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Take a look at the image above and tell me that the Motorola’s latest device doesn’t remind you on Pantech-made Verizon Blitz. It’s the same / very similar kind of device, sporting a full QWERTY keyboard under the sliding mechanism.
Just like the Verizon’s QWERTY slider, the Motorola Hint QA30 — which is available on Alltel starting from tomorrow, November 28th — is a feature phone. There’s no smartphone mobile OS under the hood and the phone is designed for young savvy texters. Other specs (aside from the full keyboard) include a 2 megapixel camera, 2.5-inch QVGA (320×240 pixels) screen, standard 3.5mm headset jack, EV-DO connectivity, Bluetooth, GPS, microSD memory card slot, and surprisingly (for a feature phone) 256MB of ROM, and 128MB of RAM. Until now “that much” RAM and ROM was reserved for smartphones. It seems Motorola wanted to ensure their baby works like a charm. In addition, the Hint also has dedicated keys for accessing camera, MP3 player and web browser.
As for the pre-installed software, users will find a music player, web browser, threaded messaging app, Telenav-powered Alltel Navigation, XM Radio Mobile and Aricent Celltop. Alltel will sell the Moto Hint for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and with a two-year contract.
[Via: slashphone]
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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.
