HTC unveiled the HTC Touch Pro 2 at the MWC 2009 today. The new handset features a high-resolution 3.6-inch widescreen VGA display, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, an improved battery life, expandable memory, two speakers, two microphones, a touch-sensitive zoom bar and gravity, proximity and ambient light sensors. The new HTC Straight Talk technology on the Pro2 delivers an integrated email, voice and speakerphone experience. You can transition seamlessly from email to single or multi-party conference calls and turn any location into a conference room. [Ubergizmo via Upcoming Cell Phones] More
Rumors about the Verizon Hub/One have been circulating the Internet for a long time. Verizon has officially confirmed to launch the handset on February 1st, 2009 for $199 after a $50 MIR with a $35 a month fee. The Hub will be fully connected to the internet via broadband and allows for remote management of the applications which means you can create a calendar event from work and it will update at the Hub. [Verizon via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Australia’s Telstra will release the HTC Touch HD Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone on February 10th, 2009. The HTC Touch HD WVGA touchscreen handset will be available exclusively through Telstra stores and dealers for $1499 with no contract. [HTC via Upcoming Cell Phones]
I can say that the Sectera Edge is the safest handset in the world. It can be used to transmit the country’s most secret information. This NSA approved phone uses Secure Communications Interoperability Protocol (SCIP), that allows secure phone calls to be made with existing SCIP compatible devices. The phone also adopts High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor Interoperability Specification (HAIPE® IS) to provide secure connectivity with classified networks (including the TACLANE® family of network encryptors). It provides around 60 hours of standby and 5 hours of talk time on a charge. [TreeHugger via Upcoming Cell Phones]
The Pharos Traveler 137 is the new member of GPS smartphone in the market today. The gadget features a 3.5-inch wide VGA screen with a 3MP camera, WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR and supports for GPRS/EDGE, 3G, UMTS, HSDPA at 7.2Mbps, and 2 Mbps HSUPA on US and European band. Other specs are include 512MB of flash memory onboard with SDHC memory card support, the 528MHz processor, 256MB RAM, and Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS. The Pharos Traveler 137 smartphone will be released in the first quarter of 2009 for around $600. [Press Release via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Motorola today introduced the MOTOSURF A3100 3G smartphone that has a customizable home screen on top of the Windows Mobile 6.1 software and a 2.8inch QVGA with Touch Panel. Powerd by Qualcomm MSM 7201A chipset, the smartphone also features a 3 megapixel auto focus camera, 256MB Flash, 128MB RAM, Micro-SD up to 32GB, USB 2.0 HS, and Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology with A2DP. Its 1170mAh battery provides enough juice for up to 6.8 hours of talk time and up to 12.4 days of standby time. [Slashphone via Upcoming Cell Phones]
AT&T and Research In Mo tion has collaborated to release the BlackBerry Curve 8320 smartphone with built-in Wi-Fi. Available in sapphire blue, the smartphone has numerous new features including an enhanced HTML browser that supports a Web browsing experience with desktop-style depiction. Measuring 4.2 inch x 2.4 inch x 0.6 inch and weighing 3.92 ounces, the GSM/GPRS/EDGE handset offers 64 MB flash memory with microSD expandable memory, GPRS/EDGE (Class 10), full QWERTY keyboard, easy to use trackball navigation, Bluetooth 2.0, an integrated Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and a 2MP camera. Its standard Lithium Ion battery offers up to 4 hours talktime and up to 15 days standby time. [Slashphone via Upcoming Cell Phones]
The White Touch Diamond smartphone has appeared on HTC’s website. I am sure it is real since the handset appears on the company’s site. However, there is no further info about the specs. Stay tuned for more updates. We will keep you posted. [HTC via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Here is good news for HTC Touch HD owner who has a problem with the smartphone’s screen that sometimes stops responding for about 3 to 5 seconds when running an application that needs to use the stylus to click the screen repeatedly within a short time. HTC has released a hotfix for the HTC Touch HD that fixes this problem. Remember that this update is only for HTC Touch HD owners with a ROM version that is less than 1.19.xxx.x. [intomobile via Upcoming Cell Phones]
AT&T has decided to reduce its $299.99 price tag for the BlackBerry Bold to only $199.99 for Black Friday. In case you didn’t know, the handset comes jam packed with 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi, 2MP shooter, super-crisp 480 x 320 screen, and 1 GB of on-board storage space. [intomobile via Upcoming Cell Phones]
