HTC Advantage Uber-Handheld Getting Upgraded

HTC Corp. has announced plans to release an updated version of the HTC Advantage that will include new software, increased storage, and an improved keyboard.

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The Advantage is a cellular-wireless handheld that launch last year with a number of high-end features, like a 5-inch, VGA screen, 3G, and a hard drive.

What's New?

The X7510 will have a hard drive twice the size of the current model: 16 GB.

It will also have an an improved keyboard with haptic feedback.

In addition, the updated version of the Advantage will also include HTC's TouchFLO software which enhances finger touch scrolling and browsing of Web pages, documents, etc. This handheld will also include Opera Mobile 9 and TomTom Navigator 6, which will work with its built-in GPS receiver. 

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HTC says it will run a "Future Version of Windows Mobile," which means it will have Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, but Microsoft doesn't want companies talking about this version until it has been officially announced.

Other Features

Like its predecessor, the new model will include quad-band GSM/EDGE, tri-band HSPDA, Wi-Fi and stereo Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity.

It will also include a video out port, allowing the device to be hooked up to a monitor or video projector.

The HTC Advantage X7510 will be available in March in select countries across Europe. When it will debut in other areas of the world is not yet known.

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