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Motorola Milestone 2 to hit Australia in December

Vodafone and Optus will carry the phone when it comes out
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Motorola has announced the availability of the Milestone 2, its new touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard mobile phone.

It will land in Australia in December and be sold through Vodafone and Optus. Pricing is not available at this stage.

The phone uses Android 2.2 OS and carries a 1GHz processor. It can be used as a 3G mobile hotspot in which five WiFi devices can connect to.

Milestone 2 has Motoblur to easily manage emails, messages and social network updates. It also supports Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and 720p high-definition video recording.

Internal memory is 8GB and it comes with an 8GB microSD card. External memory can be expanded to 32GB.

Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube are included in the device.

Features include:

  • 1 Ghz processor now with 802.11 b/g/n support
  • 3G mobile hotspot – connect up to five other Wi-Fi devices
  • Latest version of MOTOBLUR
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.1
  • Multi-touch, pinch to zoom, double tap zoom
  • 720p HD video capture and playback
  • 5MP imager with dual LED flash
  • Up to 40GB of memory 7
  • 3.5mm audio jack
  • Enterprise Exchange support
  • Improved design; more spacious QWERTY keyboard including larger keys and better tactility
  • DLNA / WiFi / Bluetooth® 2.16 connectivity
Additional functionality and apps include:
  • Full suite of the Google applications: Google Search, Google Maps with Latitude and Street View, Gmail, YouTube, and Google Talk™
  • Unified Google and Exchange Contacts
  • Navigation: GPS, Google Maps with Latitude and Street View
  • Email Support: IMAP/POP3, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Corporate Sync, Push Email
  • Quick Office document viewer
  • IM Support: Google Talk
  • Calendar: Exchange, Calendar

Nominations for the 2012 ARN IT Industry Awards open on Tuesday, June 12.

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Comments

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VladMaster

Wed 10/11/2010 - 23:28

Yay about time. Was about to by a N900 today.
But will the Milestone 2 be bootlocked? .
Will we be able to update the Milestone 2 to new versions of Android when they become availible. Or will we be locked into what ever Motorola decides. Just thinking about the number of Motorola Andoid phones locked to Android 1.5 and 1.6. . Or should I by a HTC Desire Z when they become availble
Cheers all

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Lily

Mon 22/11/2010 - 11:00

Perfect, just about time! I was just about to buy one from the US. But now I can just wait for it in December to be released.

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