The HTC HD2 has been around for a while now on carriers in Europe. The handset is set to come this year to the T-Mobile network here in America. T-Mobile announced at MWC 2010 today that the handset will get some cool entertainment features.
The HD2 will get a Barnes & Noble eReader app, Blockbuster on Demand movies, MobiTV support, and will be Gogo in-flight internet ready. The handset will also ship with Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen pre-installed on the microSD card the device ships with.
Said microSD card has 16GB of storage. Other features of the handset include a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 4.3-inch screen, HTC Sense UI, and a 5MP camera. The camera has autofocus and a dual LED flash. The HD2 will be available this spring.
Aava Mobile has unveiled a new reference design for a smartphone and tablet device that runs an Intel Atom processor. The design measures 64mm x 125mm x 11.7 mm making it one of the thinnest x86 smartphones available.
The device is designed with Moblin and Android in mind for Os' and the company says that it will add support for MeeGo in the future. The platform has a touchscreen, full HD video capability, Micro USB port, dual mics, and HD video conferencing
among other features.
In the mobile phone and tablet world there a number of open source operating systems that are available on devices. The open source Os' tend to help reduce the price of the device and lure in buyers who aren't fans of Microsoft and other closed OS'.
Starting next month, nine Verizon smartphones with accompanying 3G plans will be able to make unlimited Skype-to-Skype calls and call out to regular phones internationally at a reduced rate.
Samsung has revealed its Android 2.1 powered projector/mobile phone. Just like the Wave, this one is jam packed with features, including Wi-Fi, GPS, DivX and XviD support for videos, a 3.5mm headphone jack, 16 Gigs of internal memory and an 8 megapixel camera.There's also a large 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen and along with the Android OS Samsung has a "Specialized Projector UI". The handset is called the i8520 or the Halo.
You can tell just by looking that these phones come out of Denmark. In all, three sexy additions to the Android lineup from Lumigon Corp. The T1 and S1 are both shipping before July, the S1 offering a sliding T9 keypad. Both feature Android 2.1, Freescale processors, 720p output over HDMI, FM tuning and broadcasting, and the ability to act as a universal remote when you are just chillin.
