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Some clever snooping has revealed Verizon may be picking up a new handset from HTC that will cruise both GSM and CDMA networks. The Cedar, Whitestone and Twin spotted in HTC’s roadmap are all posibilities, but the QWERTY-clad Cedar seems like the most likely possibility, especially since it passed through the FCC recently. To be fair, it’s all guess work at this point, based entirely on some creative interpretations of product codes on the Global Certification Forum. Here’s how the reasoning goes: the XV designation typically refers to Verizon, and the HTC Twin, rumored to indeed be dual-mode, won’t be landing on Verizon; the full-touchscreen Whitestone isn’t due to land on Verizon until September, leaving the HTC Cedar the most likely candidate, although there hasn’t been any info to date supporting its dual-modality. It’s quite the stretch, so take it with a grain of salt for now, but certainly within the realm of possibility.
[via WMPoweruser]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
