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.

Source: Mobile Crunch

Earlier reports suggest that AT&T will not accept sideloading on its HTC Inspire 4G. Basically, sideloading means to be able to download and install applications that are not developed to work with an operating system. AT&T's approach will not change in the following months, as the carrier decided sideloading non-Android applications will be forbidden and will not work for the HTC Inspire 4G.

However, there has to be some application that will make it possible, because Apple announced they will not accept installing non-Apple Store applications on their devices, and yet many hackers managed to create applications that are allowing you doing that - it's just not official and accepted by the company, but it can be done.

Source: PhAndroid