Verizon to Launch HTC Touch Pro as XV6850 on November 24th
New information has surfaced on Verizon’s variant of the HTC Touch Pro known as the XV6850. The device will launch on November 24th online and through Telesales with retail availability set for December 1st. The device will be identical to the Sprint HTC Touch Pro with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, VGA resolution display, TouchFLO 3D with Verizon […]
Verizon’s HTC XV6900 Update Packs Punch, We’re Offering It Early
Verizon is set to shortly release a long-awaited update for the Verizon Wireless XV6900, Verizon’s version of the HTC Touch. First, the update will upgrade the device to Windows Mobile 6.1. It also adds EV-DO Rev A. Both of these updates have already been on all other versions of the HTC Touch in the United […]
T-Mobile G1 Update Contains Critical Exploit, Easy to Abuse
PhoneNews.com can confirm that the first full T-Mobile G1 update, RC29, has a major bug that could potentially render a device useless. The update causes all text entered onto the device, to be entered as a shell command. This is most easily resonated by typing reboot after powering on the device, followed by the return […]
HTC Opens Half-Complete Product Page for AT&T Fuze
HTC has opened the product page for the forthcoming AT&T Fuze, with a bit of a twist. Since the page is using old markup from the HTC Tilt page as a template for quick deployment, the header, footer and buy links point to the Tilt despite the actual page for the Fuze being complete and […]
T-Mobile Puts G1 on their Online Store
The T-Mobile G1 is now available for purchase to new customers, via T-Mobile’s online store. The product page notes “extremely limited supplies” for new customers, but does list at the $179.99 new customer price. The phone will be available in retail stores tomorrow, for $179.99 with two-year agreement, and $399.99 without contract. However, as we […]
HTC Puts Deadline on Windows Mobile 6 Upgrades
HTC has announced that on October 31, they will remove all Windows Mobile 6.0 upgrades from their web site. This does not affect Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrades, and does not affect most U.S. customers. The majority of HTC phones which were offered an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.0, originated in European markets. HTC is required […]
T-Mobile Launches 3G in Sacramento, California
T-Mobile tonight flipped the switch, and enabled 3G UMTS/HSPA coverage in the Sacramento Valley. PhoneNews.com confirmed this tonight with our T-Mobile G1 (previously reviewed). This completes T-Mobile’s proposed 3G launch coverage, of cities which will have 3G coverage ahead of the launch of the G1. While existing customers can pre-order a G1, T-Mobile has indicated […]