Early last week we showed you a device that was reportedly an unannounced HTC manufactured Android phone and had virtually no details as to what it was. Today, we have word that this device is to be called the HTC Passion and will hit Verizon towards the end of this year and feature a 1GHz Snapdragon processor.

Unfortunately, that’s all we know for now but we’ll be sure to keep you posted.

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Tags: Android, Cell Phones, Google, HTC, htc passion, Mobile News, Mobile Software, SnapDragon, Verizon

Rumors of the HTC Desire on Verizon have been circulating since the beginning of this month when the device was found on Verizon computers. Today the above live shot of the device has appeared with it wearing none other than the Verizon branding.

As you can see, this is an Android powered touchscreen device running the HTC developed Sense UI.

We’ll keep you posted as more information is made known.

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Tags: Android, Cell Phones, Google, HTC, htc desire, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Sense UI, Verizon

As more people continue to venture out into various regions and countries, the itinerary they have in mind may not necessarily push through without the proper scheduling. And while some feel that they have them all in their head, here is an app that should set things straight. The app is the TripChill Mobile Travel Assistant for the Android device and iPhones which provides travelers the ability to view travel itineraries offline. Additionally, the app can transform your device into a virtual GPS as it informs your family or friends regarding your whereabouts, including flight departures and arrivals.

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Tags: Apple, flight departures and arrivals, Google, HTC, iPhone, iphones, itinerary, travel assistant, travel itineraries, travelers, virtual gps

In case you don’t want a new Android phone and you’re rather interested in a new Windows Mobile 6.5 phone then you should go to an AT&T store today. The HTC Tilt 2 is now available for sale. The Tilt 2 will be available for $349.99 with a $50 mail-in rebate and a new 2-year contract. The phone is just a little more expensive than the CLIQ but it does have some interesting features that can’t be ignored: WVGA touchscreen display, full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3.2-megapixel camera and Microsoft latest mobile OS running in the background. So what do you say folks? Are you ready to purchase your first Windows Mobile 6.5 phone? Or would you rather wait a while longer until the HTC HD2 becomes available?

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Tags: At&T, At&T, hd2, HTC, HTC, microsoft, Mobile News, Tilt2, Windows Mobile 6.5

What you see above is a picture of an unannounced HTC developed Android powered handset. Unfortunately, we have virtually no details as to what this handset is called, what carrier it will appear on or what the specs are.

From the pictures we could tell that it obviously features a touchscreen, some face buttons and some sort of camera.

We’ll keep you posted as more information is made known.

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Tags: Android, camera, Cell Phones, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, Mobile Software, touchscreen, unannounced

In case you haven’t heard about WIND then you should know it’s a new carrier getting ready for the Canadian market. We don’t have that many details about it at this point but it looks like WIND has big plans for the future. Its smartphone lineup has been conveniently leaked so we have a pretty good idea of what to expect from it in the following months.

WIND will launch its 3G network and here are some of the phones it will sell soon: BlackBerry Bold 2 9700, HTC Snap, Huawei U8220 and a QWERTY slider phone from Samsung.

There are no pricing details and launch dates at this point but we’ll keep you in the loop. And if you’re already interested in WIND then you’ll be pleased to know that the new carrier is planning to start everything with three price plans that don’t require any signing of a predetermined contract. Any comments?

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Tags: 9700, BlackBerry, Bold 2, Canada, HTC, htc snap, huawei, Other Brands, Research In Motion, smartphones, U8220, Wind

The HTC Touch Pro2 and the HTC Snap are among the first smartphones out there that will be upgraded to Windows Mobile 6.5. We have been aware of all this for a few months but it’s only now that we are able to confirm it. Both phones are upgradeable, at least in theory, to Windows Mobile 6.5. However, depending on where you purchased your Touch Pro2 or Snap phone from, you might not be able to use the upgrade yet. Minor things like carrier branding or phone locking could prevent you from getting the much needed upgrade right now. If that happens then go ahead and complain to customer service about it. You should definitely be able to enjoy Windows Mobile 6.5 no matter what carrier sold you the Touch Pro2 or the Snap. After all, that’s why you purchased these phones in the first place, right?

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Tags: HTC, HTC, Mobile News, Portable Devices, SNAP, Touch Pro2, upgrade, Windows Mobile 6.5

Three popular handsets are now available over at Vodafone UK. The three phones are the Sony Ericsson Satio, LG GM750 and the HTC Tattoo. The best part of it is that you get the phones free if you sign up for a 2 year contract with varying monthly rates. The monthly rates for the three handsets are as follows:

• Sony Ericsson Satio (£35)
• LG GM750 (£25)
• HTC Tattoo (£25)

And if you think that is already a good deal, if you buy online you will receive a whopping 300 minutes per month extra, game on Vodafone. This is one deal you should not pass up so check it out!

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Tags: Cell Phones, handsets, HTC, HTC, LG, Mobile News, Satio, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, three phones, Vodafone, Vodafone, vodafone uk

Are you looking for an unlocked HTC HD2 already? The phone will be out in Europe in the following months. First O2 will launch it in the UK this month while Vodafone will launch it in Spain in December. U.S. customers are only going to get it at some point in the first quarter of the next year but that doesn’t mean you have to be waiting that long to get it.

The HD2 will be also available off contract starting with November 11. The unlocked phone will sell for around $740 in the U.K. which is not a bad price considering what the HD2 can do.

Yes, you can purchase the phone and use it in the USA but you will have to settle for EDGE connectivity only. The unlocked HD2 will not be able to offer 3G connectivity if you decide to use it in the USA. Therefore, if you want a 3G HTC HD2 you’ll have to wait until 2010 to purchase one.

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Tags: hd2, HTC, HTC, O2, Other Brands, usa, Vodafone, Vodafone

Take a gander at this new Windows Phone ad that has been going around. Yes, it is disturbing to see gigantic humanoid versions of apps in this poor guy’s home, and I’m certain that if I saw those, I would run from my home screaming. The last thing I would be doing is holding up my Windows enabled Mobile phone and have them jubilantly come with me.

Yes, it is disturbing and confusing. Many have pointed out that there really isn’t a Windows phone, but a phone that supports Windows. The fact that it has the HTC Pure label on it is adding a little more confusion to the mix.

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Tags: Cell Phones, HTC, htc pure, microsoft, Mobile Software, windows, Windows 7, Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile 6.5, windows phone

The phone so many Android lovers were waiting for, the HTC Hero, is now officially available for purchase from Sprint stores. The carrier has finally launched its first Android smartphones and we’re waiting for more to follow. The Hero is available for $179 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a new 2-year contract. The phone is also available from Best Buy stores and in case you’re thinking about paying the full price for it, that’s going to cost you around $479. What do you say? Ready to get the Hero now?

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Tags: Android, best buy, Hero, HTC, HTC, Sprint, Sprint

By this time you should already know that O2 is the carrier ready to bring HTC’s latest Windows Mobile phone to the UK. The phone has been officially announced and it’s probably going to be HTC’s flagship Windows Mobile 6.5 for a while. With specs like a Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor and a 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen display the HD2 is definitely a phone worth buying.

According to O2’ customer support, the phone will be available in O2 stores starting with October 19. The price hasn’t been specified at this point so we’ll be back with more details once O2 is ready to launch the phone.

U.S. customers, get ready to wait some more for the HD2! The phone will be available in the USA only in the first quarter of 2010.

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Tags: hd2, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, O2, Other Brands, UK, usa

If you’re an anxious Sprint customer waiting for the HTC Hero to finally drop and a Best Buy Reward Zone members hold onto your pants because the handset is available for you today.

That’s right, Best Buy has announced today that members of their Reward Zone program will be able the buy the handset early for $179.99 with a 2-year contract.

As for everyone else? Well, you’re still stuck waiting until October 11th.

via engadget

Tags: best buy, Cell Phones, early access, HTC, htc hero, members, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Reward Zone, Sprint

If you’re on Sprint and really looking to secure yourself an HTC Hero when it is made available, rumors are surfacing that you are now able to pre-order it.

Of course, you’re not going to be able to just hop on their website and slap down a pre-order instead you’re going to have to call up Sprint’s telesales and haggle with them until the let you pre-order it.

Either way, the chances of the HTC Hero completely selling out are slim so you shouldn’t have a problem if you don’t want to deal with Sprint’s customer service.

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Tags: Cell Phones, HTC, htc hero, Mobile News, Mobile Software, pre-order, rumor, Sprint, Sprint, telesales

HTC is one of my favorite cell phone makers right now. Their Android phones pop one after the other and they are definitely innovators when it comes to making Android smartphones and not only that you’d expect them to be pulling in some serious cash from this whole Android endeavor, right? Well it looks like they don’t bring in that much cash at all.

HTC has announced its Q3 financial results and it looks like they lost 18% compared to the same period of last year; that’s $179 million compared to $217 million last year. Let’s forget for a second that the worldwide financial crisis is affecting the way we buy stuff, cell phones included, and remember the fact that HTC is “the largest maker of phones using Microsoft Corp.’s operating system by shipments.” Is Windows Mobile bad for HTC? Should they make the definitive switch to Android?

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Tags: Android, HTC, HTC, microsoft, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Report Financial, Windows Mobile

If you’re a fan of touchscreens, Google’s Android and guitars then boy does T-Mobile have a device for you — A partnership between T-Mobile and Fender was recently made known that will bring the myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition to the carrier later this year.

Not much has changed hardware wise but the Fender Limited Edition adds a 3.5mm headphone jack along with woodgrain finish. In addition to that you will be given a 16GB microSD card with some preloaded music.

No word on price yet but we’ll let you know as soon as we find out.

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Tags: 3.5mm, Cell Phones, fender, Google, HTC, limited edition, Mobile News, Mobile Software, MyTouch 3G, Portable Devices, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

Verizon Wireless has a brand new phone displayed on its website. The HTC Imagio will be available for $199.99 after a $100 online discount and with a 2-year contract. The good news is that this handset comes with Windows Mobile 6.5 on board and Verizon is not afraid to show that. After all today is the day when Windows Mobile 6.5 got official and Microsoft partners are proud to announce all these phones capable of running its latest mobile OS.

The Imagio will offer you a 3.6-inch touchscreen WVGA display, a 5-megapixel camera, HTC’s TouchFLO 3D UI and a few popular Verizon services like: VZ Navigator, Visual Voice Mail and V CAST Mobile TV. Any takers?

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Tags: HTC, HTC, Imagio, microsoft, microsoft, Mobile News, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Windows Mobile 6.5

In case you don’t know, Verizon and Google reached an important agreement today. Ignoring Microsoft’s special day, the two giants said that they will work together to bring the Android experience to Verizon subscribers soon.

The first two phones coming to Verizon stores are the Motorola Droid, rumored to be available on October 30 and HTC’s Hero which will hit the streets sometime in November. We don’t have the precise details yet but everything is confirmed. Check out Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt and Verizon’s CEO Lowell McAdam holding Verizon branded Android phones in the picture above. What more of a confirmation do we need?

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Tags: Android, Droid, Google, Google, Hero, HTC, HTC, Motorola, Motorola, Verizon, Verizon

It’s finally happened! The HD2 or Leo is now an official HTC phone. It has been confirmed by both Microsoft and, more importantly by HTC.

The HD2 is a Windows Mobile 6.5 phone which will bring you a confirmed 4.3-inch capacitive WVGA touchscreen display, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, a 5-megapixel camera, WiFi, Microsoft Exchange, proximity and light sensors and a Twitter application, HTC Peep.

The phone will be available in France from Orange this month with other European markets to follow soon. U.S. customers will see the HD2 only early next year so you’ll have to wait a while to get it. Official pricing for the HD2 hasn’t been announced yet. How much would you pay for it?

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Tags: france, hd2, HTC, HTC, Leo, Orange, Windows Mobile 6.5

About a month ago we told you that the HTC Tilt 2 would be made available for AT&T on October 6th. Well, it seems that BGR dug up some dirt on the phone and have found out that it will in fact be shipping on October 8th.

So, those of you who are looking to access that newly launched Windows 6.5 Marketplace you now have another option to choose from. Of course you’re going to have to wait until Q3 when AT&T pushes out that free Windows Mobile 6.1 - 6.5 update.

Tags: At&T, At&T, Cell Phones, HTC, htc tilt 2, marketplace, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Windows Mobile 6.5