Peter Chou, HTC’s CEO recently participated in an important event, meant to make HTC HD2 official in Taiwan. During this event, he spoke about Microsoft’s crucial role in developing HTC products, about the iPhone’s flaws and the HTC HD2, as you can see in the video below:

The hot 4.3 inch capacitive touchscreen phone is now shipping in Europe and Asia and it’ll arrive in the US in early 2010. It’ll sport a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, ideal for running Windows Mobile 6.5 and even Windows Mobile 7 in the future. Peter Chou was keen on mentioning that Microsoft is its “strongest partner” and the greatest achievement of the two companies working together was their first Windows Mobile device with a capacitive display, the  HD2.

Of course, said smartphone was also compared to the iPhone, that gets beaten in every aspect, as you might have guessed. So, HTC’s main man is mocking the iPhone and praising Microsoft… this is probably good enough for Redmond, that’s lost the love from Motorola and a couple more handset makers in the past year.

[via Phone Arena]

Alltel is selling a brand new phone for texters, called the Samsung DoubleTake and packing a sliding QWERTY keyboard, a 1.3 megapixel camera and support for Bluetooth connectivity. The device goes for $39.99.

This price is available with a 1 year contract, on a qualifying rate plan and after a $50 mail in rebate. Expect the device to be available in two color versions: bold red and sleek charcoal gray.

[via IntoMobile]

MetroPCS has a new addition to its portofolio, an entry-level all-touchscreen handset, known as Huawei M750. Going for $200, this phone is quite poorly specced, as you can find out after the break.

The M750 comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, a media player and a microSD card slot. Probably the main appeal of this device is its “intuitive touch user interface”, available on the cheap, thanks to this phone.

[via IntoMobile]

Dell’s first Android phone, the Mini 3ix has just recently received the green light for launch from the FCC and we learn that AT&T is planning to release the handset in Q1 2010. The handset was initially meant for China only and we have to say it’s surprising to see AT&T getting a piece of the Android pie.

The main difference between this version of the phone and the Chinese one is the inclusion of WiFi and 3G support, with Mini 3ix coming with 850 and 1900 MHz bands, a 3.5 inch touchcscreen display (640 x 360 pixels), A-GPS and a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash.

Microsoft Exchange is also on the specs list, plus a microSD card slot and a virtual keyboard. We don’t yet know how well specced this phone is, when it comes to RAM, ROM, CPU power and other such hardware features.

[via phandroid]

Vobis Computer announced a brand new Android phone, dubbed Highscreen Zeus, after introducing the PP5420 model back in July. The older handset was basically a Mobinnova Ice unit, with Android on board and a launch on Russian turf. Highscreen Zeus will hit Russia as well, with a $483 price tag and the specs you can find out after the break.

Zeus supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity, it comes with a 3.2 inch TFT display with a 240 x 400 pixel resolution, a QWERTY keyboard, a 3 megapixel autofocus camera, GPS/AGPS and a Qualcomm MSM 7225 528 MHz processor. 256MB RAM and 512MB ROM are also on board, together with a microSD card slot and a 3.5mm audio jack.

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and WiFi are also on the specs list, plus a Li-ion 1010 mAh battery, that provides 480 minutes of GSM talk time and up to 400 hours of standby. Vobis Computer’s handset will also be bundled with a service called iDA, providing turn by turn navigation and Navteq maps.

[via Unwired View]

HTC HD2 was recently launched in Taiwan officially, as it started shipping in Europe and Asia. During the event that got filmed and shown in the video below, HTC and Microsoft’s bosses announced that the WM 6.5 smartphone will land in the US in early 2010.

Peter Chou, HTC CEO and Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO attended the event and reminded everyone that HTC HD2 is the result of the cooperation between the two companies. What we always like to mention about this device is that this is the first handset that’s well-specced enough to take on Windows Mobile 7 and its future requirements.

HTC’s CEO talks a lot about the features of this smartphone and at some point it compares it to the iPhone, as you can see in the video. Among others, this is the first Windows Mobile capacitive multitouch display phone with a Snapdragon CPU on board.

[via msmobiles]

Verizon has just launched the eagerly awaited Droid handset made by Moto and below you can check out the launch experience, caught on camera in front of the Big Red’s NYC Store.

A plus for this device is the fact that Verizon will allow tethering on Motorola Droid, but the price for this service will be quite steep, reaching even $30 per month. While the people in the video above seem rather excited and happy about attending the launch of the Android 2.0 smartphone, the total public turn up was a disappointment, specially when compared to the likes of BlackBerry Storm or Palm Pre.

Is the cold the one to blame or the mysterious ads promoting the device?

Adobe has just announced that it’ll offer a mobile version of Photoshop for Android phones, allowing users to crop, rotate, flip or change saturation of photos. Photoshop.com Mobile will be doing the magic, by also allowing users to auto-upload and share photos, via their account.

It was about time that Android started getting some love in the major apps department, since we saw Photoshop on the iPhone a couple of weeks ago. In the image below you can notice a few pictures that demo the before/after scenario and some elements of the application’s user interface.

Slowly, but surely, Android is getting the needed respect and number of apps needed to compete with the iPhone and its hugely successful App Store.

[via Phandroid]

Last night was all about the launch of Verizon’s Droid, which proved to be a disappointment, as far as the public interest was concerned. The Engadget editors visited San Francisco and Albany and discovered very short lines in front of the stores selling Motorola Droid.

Some even claim that lines were bigger for BlackBerry Storm, not to mention Palm Pre and commenters of the Engadget Mobile piece said it was even harder to get a Samsung Moment unit when it first launched. Moto Droid is pretty easy to buy these days, no hassle involved, no huge lines or stock problems…

And this comes in spite of a very aggressive anti-iPhone campaign (Droid Does, iPhone doesn’t) and a very cool sci-fi Stealth commercial, with the drawback of not letting people know that much about the product.

[via Engadget Mobile]

It has recently been officially confirmed that Dell will launch an Android smartphone in the US in early 2010, with the cooperation of AT&T. Now, it turns out that the handset might just be Dell Mini 3iX, a smartphone that was recently approved by the FCC.

Mini 3iX comes with support for 850/1900 GSM and UMTS bands, which means it’ll be compatible with AT&T, so all we need now is an official announcement from the carrier and a launch date. Dell’s Android phone should come with WiFi support, unlike the Chinese Mini 3i model and you’ll also find a 3.5 inch touchscreen display among the specs.

Said display will support a 640 x 360 pixel resolution and the device will also pack A-GPS, Microsoft Exchange support and a 3 megapixel autofocus camera.

[via Unwired View]