Did you know.....they are here! South Africa's first Android smartphones
Being curious is the hallmark of every genius. Curious people ask the questions and uncover the solutions that make life fascinating and fun: curious minds have discovered that pigs can't look to the sky, that it is impossible to lick your elbow and that, by introducing the power of Google and freedom of Android to mobile technology, we can transform the way we live, work and play.
Curious about the Android revolution in mobile? Keen to know what Android smartphones mean for the future of mankind? HTC, a global leader in mobile technology and innovation, has the riveting answers to satisfy your curiosity!The new HTC Dream™ and HTC Magic™ handsets, coupled with the world's first Android operating system, enable you to personalise and customise every facet of your mobile experience.
You can now also take the uniquely powerful search experience - previously only available on your desktop - with you wherever you go, with superfast one touch access to some of your favourite Google services such as Google Search™, Google Maps™, Google Talk™, Gmail™, You Tube™ and more. Easy and speedy navigation of your favourite social sites like Facebook™, Twitter™, Flickr™, ensures that you don't miss out on anything. Take your mobile experience to a new unprecedented level
So what's the hype about Android? Android is not just any mobile operating system - it is an open source operating system, which allows innovative and creative developers around the globe to write their own mobile applications for these handsets. Unlike other operating systems and handsets, the new Android platform was specifically designed around the internet experience. In other words, search functionality forms the HEART of the operating system.
Essentially, curious minds now have access to every part of the phone's core functionality and their fresh, unique applications can interact freely with the operating system.
An open operating system needs an open market to buy, sell or trade these creations. If you are tech-savvy or more of a gadget diva or a designer than a crafty, inventive developer, you can still dabble in the ingenious, infinite world of Android by customising and expanding the capabilities of your mobile and, essentially, recreating it to suit your unique lifestyle and choices. You can then share or even sell these creations with other Android users. From innovative business applications to electrifying games, advanced social networking tools and dazzling wallpapers and ringtones, you can download, or upload, an ever expanding range of exciting new options from Leaf's latest innovation - the Open Market™ that has been made available specifically to South African HTC Android users, content creators and developers. Open Market™ is a community that embraces the principles of Web 2.0 and openness and, with Android, ensures your mobile is as original as you are - tailor-made by you, for you!
The Android handsets place the power of information at your fingertips with a powerful browsing experience enabling you to access the "real web" at superfast broad-band speeds. See the world clearly anywhere, anytime with the full HTML web browser, viewing up to 8 web pages simultaneously and in the way they were designed to be seen - on the large, vibrant colour 3.2" screen.
Enjoy absolute control with easy zooming and pivoting, providing portrait, landscape and expanded views. The touch capability of the phones ensures you enjoy the most seamless and effortless browsing and navigation experiences possible. Relish the complete power to customise with three home screens extending beyond the screen width - perhaps one for work, one for play and one for socialising - the choice is yours.
Integration is redefined with these astonishing handsets. Capture those spontaneous moments with the 3.2 megapixel camera and immediately upload videos to YouTube™, or share them with your friends via Gmail™.
Extensive multi-tasking on these smartphones allow you to run applications concurrently, and even switch in and out of applications while you are on a call. The notification bar will alert you to activity in other applications such as calendar reminders, new email messages, download status and more, all while you surf your favourite websites or read your emails.
And all this even before we get into the technical specifications of these extraordinary mobile devices! It is so advanced that even the most curious minds will be blown away by the incredible fusion of incomparable ease of use and astounding functionality.
You will be delighted to know that there is not one, but two android smartphones available in South Africa: the HTC Dream (exclusive to MTN) and the HTC Magic (exclusive to Vodacom). Both handsets offer unique benefits and possess features which have been designed with the consumer and the ultimate web experience in mind. We are not going to bore you with the technical specifications but one thing that you can be sure of is that this fantastic operating system has been complimented by state of the art hardware!
To satisfy your curiosity about the new Android operating system, the HTC Dream or HTC Magic phones, explore www.becurious.co.za. To experience the superb synergy between this fantastic operating system and the cutting-edge hardware, get to your nearest MTN or Vodacom outlets now, and be first to hold the future of mobile in your hands.
Go ahead......Be curious!