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Press Release
NEW HTC TOUCH2 SMARTPHONE DELIVERS
FULL TOUCH EXPERIENCE
As a new Windows® phone, HTC Touch2 delivers a simple and smart
experience that makes it easier to stay in touch with the people and
information in your life
TAIWAN – SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2009 – HTC Corporation today introduced the HTC
Touch2, a compact and stylish smartphone that is one of the first Windows® phones.
Utilizing Windows Mobile 6.5® and new services like Microsoft My Phone and Windows
Marketplace for Mobile, HTC Touch2 delivers a full touch experience that enables you to do
all the things you want on your phone easily. The Touch2 expands HTC’s portfolio of touchbased
phones and is focused on delivering an advanced touch experience to a broader
group of people.
“The HTC Touch2 delivers a familiar touch experience that millions of people have come to
expect and rely on from HTC in their daily lives,” said Peter Chou, Chief Executive Officer,
HTC Corporation. “Whether it’s making a call, checking in with a friend or simply
responding to an important email, the HTC Touch2 puts you in touch and in control.”
The HTC Touch2 ensures that everything is at your fingertips in a compact design that fits
comfortably in your hand. An advanced smartphone with everything you expect and more,
the HTC Touch2 includes a variety of HTC enhancements including TouchFLO, an enhanced
user interface that includes integrated weather updates and quick touch access to a variety
of the most popular applications. In addition, the Touch2 includes Google Maps for Mobile,
YouTube and more.
As a new Windows phone, the HTC Touch2 showcases the powerful messaging, browsing
and productivity capabilities delivered by Windows Mobile 6.5. Offering a best in class e-
mail experience complete with the ability to synchronize with Microsoft Exchange, you have
the ability to check and manage multiple email accounts.
With the re-designed Internet Explorer Mobile, the Touch2 accurately displays desktop style
Web pages, allowing people to experience content in the way it is meant to be viewed. The
HTC Touch2 includes a zoom bar for reflowing text to an optimum size. In addition, you can
pan and zoom to find and enjoy what you are looking for more easily. Internet Explorer
Mobile also supports Adobe Flash, enabling Flash video content, like YouTube, to be viewed
easily.
With a Windows phone you can now easily find and download a wide variety of applications
onto the HTC Touch2 via the new Windows Marketplace for Mobile. Microsoft’s new My
Phone service enables you to automatically back up and synch photos, music, contacts and
text messages for free from the Touch2 to the web.
Availability
The HTC Touch2 will initially be available to customers on October 6 with broad availability
in a variety of European and Asian markets in early Q4 2009.

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About HTC
HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile phone
industry and continues to pioneer industry-leading mobile experiences through design,
usability and innovation that is sparked by how the mobile phone can improve how people
live and communicate. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker
2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.
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