HTC & Orange Vegas - the cheapest full touchscreen handset to date

Orange UK have just announced the cheapest full touchscreen handset, dubbed as the Orange Vegas, which is already available for purchase at the carrier points of sale across UK or online.

The price of only 48.50 GBP for pay-as-you-go customers is a hit below the belt for handsets like the highly popular LG KP501 Cookie, which costs at least twice as much.

Well, to be honest, Vegas ain't that cute as the Cookie but its price is low enough to make you say "Deal!". The Orange Vegas reminds of the HTC Touch Viva but it doesn't nearly have the same brains or goodies under the hood.

Orange Vegas in pink and black

Orange Vegas comes in pink or black and offers a 2.4" TFT touchscreen and UI that is designed exclusively for Orange. Along comes the 1.3 megapixel snapper capable of taking images and videos and the music player followed by the microSD card slot ready to host cards with up to 4 GB of memory. Also aboard is a built-in FM radio and Bluetooth.

Another nice touch is the free access to services like Bebo, Facebook and MySpace.

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Motorola present the MC55 - The Smallest Motto Digital Assistant Ever is ready for PRE-ORDER!

The Motorola MC55 is a special breed of mobile phones. Motorola's Enterprise Digital Assistants (or EDA) are Windows Mobile-based devices custom-fit for the business. Motorola MC55 sports GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity plus Wi-Fi support. The integrated GPS provides various location-based services such as real-time fleet management, geo-fencing and bread-crumbing for dispatchers.

Equipped with a 3.5-inch QVGA touchscreen, the Motorola MC55 has an IP54-certified ruggedized design plus a full QWERTY keyboard. It comes in two models and multiple configurations, making the device highly scalable to meet the business needs.

The Motorola MC5590 model offers wireless WLAN and Bluetooth connectivity for workers mostly inside the four walls - including healthcare workers in a hospital environment, as well as retail or hospitality associates.

The Motorola MC5574 model is equipped with wireless WAN, WLAN and Bluetooth capabilities to support workers in the field, such as maintenance personnel and postal and delivery workers.

The Motorola MC55 is based on the Marvell XScale PXA270 520 MHz processor and runs on Microsoft® Windows® Mobile 6.1 OS.The MC55 EDA family of products also offers a variety of data capture options such as a 1D laser scanner or a 2D imager. A 2-megapixel autofocus snapper can also be added to either the scanner or imager to allow for image capturing.The Motorola MC5590 and MC5574 EDAs will be available worldwide as of Q3 2009.

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