Toshiba Portege G900 hitting Asia soon

John Chan | Jul 09, 2007

Back in February at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft showcased the Toshiba Portege G900 Windows Mobile 6 handheld. The device was launched in Europe recently, and CNET Asia has heard from Toshiba Japan that it will be made available in Asia Pacific soon, too.

The first country here to get the G900 will be Malaysia in late July, followed by Hong Kong and Taiwan in August. Toshiba is making plans to release this product in Singapore and Thailand as well, but could not be more specific on those plans as its negotiations with partners are still ongoing.

Some of the G900's most notable features are the WVGA (800 x 480) display and a fingerprint sensor for security. It comes with triband GSM and HSDPA cellular connectivity options, aside from the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios installed.

Its price has not been confirmed for Asia. In the UK, the G900 retails for £405 (US$814.54). "Portege" is a brand name used by Toshiba PC for its line of ultraportable notebooks, and now this has been extended to its handheld devices.

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