HTC Touch Cruise announced

If Microsoft technology reigns supreme in your enterprise, there's probably little question of which mobile operating system to go with. But which Windows Mobile device is right for you? It all depends on who's going to be using it, what applications are needed and what the budget is like. For the high-level exec, however, there's usually no good reason not to go all out. At the moment, we would tend to think that AT&T's HTC Tilt would be a pretty strong contender for the c-level suite. After all it, has 3G, WiFi, GPS, Push-to-talk, a touchscreen, a full QWERTY keypad and just about anything else you can think of. If HTC's newest device offers any indication of things to come, however, a little intra-company competition might be on the way. Say hello to the HTC Touch Cruise, the successor to the Touch, which launched Stateside on the Sprint network just last month. The Touch Cruise is essentially a sleeker, thinner version of the Touch, with GPS and TomTom Navigator 6 software thrown into the mix. Additionally you'll find HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 3 megapixel camera, a microSD expansion slot, a 2.8 inch touchscreen and Windows Mobile 6 along for the ride. And unlike the Tilt, this one comes with HTC's TouchFLO interface installed on top of WM6. Sure, there's no QWERTY keypad but if the exec in your life is willing to use a stylus-friendly onscreen keyboard, this little guy could just be the ticket. Available now in Europe and hopefully soon elsewhere in the world.

For more on HTC's Touch Cruise:
- watch this video demo (via coolsmartphone.com)
- see this article from coolsmartphone.com