CTIA WIRELESS 2005, NEW ORLEANS, March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Group Sense PDA Limited (GSPDA), today announced its entry into the North American market with the availability of its Xplore M-series smartphones. GSPDA, one of the largest sellers of handheld products in Asia and the subsidiary of Group Sense (International) Limited (GSL, HKEx: 0601) is launching the popular Palm Powered(TM) M28, M68 and M98 smartphones in North America.
Joining the existing Palm Powered Xplore G18 and G88 smartphone product family, the Xplore M-series combines the industry-leading Palm OS(R) and state-of-the-art wireless and multimedia features in a compact form factor. The Xplore M-series consists of three devices: the Xplore M28, Xplore M68 and Xplore M98.
'We are excited about entering the North American marketplace,' said Thomas Tam, managing director for Group Sense (International) Limited. 'The Xplore M-Series of smartphones feature state-of-the-art design and the ease of use of the Palm OS in a compact form factor we believe North American consumers will appreciate and want to use. The Xplore M-Series tri-brand smartphone also provides greater convenience for travelers.'
'We believe GSPDA's cutting edge design philosophy and efficient time-to-market are well suited to the North American market,' said David Nagel, president and CEO of PalmSource. 'With the Xplore M-Series of smartphones, GSPDA is providing North American consumers an innovative and easy-to-use Palm Powered smartphone.'
Xplore M-series Smartphones Expanded Features and Benefits:
-- Palm OS(R) Garnet
-- Tri-band GSM850/1800/1900MHz, GPRS Class 10
-- Bluetooth technology for communicating with headsets, car kits,
computers and printers equipped with Bluetooth (Xplore M68 only)
-- MP3 and MPEG4 for audio and video capturing and playback
-- 1.3 megapixel integrated camera for vibrant photos
-- 64 MB RAM/32MB SDRAM Flash Internal Memory Cark
-- 2.2-inch D-TFD 65K colors LCD screen
-- SMS/MMS/WAP/e-mail/Java support
-- 1GB of memory capacity with Secure Digital (SD)/Multimedia Card (MMC)
for expansion (Xplore M28 and M68)
-- Transflash card for expansion (Xplore M98)
-- One-handed navigation five-way jog dial
Palm Powered smartphones are sold by over 30 of the world's top wireless carriers worldwide, making Palm OS a leading platform for the development and deployment of wireless devices. The Palm OS platform is designed with an open, modular architecture that gives licensees and software developers the flexibility to create differentiated products and solutions for various markets. With over 20,000 Palm OS software titles available today, the Palm OS platform offers one of the largest third-party software catalogs to enable users to customize their Palm Powered smart mobile devices to fit their particular needs.
About Group Sense PDA Limited
Group Sense PDA Limited (GSPDA), the flagship of its parent company Group Sense (International) Limited for handheld products business, was established in 2000 in Hong Kong. In September 2001, GSPDA rolled out the world's first Chinese-based PDA-phone model 3938 that features open OS architecture and full-range communication functions including voice, fax, e-mails, WAP and SMS. For non-phone type of products, embedded-Bluetooth(TM) is added to provide short-range connectivity with other Bluetooth-enabled devices. In August 2003, GSPDA launched the first Palm Powered Xplore G18 smartphone and followed by the Xplore G88 smartphone eight months later. With the launch of the Xplore M-Series for North America, GSPDA is now selling products in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Europe and the United States. More information about GSPDA is available at http://www.gspda.com/ .
NOTE: Any product features, specifications or statements in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual product features, specifications or forward-looking statements are subject to change.
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