There's finally a word from Telus Canada regarding the availability of the HTC Desire HD. The handset is now stated as a soon-to-come mobile phone, but there are not any information regarding price, long-term deals or anything else. However, earlier reports suggest the price for the phone might be $499.99 off-contract, so the phone coming in February or March might have a price tag around this one.

The HTD Desire HD features a 4.3 inch touchscreen, Adobe Flash support, an 8MP camera with autofocus and dual LED flash, geotagging, 3.5 mm headset jack and GPS. The handset is powered up by a fast 1GHz processor and features a virtual memory if 768 MB. The internal phone storage is 1.5 GB and the expansion slot is available due to the microSD slot. The phone also features social networking intefration, tethering and Bluetooth 2.1

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After today's early announcement of Android Market Webmarket going live, there is another company releasing a similar feaeture. We're talking about BlackBerry sending BlackBerry App World 2.1 live for everyone. The update should be rolling over the day. Most of the delopers already have the appropiate SDK since January 5th, so programs using BlackBerry App World 2.1 should be come soon too.

The support for in-app payment matches Google Android's today announcement, but pundits suggest it is not going to be such a hit as Google's move, and considering the number of Android users compared to the one of BlackBerry users, it is sure a fact that RIM's move will not impress too many users. BlackBerry's market is also way tinier than Android's one, so nothing impressive in it either.

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Google held an event today at their headquarters to show off the new Android operating system, codenamed Honeycomb 3.0. Few demos on the stage for the new OS were not enough for the guests, as Android engineering director Chris Yerga walks on the stage to show another new feature: the Android Market Webstore, which can be easily found here.

Android applications can now be purchased from the Android Market Webstore, while up to now the applications could only have been bought via a mobile phone running Google's operating system.

Social media integration works well with the new Android Market, with users being able to share links to apps on Twitter. The market is now fully live, though in the beginning users could not log in. If you're running Android you should take a look at it.

Bell decided to clear all their first Windows Phone 7 from the stocks, and are doing this by lowering the price of the LG Optimus Q. Back when it was launched, the phone was $50 on a three-year deal, but now Bell dropped the price to $30 on the same deal. The price for the phone without a contract remains the same, $450, which I believe it's a lot more than Bell should charge for it.

The phone features an AMOLED capacitive screen with 16M colors (480 x 800 pixels resolution), qwerty keyboard, a 3.5 mm headset jack, and Bluetooth. It runs Android 2.1 Eclair and is powered up by a 1 GHz Scorpion processor by Qualcomm.

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The Samsung Wave II S8530 is now available in the United Kingdom at O2 and Phones4U. The phone is the successor of the first Wave, the first smartphone ever to be powered by Samsung's Bada operating system. The device runs Bada 2.1, which is also the latest version of the OS and it is available already in Germany, South Korea and India. The device should have hit UK two months earlier, but it didn't make it in time.

The phone features a 3.7 inch Super Clear LCD capacitive touchscreen and is powered up by a 1 GHz processor. It has a 5MP camera with LED flash, HD video recording, qual-band GSM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, a 3.5 mm headset jack and 2 GB of internal memory expandable via a microSD card slot. 

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T-Mobile announced through a press release that they are going to release the Samsung Galaxy S 4G later this month. There's no sign of a price tag, so we will not estimate, but get ready to pay more than $150 for it and tie you up on a minimum two-year deal with the company. This version of the handset is an upgraded version of the Samsung Vibrant.

The phone runs Android 2.2 Froyo and will be powered up by a Samsung 1 GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor. It will feature an ST-Ericsson M5720 HSPA + 4G modem enabling downloads at speeds of up to 21 MB/second. The camera is a 5MP one and the memory card of 16GB comes as pre-installed.

AT&T announced today that they will launch their alternative to Sprint's EVO 4G, the HTC inspire 4G, on 13th February, one day before the start of the Mobile World Congress. This is the first AT&T device to run Android 2.2 Froyo and the first device to run "4G" HSPA + network. Moreover, this is the first AT&T device with Mobile Hotspot support.

The phone is going to be cheap, with a price tag set at $99 on a two-year deal. The phone features a 4.3 inch screen (480 x 800 resolution), an 8 MP real camera and a front camera designed for video chatting. The device will be powered up by a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor and will feature a 4 GB of storage, and a microSD support for up to 32 GB.

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Virgin Mobile's second prepaid mobile phone is available at the specified carrier starting today. The price of the phone is going to be $150, which is a great price tag for this prepaid device, considering there's no contract or any other fee involved.

The phone will run Android 2.2 Froyo and will feature a 600MHz processor, 3.2 inch VGA display, (320 x 480 pixels resolution), 3MP camera and 2 GB of internal storage. The card slot is a microSDHC. Reports on the internet suggest that though the features are not extremely attractive for a mobile phone, the fact that there's no contract involved and the price tag is making users happy with their purchases.

Just before 2010 ended, a new Sony Ericsson leak showed us a future mobile phone which is going to join the Sony collection as soon as possible. The device looks like Vivaz and seems to be similar to it, but only in form and design, because the Neo will feature Android and not Symbian.

Right now no one really know the name of the future device, as its been codenamed as Sony Ericsson Hallon/Halon and coded as MT15, but sources suggest that Xperia Neo will be the name of the new handset.

The mobile phone will have an 8.1 MP camera similar to the one in the Xperia Arc and the handheld will feature an 854 x 480 display. As said earlier, the phone will feature Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Source: Unwired View

LG announced yesterday the release of a new mobile phone designed not only for users interested in different features, but also for the ones demanding and attractive design. The device is really cheap, getting sold for less than $100, and we have to say that it looks fine for its price tag.

The LG A160 Candybar features a 2 inch QCIG (174 x 144) display, dual-band GSM, Bluetooth, MP3 player, Radio, USB 2.0 and a VGA foto and video camera. The microSD memory card is good for up to 2GB.

As the official release says, the phone is only available in Russia right now, for around $85, but LG will probably release it to other markets soon.

Source: Unwired View