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Toshiba Announce New Portege Handset

January 22, 2008 at 10:23 am by Hannah | In Coming Soon Handsets, Mobile News

The latest rumoured offering from Toshiba, The Portege G910 not only has Windows 6 for its operating system, but it also comes with built in GPS that supports Qualcomm’s gpsOneXTRA Assistance Technology. This technology is designed to give you a faster fix on your signal when in built up city environments or indoors.

The operating system includes the full Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook Push Email ideal for the professional user. It comes with a biometric reader for your fingerprints to stop thieves accessing all your important documents and for instant access to the phone.

The phone itself is a clamshell design equipped with a full QWERTY keypad, 3 inch wide VGA touch screen, ideal for viewing web pages and documents.It has Windows Media Player for listening to music or watching films, great for that commute to work.

The deputy MD of Toshiba said

“The Portégé G910 is an essential device for the modern business user. It is one of the most powerful smart mobile devices in the current market, but uniquely has all the features and applications needed for the user to be highly connected in both their professional and private lives.”

Specifications
• Form Factor: Horizontal Clamshell
• Size: 145cc, 117mm x 64mm x 19.8mm
• Weight: 183g
• Camera: 2 mega pixel VGA camera, 2nd camera for video calling
• Memory: ROM 256MB, RAM 128MB
• Interface: Bluetooth™ 2.0, USB, WiFi
• Band: 2100 HSDPA, 900/1800/1900 GSM/EDGE, GPRS class 10
• Navigation: Built-in GPS
• Battery: 1320mAh
• Standby: Up to 460hrs*
• Talktime: Up to 300mins*
• Display: Wide-VGA (480×800), 65k colours, TFT 3.0”
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, E-mail, Wireless push e-mail, Windows Live Messenger
• Media Player: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA
• Music Service: Windows Media Player
• Security: Fingerprint authentication
• VoIP: Over WiFi
• Java: MIDP2.0, JSR179
• PIM/sync: Mobile Outlook (address book, Calender) / ActiveSync (Address book, Calender, Mail, folder)
• Accessories: USB cable, Stereo headset (with microphone), charger, user guide, CD-ROM

This handset is expected to be released within the next 2 months.

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