T-Mobile today announced the upcoming availability of the new T-Mobile Dash, delivering voice calling, personal and business email, and Wi-Fi capabilities in a small, sleek package.

Manufactured by HTC and available exclusively from T-Mobile, the Dash is powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 with Direct Push Technology. Encased in a soft-touch exterior and integrating a full QWERTY keyboard, the T-Mobile Dash is ideal for consumers who want to have their email, contacts and calendar on-the-go but are looking for a device they can comfortably use with one hand.

The T-Mobile Dash provides convenient access to personal and business email, instant messaging and text messaging, as well as providing fundamental functions with speakerphone and Bluetooth connectivity for reliable hands-free use. It also includes a 1.3-megapixel camera for capturing important moments and Windows Media Player 10 Mobile for music and video on-the-go.

The T-Mobile Dash is a myFaves-enabled phone, taking advantage of the new wireless communications experience available only through T-Mobile. Customers are empowered with a fun and easy-to-use phone interface which, when coupled with a myFaves rate plan, facilitates unlimited nationwide calling to any five U.S. phone numbers (excluding toll-free and 900 numbers).

Super sleek at just 0.51 inches thin and weighing 4.2 ounces, the T-Mobile Dash is built upon Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 platform, including Outlook Mobile for up-to-date email, calendar and contact information. The T-Mobile Dash also supports the Messaging and Security Feature Pack with Direct Push Technology out-of-the-box, providing instant email and enhanced security features (that let you wipe a device if stolen or require high-security passwords to access information).

Key features of the T-Mobile Dash include:

- Thin, soft-touch design with full QWERTY keyboard
- Access to personal and business email as well as calendar, and contacts with Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile
- Use personal and business email with accounts from Microsoft Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo Mail Plus, Comcast, EarthLink, and many more
- Support for personal email and all four major instant messaging providers: AOL, Yahoo!, MSN and ICQ
- Access to high-speed data connections virtually anywhere — at home, at work, around town or abroad with quad-band GSM, GPRS, EDGE and (with a separate add-on plan) Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
- Speakerphone and stereo Bluetooth wireless technology for reliable hands-free use
- Windows Media Player 10 Mobile to play audio and video files from the Internet, email or transferred from a PC
- A 1.3-megapixel camera for capturing still images and video
- Ability to make use of MicroSD expandable memory, purchased separately, to allow users to store a multitude of personal multimedia, including songs, photos and videos
- Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 platform with Microsoft Direct Push Technology: receive emails in real-time and conveniently access the calendar and address book
- T-Mobile myFaves-enabled, so users can sign up for service that gives them unlimited nationwide calling to any five U.S. numbers (excluding toll-free and 900 numbers), with no domestic roaming or long-distance charges, and that lets them display these five contacts on a customizable myFaves home screen
- Large color display (2.4-inch screen with 65K-colors and 320 x 240 px)
- Dimensions: 4.4 inches by 2.5 inches by 0.51 inches; 4.2 ounces with standard battery
- Battery life: up to five hours of talk time and up to nine days of standby

The T-Mobile Dash will be available exclusively to T-Mobile customers beginning Oct. 25 at T-Mobile retail stores and online. Prior to retail availability, consumers can learn more about the T-Mobile Dash at www.t-mobileregistration.com/dash.