You haven't forgotten about Sprint's first WiMAX phone, right? The HTC EVO 4G was pretty big news back at CTIA this year, but we realize that the tech world moves quickly, and there's been a pretty big release since then. But, we know that for most Sprint customers, and especially Android fans on the Sprint network, the EVO 4G is a shining light at the end of a dark tunnel. But, when's it coming out? According to some higher-ups in Sprint, it may be sooner than you think.
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Leaving Las Vegas: A CTIA Tech Travelogue
I was at CTIA last week pitching various column ideas to SlashGear Editor Vincent Nguyen, and he shot them down, one by one. An analysis of the Kindle vs. iPad? No, SlashGear has covered that more than once, and we’ll all be writing hands-on reports next week. How the digital home environment has changed? New columnist Ben Bajarin just used that theme as his debut for SlashGear. How I lived on loaner laptops, cellphones and 3G modems last week when our town was out of power? Too close to Michael Gartenberg’s recent column on traveling with just a cellphone. Apparently, the big stuff is covered. So instead, I’m going to try to provide a look into how one analyst covers a trade show: a tech travelogue, of sorts.
HTC HD2 Windows Phone 7 ROM gets video demos
Microsoft's confirmation that the HTC HD2 wouldn't be eligible for an official Windows Phone 7 upgrade certainly put a dampener on expectations of what's still the best Windows Mobile device around. Of course, it also lit a fire under the developer community to come up with an unofficial WP7 ROM for the HD2, and sure enough - with devices running the full OS not expected until toward the end of 2010 - you'll soon be able to load an almost fully functional build of the new platform onto your HD2.
The hack is the handiwork of a team of Russian tinkerers over at htcpedia, who have managed to get the WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth all working and pretty much everything else. Still causing issues, however, are the graphics drivers, and the device is showing some unwanted lag. We're guessing work is being done on optimizing the code for the HD2, and that lag should get brought down.
Video demos after the cut
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When you leave your laptop behind
We’ve all heard how the phone in your pocket is really a PC. Well, a few weeks ago I put that to the test literally. I left for a week of heavy business travel in three cities to see if my phone (actually a series of phones) could replace my MacBook Pro. For my tests, I carried an iPhone 3GS with a Mophie JuicePack Air, a Palm Pre Plus and an HTC HD2. I also had a Stowaway Bluetooth Keyboard which works with the HD2.
T-Mobile HTC HD2 on sale now
It's March 24th and that means - finally - the HTC HD2 arrives on T-Mobile USA's network. It's been a long time coming, and in a way it couldn't have arrived at a worse point: HTC's other 4.3-inch monster, the HTC EVO 4G, has made its splashy, WiMAX-toting debut on Sprint at CTIA Wireless this week, and the 3G-only HD2 could look a little plain in comparison.
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T-Mobile HTC HD2 promo material leaks ahead of launch
Curious to know how T-Mobile USA will be pushing the HTC HD2 - a phone already available in Europe for several months now, and guaranteed not to get an official Windows Phone 7 update - when it goes on sale come March 24th? Over at Pocketables they've a stash of in-store T-Mobile promotional material sent over from an anonymous tipster, and it looks like the carrier will be leaning heavily on the HD2's media playback abilities.
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T-Mobile HTC HD2 confirmed for March 24th launch
T-Mobile USA have finally confirmed pricing and availability for the HTC HD2, the Windows Mobile 6.5.3 smartphone that European users have been taunting their US counterparts with for several months now. The T-Mobile HD2 will arrive on March 24th priced at $199.99 with a new, two-year agreement.
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Windows Phone 7 build teased from emulator, but don’t expect an HD2 ROM
Only a day after Microsoft fleshed out Windows Phone 7 series at MIX10, we've already got a full dump of Windows Phone 7 build 7.0.0.6077. The files aren't a leak exactly; they've been extracted from Microsoft's own developer tools, also released yesterday. However, before you get your hopes up, this isn't a shortcut to getting Windows Phone 7 onto the HTC HD2.
For a start it's built for x86 processors - after all, it comes from the emulator not a phone ROM - and lacks the necessary drivers and other elements needed to control phone hardware. Even if we had all that, there's more to the HD2's incompatibility than just the number of physical buttons.
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T-Mobile event “Come experience the HTC HD2 with T-Mobile on March 16″, release on 24th?
T-Mobile has just invited SlashGear to join them for a special event scheduled for March 16th (next week in NYC) to "experience the HTC HD2," which will be making its debut as a "larger than life entertainment powerhouse." Bold words? Check out our take in a comprehensive review of the HTC HD2. Oh, and we’re hearing that the launch date of the smartphone will be more or less around the 24th, so stay patient for just a little longer, it's coming.
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T-Mobile HTC HD2 price leaks, plus CLIQ XT and Nokia Nuron details
While we've pretty much known that T-Mobile plan to launch the HTC HD2 in the US sometime this month, what we haven't been aware of is what sort of pricing we should expect. Thanks to a nifty leak from Tmonews, however, we now know figures for not only the HD2 but the CLIQ XT and the Nokia Nuron (aka the ExpressMusic 5230). Best news? The HD2 isn't as expensive as we feared it might be.
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HTC HD2 Windows Phone 7 update axed: buttons to blame?
Talk of a Windows Phone 7 update for the HTC HD2 has circulated pretty much since the phone was launched, but despite ostensibly positive hints from HTC themselves, it looks like Microsoft's newly-rigid hardware guidelines have scuppered the Snapdragon smartphone's chances. Speaking to APC Magazine, Natasha Kwan, General Manager for Microsoft’s Mobile Communications Business in the Asia-Pacific region pointed out that the HD2 won't qualify for an upgrade as "it doesn't have the three buttons".
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HTC HD2 to get new mobile entertainment options on T-Mobile
We already know that the HTC HD2 is set to land on T-Mobile here in the US this year. T-Mobile announced at MWC that it would be tweaking the HD2 to support "never-before-seen" entertainment experiences on its network.
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