Cellular South, will launch its first Android-powered smartphone,
the new HTC Hero. Consumers will be able to pre-order the device as
early as October 5. The company is among the first U.S. wireless
carriers to announce the availability of the HTC Hero. They say it is the first of a
variety of Android-powered smartphones Cellular South plans to offer in
the near future.
The HTC Hero, featuring Android, has built-in Google
mobile services with synchronization, including Google Search,
Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube.
Android is an open platform which enables manufacturers from around
the world to develop unique user interfaces. HTC Hero is built with a
user interface based on the HTC Sense philosophy. This user
experience creates personalization through fully customizable home
screens. It also integrates social networking applications into the
experience with its Twitter widget and seamlessly ties in
Facebook and other social networks into the contact and message
functions.
Additionally, this Android-powered smartphone gives customers the
option to flexibly upgrade its memory with a MicroSD memory card, so
they can easily add more memory without having to purchase a new device.
The fully-loaded smartphone also features a 3.2 inch HVGA
touch-sensitive display with Wi-Fi capability, GPS with digital
compass, accelerometer, 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and a 5 Megapixel
autofocus camera and camcorder with expandable microSD memory. HTC Hero
features simple personal and business e-mail accessibility with instant
messaging and text messaging, as well as Stereo Bluetooth(R) 2.0
Wireless technology.
Cellular South's Discover Centers available online, in stores and on
the HTC Hero, provide customers with real-time support and relevant
tools that help them get more out of their wireless devices. Cellular
South Discover Center Specialists are Android experts and will be able
to assist customers in learning about all of the features, applications
and overall utilization of their new Android-powered device.
For more information about the HTC Hero at Cellular South, its
smartphone offerings and Cellular South's Discover Centers, visit www.Cellularsouth.com/DiscoverCenter.