FCC Approves HTC Touch Diamond 2 with US 3G
The FCC has approved the US version of the forthcoming HTC Diamond 2 with US 3G support. The phone is expected to be launched on AT&T later this Fall as well as sold directly from HTC. Announced earlier this year, the Touch Diamond 2 will feature a 5.0 megapixel auto-focus camera, memory card slot, and […]
T-Mobile to Launch HTC Touch Pro 2 on August 12th (Updated)
A leaked internal employee information slide has revealed that T-Mobile plans to launch the HTC Touch Pro 2 on August 12th. The T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro 2 is the successor to the venerable and outmoded Wing in the carrier’s smart device lineup and represents a substantial upgrade with a 3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen display in a […]
T-Mobile Confirms No US Hero Launch, Two-Year Warranty on myTouch 3G
After the launch event for the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, representatives from T-Mobile have confirmed some further details regarding the HTC Hero and the myTouch 3G. First, CTO Cole Brodman has confirmed that T-Mobile will not be launching the recently announced and highly anticipated HTC Hero Android device, stating that the myTouch 3G is the flagship […]
T-Mobile Launches Dash 3G Online
T-Mobile has launched the successor to the venerable and outdated Dash/HTC Excalibur with the Dash 3G/HTC Snap earlier than expected online. The Dash 3G is a variant of the reference HTC Snap and features upgraded hardware with a QVGA landscape display, quadband GSM/EDGE, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, A-GPS, single-band AWS HSDPA data access, Wi-Fi and […]
Exclusive: Sprint to Go Android with HTC Hero & Samsung WiMAX/CDMA Device
Sources speaking to PhoneNews.com have confirmed that Sprint is internally testing the HTC Hero currently slated for release at the end of the year. The biggest news however, has to do with Samsung and its device currently in testing which is a CDMA/WiMax device running Android according to preliminary details. Sprint has previously confirmed plans […]
HTC Announces Hero with Android
HTC has officially announced its newest flagship Android device in the Hero during a press event in London this morning. The Hero features a Qualcomm MSM7200A chipset running Android 1.5 at 528MHz with 512MB ROM/288MB RAM, 3.2-inch capacitive LCD touch display at 320 x 480 resolution, 900/2100MHz HSPA, quadband GSM, trackball, GPS, WiFi radio, 3.5mm […]
Wall Street Journal Confirms T-Mobile MyTouch 3G
The Wall Street Journal Digits blog is reporting that T-Mobile will hold an event with HTC in London next week where both the carrier and manufacturer will officially announce the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, otherwise known as the HTC Magic currently available on UK carrier Vodafone. This follows earlier confirmation from a T-Mobile spokesperson regarding a […]
Sprint to Launch HTC Snap on June 21st, Available Now at Best Buy and Radio Shack
Sprint has confirmed that it will directly launch the HTC Snap S511 Windows Mobile smart device on June 21st, after first launching via Radio Shack and Best Buy locations this week. The S511 Snap was originally slated for a June 7th launch direct from Sprint, but the carrier made a last minute decision to postpone […]
Verizon HTC Touch Pro Update Tweaked, Released as MR1 v2.0 (Updated Again)
PCD has posted the official release of the first maintenance release for the Verizon HTC Touch Pro. The firmware that we posted last week was officially approved, but a last-minute bug was discovered in the GPS system. Hence, PCD has released this firmware update as MR1 v2.0. You can download the firmware from the page […]
Verizon Touch Pro Updated, GPS Unlocked & Visual Voicemail Added
Verizon Wireless has approved a firmware update for the HTC Touch Pro, which makes three major improvements. The update, firmware version 1.08, adds the long-awaited unlocked GPS support. PhoneNews.com previously reported that Verizon agreed to unlock GPS on the Samsung Saga, Samsung Omnia, and HTC Touch Pro. This is the first of three official updates […]