Folks: Wondered if this is of interest to us. Subramani -----Original Message----- From: Rajiv Menon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:48 PM To: Rajiv Menon Subject: Press Release - Motorola Launches Next-Generation, GPS-Enabled Touch Screen MOTOMING A1600 Motorola Launches Next-Generation, GPS-Enabled Touch Screen MOTOMING A1600 MOTOMING A1600 offers lifetime free GPS navigation maps and landmarks of 30 cities, and GPS-enabled landmarks for an additional 130 cities BANGALORE, India - 21 October 2008 - Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a global leader in mobile communications, today launched the next-generation, GPS-enabled, sleek, touch screen mobile phone, the MOTOMING A1600 in India. MING A1600 provides consumers with lifetime free access to fully navigable maps1 and landmarks of 30 major cities in India, allowing voice-guided navigation across major national and state highways (see annexure for city list). For an additional 130 major cities in India, consumers can view major landmarks1,3 in the city. The highly-anticipated, next-generation MING A1600 also features inbuilt GPS navigation and a full package of productivity, mobile music and multimedia functions. "MOTOMING A1600, our first GPS-enabled mobile phone in India, is powered with next-generation features and applications in an extremely attractive design," said Lloyd Mathias, senior director and head of sales and distribution, India & South West Asia, Motorola Mobile Devices. "Our GPS navigation service is free with no activation charges, independent of mobile networks and can be used even without inserting the SIM card. MOTOMING A1600 allows the Indian consumer access to 540,000 unique destinations1 and 400,000 points of interest1, lifetime free voice- guided, turn-by-turn navigation across 30 major cities1 and national and state highways1. We have ensured that all major cities in the country are a part of this unique service. This Diwali, we invite Indian consumers to experience the next-generation GPS-enabled navigation device, the MOTOMING A1600." Next Generation MING-MOTOMING A1600 The latest in the MING series, the A1600 has the distinctive "MING" transparent flip cover with a slimmer, sleeker, stylish design. This new MING comes with next-generation features and applications to meet the growing needs of modern-day executives, helping them stay in touch and in charge. MING A1600 supports turn-by-turn, voice-guided navigation, and easy search of points-of-interest like hotels, colleges, petrol pumps, airports, railway stations, cinemas, tourist attractions and more in these cities. It also provides coverage across national and state highways in India. In addition to voice-guided navigation, Motorola's MotoNav application offers unique features like route simulation and location based reminders. Consumers can set alerts and reminders when approaching chosen destinations and plan a route before starting a journey and view a suggested route summary or read a list of directions. MotoNav offers three modes of navigation from which to choose: shortest, quickest or pedestrian path, along with points of interest that show up on the screen as the users approach the site. The MotoNav application allows users to mark favourite destinations for quick navigation guidance and to retrieve a history of previously traveled paths. It also allows users to send SMS location information to friends. MOTOMING A1600 comes with a 1GB MicroSD card5 and an expandable memory capacity of up to 4GB5 offering enough space to save important documents for work and fun. Powered by MapmyIndia, India maps come preloaded on the memory card of MING A1600. All the consumer needs to do is to choose 'India' maps from the MotoNav application to enjoy an unparalleled navigation experience. The MOTOMING A1600 comes with an in-car charger that lets users utilize the GPS voice-guidance over long drives while keeping the phone powered. With a 3.2 megapixel camera, the MING A1600 makes it easy to snap, save and share pictures. The 8X zoom allows multiple capture modes, helping the consumer record all the action. The MING A1600 also enables consumers to record locations of these images for posterity. All that the consumer needs to do is add location details on the captured images utilizing the GPS navigation feature and later use this data to map7 the images' exact locations onto sites like Google EarthTM. The panorama capability of MING A1600's camera can stitch together multiple shots taken across a horizon and make a 360-degree panoramic photo. It can also make animated GIF files, which can be shared with friends through MMS. The new MING A1600 empowers the consumer to work and socialize while on the go with mobile business and multimedia applications, including mobile e-mail, business card reader3, document viewer and Motorola's industry-leading smart handwriting technology. The Linux-based platform supports multi-tasking and rich applications to provide a fast, stable and efficient experience. Consumers can read content from newspapers such as Indian Express, Deccan Chronicle and Asian Age right on the mobile phone. The MOTOMING A1600 comes with exciting features for cricket fans. Consumers can learn cricketing strokes from former Indian captain Krish Srikkanth; download free video batting tips of more strokes; and keep track of live cricket matches with live text commentary, partnership charts, and wagon wheel. In addition, the MOTOMING A1600 comes with three full-fledged cricket games, access to Cricket Masala, and downloadable cricket wallpapers. The MING A1600 is also a mobile music device with multimedia applications. It offers an MP3 player and Music ID, and provides users direct access to MOTOMUSIC (www.hellomoto.com/in/music). MOTOMUSIC, as a combined Web and WAP2 service, offers consumers more than 350,000 easily downloadable, high-quality full songs, ring tones, music video clips and wallpapers2. MING A1600 also provides video capture and video playback at 30 fps (frames per second). MOTOMING A1600 supports Class 2 Bluetooth wireless technology4, features a talk time of up to approximately 405 minutes8 and a standby time of approximately 176 hours8. Availability MOTOMING A1600 is available at a best buy6 price of Rs 14,599 (MRP: Rs 15,847) at MOTOSTORE, MOTOSTORE Lite and other retail stores. The MING A1600 includes 1GB microSD card5 (preloaded with navigation maps), 27MB5 of user-available memory expandable up to 4GB through a microSD card5, a wired stereo headset, a CD-ROM with Roxio PC software to transform videos to a format compatible to the MING A1600, and a MOTOMUSIC scratch card offering 50 free wallpapers and music video downloads. For more information and a full list of product specifications and features, please visit www.hellomoto.com/in. About Motorola Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications. The company develops technologies, products and services that make mobile experiences possible. Our portfolio includes communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility solutions, digital set-tops, cable modems, mobile devices and Bluetooth accessories. Motorola is committed to delivering next generation communication solutions to people, businesses and governments. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.6 billion in 2007. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com. # # # Media Contacts: Arati Mukerji Motorola Mobile Devices Phone: +91-9899974777 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rajiv Menon Perfect Relations Phone: +91-98452 51133 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Certain mobile phone features may not be activated by your service provider, and/or their network settings may limit the feature's functionality. Contact your service provider for details. All features, functionality and other product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation. 1 Maps preloaded on the A1600 are provided by CE Info systems Pvt. Ltd. Motorola assumes no responsibility for accuracy, details or coverage of the maps. Use of Maps is as per the CE Info Systems Pvt Ltd's "MapsmyIndia End User License Agreement a copy of which is provided inbox with each device This agreement governs all end-users of this device. End users should evaluate the "MapsmyIndia End User License Agreement" carefully before using the GPS function or any other map based feature of the device. Please note that maps are provided only for limited personal use as per the terms and warnings set forth in the "MapsmyIndia End User License Agreement". Updated maps may be made available in future at a fee. Certain features and functionality may be limited in certain regions or countries of operation. All features, functionality and other product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation. 2 Network and/or SIM card dependent feature, not available in all areas. Airtime, data charges, and/or additional charges may apply. 3 The unauthorized copying of copyrighted materials is contrary to the provisions of the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries. This device is intended solely for copying non-copyrighted materials, materials in which you own the copyright, or materials which you are authorized or legally permitted to copy. If you are uncertain about your right to copy any material, please contact your legal advisor. 4 These devices support Bluetooth A2DP and AVRCP profiles. In order for Bluetooth devices to communicate with one another, they must utilize the same Bluetooth profile. To determine the profiles supported by other Motorola devices, visit www. motorola.com/bluetooth. For other devices, contact their respective manufacturer. Certain Bluetooth features including those listed may not be supported by all compatible Bluetooth-enabled devices, and/or the functionality of such features may be limited in certain devices, or by certain wireless carriers. Contact your wireless carrier about feature availability and functionality. 5 Storage capacity is approximate and is subject to available memory space; actual capacity varies by content. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual usable memory after formatting is less. 6 Best buy is the price at which Motorola believes the Product is ordinarily available in the market. Retailers are free to determine the price at which they sell the Product. 7 Location Information is geocoded in standard EXIF format. Check your favorite online photo sharing site to see how they support geocoded photos. 6 All talk and standby times are quoted in Digital Mode, and are approximate. Battery performance depends on network configuration, signal strength, operating temperature, features selected, and voice, data and other application usage patterns. MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by their proprietor and used by Motorola, Inc. under license. Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. (c) Motorola, Inc. 2008.
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