Motorola CLIQ with BLUR

T-Mobile USA unveils the Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR.

T-Mobile USA, Inc. Today made an announcement about 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 should be available totally in the U.S.  From T-Mobile later this autumn.

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Developed by Motorola, MOTOBLUR is an innovative solution that manages and integrates communications - from work email to social networking activity - on your CLIQ.  Updates to contacts, posts, messages, pictures and more are streamed together and synced from sources including Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Gmail, and work and personal email.  MOTOBLUR immediately 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 newest content.  A 3G-capable smartphone featuring a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a full touch screen display, the CLIQ is intended to keep the conversation moving, enabling fast messaging on the fly and simple navigation thru 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 manager of Motorola Mobile Devices, at GigaOM's muster 09 conference.  ~'T-Mobile's highly social and always-connected customers have a natural affinity for mobile social networking, and we are excited to feature the Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR prominently in what's roughing up to be our most inventive vacation product lineup ever,' Brodman said. 'The CLIQ lives up to Motorola's custom of great design and quality, and to our history of collaborating to form products that enhance the lives and the relations of our customers.'}

Jha claimed,'We're happy to announce our first Android-powered device in cooperation with T-Mobile USA.  Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR differentiates the Android experience for consumers by being the only smartphone that automatically syncs talks, contacts and content, and delivers a solution that is's instinctive, social and smart.'

compelling lineup of Android devices and underlines T-Mobile's commitment to the open, highly customizable platform that gives developers and manufacturers the chance to create truly unique experiences.  This continued first-mover advantage with Android lets T-Mobile patrons have access to incredible creativity 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.  Further CLIQ features include a 3.1-inch HVGA touch-screen display, a 5 megapixel automobile focus camera with video capture and playback at twenty-four 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 as much as 32 GB of removable memory. }

CLIQ also {features multitasking capacities 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 company email, 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 presently available in 2 hundred towns 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 two hundred million people across the U.S. }

On the topic of availability Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR will be available exclusively to T-Mobile customers later this fall in 2 colors - Titanium and Winter White.  Pricing is scheduled to be announced at a later date.  Clients can visit http://www.t-mobile.com/cliq for more informationrmation.