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A candybar slate from HTC with a 3.7-inch SLCD and 1GHz Snapdragon processor — sounds about right for the Desire, but this little puppy is actually running Windows Phone 7 (presumably a developer build, given the apps catalog). According to our tipster, the three buttons under the screen are touch-sensitive à la Nexus One, the camera boasts 8 megapixels of memory retention, and the “hardware is ready.” What you’re not seeing, however, is any sign of skinning — no Sense on this one, we’re afraid. The company is apparently in talks with two US carriers, including Verizon (we’d presume Sprint given the CDMA connection, but we’ve no insight here). Are we looking at the rumored VZW-bound HTC Spark from June? Unfortunately we can’t confirm anything at this point, so for now, just enjoy the tantalizing snapshots.

[Thanks, anonymous]

Mystery HTC Windows Phone 7 device: in the wild and lacking any Sense originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’d heard Panasonic was planning a more affordable stereoscopic 3D camcorder, but it looks like we won’t have to wait until a mysterious July 28th Tokyo unveiling to find out for sure — it’s called the HDC-SDT750, and Panny’s advertising it as the “World’s first 3D Shooting Camcorder.” Leaks at all the seams of the company’s website afforded us the above picture, and the surprising revelation that the product may not be a brand-new camcorder, but rather an existing high-end 3MOS model (we’d guess the HDC-HS700) with a “3D conversion lens” attached. If the yet-to-be-activated product page’s source code can be believed, the SDT750 will shoot in 1080p AVCHD at 60fps, feature Panny’s proprietary Hybrid O.I.S. image stabilization technology, and come in a lovely shade of Henry Ford black. That’s all we have for now (save a second tiny picture after the break) but rest assured we’ll be keeping tabs on this one.

Update: Looks as if even more images and purported specifications have leaked out ahead of the official reveal.

[Thanks, John]

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Panasonic’s consumer-grade 3D camcorder leaks out, the HDC-SDT750 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Droid 2‘s been leaking out all over the place in the past few weeks, but it looks like it’ll be another month before it officially hits shelves — we just got these shots from a packaging facility that’s handling the phone, which puts it right on schedule for that rumored August 23rd launch. We’re also told that the phone will definitely ship with an 8GB microSD card, and that pricing appears to be $199 on contract and $599 standalone, although those numbers could change. Just a few short weeks left, we suppose — although give the rate at which this thing is leaking, we’re thinking Motorola and Verizon might do well to push that date up a couple weeks. We’ll see.

Droid 2 being prepared for launch, set to arrive August 23rd? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looks like Verizon’s about to take its mobile data game worldwide — we just got this snap of the “FiveSpot,” a “global ready” mobile WiFi hotspot . That certainly sounds like a hybrid CDMA / UMTS mobile hotspot to us, which makes sense — Verizon already sells a bunch of world phones with dual CDMA and GSM radios, so a globetrotting riff on the MiFi fits right in. Based on the name, we’d guess this supports five simultaneous users, but that’s a guess. No idea when this will hit or how much it might cost, but we’ll keep our eyes open — check the box shot after the break.

[Thanks, RWN]

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Verizon FiveSpot CDMA / GSM mobile WiFi hotspot leaks out originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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T-Mobile’s webConnect Rocket has only been delivering “4G speeds” to users in search of mobile internet for a handful of months now, but already the company looks to have a successor on deck. If a pair of leaked slides are to be believed, the webConnect Rocket 2.0 is mildly overhauled version of the original USB WWAN modem, capable of delivering HSPA+ speeds on both PC and Mac platforms. There’s also a nifty microSDHC slot for loading up to 16GB of storage, but outside of that, little else is known. We’re still waiting patiently for a price and release date to come our way, but in the meantime, feel free to slam the brakes on that impending Rocket 1.0 purchase.

T-Mobile webConnect Rocket 2.0 leaks out, brings along Mac support and microSDHC slot originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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