A flurry of T-Mobile-bound handsets have been priced by this screenshot of internal documents. What is most striking here is that the HTC HD2 is an altogether reasonable $199.99 on contract ($449.99 with no strings), which is a stark contrast to the $349.99 T-Mo was asking for the TouchPro2 at launch. That’s a great price…
Apple sues HTC for violating 20 patents relating to UI, architecture and hardware
This press release just hit the wire: Apple today filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware. The lawsuit was filed concurrently with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and in U.S. District Court in Delaware. “We can sit by and watch…
Google: Nexus One raised the bar for smartphones
Google sure seems pleased with its Nexus One “superphone,” as the search giant’s Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette said the handset is the “benchmark setter” in the mobile world. During a Morgan Stanley conference Monday, Pichette said the Nexus One has raised the bar for the industry and showed consumers that there are legitimate alternatives…
Windows Phone 7 Series not coming to Windows Mobile phones, not even HTC HD2(?)
Sorry, HTC HD2 owners, we’ve got some bad news for you all. Microsoft has confirmed that their Windows Phone 7 Series “3 chassis” guidelines will essentially prevent most, if not all, currently available Windows Phones from getting an upgrade to WP7 when it launches later this year. That means all those Windows Mobile 6.1 and…
Sprint opens damage insurance to all comers
If you’re nervous about your Pre, Hero any other Sprint phone you can now sign up for the Total Equipment Protection insurance no matter when you bought your phone. The TEP plan is essentially insurance for your device that costs $7 a month per line and covers your device if it’s lost, damaged or stolen.…
Verizon Wireless to launch Nexus One on March 23rd?
There’s nothing set in stone yet, nor is there anything more than rumors being passed around for the moment, but we’re hearing that the highly-acclaimed Google Nexus One will be launching on Verizon’s CDMA network on March 23rd. Following a recent FCC filing that all but ensured the Nexus One’s CDMA launch in the near…
HTC HD2 Goes on Sale with Free NDrive Sat Nav Software, available from eXpansys
The much anticipated HTC HD2 Windows phone has arrived at our favourite UK e-tailer eXpansys, and to celebrate, they are offering its first 100 customers a free addition of NDrive’s photo realistic Satellite Navigation software. This Transforms the HTC HD2 into a premium navigation system, with NDrive enabling door-to-door navigation with post code search and a choice…
Mozilla Fennec Spotted on Nexus One and Droid
Well what do we have here? The Nexus One and Motorola Droid running the Mozilla Fennec mobile web browser? Really? Yep! The folks at Mozilla have posted a few photos of the Droid and Nexus one running a new Android version of Fennec. So what does this mean for you? Absolutely nothing. No release dates…
HTC’s Incredible caught on video?
In a very short video that was released a couple of hours ago, it seems like we may have the HTC Incredible in the wild again, on video. The video is only forty seconds long, and only shows the device being waved around a conference room while the camera application is running, but it’s more…
Can Android do hardcore gaming?
Even die-hard Android fans have to admit that the iPhone and iPod Touch blow it out of the water when it comes to gaming. During a podcast with the Motorola’s Developer blog, the folks at Bendroid had some interesting things to say about the challenges of creating complex games for Android, as well as the…