The new full touch dual-SIM phone with all-in-one messenger & social networking
Fly, owing to its own product design as well as research & development facilities has made mobile phones graduate from routine voice call, text and multimedia messaging devices to being instant messaging and social networking tools. And why not? Fly LINKZ, the new flaunt-it full touch phone allows you to loose yourself amidst your sea of friends anytime, anywhere. Powered by Fly Buzz! featuring Nimbuzz!, the all-in-one messenger service; Snaptu, the all-in-one social networking application; Java games; and Opera Mini, the most popular mobile browser in the world; Fly LINKZ is sure to make heads turn.
What’s more, with IPL round the corner, you can get ball-by-ball updates from CricInfo and best of sporting action including FIFA World Cup as well as Commonwealth Games at the press of a button on its big screen.
Fly Mobile, one of the pioneers in dual SIM phones in Europe and a brand owned by the Meridian Group, headquartered in UK, today announced the launch and availability of Fly LINKZ (E145), the stylish all-in-one messaging and social networking full touch dual-SIM phone. Available at a highly affordable price of Rs 5509, Fly LINKZ is targeted at youth in the age bracket of 18-35 years (college & office going youth belonging to SEC A /B) living in metros and mini metros who prefer to chat and network with friends on the go.
According to Mr. Prem Kumar, Chief Executive Officer (India Operations), Fly Mobile, “Buoyed by the success of Fly Circle (B430 DS), our first all-in-one instant messaging and social networking phone, we decided to up the ante by launching a full touch edition for the urban youth who are more touch savvy. Earlier, with MC160 and E106, we had broken the touch phone price barrier. This is in perfect accordance with our philosophy of capturing not just the requirements but also the aspirations of the users through continuous consumer research and incorporating the feedback into our products as features.”
Fly LINKZ a new-generation mobile service designed for the online age, making you more mobile. Social networks & communities supported by the multiple award winning Nimbuzz application include Skype®, Windows Live Messenger (MSN®), GTalkTM, Yahoo! TM, AIM®, MySpace, ICQ®, and others. At the heart of Nimbuzz is the live contact list – an always-on, hyper-connected, dynamic address book, enhanced with “real-time-presence” showing at a glance who’s online, offline, busy or away, their status messages, and social community activity. You can launch IM chat sessions, offline messaging, send photos / videos / music, voice messaging and various other communication & interactive features.
Another revolutionary set of applications that’s bound to make Fly LINKZ a huge hit with the youth is Snaptu. Using Snaptu on Fly LINKZ, you can plug into Twitter, Facebook, Picasa, Flickr and Google Calendar from anywhere, anytime. Besides this, you can fill those idle moments with a game of Sudoku. And if you can’t get sleep for some reason, a really good way to kill time is the Trivia, an absorbing quick fire quiz. If you happen to be a sports aficionado, Snaptu keeps you updated on cricket and football from anywhere across the world. And if you have the nose for news you can get latest updates from Reuters, BBC, New York Times, Yahoo and hundreds of other credible sources. Not to forget the weather updates from any city in the world!
Besides the big WQVGA screen (262K colours & 240 x 400 pixels resolution), other interesting features that make Fly LINKZ a must have include 2 Mega Pixel camera (1600 x 1200 pixel resolution and photo slide show feature), motion sensor games, video record and play, audio player (8 editable equalizer with display of lyrics and album cover), dedicated volume control keys, 3.5 mm universal audio jack, FM radio (20 channels can be played on loudspeaker), 1150 mAH battery that offers 200 hours of standby time and 6 hours & 30 minutes of talk time, accelerometer, motion sensor, handwriting recognition, 1000 contact phonebook, capacity to store 2000 SMS, photo and video caller ID, call blacklisting, multi-faith Indian calendar (helps track festivals of different Indian religions and plan holidays accordingly), stereo Bluetooth, mobile tracker, expandable memory up to 8 GB, PC Sync, modem etc.
About Meridian Mobile:
Meridian Mobile as premier handset manufacturing company has in a short span of time established Fly Mobile’s presence in 25 European and Asian countries including India. Its phones are engineered to maximize value for money. They are highly affordable and yet offer high end design and features to the users. Fly Mobile is now available in over 17,000 select mobile retail stores across 145 cities in India.
