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Motorola and SingTel Introduce BACKFLIP\u2122 with MOTOBLUR\u2122 to<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n Singapore<\/strong> – Taking Smart in a Whole New Direction<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n SINGAPORE \u2013 28 April 2010 \u2013 <\/strong>Today Motorola, Inc<\/a>. (NYSE: MOT) and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) announced the exclusive launch of BACKFLIP\u2122 with MOTOBLUR\u2122 in Singapore. BACKFLIP\u2122 is the latest addition to Motorola\u2019s Android\u2122 portfolio and the second smartphone to feature the unique MOTOBLUR\u2122 platform in Singapore. This is in addition to the Motorola DEXT\u2122 with MOTOBLUR\u2122, also exclusively available to SingTel customers, launched earlier this year in January 2010.<\/p>\n BACKFLIP\u2019S unique QWERTY reverse flip design makes it easier to enjoy videos, music and photos while churning through emails, texts, news feeds, social network messages and more.<\/p>\n Motorola BACKFLIP with MOTOBLUR won the 2010 CNET Best of CES award in the Cell phones and Smartphones category, as chosen by the editors of CNET. Through its innovative reverse flip design, BACKTRACK navigation pad and MOTOBLUR social skills, this multi-tasking powerhouse bends the smartphone rules.<\/p>\n \u201cBACKFLIP maximizes the multi-tasking and multi-functional potential of MOTOBLUR with its unique QWERTY reverse flip, making it as smart as it is social,\u201d said Andrew Morley, Vice President of Marketing across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia and Asia at Motorola.<\/p>\n Android Market\u2122 gives you access to more than 38,000 apps and widgets, so you are free to customize BACKFLIP to your liking.<\/p>\n \u201cBased on customer feedback on Motorola DEXT and MOTOBLUR platform, BACKFLIP will appeal to the social networking community looking for a stylish smartphone with \u201calways-on\u201d connectivity to their social networks. With BACKFLIP\u2019s revolutionary design, hands-free viewing of content becomes a breeze as customers can tilt the device easily and set it on any surface. To further enhance the multimedia experience, SingTel customers can enjoy AMPed, our award-winning music service for the first time on Motorola\u2019s Android devices,\u201d said Ms Sarah Chua, Vice President, Consumer Marketing, SingTel.<\/p>\n Award-winning phone features<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n MOTOBLUR is Motorola\u2019s Android-powered content delivery service created to make phones more personal and socially smart. Customers can smoothly sync contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more \u2014 from sources such as Facebook\u00ae, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail\u2122, work and personal e-mail, and LastFM \u2014 and automatically deliver them to the home screen. Content is fed into easy-to-manage streams allowing you to spend less time managing your life and more time living it.<\/p>\n BACKFLIP is designed around the MOTOBLUR experience and provides multiple features to keep phone conversations moving. Multi-tasking has never been easier with<\/p>\n BACKFLIP\u2019s reverse flip QWERTY keyboard and high-res 3.1\u201d HVGA screen\u2014letting you see more and respond faster.<\/p>\n Navigate quickly and easily through menus and features with the new and unique BACKTRACK feature. BACKTRACK is a touch panel located on the other side of the device, offering you a new way to scroll through\u2014the Web, texts, emails and news feeds without obscuring the home screen.<\/p>\n The truly original design allows BACKFLIP to create new ways to enjoy photos, music and more. In the reverse-flip, tabletop mode, listen to music or view videos hands free. The digital picture frame mode lets you show off your latest adventures. You can even turn BACKFLIP into a bedside alarm clock for your morning wake up call.<\/p>\n Exclusive SingTel services<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n For easy access to SingTel\u2019s exclusive services, preloaded shortcuts are available on BACKFLIP\u2019s homescreen. Customers can enjoy MobileTV content like UEFA matches on Football Frenzy and prime time drama series on Channel 8. TrafficLIVE, an intelligent traffic planning guide is also preloaded, allowing users to plan their trip with the fastest or cheapest routes and receive alerts on real-time traffic conditions.<\/p>\n SingTel customers can experience unlimited social networking with mSocial, a service that offers unlimited local mobile data for updates, posts and photo uploads to favourite social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter via the MOTOBLUR platform. AMPed, the innovative social music service, which won the \u201cBest Mobile Music Service\u201d at the GSMA\u2019s Asia Mobile Awards 2009, is also available for the first time on Motorola\u2019s two Android devices.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Pricing and availability <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n BACKFLIP will be available exclusively with SingTel in Singapore from Saturday, 1 May 2010 from as low as S$0, on selected price plans. For the ultimate social networking experience, customers who sign up for any 3G Flexi plans will receive the following services free:<\/p>\n 3G Flexi plans start from S$39\/month, and come with 12GB of local data, with local data usage capped at S$30.<\/p>\n To purchase BACKFLIP, visit any SingTel retail store or SingTel Exclusive Retailers, and SingTel\u2019s online store, www.singtelshop.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n To experience BACKFLIP with MOTOBLUR, please visit www.motorola.com\/motoblur<\/a>.<\/p>\n To date, BACKFLIP has been launched in China, US, Italy, Germany and Australia. Further availability will be announced as Motorola continues to expand its Android-based portfolio around the world. For more information please visit www.motorola.com\/backflip<\/a><\/p>\n About Motorola<\/strong> About SingTel<\/strong><\/p>\n SingTel is Asia’s leading communications group providing a portfolio of services including voice and data solutions over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms as well as infocomm technology and pay TV.\u00a0 It has a network of 37 offices in 20 countries and territories throughout Asia Pacific, <\/strong>Europe and the United States.\u00a0 Together with its regional partners, SingTel is Asia\u2019s largest multi-market mobile operator, serving more than 285 million mobile customers in eight markets.<\/p>\n Here is another picture of it.<\/p>\n Some specs on this Motorola Backflip Android Phone.<\/p>\n aGPS\/GPS, Bluetooth Version 2.0, Wifi 802.11b\/g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n [ad#boxlist]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just attended Motorola Backflip event today. It was refreshing to see a phone that does something that no other phone has done before (from my memory). The Backflip will be available from 1st May 2010 and exclusive to Singtel. 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\n<\/strong>Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and focused on advancing the way the world connects.\u00a0 From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile.\u00a0 Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $22 billion in 2009. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n
\n BACKFLIP<\/strong>\u00d4<\/strong> with MOTOBLUR<\/strong>\u00d4<\/strong> <\/strong> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Talk and Standby Time2<\/sup><\/td>\n Up to 6 hours \/Up to 315 hours *<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bands\/Modes<\/td>\n WCDMA 900\/1900\/2100, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSUPA 5.2
\nGSM 850\/900\/1800\/1900, Category 7\/8), EDGE Class 12, GPRS
\nClass 12,<\/p>\n\n Weight<\/td>\n 133g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Dimensions<\/td>\n 53 (x) 108 (y) 15.3 (z)mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Size<\/td>\n 80.7 cc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n OS<\/td>\n Android 1.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Battery<\/td>\n 1400 mAh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Connectivity<\/td>\n 3.5mm headset jack, , USB 2.0 High Speed, BT Class 2.0 Version 2.0 and WiFI 802.11 b\/g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Display<\/td>\n 3.1\u201d, 320 x 480 HVGA, 256k TFT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Messaging\/Web\/Apps<\/td>\n MMS, SMS, e-mail (POP3\/IMAP embedded, Corporate (Exchange) e-mail synch, Push Gmail)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Audio<\/td>\n AAC, AAC+, MIDI, MP3, WAV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Video<\/td>\n Capture\/playback\/streaming, H.263, H.264, MPEG4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Camera<\/td>\n 5 megapixel, auto-focus, LED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Browser<\/td>\n Full HTML browser, Android Webkit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Memory<\/td>\n 2GB expandable included in the device, up to 32GB swappable supported1<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Chipset<\/td>\n Qualcomm 7200A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Form Factor<\/td>\n Reverse QWERTY flip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n