Danger and Fido Launch Popular hiptop Wireless Communicator in Time for Back to School.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2003 Funky, affordable device combines Internet, phone, embedded e-mail, AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. and optional camera Danger, Inc. and Fido today announced the launch of the hiptop(R), the ultimate all-in-one communication device and a "must-have" for back to school. Exclusive to Fido in Canada, the hiptop device combines all the functions of a wireless phone with the Internet, messaging, gaming and photo capabilities that are most in demand in the youth market segment-all in a device that is small enough to fit in your hip pocket. The hiptop device is very user-friendly, with an easy-to-learn interface and menu. With the scroll wheel and multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. buttons, it is simple to navigate between phone, 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. and chat. The fun, feature-packed hiptop surfs the Web in 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. , allowing users to access HTML Web pages and view them on the large colour screen. The Web browser compresses uploaded data, saving you bytes as well as dollars. "Customer demand for the hiptop device has been unprecedented, and it appears it's not just a wireless gadget, but part of popular culture in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ," said Nathalie Marceau, Director of Product Development for Microcell Solutions Inc. "Customers will appreciate its small size, easy-to-use interface and affordable price." "The hiptop's popularity in the American market has been phenomenal, and we anticipate that it will receive a similar response from Canadian consumers," said Hank Nothhaft, chairman and chief executive officer of Danger, Inc. "Fido is the ideal partner to bring the hiptop device to Canada, because of the company's focus on offering cutting-edge technology to its customers." This PC-savvy device also allows users to access their Fido(R) hiptop account from any Web-enabled PC. The large, thumb-friendly QWERTY keyboard The standard English language typewriter keyboard. Q, W, E, R, T and Y are the letters on the top left, alphabetic row. Designed by Christopher Sholes, who invented the typewriter, the keyboard layout was organized to prevent people from typing too fast and jamming the keys. hides under a swivel-up screen and transforms the phone into a data device designed for quick typing of text for AOL Instant Messenger(TM) or e-mail messages. Users can receive their e-mail right on their handset and send messages with Word and PDF file See PDF. attachments, along with pictures taken using the optional camera accessory. The Fido hiptop device will be available as of August 15 at Fido corporate and retail partner locations across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. and is priced at $375 after a combination of a new activation rebate and promotional discount. About Danger, Inc. Danger's award-winning hiptop(R) Wireless Solution enables wireless operators to deploy new applications and services quickly and economically to consumers over next-generation data networks. Today, this solution includes the hiptop(R) Service Delivery Engine - a suite of server-based infrastructure software, which is currently hosted as a service for wireless operators; the hiptop(R) Development Platform - a platform for the development of mobile applications using industry standard development tools; and hiptop(R) device designs - hardware designs for wireless all-in-one devices, which may be customized and branded by wireless operators. Additional information about the company and its products is available at http://www.danger.com. Danger and hiptop are trademarks, service marks, and/or registered trademarks 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. About Microcell Solutions Inc. Microcell Solutions Inc. is a national provider of Personal Communications Services See PCS. (PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. ) under the Fido brand name. The Company offers a wide range of wireless voice and high-speed data communications products and services to over one million customers. Microcell Telecommunications Inc. is the parent company of Microcell Solutions. Microcell Telecommunications has been a public company since October 15, 1997, and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the symbol MT. For more information, visit www.fido.ca and www.microcell.ca. Fido is a registered trademark of Microcell Solutions Inc. |
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