Motorola Launches the Sleek, Featherweight QUENCH™XT3 in Singapore, Exclusively with M1
 
- Trackball allows you to browse menus and web pages without obstructing your screen
- Expanded search function helps you keep track of all data on the phone, including bookmarks, browsing history and contacts
 
Singapore – 5 August, 2010 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a global leader in mobile communications, today announced the launch of the QUENCH™ XT3 in Singapore, exclusively with leading integrated communications service provider, M1. With a winning combination of power, usability and style, the QUENCH™ XT3 is designed to bring to you the power of Android™ and an easy and fun touch screen mobile Internet experience at a price you can’t resist.
 
“Many people in Singapore are interested in smartphones but haven’t yet made the leap to invest in one,” said Andrew Morley, Vice President of Marketing across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia and Asia at Motorola. “We launched the Motorola QUENCH™ XT3 to entice those people to take the plunge and experience the power and fun of Android-powered phones. It’s elegant, intuitive and accessible even to people who have never used a smartphone before.”
 
The slim and sleek QUENCH™ XT3 is just 12.6mm thin, a featherweight 114 grams, and fits naturally and easily into the palm of your hand with a comfortable soft-touch finish. You can navigate the phone with either the bright, high-resolution 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen, or with just one hand using a convenient trackball that keeps the screen finger-free for easy viewing.
 
Pinch-and-zoom features, 3.5G speed and WiFi connectivity help you surf the web effortlessly and ensure that you’re always connected with friends and colleagues1. A 3MP camera with digital zoom and LED flash ensures great pictures and videos that can easily be uploaded to your favorite social network or photo sharing site.
 
The Motorola QUENCH™ XT3 supports the Android platform, a vast range of Google services1, and access to more than 65,000 apps and widgets via Android Market1. An expanded search function helps you to keep track of all your data on the phone, such as bookmarks, browsing history, contacts and more. It even helps you find data in applications, a useful feature in a phone with support for up to 32GB of storage and space for thousands of songs and dozens of hours of video2.
 
“We are excited about the exclusive launch of the Motorola QUENCH XT3 in Singapore,” said P. Subramaniam, Chief Marketing Officer of M1. “It is a trendy device that supports excellent mobile Internet capabilities. Together with the attractive data bundle on our smartphone plans, it will offer our customers hours of fun staying connected on-the go. What’s more, we will be introducing more exclusive deals in the coming months to meet the lifestyle needs of different customer segments. ”
 
Motorola’s winning design and M1’s extensive voice and data communications services give the QUENCH™ XT3 a premium feel at a price that’s right for everyone. There’s never been a better time to make the leap to a sleek, trendy, full-featured, Android-powered smartphone.
 
Key Features Include:
 
•       The Trackball allows you to browse through menus and web pages without obstructing your screen
•       A 3 megapixel camera with LED flash
•       Expanded search function makes you easier to find information online or within the device of keeping track of all your data on the phone, such as bookmarks, browsing history, contacts and more, and serve up Google web search results based on location1, or launch applications.
•       Android Market™ has more than 65,000 apps and widgets, and there are opportunities for limitless customizations and enhancements to QUENCH™ XT3.
•       Extras1 such as 3.5G and Wi-Fi® access, aGPS and stereo Bluetooth®3 make QUENCH™ XT3 a solid Android-powered device.
•       Size : 116 x 56.8 x 12.6mm
•       Android™ platform
•       3.2” HVGA screen, 320 x 480
•       Capacitive pinch and zoom display
•       Video : Capture / Playback/Streaming, H.263, H.264, Mpeg-4
•       Stereo Bluetooth
•       MP3 Player
•       Internal Memory : 512 MB flash, 256MB RAM
•       Memory card : In-box 2GB microSD card (max. up to 32GB)
•       Support Chinese menu and input
 
Availability
The Android™-powered QUENCH™ XT3 will be available for sale in Singapore on 7 August 2010 at a recommended retail price of S$468 or $148 with a two-year contract at all M1 Shop outlets and its authorized dealers. For more information on MOTOROLA QUENCH™ XT3, please visit http://www.motorola.com/sg

Motorola and StarHub launch MOTOROLA Milestone™ XT Android 2.1 with HD Capabilities in Singapore
-       First smartphone on Android platform to play high-definition (HD) videos directly on your HD television
-       Features 720p HD camcorder and 8MP camera with professional xenon flash

Motorola and StarHub launch MOTOROLA Milestone™ XT Android 2.1 with HD Capabilities in Singapore

-       First smartphone on Android platform to play high-definition (HD) videos directly on your HD television

-       Features 720p HD camcorder and 8MP camera with professional xenon flash

SINGAPORE – June 9, 2010 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and StarHub today introduced the exclusive launch of MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT in Singapore. This exciting offering allows StarHub to further expand its Android™ smartphone line-up to meet increasing consumer demand.

Combining an ultra-thin, fashionable design with the power of high-speed Internet access on the go, the MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT keeps you up to date with the latest industry buzz and lets you create and enjoy the mobile internet experience that matches your lifestyle. Its 720p HD (High-Definition) camcorder lets you capture your videos in high-definition and, for the first time on an Android-powered device, play them directly on your HD television. The photography buff in you will enjoy the 8 megapixel camera with xenon flash to showcase your artistic flair with crisp, high quality images.

Powered by StarHub’s nationwide advanced mobile broadband network and Wi-Fi, MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT gives you the flexibility of high-speed internet access at home, outdoors and on the road, anytime. With a cool and trendy industrial design and ultra-large high-resolution 3.7” pinch-and zoom screen, MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT offers a delightful mobile Internet experience, including browsing the web, watching videos, viewing photos and playing games. Plug it to your HD television via HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) and enjoy those memorable videos in high-definition quality.

MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT also offers the best mobile entertainment experience with StarHub’s 24 premium mobile TV channels such as CNN, Asian Food Channel and National Geographic Channel.

 “This phone is for the fashionable crowd in the market who do not want to compromise on performance. We are pleased to work with StarHub to bring MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT to Singapore. This device will blow your mind away with its ability to deliver HD videos directly to your HD television!” said Andrew Morley, Vice President of Marketing across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia and Asia at Motorola.

“Android has rapidly risen to the rank of a major smartphone platform worldwide. Hot on the heels of the very well-received MOTOROLA MILESTONE launch in March 2010, we are thrilled to offer the MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT exclusively in Singapore from tomorrow,” said Ng Long Shyang, Head of Sales at StarHub. “Powered by StarHub’s nationwide advanced mobile broadband network and no-bill-shock data access packages, the MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT is a fashionable yet power-packed phone for anyone who desires only the best experience in communications, Internet access and the coolest entertainment content on the move.”

MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT gives you access to thousands of apps and widgets from Android Market™¹. A suite of Google™ applications including Google Maps™ with Latitude, Gmail ™ and YouTube™ are also integrated onto the device. It brings that experience to life, and makes it simpler, faster, and more fun than ever. Powered by Android 2.1, MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT offers endless possibilities to make consumers’ business, living, gaming and entertainment better by releasing you from the constraints of time and space. The upgraded live wallpaper, with up to five home screen panels, allows more space for customization. You can even group different widgets, such as your calendar, contacts, email, clock, and dozens of others the way you want to, so that you see what you want, where you want.

As MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT is based on an open platform, the preloaded software on your handset updates automatically, regularly renewing the phone with more features and better performance. The reciprocal support between MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT and PC also helps download new applications from the handset or PC.   

Capture those important moments like a pro with MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT’s built-in 8-megapixel autofocus digital camera with a professional xenon flash. For the video buffs, record in HD with the 720 x 480 high definition video camera.  Save your ideas and other important information with Motorola’s proprietary handwriting recognition technology, which lets MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT record and turn your handwriting into words accurately at high-speed.  And the handset’s aGPS satellite positioning and navigation helps you find shortcuts quickly, accurately and easily, and makes traveling down the street or around the world a whole new experience. And with its powerful quad-core processor, MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT allows for smooth and easy multitasking.

Product features and functions at a glance

• 3.7”, 16:9 WVGA display
• Dimension: 60.9×115.95×10.9mm/ Weight:139g
• HD video capture at 720p, HDMI to HDTV
• 854 X 480 ultra-large high-resolution with pinch & zoom and double tap
• 8 megapixel digital camera with professional xenon flash and 720 x 240 high-resolution video camera function
• Support for Bluetooth^®  stereo headset and data transmission²
• 3.5 mm jack for the widest choices of headsets for music enjoyment
• FM Radio
• 8GB Micro SD expandable to 32GB
• CrystalTalk™ professional noise cancellation technology, recognized throughout the industry for its clear, uninterrupted voice calls in high-noise environments.
• 3.5G HSPA 10.2Mbps/5.2 and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g for high-speed internet access
• Newest Motorola handwriting recognition technology to enable quick input and accurate recognition of cursive styles and simplified forms of Chinese
• Built-in gravity sensor, infrared proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor mode
• Powerful Cortex™ A8 processor with 3D accelerator built in for smooth and easy multitasking
• Concurrent processing of multiple email accounts and separation of work email and personal email inboxes
• Five Chinese input methods including phonetic notation, handwriting, Cangjie, pinyin, and Chinese strokes

Other applications and functions

• Google™ Maps³: User location identification, direct direction guide, and as satellite photos and street views provided during map browsing
• Gmail™: Integration of, and support to, multiple email accounts
• YouTube™: Single-touch play on the home screen or applications
• Google Talk™: Communications service provided by Google
• Google™ contacts: Online synchronization of contacts
• On-screen proximity sensor that automatically locks up when the ear is close to the handset to enable uninterrupted phoning
• Touch-control GPS for quick, accurate, and easy identification of shorts

Availability

MOTOROLA MILESTONE™ XT will be available at all StarHub Shops and selected Exclusive Partners’ outlets from 10 June 2010, from as low as S$0, on selected price plans.

3D TV is not news anymore but 3D mobile phone is. This clamshell phone is capable of displaying 3D and you do not need special glasses to view it.

The Ming is a clam-shell phone with a 2D screen in each half of the handset. Close the phone, and the screens on top of each other present a 3D image. It’s all to do with auto-stereoscopic technology, according to a recent patent.

The MT820 is set to pack Android — which means Ming could soon get Flash after all. These leaked shots show the handset branded with the China Mobile logo.

Source : Cnet UK

Video Review of Motorola MILESTONE™ (Android™ 2.1)
Bluetooth 30 Mar 2010

The long awaited Android phone has finally arrived. Although it is a bit late, the Milestone comes with Android 2.1 pre-loaded. Exclusively brought in by Starhub, Singapore’s leading telco operator, it gives the Milestone a further boost with it’s mobile tv services.

With Android 2.1 Operating system running on a Cortex A8 550MHz processor, the Milestone offers better multitasking and performance. This is in turn enhanced with a world’s thinnest QWERTY sliders (13.7mm).and a high resolution 3.7” widescreen with multitouch capability. The display also as an incredible 854 pixel width and more than 400,000 total pixels.

The phone is preinstalled with a suite of Google applications which makes this phone an out of the box solution for those who uses Google services like Gmail, Youtube, Maps etc. Users can add more applications from the tons of free apps from the Android Market. The Milestone  also has a 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, AutoFocus. Something unique about the Milestone is that it has the • Motorola Media Link and Motorola Phone Portal to manage and share media content across desktop, phone and the Web. You can now remotely view the contents of the images, contacts, SMS and managed them from your PC connected to the same Access Point.

With Starhub mobile TV, the Milestone is instantly turned into a mobile televsion using powered by SPB TV technology. The software client allows consumers to view 25 bramded tv channels for a small fee and FREE on certain day of the week.

Below are pictures of the phone followed by an unboxing video on page 2.

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Features
Key MILESTONE™ features include:
• 3.7″ widescreen display with 854 pixel width and more than 400,000 total pixels
• High-speed, cortex A8 processor
• Multi-touch, pinch and zoom, double tap zoom
• 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, AutoFocus
• Motorola Media Link and Motorola Phone Portal to manage and share media content across desktop, phone and the Web[ii]
• Stereo Bluetooth® / BT 2.1, high-speed USB 2.0[iii]
• 3.5mm headset jack
• CrystalTalk™ Plus for superior talk quality
• 8GB memory card

Additional functionality and apps include:
• Full suite of the Google applications: Google Search™, Google Maps with Google Latitude, Gmail™, YouTube™ and Google Talk™
• Unified Google and Microsoft Office Contacts
• Navigation: GPS, MOTONAV * turn-by-turn navigation, Google Maps™, E-Compass Latitude
• Email Support: IMAP and POP, Gmail™ and Exchange
• IM Support: Google Talk™
• Calendar: Exchange, syncs with Google Calendar™

Optional accessories include:
• Place MILESTONE™ in the car mount to instantly launch a full-blown GPS navigation device.
• Use the multimedia station to transform MILESTONE™ into a clock, movie player or digital picture frame.