Maxit Mag

AsusTek unveiled it's first 3G enabled phone - the P735. This phone is basically just a 3G version of the P535. Contrary to P526 and its digital keyboard, P735 will not have a keyboard to him and its design will be very similar to that of P535 and features a front camera for making video calls.

With a broad range of network connectivity options such as UMTS 2100 Mhz, GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 Mhz, GPRS Class 10 and even Bluetooth 2.0, the P735 allows the mobile executive to be truly connected.

"As phones become increasingly powerful, consumers are asking for one device that works for all aspects of life, in and out of the office," said Mr. Jason Lim, Regional Director, Asia Pacific and Japan, Mobile and Embedded Devices Division, Microsoft Corp. "With the Windows Mobile-powered P735, ASUS is helping people make the professional and personal connections when and where they need them."

The P735 is packed with many business applications to help make scheduling and working on the go simpler and more efficient. Utilizing the Windows Mobile Operating System platform, users can view and edit documents in Excel and Word.

With ASUS's Remote Presenter, users can control Powerpoint presentations stored on a notebook via a Bluetooth connection. They can even read the footnotes on the P735's screen as they are presenting.

Another added function to help save contacts easily is the P735's business card recognition feature. The in-built 2M pixel auto-focus camera can pick out business card details and store them directly into the contacts section – omitting the need to carry all the business cards around.

The P735 features 256MB of onboard Flash, a 2 megapixel primary and VGA front-facing cams, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and a miniSD expansion slot. The phone is expected to be available in March and there is no word yet on pricing. It is unknown whether this phone will run the Crossbow - Microsoft's latest Mobile OS offering.