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AT&T confirmed that the HTC Freestyle will debut on February 13th. The feature phone will be the first quick messaging phone to include HTC’s Sense interface. Similar to Samsung’s Touchwiz interface which appears on its smartphone and feature phones, a variant of HTC’s popular Sense UI will grace the user interface of the Freestyle. The…
The HTC Thunderbolt isn’t due out on Verizon for a couple of days still, but Wirefly was nice enough to provide a sneak peek at the phone prior to launch. It scored 1831 on the the Quadrant benchmark test, and 1113 on producitivity in SmartBench 2010, and 1525 for gaming. There aren’t any huge surprises…
Amazon’s website has a product page for the HTC Thunderbolt that points to a February 14th release date. The placeholder page lets you sign up to be notified when this handset become available. Underneath this notification is a blurb that states “The HTC ThunderBolt 4G will be available for purchase starting 2/14.” This is not the…
HTC is reportedly investing in OnLive, a U.S.-based online gaming service. According to a filing placed with the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the mobile handset manufacturer intends to purchase 5.33 million shares in OnLive. Each share is available for $7.50 each and the total transaction could cost an estimated $40 million USD. This investment comes hot…
Best Buy confirmed that it will begin a pre-sale of the HTC Thunderbolt starting today. The Thunderbolt will launch in Mid-February as Best Buy exclusive. The retailer failed to announce an exact availability date but prevailing rumors point to a February 24th launch. The Thunderbolt will be one of the first LTE handsets to land…
T-Mobile is continuing its trend of offering smartphones at ridiculously low prices – if not for free – with its latest offer. However, this time around all smartphones will be free with a new two-year contract. The deal will only be available on the 11th and 12th of this month. This Valentine’s day deal may…
Regardless of which OS has been taking the lead within the smartphone sales, be it Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Symbian, or webOS, a recent study by IDC has shown that the smartphone market is booming. Global smartphone saless over the course of 2010 rose 74% from 2009, totaling 302.6 million. In Q4 2010 alone,…
A recent scan of Vodafone Germany’s inventory has revealed the HTC Desire 2. This is the first time we’ve seen that name, but it could be a European variant of any number of upcoming HTC phones, like the Pyramid, Inspire, or the Saga. The original was basically a Nexus One with HTC’s personal branding and…
We have new launch dates for two of the hottest gadgets on the market. Engadget’s source says that Best Buy will get the Motorola Xoom on February 24th and HTC Thunderbolt on the 14th. Sure these are not the first leaked launch dates for two Android devices, but since we’re talking about such “objects of…
If you can’t wait until Feb. 13 to get your hands on the HTC Inspire 4G you’ll be happy to know that The Shack has your back. You can preorder the Android device tomorrow from Radio Shack and you’ll even get a $30 accessory credit. The HTC Inspire 4G is a solid Android smartphone that…