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HTC today announced a new smartphone – S740. The new device packs everything the Touch Diamond has except for the touch — Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard rather than Professional edition is used. It also dumps VGA screen for QVGA, but adds 12-key numeric keypad on top of the slide-out QWERTY Keyboard.
The HTC S740 specifications:
- Networks: WCDMA/HSDPA: 900/2100 MHz for EU and Asia
- Chipset: Qualcomm MSM7225, 528 MHz
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Maximum speed: upload = 384 kbps; download = 3.6/7.2 Mbps
- Camera: 3.2MP, with the second VGA camera for video calling
- Operating system: Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard
- Display: 2.4-inch QVGA screen
- Camera: 3.2 megapixel with fixed focus
- Internal memory: 256 MB flash; 256 MB RAM
- Memory card: microSD
- Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR
- WLAN: 802.11b/g
- GPS: GPS/AGPS
- Interface: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB and audio jack in one; USB 2.0 High-Speed)
- Battery: 1000 mAh
- Talk time: WCDMA: Up to 320 minutes / GSM: Up to 380 minutes
- Standby time: WCDMA: Up to 400 hours / GSM: Up to 280 hours
- Special features: Sliding QWERTY keyboard, FM radio, Google Maps, RSS Hub
- Size: 116.3×43.4×16.3 mm
- Weight: 140g with battery
The HTC S740 will be available across Europe from September 2008.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
