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HTC to crank out at least two more Android handsets this year

Amongst the iPhone 3.0 craze today, news hit the web regarding a claim that Android is planning on releasing at least two more Android handsets this year, on top of their HTC Magic and slew of Windows Mobile running devices. The word came via HTC CEO Peter Chou, who is quoted as saying “HTC will [...]

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More info on the 2009 HTC line up; no Android phones in sight

While we’re all dying for HTC to release some more Android devices, sources are telling us otherwise. The company is planning on releasing 6 new handsets over the next year, all running Windows Mobile. Let’s dive right in.
The first phone rumored to be released in August 2009 is the Firestone, said to be the successor [...]

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HTC doubles workforce; jump to Android taking full flight

It’s no question that HTC was one of the first to jump on the Android train with the T-Mobile G1; perhaps their proactiveness with the platform was a smart move. HTC was actually able to literally double their workforce, increasing by 47% and now totaling 9,353 employees. The success of the Android platform has had [...]

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Stolen WinMobile 6.5 phone remotely wiped, sorry guys, no sketchy video in the future

While the news of a stolen HTC handset running WinMo 6.5 had our hopes up for a sketched out video, it seems that Microsoft let us down. Apparently, once the phone was jacked, Microsoft remotely wiped all the system info and user data on the device, making it utterly useless. I think the bigger problem [...]

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Wrap up time: Mobile World Congress 2009

Another Mobile World Congress has come and gone, so I decided to be a nice guy and share all the ETN coverage of the event. We saw some awesome new phones, lost hope in a few companies, and even witnessed a crime. Either way, it was a good show in Barcelona. Enjoy.
February 16th:
Samsung creates a [...]

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Hands on with the HTC “G2″ Magic [Video]

Courtesy to Gizmodo for sharing their first hands on with us. Overall, the HTC Magic looks like a gorgeous device; inside and out. In this demo, the Gizmodo team gave us a tour of the keyboard and camera features. In terms of first impressions, I would still say that the keyboard software seems a little [...]

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Apple Allegedly Scared Google/HTC Out Of Using Parts for G1

M.G. Siegler of VentureBeat claimed earlier today that Google did not include multi-touch, 3.5 mm headphone jack, batteries and displays  because Apple scared them with patents. I know what your thinking; headphone jack?!  John Gruber from Daring Fireball said that Apple has a patent regarding the iPhone’s headphone jack, but the question is what does [...]

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Mozilla’s Mobile Fennec Browser demoed on video; looks awesome

While the news regarding Mozilla’s Fennec browser, the Firefox equivalent for mobile devices, has been fairly low-key, the HTC Touch Pro got some love today with the pre-alpha version being released for those handsets. Of course, this is still very alpha-alpha. Don’t expect any wonders yet. However, Fennec really has a great desktop-browser feel, that [...]

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My Disappointment with the G2

With the leaked photos of the G2, initially, I’ll admit, I was excited. When I looked deeper into the matter and discovered that the G2 was actually a worse version of the G1, my heart ached a little.
First of all, I do not know WHAT HTC was thinking when they decided to remove the full [...]

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T-Mobile G1 Unboxing

It’s finally here. We have an unboxing for you of the very hyped T-Mobile G1 handset with the Google Android platform. Find out more information about this phone at http://www.t-mobileg1.com. Enjoy!

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