Wow! Right on time! :) But the price is a bit high.. On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 3:25 PM, lovelyp <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Bharti Airtel Introduces India’s First Android™ Phone, the HTC Magic > for Airtel Customers > • The Android ™ platform opens up an unique opportunity to Airtel > customers to customize their device with multiple mobile > applications > • Airtel customers can avail many utility based applications such as > Portfolio Manager, Hello Tune Manager, Weather Channel, Mobshare, In- > mobile search and City Search > • HTC Magic offers cutting edge innovation with 3G capabilities, 3.2- > inch HVGA touch screen, and 3.2 mega-pixel camera for an unmatched > personalised mobile Web experience > • Airtel customers to get free data download of 100 MB per month for > 6 months > • HTC Magic available at Airtel Relationship Centres and authorised > HTC resellers across 17 cities > > New Delhi (India), June 23, 2009 : Bharti Airtel, Asia's leading > integrated telecom services provider, and HTC Corporation, a global > leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today announced the > launch of India’s First Android™-powered mobile phone – The HTC > Magic. > > Airtel has been a frontrunner in bringing innovative and cutting edge > technology to its customers. The Android™ powered HTC Magic opens new > arena for customers and the developer community to interact in order > to bring new applications to Android-based phones. The introduction of > the Android™ platform in India is a step in this direction where > innovation, development and deployment of mobile applications are > encouraged in an ‘open ecosystem’. The Android™ platform not only > gives Airtel a faster go to market capability but also helps to > provide more rich & varied service offerings for all Airtel users > while creating commercial viability for small developers/ > entrepreneurs. > > “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. Added, “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.” > > HTC Magic opens up a whole new mobile experience for all Airtel users. > A tablet-style device, with a sleek design and extraordinary > compactness for a smartphone, the HTC Magic presents a supreme mobile > internet and multimedia experience. Enhanced with Outlook > synchronization, Smart Dialler, and an onscreen keyboard with > predictive text, the HTC Magic is a true entertainment and > communication powerhouse. Also, to begin with, Airtel customers can > avail many utility based applications such as Portfolio Manager, Hello > Tune Manager, Weather Channel, Mobshare, In-mobile search and City > Search on the HTC Magic. > > Jack Tong, Vice President, HTC Asia, said, “HTC is proud to partner > with Airtel in launching the much-anticipated Android™-powered HTC > Magic in India. The HTC Magic opens up a whole new world of > possibilities for people to enrich and customise their mobile phone. > HTC has always been known for its industry firsts and technology > advancements, and is thus a natural partner to Airtel.” > > For Airtel customers, HTC Magic also allows free data download of 100 > MB per month for a period of 6 months. The HTC Magic will be available > at a market price of Rs. 29,990/- at Airtel Relationship Centres and > authorised HTC resellers across 17 cities. The cities include Delhi, > Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmedabad, > Chandigarh, Jaipur, Coimbatore, Cochin, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, > Lucknow, Bhubaneswar and Patna. > > The Android™ platform constitutes a complete set of software for > mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile > applications. Developed by the Open Handset Alliance, a group of 47 > technology and mobile companies, Android™ brings Internet-style > innovation and openness to mobile phones and enables developers to > create mobile applications to optimise the functionalities of the > mobile phone. Android™ does not differentiate between the phone's > core applications and third-party applications, thus providing users > with a broad spectrum of applications and services. > > Airtel applications available with HTC Magic > > > > On Jun 23, 7:24 am, Praveen A <[email protected]> wrote: > > 2009/6/18 Srijith V <[email protected]>: > > > > > G2 is out. HTC Magic. :) For a hello world app, a emulator will be > enough. > > > But to explore more features, a working phone will be needed. > > > > It will not be a total waste of time to get used to the android apis > > and basic features before you explpore all the features with a real > > phone. > > > > Samsung Galaxy is another android phone coming soon. > > -- > > പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് > > <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! > > <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? > > (as seen on /.) > > Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! > http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign > > > -- Regards, Srijith www.Srijithv.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. 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