Sprint has confirmed that the HTC 7 Pro QWERTY-blessed Windows Phone 7 smartphone will go up for pre-order on November 8. However, according to BGR the phone will only be available to Microsoft employees at that point, rather than general sales; Sprint would not say when the 7 Pro would be available for order on a broader basis.
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Three new devices have been spotted in Verizon's inventory, courtesy of a tipster spilling the cellular beans to PhoneArena. The Motorola Citrus, Samsung Zeal and, most interestingly, the Samsung Continuum SCH-I400 have all been confirmed to launch on Verizon
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HTC Desire Z unboxing & video demo
The second of HTC’s new flagship Android smartphones has arrived, and just as we put the HTC Desire HD review to bed, the HTC Desire Z has arrived on the test bench. Unlike the HD, the Desire Z makes do with a more mainstream 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen, but counters any screen shortfall with a flip-out QWERTY keyboard. Full unboxing video and hands-on demo after the cut.
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Sharp IS01 Android MID hits US for $246
Sharp's 5-inch Android MID, the IS01, has finally made it to US shores, though it's not quite the perfect release we were hoping for. Importer Conics are doing the honors, rather than Sharp itself: they've listed the clamshell handset for a mere $246, which gets you a 5-inch 960 x 480 capacitive touchscreen, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and twin cameras.
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BlackBerry Bold 9780 gets official; hits T-Mobile USA on Nov 17
It's taken them a while, but RIM has finally got around to making the BlackBerry Bold 9780 official. Another QWERTY candybar, the Bold 9780 is the first in the Bold range to come with the BlackBerry 6 OS, and also has a 5-megapixel camera, 3G and WiFi.
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Samsung E65 WiFi ereader hits UK with digital stylus
Samsung's E65 ereader has gone on sale in the UK, though you'll have to dig a little deeper than you would for a Kindle. Currently priced at £213 ($336) through Pixmania, though apparently coming to high street retailers PC World and Currys for £199.99 ($316), the E65 has a 6-inch E Ink display, QWERTY keyboard and WiFi, along with a digital stylus for notetaking.
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OTECH F1 quad-SIM cellphone is probably overkill
Dual-SIM phones are rare enough; is four SIM cards in a single handset just plain silly? OTECH don't seem to think so; they've unveiled the F1, a quad-SIM QWERTY phone that keeps all the cards active at the same time.
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Sprint BlackBerry Style 9670 QWERTY clamshell drops Oct 31
Sprint has announced that the BlackBerry Style 9670 will drop on October 31, priced at $99.99 following a $100 mail-in rebate. RIM's latest clamshell, the Style 9670 has both internal and external displays together with a full QWERTY keyboard on the inside.
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HTC 7 Mozart, HTC 7 Trophy, HTC HD7 and HTC 7 Pro get official with Windows Phone 7
HTC has announced its range of Windows Phone 7 smartphones, with models set to debut in Europe on October 21 and in the US on November 7. The HTC 7 Mozart, HTC 7 Trophy and HTC HD7 will all launch in the UK as carrier exclusives, while the HTC 7 Surround will be an AT&T exclusive in the US. Meanwhile a fifth device, the HTC 7 Pro, will arrive in Europe later in 2010 complete with a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard and broad network availability . More details after the cut.
Pantech Laser for AT&T Announced Featuring 3.1-Inch AMOLED Display
Today, AT&T officially announced the upcoming availability of their latest Pantech-manufactured landscape sliding device, the Laser. Interestingly enough, while it does feature a full, physical QWERTY keyboard, the Laser is touted as being the thinnest device with that feature available for AT&T. But, if that's not enough to grab you, the other features may be enough.
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Sony’s QWERTY-toting Google TV controller gets early demo
You know what the living room needs? More buttons; enough of them to sufficiently confuse any adult over the age of 29 so thoroughly that they run, weeping to the bathroom. Happily Sony is jumping in to sate our hunger for tiny keys, with ABC previewing the company's upcoming Google TV remote control in its Nightline special.
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AT&T Motorola BRAVO, FLIPOUT and FLIPSIDE unveiled
AT&T has outed three Android phones fresh to its network, the Motorola BRAVO, Motorola FLIPOUT and the Motorola FLIPSIDE. The BRAVO is a full-touchscreen candybar while the FLIPOUT (which we've obviously seen before) and the FLIPSIDE each have hardware QWERTY keyboards and rotate or slide respectively.
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