Ready to Release HTC Android in End 2009

HTC plans Android smartphone released in Australia before the end of 2009. No longer HTC smartphone that supports the application of social networking is also available. Smartphone market this year is estimated to be more crowded with the arrival of new players, such as Acer Inc. and Garmin Ltd. alliances and ASUSTeK Computer Inc.. Fourth largest smartphone manufacturer HTC Corp. the world recognizes, in this year's competition in the increasingly competitive smartphone market. However, HTC does not claim to tremble.

"Our competitors can only emulate. For example, when HTC releases Touch touch screen smartphone, not long after the race that competitors release similar products. HTC will remain strong thanks to the innovation-inovasinya. Innovation is the key to successful HTC," said Country Manager of HTC India Agus Sugiharto.

Agus added that HTC will also continue to strengthen the position of the released products are in tune with market needs. For example, when people are stricken fever social networking sites such as Facebook, no longer will release HTC smartphone that allows users to access the social networking site mobile.

Furthermore, HTC will also enrich the diversity of products. During this HTC smartphone, known as a manufacturer of Windows Mobile operating bersistem. However, at this time HTC has also produced bersistem smartphone operating Android, Google Inc production. HTC plans Android smartphone released in Australia before the end of 2009.

Compared to other countries, the launch HTC Android in Indonesia indeed be regarded as slow in Singapore is now HTC Android already circulating.

? We are still waiting for approval because they want Google features Android smartphone is designed to uniquely for each country. HTC Android for Singapore is not running optimally in Indonesia, as well as vice versa, "said Agus.

Research firm Gartner Inc said, in 2008 smartphone manufacturer HTC to become world's fourth largest market with 4.2 percent. In general, back in the global smartphone sales grew only 13.9 percent. However, owing to inovasinya, HTC is able to achieve 58.5 percent growth per year.

Digit growth HTC is four times higher than the growth of industry in general. In fact, the world's largest smartphone manufacturer Nokia Corp. back in the year only able to achieve global sales growth of 0.8 percent per year.

? HTC is able to increase sales volume and market share because it is able to offer a global product that provides the experience and touch screen user interface, "Research firm Gartner Inc. Director Roberta Cozza.

Speech Cozza not wrong. HTC weekends back again introduce newest smartphone in Indonesia. The product is called HTC Touch Cruise. Agus said, Cruise is the latest successor of the HTC Touch Cruise released a few years ago. Appropriate name, Cruise is designed for navigation.

Special on Cruise, the HTC smartphone is designed to facilitate the driver to enjoy the car satellite navigation or GPS while driving. Cruise has the latest digital map production PaPaGO Technologies Inc. Matlas. This innovative digital map is able to play because the point of view of 360 degrees of navigation so users can see the dots in interesting surroundings.

Traditionally, GPS navigation system is only able to display information about the location of which is located in front of the user. Unfortunately, this map includes a new digital Cruise Jakarta area. HTC mengompensasi lack of trying to plant it with a unique feature called Footprints on the HTC Cruise.

Footprints indeed similar geo-technology Tagging (adding geographic information on digital content such as photos, video, or website). With Footprints, Cruise users can add geographic information on the photos of the photogenic smartphoneitu. Uniquely, Footprints can work in and outside the room.

Traditionally, the gadget-GPS navigation gadgets only work outside the room. In the room, GPS navigation equipment is not running because the satellite signals obstructed by the roof. To allow users to Cruise in the navigation room, HTC to integrate the service into the Google Maps feature Footprints.

Because Google Maps works using cellular network, the user can perform Cruise navigation anywhere are, so far there is mobile network signal. Agus explained, Cruise easily used by the drivers because Cruise is able to provide guidance in the form of voice navigation.

That way, drivers can focus the eyes to the road, does not need to see the screen navigation Cruise. In Indonesia, for USD550.HTC Cruise marketed include a cradle (holder) to put Cruise on the vehicle. When placed Cruise in the cradle, the smartphone is immediately display the menu that allows users to access the navigation or communication.