of the smartphones family.

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The new Verizon phone comes equipped with dual band 1xRTT/EV-DO Rev. A, quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, a SIM card provided with Global Support Kit, GPS functionality, Wi-Fi, and access to the Verizon Navigator service.

Other features refer to a 2.4 inches QVGA display which is not touch sensitive, a 2 megapixel camera with video recording capabilities, a full QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, voice command, Mobile Broadband Connect and Visual Voicemail support, 256MB ROM and 128MB RAM, a microSDHC card slot for expandable memory of no more than 16GB.

The 1500 mAh battery provides up to 290 minutes of talk time and up to 324 hours of stand-by time. The new Verizon phone measures 4.5 x 2.5 x 0.5 inches and weighs 3.7 ounces. It seems that the Ozone will become available starting June 29th or July 13th. As for the price, rumors say that it will be of $49.99 after a mail-in rebate of $70, as long as the customer is willing to sign a contract agreement for two years.

(Source: UnwiredView)

The HTC Snap S511, offered by Sprint, has just been given the official treatment by the American provider, so it’s just about the time for T-Mobile USA to also join the team of those providers that give their customers this device.

It’s just that T-Mobile will sell the HTC Snap under the name of T-Mobile Dash 3G and it’s expected to be the next Dash generation, replacing the first one which was manufactured by the same company, HTC. The Dash comes with several features that you might be impressed with. And the most important of them all is, of course, the 3G connectivity.

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Other features of the Dash include the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1, the full QWERTY keyboard, a trackball that is very easy to use, voice calling, messaging, both personal and business e-mail, GPS functionality, synchronization with Microsoft Outlook and a QVGA display. Not to mention the beautiful sleek black case that comes with red accents.

“As millions of families prepare to hit the road this summer, T-Mobile is offering our first 3G-enabled Windows Mobile smartphone to help customers stay connected, organized and traveling in the right direction”, said Travis Warren, who is the Director of Product Marketing, at T-Mobile USA. “We’re excited to offer the power and style of the T-Mobile Dash 3G with high-speed Internet access thanks to T-Mobile’s rapidly expanding 3G network.”

The new device brought by T-Mobile USA, the Dash 3G, is expected to start selling in July, but the price is still unknown.

(Source: Press Release)

The HTC Magic, which you probably know very well by now, as it is the world’s second handset to be absed on the Android platform, has been released in the market during this year (in May, to be more precise). The phone was launched by Vodafone at that time, but it is expected to become available in the near future in more and more markets from all over the world. Countries like China and the United States are included.

In the United States, for example, the HTC Magic will be known under the name of MyTouch Go, being sold by T-Mobile.

What’s quite intriguing when it comes to this phone is the fact that its manufacturer has put its hopes very up. So, HTC is neglecting the general crisis that the world is facing these days, hoping that the sales of the Magic will be no more, no less than spectacular. Now, let’s see what spectacular means in HTC’s opinion.

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According to a Chinese paper called Commercial Times, the CEO of HTC, Peter Chou, is confident that in the next couple of months there will be more than 1 million Magic devices to be shipped in countries from every corner of the world. This is one hell of an estimation, right?

And if you think that the G1 sold the milionth unit after more than 6 months, the performance of the Magic is more than impressive. Chapeau bas, if we may say so!

(Source: Unwiredview)