Motorola VE538

Motorola (NYSE: MOT), a global leader in wireless communications, today unveiled its latest mobile handset designed for instant internet access while on the go - the Motorola VE538. Equipped with 3G technology for high speed Internet access and connectivity, the VE538 is a true Web phone that comes with Motorola’s signature design and style, ensuring users are never out of touch.

Designed for people who want to stay connected everywhere, the new VE538 allows the user to discover, create and share over social network sites with their friends via 3G1 connectivity. “In Asia, life takes form in the online realm as much as they do in the real world.” said Zulkifli Mat Jusoh, Head of Marketing, Mobile Devices Business, Motorola Electronics Sdn Bhd. “The VE538 allows users to stay online and mobile at the same time, allowing them to constantly participate in social networking, blogging and sharing pictures or videos with friends1.”

The Motorola VE538 takes full use of a mobile operator’s 3G network to bring high speed Internet access and connectivity. The VE538’s dedicated social networking shortcut button gives users instant access to the ShoZuTM1 gateway, which includes social networking sites, blogs, photo and video sharing utilities, or instant messaging on the go. Users don’t even need a PC any more – simply connect to online community sites with your phone, giving users high speed access to the Internet, MySpace, Facebook, Google, Yahoo, MSN, CNN, BBC and more.

Loaded with a full MP3 player and the ability to drag and drop tracks via USB 2.0 Full Speed connectivity5, the VE538 enables users to play WMV and WMA tracks. In addition, users can share priceless moments with 3G Video Calling1, taking advantage of the phone’s secondary VGA camera. There’s also no need to worry about storage space, as storage capacity of up to 4GB4 via removable memory card allows users the freedom to store all of their messages, music, pictures and video clips after capturing, as well as downloading3 or synching with the device’s multimedia library.

Key features of the Motorola VE538 include:

· Messaging1: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
· Music & Audio: AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3 ,WMA, WAV, XMF, SP-MIDI, MIDI, Music Player with airplane mode, Handsfree Speakerphone
· Video: Capture/Playback/Streaming, MPEG-4, H.263, H.264,
· Windows Media, .3GP playback, MPEG-4, H.263 recording (.3gp file format)
· Camera: 2MP and VGA for P2P video calls
· Memory: 10MB user available memory, up to 8GB microSD,
· Up to 500 contacts, 500 SMS and 100 MMS storage
· Connectivity: Stereo Bluetooth2 Class 2 (A2DP) Ver 1.2, USB 2.0 Full Speed
· Browser: WAP 2.0, JAVA MIDP 2.0