Orange UK has just rolled out the ROM update for their HTC Hero, where it is touted to offer a boost in system speed, alongside touch-to-focus capability in the Hero’s camera. Orange has also tested the new software to make sure it is fully compatible with the network when released. As for T-Mobile, they claim [...]

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HTC has been getting in on the act today with the unveilling of the Touch2, a compact WinMo smartphone that will be one of the first devices to run WinMo 6.5, which will itself be unveiled on 6th October. Other pioneering efforts include support for Windows Marketplace and Microsoft My Phone. HTC’s TouchFlo UI has [...]

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The HTC Leo, a rumoured super high-end WinMo smartphone, was apparently seen in some renders leaked onto the web a few days ago. The renders weren’t taken entirely seriously with many attributing them to the work of fans. However, that opinion changed today with the release of a ROM apparently confirming that the renders had [...]

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We’re still not sure whether multitouch capability will be making its debut on the Android 2.0 operating system in due time, but the following firmware update from the Eclair branch could point towards such an implementation. After all, HTC did include their own multitouch functionality into the HTC Hero, while other notable programmers with the [...]

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T-Mobile USA just announced yesterday that they will be making the HTC Touch Pro 2 availalbe from August 12th onwards. This handset is more than ready to take over where the HTC Touch Pro left off, and the US release comes quite late long after the handset was made available to folks living across the [...]

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One more note about that Android-powered HTC Click that we saw in a gloriously-framed shot yesterday morning: it’s going to be cheap. It had been said all along that the Click would mark HTC’s first Android entry into the low-end fray (joining the Touch Viva on WinMo), meaning the sticker price would be kept to [...]

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Bad news for HTC Hero fans today as it emerged that the launch of the much anticipated handset may be delayed. Phone Arena are mentioning a release date of 21st July based upon comments made on cleverkit.com whilst Engadget are quoting Amazon as saying the release date will be on 24th July. Either way it [...]

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Today Verizon Wireless announced the Ozone from HTC. Similar to the Dash 3G and Snap, it is a bar-style device with full QWERTY keyboard for messaging and runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. It has EVDO REV. A 3G in the U.S., and quad-band GSM/EDGE for overseas roaming. It also has Wi-Fi GPS, 2.0 megapixel camera [...]

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HTC’s first Android phone, the Dream (or T-Mobile G1), was ostensibly pitched as an “iPhone killer” but was really an alternative to a legion of lookalike Windows Mobile phones. The Magic — called the myTouch 3G in the US — encroaches much more directly on Apple’s territory. It’s thinner, sleeker and the first Android device [...]

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T-Mobile this evening officially launched the Dash 3G. The new interpretation of the HTC Snap has native support for its carrier’s 1,700MHz 3G network but replaces the stock Windows Mobile 6.1 phone’s Inner Circle feature with MyFaves for free calling to five US contacts. It otherwise has the full feature set, however, including the 2-megapixel [...]

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Less than two weeks after the early-look Android 1.5 SDK was launched, the Android Dev Team has now unleashed the Android 1.5 SDK, release 1.
Also known as Cupcake, the Android 1.5 SDK can be downloaded from here.
Of course, since the SDK is targeted at developers, simple Android users are still not able to upgrade their smartphones [...]

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Vodafone UK are taking pre-orders for the HTC Magic, the world’s second Android powered handset. The blurb on the Vodafone order page says that pre-orders should be delivered by 5th May.
The handset is available for free if you sign up to at least a £30/per month 18 month contract, the £30/month presumably including an online [...]

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The HTC Touch Diamond will be available via Verizon Wireless’ business sales channels and online starting Friday, April 10 for $300 after rebate with new agreement. The Touch Diamond’s key features include Windows Mobile 6.1, TouchFLO 3D, a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, and microSD support for cards up to 16GB.

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The HTC Touch Diamond will be available via Verizon Wireless’ business sales channels and online starting Friday, April 10 for $300 after rebate with new agreement. The Touch Diamond’s key features include Windows Mobile 6.1, TouchFLO 3D, a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, and microSD support for cards up to 16GB.

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Today HTC announced a true successor to its Dash smartphone in the new HTC Snap. The Snap is a bar-style phone running Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard with a full, physical QWERTY keyboard. HTC has replaced the D-pad on the Dash with a track ball on the Snap. Its stand-out feature is a new email filtering [...]

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