Engadget has been tipped off that some Best Buy Mobile locations will be taking $50 deposits for the unspecified phone starting on September 13 with an SKU of 9510013. Which phone is that? Engadget thinks it’s the HTC Hero, which has been recently approved by the FCC all in the CDMA (EV-DO) glory. But it’s…
Time is running out! Who wants an HTC Magic?
Our current competition is the biggest yet: an HTC Magic from Vodafone. Yes, that means it’s for our UK readers, and because it’s a doozy, we’ve been running it for nearly two weeks now, and offering four ways to enter. But listen here, time is nearly out! The comp closes on 28th August! Leave a comment…
Touch Pro 2 Landing on Sprint September 8?
Direct shipping of Sprint’s Touch Pro2 will begin September 8th., according to the latest internal records. We’ve already had a good look at the branded device, although the rumored mid-June release date had come and gone without a peep. The wait may be worthwhile though, even with T-Mobile rocking the Touch Pro 2 for a…
Video: New T-Mobile myTouch commercial taps America’s obsession with celebrities
I never fully understood why the American people love celebrities so much. They’re people just like me and you. They have problems, they eat food, they take their pants off in the morning and take a stinky dump. This didn’t stop T-Mobile USA from asking paying Whoopi Goldberg, Phil Jackson and Jessie James to do…
HTC Qilin/Dopod T8388 is HTC’s first TD-SCDMA Windows Mobile smartphone for China
Just when we reported that HTC plans to bring TD-SCDMA device(s) to China in partnership with China Mobile, we spotted the first such phone. It’s the HTC Qilin aka Dopod T8388, which will pack some Windows Mobile love to the users of China Mobile’s 3G network — there are not that many of them at…
Verizon’s HTC Razzle puts the ‘smart’ in dumbphone
HTC is known for a lot of things. They know how to make stunning handsets. They are the veritable masters of finger-friendly homescreen UIs – like TouchFLO and Sense. They only manufacture smartphones. That last bit, though, is about to change. HTC has been rumored to be preparing to launch their first non-smartphone (dumbphone) handset…
Flash custom ROMs to your Verizon Ozone
If you’re the type that likes to customize their smartphone, and you have a Verizon Ozone (HTC Cedar) in your pocket, we’ve got some good news. Thanks, yet again, to an XDA forums user, there’s a new unlocker utility that will allow you to flash custom ROMs onto your VZW Ozone. That means you’ll have…
Come on UK readers! Who wants an HTC Magic?
Our current competition is the biggest yet: an HTC Magic from Vodafone. Yes, that means it’s for our UK readers, and because it’s a doozy, we’ll be running it for two weeks and offering four ways to enter. Leave a comment on the podcast post Follow @IntoMobile on twitter Use the #intomobile tag when tweeting Visit the HTC…
HTC makes a deal with China Mobile, agrees to make TD-SCDMA smartphones
Laws in China are a funny thing because no one knows which one the country will, or will not, follow. With regards to patents, the thought of having a Chinese handset manufacture pay royalties on UMTS/HSPA technology to a foreign country is down right terrifying, so the nation developed their own standard called TD-SCDMA. China’s…
T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro 2 in ‘Mocha’ Available for $149.99 on Amazon
This looks like a deal that can’t be beat. If you’re itching to get your hands on the new HTC Touch Pro 2, but aren’t a huge fan of the price tag on T-Mobile… Amazon is here to help. At the moment, they have the very same Touch Pro 2 available for only $149.99 on…