Good news all you HTC Hero owners with serious DROID/Google NAV envy: Android 2.0 will be coming to your phone…eventually. Straight from the horse’s mouth:

“Yes, we are working on an Eclair update for the HTC Hero. Because Eclair is a significantly enhanced release, it will require some time to update Sense for this new version of the Android OS. Please be patient while we work to provide you with a tightly integrated experience like the one you are already enjoying on your Hero.”

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Monday still got you down?  Don’t worry, here to save the day is the HTC Hero!  You can score it now for $179.99 after a 2-year contract signing and $100 mail-in-rebate.  Built upon the Android platform you can most certainly expect this device to be very popular this holiday season.  The big spec take aways are as follows:

• Android OS
• Qualcomm MSM7200A 528MHz processor
• 5.0 megapixel camera with video
• 3.2-inch Capacitive touchscreen
• 3G connectivity
• GPS
• microSD card slot
• Sprint TV
• Visual Voicemail
• WiFi b/g
• Media Player
• Bluetooth
• Flash enabled

[via TFTS]

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AT&T officially announced the availability of the HTC Tilt 2 and Pure.  We’ve already seen the Tilt 2 with official AT&T branding and it looks like they’ll be charging a pretty hefty sum much like the other carriers out there.  The PURE on the other hand, will be a bit cheaper but still cost a a pretty penny.  On a more positive note, both of these phones will be the first to sport Windows Mobile 6.5 on the AT&T network.

Feature wise the Tilt 2 has a 3.6-inch touchscreen and a slide out QWERTY keyboard.  They’ve also stuffed in dual speakers and dual microphones for some much needed and always welcomed noise cancellation.  Optics wise were looking at a 3.2 megapixel camera.  The Tilt 2 will be available in a few weeks for $299.99 after a 2-year contract signing and $50 mail-in-rebate.

The Pure sports a larger 5 megapixel camera but has a smaller 3.2-inch screen.  It will go on sale today for $199.99 after a 2-year and $50 mail-in-rebate.

Full release after the ‘leap’

It was just a few days ago that we got word of Verizon’s Imagio handset, and now today the wireless company has made it official. As previously mentioned this will be one of the first handsets to sport the long awaited Windows Mobile 6.5.  Unlike many of HTC’s phones, the Imagio lacks a slide out QWERTY keyboard but does have a 3.6-inch touchscreen, Verizon’s Vcast Mobile TV, 5 megapixel camera and a bevy of other delightful features to keep you entertained.

The Imagio will go on sale October 6th for $199.99 after a 2-year contract and $100 mail-in-rebate.

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Word on the street is that Sprint has come to their senses and will slash the price of the HTC Touch Pro2 from $349.99 to $199.99 after contract signing and mail-in-rebate on October 1st.  This move only seemed inevitable since Verizon already sells the exact same handset for the purported new lower price and with the iPhone and many other smartphones costing less it’s probably the only rational thing to do when it comes to remaining slightly competitive.  Course if I were you, I’d just buy me a Palm PRE from Letstalk.com, who is currently selling it for $79.99 after all the fine print stuff.

Note: if you bought the phone before this rumor emerged, hit up Sprint’s customer care and you should be able to get $100 credit, at least that’s what some folks are saying. Course, you might have to wait until this news becomes official.

[via BGR]

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It looks like Verizon is set to launch yet another HTC phone, yet this one, the HTC XV6975 Imagio, lacks a physical QWERTY keyboard.  While price and actual launch date are still unknown, specs wise were looking at a 3.6-inch touchscreen, Windows Mobile 6.5, microSD card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, 528mhz processor of some sort, 5mp autofocus camera, WiFi, Opera browser, HTC TouchFLO user interface and CDMA/GSM connectivity.   And get this, it’s the first Verizon smartphone to support Vcast MobileTV, that is if you’re into watching TV on your cell phone.

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Right now Verizon must be happier than a pig in poo.  Why?  They just launched HTC’s Touch Pro2, and despite being one of the last carriers to the gate with this smartphone, they’ve managed to undercut the competition by $150.  That’s right, you can grab the HTC Touch Pro2 (this Friday) for $200 after 2-year contract signing and $100 mail-in-rebate.  Meanwhile T-Mobile and Sprint are selling the same handset for $350.

In case you forgot the features of the HTC Touch Pro2:

• High-speed connectivity over Verizon Wireless’ Mobile Broadband network (1x/EV-DO Revision A 800/1900 M
• Global connectivity to allow customers to access e-mail and data in more than 180 destinations and to use the phone for voice calling in more than 220 destinations (GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz WCDMA/HSPA 2100 MHz)
• Wi-Fi capabilities (802.11 b/g)
• 3.6 inch WVGA resolution (480 x 800) tilting touch screen
• Advanced speakerphone with noise-cancelling technology
• 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera with video capture
• Touch-sensitive zoom bar
• Seamless connectivity with Microsoft® Exchange, Outlook and Office applications with Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
• Bluetooth® 2.1 with EDR and A2DP stereo
• Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7600A, 528 MHz
• Memory: 512 MB ROM, 288 MB RAM
• Dimensions: 4.57” x 2.33” x .68” (length x width x  height)
• Weight: 6.3 ounces (with standard battery)
• Extended 1500 mAh battery for longer operation times
• Up to 5.3 hours of talk time (CDMA) or up to 13.5 days of standby time (CDMA)

HTC kicked out a new phone today called the Tattoo, an Android based handset.  It draws its name from the ability for users to completely customize the handset in all facets, which might even included the back cover of the device.  Features include a 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.8-inch touchscreen, 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor, 512MB/256MB ROM/RAM, GPS, WiFi b/g, compass, accelerometer, Bluetooth 2.0 and microSD card slot.  The Tattoo is set to hit the EU in the beginning of October with other markets following in the months after.

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Sprint is set to launch the HTC Touch Pro2 on September 8th for a wallet damaging price of $350, the same price at T-Mobile.  Worst of all that’s after the $100 mail-in-rebate and 2-year contract signing.  It looks like HTC is charging carriers an arm and a leg for this device since similar smartphones generally cost about $150 less.  We’ve seen the Touch Pro2 with Verizon branding as well as an AT&T variant called the Tilt 2.  I wonder how much those carriers will be selling the phone for?

Full release after the ‘leap’

It seems new photos of the elusive HTC Leo has turned up on the net. It’s a droolworthy phone going by the specs alone: 4.3 inch WVGA 480×800 capacitive touchscreen, Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor, Wi-Fi, GPS/a-GPS, accelerometer, 3.5mm headset jack, 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus/ dual-LED flash, 512MB flash memory/320MB RAM.

If the photo is genuine, the phone is the real deal. Sexy, carbon black look, huge screen, powerful specs? Eh, we’ll just have to wait and see.

[via BGR]

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