Category: HTC (Windows Phone)
Have a look at this picture. It's the HTC Touch Dual .. right? Well, no it's not - look a little close and you'll see "MDA" and "T-Mobile" printed on it. This is set to be launched onto T-Mobile very soon and will be known as the "T-Mobile …
Oh dear, it looks like the iPhone is having issues here in the UK. A survey conducted by gfk NOP shows that almost half of the 500 people questioned would never buy the iPhone at its' current price. The iPhone currently costs £269 and you have to at …
o2 have now elbowed the iPhone off their front page (a bit) in favour of the o2 XDA Stellar, which now gets a full video preview and dedicated mini-site. Although we're still seeing it on the coming soon bit, we've heard from Victor Ling who's just or...
Now that the o2 webdesigners have decided that the newest o2 handset isn't named after an alcoholic beverage, it's been reviewed over at 4winmobile.com... "I've been honoured to have the Stellar in daily use since early September (thanks O2) and I'm ...
Following our review of the HTC Touch Cruise Tristan Whittaker got on the phone to o2. If you cast your mind back we were first to sniff out the original o2 XDA Orbit, so Tristan wanted to know about the pricing and availability o2 XDA Orbit II - …
Last night I decided to do a quick video showing the HTC Audio Manager the inbuilt graphic equalizer on the HTC Touch Dual. However, I stumbled across something in the process... When using the touch you've got a range of input options - there's xT9 /...
It was called the HTC Polaris, but now it's to be known as the HTC Touch Cruise. Yet again we were one of the first to get our hands on this phone, so we've published the review here. Selling now network-free for about £374.99 at devicewire.co.uk thi...
Well, here it is. The Orange-branded version of the HTC Touch Dual we reviewed some time back. They've gone with the standard 12 (16) key layout and there's a rather "interesting" design on the homescreen. It's not a bad homescreen design, but I have ...
Remember that o2 Stellar story the other day? Well, it turns out that o2 have now corrected the o2 Stella (Artois) and have now renamed it the "Stellar", as it should be. The o2 Stellar is the o2 branded version of the fantastic HTC TyTN II. Links -...
Aye up! T-Mobile have ramped up the spec of the HTC Touch to 256MB. The increase in memory is a swift kick in the swingers for existing 128Mb HTC Touch owners, but it's an obvious push by HTC to improve speed and bring it closer to the iPhone …
The forum is buzzing with news of the HTC Touch Dual on Orange. Some of you have now managed to get your hands on one of these sexy new phones, with stock at Orange retentions being available now. Coolsmartphone member Tenacious Doug says.. "Just got ...
A week back we told you of the upcoming o2 XDA Stellar, aka the HTC TyTN II. Forum member DJPriestley has spotted that the device has now landed on the o2 "Coming Soon" section of o2 UK, but it's labelled as the "o2 Stella". Hmm.. Perhaps the web …
The sexy HTC Touch has now sold over one million units following its' launch in June. Digitimes reports that the company is looking for an overall 20% growth in handset shipments next year, an increase on their projected 11 million HTC units this year...
We told you earlier about the arrival of the HTC Touch Dual on Orange. Our secret moles told us that it should appear on Monday.. umm.. last Monday to be precise. Well, it didn't, but we have had some additional information.. Our sources tell us that...
HTC have just announced the latest addition to their range - the Tom Cruise. Sorry.. HTC Touch Cruise. It's that HTC Polaris we saw some time back and it looks set to replace the HTC Artemis (T-Mobile MDA Compact III etc). It comes complete with the e...
Coolsmartphone reader Michael Kent has been on the phone to o2. No, he's not after an iPhone, he wanted to know about the o2 XDA Stellar - the o2 branded HTC TyTN II we reviewed earlier. Word is that it'll be landing on Monday 26th November. Apparentl...
Here's a rather "interesting" review of the HTC Touch and HTC Shadow from ABC News which, if I'm honest, is one of the worst articles I've ever read. It dismisses the hugely successful HTC Touch as the "worst phone" they've seen and call it a "mess". ...
Well hello, what's this over at xda-developers ? Why, if it isn't the Orange HTC Touch Dual we spotted the other day :) There's further evidence that this is will arrive on Monday and Orange have managed to bag themselves a four week exclusivity agree...
Back in September we told you about the upcoming fashion conscious Ted Baker handsets. Today the Needle is available to buy and is free on certain price plans. You can also benefit from the fact that Carphone Warehouse will sell it to you on a choice ...
We've had a tip from Mike Pearson about the HTC Touch Dual on Orange. He's been on the phone to Orange Retentions who say that the it'll be arriving on Monday 12th November. We're not totally sold that it'll be in shops next Monday but we'll keep an …
We were lucky enough to get the HTC Touch Dual in to review a few weeks back. If you liked in then hold tight, because the new November Orange catalogue has it in the "Coming Soon" section. The Touch Dual is given the name "HTC P5500 Dual Touch" …
It's scary writing reviews at times. Every time I write one about a HTC device it seems that I only have to wait a few months before HTC come along with another device which is even better and addresses any issues I may have had. Take, for example, …
Many thanks for your understanding and thoughtful comments over the last few difficult days. At times like this it's reasurring to have so many people supporting me and I really appreciate it. I still have a very difficult day coming up on Thursday bu...
First up I wanted to thank you for your comments, thoughts and messages over the last couple of days. This is a very strange time for me and I really appreciate the sentiments that have been flooding in through the forum and via the email. It means a …
We all know how great the HTC TyTN II is by now, but if you're looking for one on Orange then listen up because it's now listed as coming soon on the Orange website. Although they're calling it the HTC TyTN11 it's definitely the handset we know and …
I reviewed the T-Mobile MDA Compact III (aka HTC Artemis) some time back now but it's still sitting in my car daily helping me navigate around and keeping me up-to-date with appointments via the push-email system. The trackball / navigation wheel syst...
OK, it's finally here and it's another biggy. The HTC Touch Dual impressed us greatly and we'll be sorry to stick this loaner back in the box and send it back. Although HTC have taken out the WiFi they've made up for it with a new juicy HTC …
Shh ! Keep this under your hats but we've heard on the grapevine that the HTC TyTN II has found it's way into some larger Orange stores today. The Orange-badged HTC TyTN II may well be hidden away in the back of Orange shops, so you may have …
As usual I've not quite finished our review of the HTC Touch Dual, however I wanted to give you guys chance to see what we have so far. Head on over to the review for images of the device, plus close-up comparisons with the HTC Touch. The good …
The HTC Touch Dual has been met by a world of controversy following the removal of WiFi. By rights it should have it, because the HTC Touch did. We can only presume that it's been removed to try and push the 3G / HSPDA capabilities of the new …
For the next few days I'll be lucky enough to have my pick of these handsets. The eagle-eyed amongst you will have spotted the HTC Touch Dual as phone number two. It's somewhat thinner and taller than the original Touch and, as you'll see below, it's ...
AT&T have announced the availablility of the Tilt as of tomorrow. It will be available for $299.99 provided you fill in some rebates and sign your life away for 2 years, plus there's unlimited data plans for $44.99 with a voice contract. "The AT&T T...
OK, so you know about the HTC S730 and the new tweaked keyboard, faster CPU, 3G and face-pointing camera right? Well, if you're thirsting for some super close-up unboxing shots then head over to boygeniusreport.com. HTC have pimped the existing S710 (...
Here's that silver HTC Touch that got mentioned just the other day. It'll be available from November at devicewire for £257.99. Regular readers will have seen our review of both the black and wasabi green version, plus if you buy one you'll be joinin...
Yesterday we covered the launch of the HTC Touch Dual and we stated at the time that "we assume WiFi is on board". We couldn't see any mention of it on the product page under "Connectivity" but, in the first and second promo flyer it was mentioned und...
Available from November, this is the HTC P6500. It's an enterprise handset running Windows Mobile 6.0 Pro and is designed to cope with the logistical and technical demands of industry. The P6500 runs Windows Mobile 6.0 Pro with a 3 megapixel camera, ...
Meet the S730, coming this month from HTC. Running Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard (Smartphone), this is a 3.5G (3G + HSPDA) handset with quad-band capability and WiFi. This will be the successor to the already popular HTC S710 which unfortunately lacked ...
The HTC Shift was also mentioned at todays HTC event. Touted as ushering in "a new era in mobile computing" this baby has Windows Vista combined with 3.5G connectivity whilst still managing to provide a two day battery life. The Shift will come with a...
HTC have also used their London event to announce a new Arctic Silver paint job for the original HTC Touch. The new colour will be available this month plus HTC have also announced a free virtual keypad for existing Touch owners. The full-screen keypa...
HTC have just announced the HTC Touch Dual. You've seen this on the site under various names (Nike, Touch Slide etc etc) and it builds on the already popular HTC Touch device. One thumb-flick is all it takes to reveal the numeric keypad which is neatl...
