Telus declares it will bring the Android smartphone HTC Desire, though we're not yet sure how much it will cost or closely when it will be released. The device is a sign of Telus' smartphone focus, especially for Android handsets. Telus will launch the HTC Desire, a new touch screen smartphone powered by Google Android, as part of its “back to school” campaign.
Canadian media pawed at the Android 2.1 device at Telus Toronto location on Wednesday. The Desire is by now available in Europe and is often described as a reworked version of Google's Nexus One smartphone. HTC manufactured that device for Google, and has now slapped its “SenseUI” interface over the operating system and its own branding.
SenseUI was also featured on Telus' Hero smartphone, another Android device launched last year. Desire packs a bit more of a punch specs wise, with a 1 GHz processor, a larger 3.7” LCD screen with 800 x 480 resolution, a 5-megapixel camera and expandable storage up to 32 GB.
The phone is just one part of Telus' bet on Android, says Hilen Wong, director of device product marketing at Telus. “Google's mission in life is to make sure the world's information is made freely available to as many people as possible,” he says. “They wanted to ensure their services … would be valued in the mobile space.”
Desire features customizable widgets across seven home screens. One notable built-in application is Friend Stream, which combined users social media accounts and displays the updates in one spot. It's similar to Motorola's Moto Blur feature, which also aggregates social networking information on Android smartphones.
NEWS SOURCE: www.itbusiness.ca
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