First Android�-Powered Device from Motorola Puts Social Networking Center Stage.
SAN FRANCISCO � T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced the upcoming availability of the Motorola CLIQ� with MOTOBLUR�, the first Android-powered device from Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and the first device to feature the innovative MOTOBLUR solution. The CLIQ will be available exclusively in the U.S. from T-Mobile later this fall.
Developed by Motorola, MOTOBLUR is an innovative solution that manages and integrates communications � from work e-mail to social networking activity � on your CLIQ. Updates to contacts, posts, messages, photos and more are streamed together and synced from sources including Facebook�, Twitter�, MySpace�, Gmail�, and work and personal e-mail. MOTOBLUR automatically delivers these updates to the home screen in easy-to-view streams so there is no need to open and close different mobile applications to keep up with the latest content. A 3G-capable smartphone featuring a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a full touch-screen display, the CLIQ is designed to keep the conversation moving, enabling fast messaging on the fly and easy navigation through MOTOBLUR�s streams and widgets.
Cole Brodman, chief technology and innovation officer with T-Mobile USA, jointly unveiled CLIQ with MOTOBLUR today with Sanjay Jha, co-CEO of Motorola and CEO of Motorola Mobile Devices, at GigaOM�s Mobilize 09 conference.
�T-Mobile�s highly social and always-connected customers have a natural affinity for mobile social networking, and we�re excited to feature the Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR prominently in what�s shaping up to be our most innovative holiday product lineup ever,� Brodman said. �The CLIQ lives up to Motorola�s tradition of great design and quality, and to our history of working together to create products that enhance the lives and the relationships of our customers.�
Jha said, �We�re pleased to announce our first Android-powered device in partnership with T-Mobile USA. Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR differentiates the Android experience for consumers by being the only smartphone that automatically syncs conversations, contacts and content, and delivers a solution that�s instinctive, social and smart.�
The CLIQ expands T-Mobile�s compelling lineup of Android devices and underscores T-Mobile�s commitment to the open, highly customizable platform that gives developers and manufacturers the opportunity to create truly unique experiences. This continued first-mover advantage with Android lets T-Mobile customers have access to incredible innovation in the Android Market�.
The CLIQ delivers a reliable mobile Web experience by harnessing the power and speed of T-Mobile�s 3G network and Wi-Fi. Additional CLIQ features include a 3.1-inch HVGA touch-screen display, a 5 megapixel auto focus camera with video capture and playback at 24 frames per second, a 3.5mm headset jack, a music player with pre-loaded Amazon MP3 store application, Shazam, iMeem Mobile, and a pre-installed 2GB microSD memory card with support for up to 32 GB of removable memory.
CLIQ also features multitasking capabilities and one-touch access to the Google� mobile services millions use every day, including Google Search� by voice, Google Maps� with Street View, YouTube� and Picasa�. Easy access to both personal and corporate e-mail, calendars, and contacts is supported by Exchange Server and Gmail. E-mail and contacts are also supported by Yahoo!, Windows Live Hotmail, and other POP3 and IMAP e-mail services. It also combines instant messaging support for Google Talk�, as well as AOL�, Yahoo! Messenger� and Windows Live Messenger.
T-Mobile�s 3G network is currently available in 200 cities nationwide and covers more than 150 million people. By the end of 2009, T-Mobile USA expects its 3G network to be available to approximately 200 million people across the U.S.
Availability
Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR will be available exclusively to T-Mobile customers later this fall in two colors � Titanium and Winter White. Pricing will be announced at a later date. Customers can visit http://www.t-mobile.com/cliq for more information.
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