June 24th, 2009 | by Pallavi Dinesh |
T-Mobile and Google(TM) Partner Again to Deliver a New Android-Powered
Wireless Experience; T-Mobile USA Customers Can Pre-Order Beginning July 8
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 24 /PRNewswire/ — T-Mobile USA, Inc. today
announced the upcoming availability of the T-Mobile(R) myTouch(TM) 3G, the
highly anticipated follow-up to the T-Mobile G1(TM), the world’s first
Android(TM) powered device. T-Mobile myTouch 3G boasts a sleek look and
contoured feel, plus an array of new features that builds on its popular
predecessor. A touch-screen display with virtual keyboard is built into a
slim, smooth and lightweight design.
myTouch empowers users to simply create a unique, individualized
wireless phone and experience. With the ability to richly customize menus,
wallpapers, icons and more, thousands of Android Market(TM) applications to
choose from, plus themes and skins that let customers express their style
on the inside and outside, myTouch can evolve to become a virtual extension
of oneself. Adding to its refined aesthetics and customization options,
myTouch will come in three colors — black, white and a distinctive merlot.
“T-Mobile myTouch 3G puts you first, so you can create a mobile
experience that is truly your own,” said Denny Marie Post, chief marketing
officer, T-Mobile USA. “There’s no cookie-cutter approach to myTouch.
Inside and out, there are boundless possibilities for personalization so
you can put your personal touch on the phone and make it uniquely yours.”
In addition to the virtually endless ways to personalize myTouch, plus
its deep integration of Google services and the latest Android software,
T-Mobile myTouch customers will enjoy access to new applications that
enhance their mobile lives. One such application, and at the heart of
myTouch, is Sherpa(TM). Created by Geodelic, Sherpa features GENIE
(Geodelic ENgine for Interest Evaluation), a learning engine that
automatically customizes itself to the user’s preferences. Through behavior
and user feedback, the application learns a person’s likes and dislikes,
prioritizing recommended retailers, restaurants and attractions. Seamlessly
blending behavior recognition, a recommendation engine and location
relevant information, this combination of learning is exclusive to Sherpa
and unlike any experience currently on the market.
“Now more than ever, customers are regularly accessing mobile
applications that enhance their personal interests. Through the power of
location and social discovery, T-Mobile is working closely with Google and
developers like Geodelic to create experiences that are as unique as each
person using it,” said Cole Brodman, chief technology and innovation
officer, T-Mobile USA. “So wherever you are and whatever your passion –
music, marathons, movies and more — myTouch is the phone for you.”
Today, thousands of applications are available on Android Market
ranging from games to location-based social networks to on-the-go shopping.
Whether it’s a marathon runner who downloads the Cardio Trainer application
or a music buff who lives by his or her Imeem application, myTouch
customers can find and download unique applications to expand and
personalize their phone to fit their precise interests and lifestyle.
“The G1 was highly successful and captured the imagination of thousands
of developers as the first Android-powered phone,” said Andy Rubin, vice
president, mobile platforms at Google. “With myTouch, T-Mobile is poised to
capture the imagination of consumers everywhere, and by expanding the
availability and appeal of Android-based devices, they’re giving developers
a bigger market for the next wave of killer Android applications.”
Designed by HTC, myTouch features a 3.2-inch HVGA touch-screen display
and virtual keyboard, which orients automatically from portrait to
landscape mode in most applications. It also features a 3.2-megapixel
camera, a music player with a pre-installed 4GB microSD memory card, and
enhanced video capabilities to make it easy for users to record and share
pictures and videos, whether via e-mail, MMS or one-click upload to sites
such as YouTube(TM) and Picasa(TM). The device’s powerful mobile Web
experience is supported by fast data speeds via Wi-Fi and T-Mobile’s 3G
network.
“With myTouch, HTC and T-Mobile are delivering not just a new phone,
but the ability to create a uniquely personal product experience on top of
a remarkably strong feature set,” said Jason Mackenzie, vice president of
HTC America.
myTouch features multitasking capabilities and one-touch access to the
Google services that millions use every day including Google Search(TM) by
voice, Google Maps(TM) with Street View, YouTube(TM) and Picasa(TM). It
also provides easy access to both personal and corporate e-mail, including
support for Exchange, Gmail(TM) and most other POP3 and IMAP e-mail
services as well as synchronization with Google contacts and calendars. It
also combines instant messaging support for Google Talk(TM), as well as
AOL(R), Yahoo! Messenger(R) and Windows Live Messenger. In addition, users
can pull down the windowshade notification bar by dragging their finger
down from the top of the screen, easily displaying message previews and
other convenient at-a-glance notifications depending on the personalized
applications users download.
Pricing and Availability
myTouch will be available to pre-order for current T-Mobile customers
starting July 8 for $199.99 with a two-year agreement*; additional product
features and details will be available at that time. Devices sold through
pre-sale will begin shipping in late July, and national retail availability
for myTouch is planned for early August. Customers can visit
http://www.T-MobilemyTouch.com for more information.
*Price may vary depending upon customer upgrade eligibility
requirements. Plus taxes and fees. Qualifying voice and data plans
required. 3G coverage not available everywhere. For information where
T-Mobile 3G service is available or to see T-Mobile’s Personal Coverage
Check tool, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com/Coverage.
About T-Mobile USA, Inc. Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc.
is the U.S. operation of Deutsche Telekom AG’s (NYSE: DT) Mobile
Communications Business, and a wholly owned subsidiary of T-Mobile
International, one of the world’s leading companies in mobile
communications. By the end of the first quarter of 2009, more than 148
million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments
of the Deutsche Telekom group — 33.2 million by T-Mobile USA — all via a
common technology platform based on GSM, the world’s most widely used
digital wireless standard. T-Mobile’s innovative wireless products and
services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple
independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile among the highest in
numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call
quality. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com.
T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG.
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any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
SOURCE T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile and Google(TM) Partner Again to Deliver a New Android-Powered Wireless Experience; T-Mobile USA Customers Can Pre-Order Beginning July 8
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 24 /PRNewswire/ — T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced the upcoming availability of the T-Mobile(R) myTouch(TM) 3G, the highly anticipated follow-up to the T-Mobile G1(TM), the world’s first Android(TM) powered device. T-Mobile myTouch 3G boasts a sleek look and contoured feel, plus an array of new features that builds on its popular predecessor. A touch-screen display with virtual keyboard is built into a slim, smooth and lightweight design.
myTouch empowers users to simply create a unique, individualized wireless phone and experience. With the ability to richly customize menus, wallpapers, icons and more, thousands of Android Market(TM) applications to choose from, plus themes and skins that let customers express their style on the inside and outside, myTouch can evolve to become a virtual extension of oneself. Adding to its refined aesthetics and customization options, myTouch will come in three colors — black, white and a distinctive merlot.
“T-Mobile myTouch 3G puts you first, so you can create a mobile experience that is truly your own,” said Denny Marie Post, chief marketing officer, T-Mobile USA. “There’s no cookie-cutter approach to myTouch. Inside and out, there are boundless possibilities for personalization so you can put your personal touch on the phone and make it uniquely yours.”
In addition to the virtually endless ways to personalize myTouch, plus its deep integration of Google services and the latest Android software, T-Mobile myTouch customers will enjoy access to new applications that enhance their mobile lives. One such application, and at the heart of myTouch, is Sherpa(TM). Created by Geodelic, Sherpa features GENIE (Geodelic ENgine for Interest Evaluation), a learning engine that automatically customizes itself to the user’s preferences. Through behavior and user feedback, the application learns a person’s likes and dislikes, prioritizing recommended retailers, restaurants and attractions. Seamlessly blending behavior recognition, a recommendation engine and location relevant information, this combination of learning is exclusive to Sherpa and unlike any experience currently on the market.
“Now more than ever, customers are regularly accessing mobile applications that enhance their personal interests. Through the power of location and social discovery, T-Mobile is working closely with Google and developers like Geodelic to create experiences that are as unique as each person using it,” said Cole Brodman, chief technology and innovation officer, T-Mobile USA. “So wherever you are and whatever your passion – music, marathons, movies and more — myTouch is the phone for you.”
Today, thousands of applications are available on Android Market ranging from games to location-based social networks to on-the-go shopping. Whether it’s a marathon runner who downloads the Cardio Trainer application or a music buff who lives by his or her Imeem application, myTouch customers can find and download unique applications to expand and personalize their phone to fit their precise interests and lifestyle.
“The G1 was highly successful and captured the imagination of thousands of developers as the first Android-powered phone,” said Andy Rubin, vice president, mobile platforms at Google. “With myTouch, T-Mobile is poised to capture the imagination of consumers everywhere, and by expanding the availability and appeal of Android-based devices, they’re giving developers a bigger market for the next wave of killer Android applications.”
Designed by HTC, myTouch features a 3.2-inch HVGA touch-screen display and virtual keyboard, which orients automatically from portrait to landscape mode in most applications. It also features a 3.2-megapixel camera, a music player with a pre-installed 4GB microSD memory card, and enhanced video capabilities to make it easy for users to record and share pictures and videos, whether via e-mail, MMS or one-click upload to sites such as YouTube(TM) and Picasa(TM). The device’s powerful mobile Web experience is supported by fast data speeds via Wi-Fi and T-Mobile’s 3G network.
“With myTouch, HTC and T-Mobile are delivering not just a new phone, but the ability to create a uniquely personal product experience on top of a remarkably strong feature set,” said Jason Mackenzie, vice president of HTC America.
myTouch features multitasking capabilities and one-touch access to the Google services that millions use every day including Google Search(TM) by voice, Google Maps(TM) with Street View, YouTube(TM) and Picasa(TM). It also provides easy access to both personal and corporate e-mail, including support for Exchange, Gmail(TM) and most other POP3 and IMAP e-mail services as well as synchronization with Google contacts and calendars. It also combines instant messaging support for Google Talk(TM), as well as AOL(R), Yahoo! Messenger(R) and Windows Live Messenger. In addition, users can pull down the windowshade notification bar by dragging their finger down from the top of the screen, easily displaying message previews and other convenient at-a-glance notifications depending on the personalized applications users download.
Pricing and Availability
myTouch will be available to pre-order for current T-Mobile customers starting July 8 for $199.99 with a two-year agreement*; additional product features and details will be available at that time. Devices sold through pre-sale will begin shipping in late July, and national retail availability for myTouch is planned for early August. Customers can visit http://www.T-MobilemyTouch.com for more information.
*Price may vary depending upon customer upgrade eligibility requirements. Plus taxes and fees. Qualifying voice and data plans required. 3G coverage not available everywhere. For information where T-Mobile 3G service is available or to see T-Mobile’s Personal Coverage Check tool, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com/Coverage.
SOURCE T-Mobile USA, Inc.
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