The HTC Tattoo isn’t your typical Smartphone. HTC is marketing the phone as a device that brings “broad personalization to the masses.” Not only does the phone feature changeable covers, users can actually change the way their OS looks based on their own preferences.
The HTC Touch HD may have featured Windows Mobile, however the company has announced that their new HTC Touch HD2 devices will be sporting the Google Android OS.
The HTC Touch Pro2 being unboxed as the “Sprint HTC Pro2″ The CDMA version pretty much looks exactly like the GSM version with a Sprint Logo and EVDO. It also features that a Sprint ROM. Check it out with this video courtesy of Noah Kravitz and PhoneDog.com
Android phones in an unlocked state will still cost you at least $500, while even their locked counterparts are still rather expensive. So when we heard about the HTC Click and it’s lower end (in terms of pricing) Android offering we were both skeptical and excited. Then we saw the thing on video and the skepticism quickly left us.
The HTC Hero has been in desperate need for a ROM update since it’s release. The menus were slow to load and there always appeared to be a lag when using the device. Now the team at MoDaCo has gotten their hands on the devices ROM upgrade and we’re please to announce that the device is much more speedy with faster menu loading times and better panning features.
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Imagine picking up the T-Mobile G1 for only $79.99 or perhaps the myTouch 3G on T-Mobile for that same price. If only such pricing existed anywhere, say perhaps up north? That’s the deal being touted over at Rogers Wireless.
When Android first debuted Sprint CEO Dan Hesse refused to jump at the opportunity to push the new mobile OS. He essentially said the Mobile operating system wasn’t ready for primetime and that Sprint would jump onboard when the time was right. That time now appears to be late 2009. Speaking at Fortune’s Brainstorm: Tech event in Pasadena on Friday Hesse stated: “The reviews say now it’s ready for prime time. It wasn’t when it first came out.”
As the picture above shows online etailer eXpansys-USA had some stock of the HTC Snap today, the much anticipated device from HTC which features the companies first “trackball” based offering, along with their new “inner circle” button which allows users to only pull up their most important email contacts and messages. The devices were in stock for a short period of time but flew out the door. It’s a good sign however that the HTC Snap is slowly edging its way into the market.
If you’ve been salivating over the HTC Touch Pro2 for the last 6 months your time has come. DeviceWire a UK online retailer now has the device in stock and shipping. Being the first to own the devices does come with a hefty price tag though, around $800 USD with shipping from the UK.
At 5PM Spain Time the HTC Magic will go on sale to customers of Vodafone Spain, we’re told they will be ridiculously expensive but we won’t be surprised to see them selling for even more on eBay to customers who won’t be willing to wait 8 more days to get them at other retailers around the world. If you’re in the UK wait until next week and you can pick one up for free, with a contract of course. Either way it sure does look nicer than the T-Mobile G1 and we’re assuming the Google Android OS will be further improved with this release. [Via Engadget Spanish]
It looks like Vodafone in the UK will be the first wireless carrier to offer the new HTC Magic. The Magic is the second Google Android device to be released to date and will go on sale starting May 5th 2009.
It’s that time of the week again, time for the eXpansys-USA Friday EBlast deals. We’ve taken these deals directly from the weekly deals newsletter.
T-Mobile customers may be able to easily call their “Favs” with the click of the button, but making emailing easier obviously isn’t important to T-Mobile, at least that seems to be the case with the realization that the T-Mobile version of the HTC Snap, currently known as the T-Mobile Captain will not feature the ability to use the new “Inner Circle” shortcut button.
The HTC Snap was announced last week and it features a new look for the mobile manufacturer, one quite similar to the RIM Blackberry line of devices. Featuring Quad-Band GSM connectivity the Snap also offers a 2.4 Inch non-touchscreen display, WiFi 802.11 b/g access, European 3G data connections and built-in GPS plus a trackball for easier navigation.
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