Sprint And HTC Unveil ‘Touch’ - Another iPhone Rival

October 17, 2007 – 11:54 am

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Now that the iPhone has been on the market for a while, the time has come for Sprint and HTC to unveil their rival Smartphone, called the Touch.

Touch by HTC leverages the broad functionality of Windows Mobile 6 with Outlook Mobile for smooth email integration, Office Mobile, Windows Live and the ability to run thousands of third-party applications. It also allows users to surf the web with Internet Explorer®, send and receive emails, chat on Messenger and send files to their own web space through Windows Live®. The home screen provides one-touch access to email, text messages, calendar appointments and contacts, as well as current weather conditions and forecasts for hundreds of cities around the world.

Versatile and compact, Touch by HTC provides quick and easy access to Sprint-exclusive content, including:

* Sprint Music Store(SM), powered by Groove Mobile, which allows users to browse and wirelessly download full-length songs directly to their phone from a selection of more than 1.8 million songs
* Sprint Exclusive Entertainment (SEE), the industry’s only made-for-mobile sports and entertainment video programming network
* Sprint TV(SM) with more than 50 channels of live and on-demand video and audio.
* More than a dozen streaming radio stations , including Sprint Radio and SIRIUS
* On-Demand with up-to-date information on sports, weather, news, money and more customized by zip code.

The Touch will be available on November 4, 2007.

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