The new HTC Touch Cruise comes with technology that makes scrolling and browsing a less cumbersome task

The Touch Cruise, the third Touch phone to be launched by HTC, has built on its predecessors—the HTC Touch and Touch Dual. Apart from its built-in GPS, the Cruise also features HSDPA wireless connectivity, which can deliver three to four times the data capacity and three to four times the data access rates possible with earlier 3G technology. Another area where the Cruise excels over its older siblings is its 3MP camera with autofocus.

HTC’s TouchFLO technology makes scrolling and browsing through Web pages, documents, messages and contact lists easier. TouchFLO also lets you view photographs and slideshows using on-screen controls, all the while letting you zoom and rotate images. This feature can be controlled by simply sweeping a finger across the screen, upwards to activate it, downwards to return to normal mode. The animated, three-dimensional interface comprises three screens — contacts, media and applications—and you swipe a finger right or left across the display for quick access to most-used features.

The Cruise’s HTC Home screen provides one-touch access to emails, text messages, calendar appointments and contacts and gives information on weather and forecasts for your city once EDGE is activated.

Apart from HSDPA connectivity, the Cruise also boasts Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. Other features include an FM radio and a microSD memory card slot for adding to the 256MB ROM and 128MB internal memory. (A 1GB microSD memory card comes with the phone) The phone also comes with WorldCard Mobile to manage business cards more efficiently.

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