New HTC Touch Dual With Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Debuting In US

The leading manufacturer of feature-rich smartphone and PDA phone devices, HTC has announced that its popular HTC Touch Dual will be available in US during this quarter, featuring Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional software, which aimed to make it easier for users to communicate on the go.

“HTC has witnessed incredible support and demand for the Touch product portfolio, and we are pleased to provide our customers with the opportunity to experience additional iterations of the Touch product family,” said Jason Mackenzie, vice president of HTC America. “The Touch Dual will be among the first devices in the United States to run Windows Mobile 6.1 and will be followed by a range of 6.1 updates for several other HTC products.”

Highlights Of New HTC Touch Dual:

• Qualcomm MSM7200MHz CPU
• TouchFLO, a touch-screen technology that allows finger-touch scrolling, panning and photo zooming
• Slide-out 20-key keyboard for quick dialing, text messages and e-mail
• Microsoft Office Mobile for working on documents and getting your Outlook e-mail
• Live HTC Home featuring time and weather display, quick launcher, and one-touch ring-tone settings
• 2-megapixel camera for shooting photos/videos and a second camera for video calls
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) and HSDPA (850/1900Mhz) connectivity

“Windows Mobile enhances people’s lives by providing them with an experience that keeps them close to what’s important to them — anywhere, anytime,” said John O’Rourke, general manager of the Mobile Communications Business, Microsoft. “HTC has a history of providing a great selection of popular Windows Mobile phones, and we are pleased to bring the latest in software to a range of its products around the world.”