Danger, Inc. Announces the Availability of the SunCom hiptop2; The Highly Anticipated Handset is Now Available in Regional SunCom Stores.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- Danger, Inc. today announced the release of the SunCom hiptop2, the successor to Danger's all-in-one wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. device, the hiptop(R). Based on Danger, Inc.'s hiptop(R) Wireless Solution, the SunCom hiptop2 is the ultimate communications gadget, combining a mobile phone with push email, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. (R) Instant Messenger AOL's instant messaging service. See AIM and instant messaging. (TM) (AIM(R)), HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , text-messaging, calendar, address book, an integrated digital camera and a catalog full of games, ringtones, and additional applications and content. The SunCom hiptop2 device will be available beginning today in SunCom stores and through the Web site at: http://www.SunCom.com/, for $319 with a 1 year contract and $219 with a 2 year contract. "We are excited to add the SunCom hiptop2 device to our handset offering," said Suzanne Lowry, SunCom director of product management. "Our customers embraced the original hiptop device for its powerful set of applications offered at an affordable price, and we think they will be even more pleased with the new hiptop2 product. It incorporates many improvements to the user experience and is even more fun to use." The SunCom hiptop2 is a completely redesigned version of the original SunCom hiptop. The unit is 25% thinner than its predecessor, has an integrated flash-enabled camera that takes VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. quality digital photographs and has software improvements such as support for virtual cards and photo caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. . In addition, numerous improvements have been made to the phone feature with the introduction of a dedicated number dial pad for one-hand dialing and speakerphone capability. SunCom hiptop and hiptop2 customers will continue to be offered new content and applications for download through the device catalog. These include useful applications such as Intellisync(R) software for synchronizing tasks, calendar and address book data with Microsoft Outlook (available for a one-time fee of $9.99), as well as the latest ringtones and entertaining games. "The SunCom hiptop2 is a great choice for customers who want to communicate on their own terms, whether it's through a phone call, email, text messaging or instant messaging," said Hank Nothhaft, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Danger. "From college students to small business owners to soccer moms, staying connected has never looked so cool, or been so easy." About Danger, Inc. Danger provides a complete solution that enables wireless carriers to offer innovative and affordable voice and data products to consumers over next-generation wireless networks. Today, this solution includes: the hiptop Data Services Framework -- a back-end service delivery infrastructure; the hiptop Development Platform -- a platform for the development of mobile applications using industry standard development tools; and the hiptop Device Design -- a hardware design for a wireless all-in-one device that may be customized and branded by wireless operators. Founded in January 2000, Danger is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. backed by leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] and corporate investors. Danger is based in Palo Alto, Calif. Additional information about the company is available at www.danger.com. Danger and hiptop are trademarks and/or service marks of Danger, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks, service marks, and product names are the property of their respective owners. |
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