Vodafone and LG Electronics today announced the launch of the LG GM750, a new Windows
phone based on Windows Mobile 6.5 available Oct. 6. Fully loaded with
fun, easy-to-use features and services that help people take control of
their lives thanks to fast Internet browsing, access to personal and
work e-mail accounts, and calendar synchronization, the GM750 packs a
lot into its sleek, slim form.
With LG’s
S-Class user-interface, and fast Internet browsing via Vodafone’s
high-speed mobile broadband network or Wi-Fi, information is always at
the user’s fingertips. Its large 3-inch full touch screen makes it easy
to navigate while browsing the Internet, writing text messages and
memos, or getting directions with its in-built GPS navigation function.
The
intuitive user interface on Windows Mobile 6.5 is easily customizable
so Vodafone customers can personalize their phone to their own
particular style. Using third-party applications, customers can change
the look and feel with a personal background or designer themes and
personalize the home screen so the information they need, such as
weather reports, the latest traffic information or stock prices, is
always easy to find. Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync e-mail ensures you
never need miss an e-mail again, be it from your personal or work
account. As one of a new generation of Windows phones, the GM750
Smartphone is poised to take advantage of future Vodafone services.
In
addition to Internet and e-mail connectivity, consumers will be able to
download applications directly to their phone via Windows Marketplace
for Mobile, automatically back up and synch photos, music and texts to
their PC using the free My Phone service, plus use Windows Live to
check Hotmail or IM with friends on the PC or Xbox video game system.
With a 5-megapixel camera as well, with the GM750 customers will have
all the tools, features and widgets they’ll need to get the most fun
from life, and never miss or forget a special moment.
“We’re
excited to be bringing a new Windows phone with Vodafone high-speed
mobile services to our customers through the exclusive LG GM750
Smartphone,” said Patrick Chomet, group global director of Terminals
for Vodafone. “This stylish, touch-screen Smartphone will have great
appeal to both consumer and business customers, and ensures Vodafone
delivers on its promise to constantly bring customers new services and
greater choice.”
“A significant group of
consumers demand mobile phones with the most advanced features and
services to help them do their job and stay in contact with friends and
family on one easy-to-use device. They need the technology and services
to access e-mail, the Internet and the ability to download widgets,
applications and fun tools without complexity,” said Harrison Lee,
senior vice president Europe at LG Electronics Mobile. “The combination
of Vodafone’s services, Windows Mobile 6.5 platform and our S-Class UI,
technology and design expertise, makes the GM750 the mobile package
consumers with busy lives have been waiting for.”
“Vodafone,
LG and Microsoft share a focus on delivering great customer
experiences, and the LG GM750 is powerful example of how customers
benefit when industry leaders rally around a common goal,” said Todd
Peters, corporate vice president, Microsoft Corp. “This new Windows
phone benefits from our work with LG to deeply integrate the phone’s
software and hardware as well as our continued work with Vodafone to
make Windows phones broadly available on Vodafone’s high-speed network.”
The
LG GM750 will be available in stores initially in seven countries:
Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and the UK and also in
France through SFR, with further countries following soon after.
