During a press event in Mumbai, Palm has made announcement about the launching of its ‘Centro’ smartphone in the Indian market.

Targeting youth, the light and fresh looking Palm ‘Centro’ Smartphone weighs just 124 grams and comes with a number of outstanding features.

While launching ‘Centro’ in India, Palm’s Regional Director (Asia pacific) Olivier Rozay stated, “We launched the first model in last September. This was targeted at the business class. The latest one, Centro, aims to catch up the younger generation. With these two and others in the coming days, we hope to be doing a good business in India.”

Together with modish look, the ‘Centro’ has voice, text, email, Web, contact and calendar potentialities. With its QWERTY keyboard, the new mobile phone also has a touch screen as an alternate input option.

The users can easily access their private as well as business emails through the phone. Besides, the phone also gives users an opportunity to view, alter and even make Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. Its 1.3 Megapixel camera lets users to capture special moments of their lives.

The instant messaging facility of Palm Centro keeps users in touch with their family members and friends. Users can save their conversations in a chat-style view and also download music as well as video files.

Other key features include a bluetooth connectivity, multimedia access, conferencing calling ability, one-touch speaker phone, a stylus and many others.

“Consumers who are thinking about stepping up to a smartphone will find Centro the perfect first choice-it’s rich in features but also comes in small size, cool design,” Mr. Rozay added.

In addition to the regular qualities, the Centro is customizable with various applications including Women Calendar, Diet & Exercise etc that can easily be downloaded from the company’s Internet site ‘www.palm.com/solutions.’

Priced at Rs. 13,990, "Centro" will be available at IT retail stores in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Pune, and Chandigarh.