First hands-on with the HTC Touch Pro2 (with video!)


So this thing’s definitely got some heft to it — and honestly, especially for a business-centric device in this class, we don’t think that’s a bad thing. As with just about everything HTC churns out, the Touch Pro2 is exquisitely manufactured, feels rock-solid, and the WVGA is absolutely awesome — we noticed that the gestures and animations are totally smooth and responsive, proving that WinMo is perfectly capable of handling this kind of UI dazzle. The Straight Talk functionality for seamlessly moving between different types of communication will be appreciated by anyone who spends half their business day on the phone and seems to work (and look) positively lovely — and as for that speakerphone? We can totally picture ourselves slamming this thing upside down during a meeting in a fit of “our company just lost a $100M contract”-style rage with a satisfying, weighty “thud” and instantly bringing the whole room into the conversation. Follow the break for a couple videos of this thing in action (and sorry, no angry speakerphone fits).

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GSM Palm Pre spotted with Vodafone SIM card

We would’ve wagered 50 euros there’d be a GSM Pre announced at MWC this week — but strangely, it didn’t happen. If we had to guess, a grand unveiling was probably held up by behind-the-scenes manfacuturer-operator drama in the course of trying to nail an exclusivity agreement, but that’s not to say there weren’t still SIM card-toting Pres floating around the show. PreCommunity happened across one of these today and astutely noted the presence of a Vodafone SIM around back — not damning evidence that the Pre will be announced as a Voda exclusive, granted, but it kinda makes you wonder, doesn’t it? See for yourself in the video after the break.

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Nokia E75 hands-on

Here she be, up close and personal, Nokia’s newly official E75 QWERTY slider. We’re still not seeing much of the 9000 series heritage Nokia mentioned in its presser, but it’s one sexy wide-QWERTY phone, any way you slice it. There’s video after the break!

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Live from Samsung Mobile’s MWC 2009 press conference

We’re here at Samsung Mobile’s presser, ready to be totally non-surprised by the great kit Samsung has already shown at the show or leaked before MWC. That said, we’ll be hitting you with the live updates, just in case things get crazy.

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Sony Ericsson Idou’s Interface: Hotter than Butter Down Beyoncé’s Pants


As you can see in these videos, the Sony Ericsson Idou’s is extremely smooth and elegant. I want it. Seriously, I want to lick it more than I want to lick Beyoncé’s underpants. Portrait mode:

Check it out in portrait mode.


HTC CEO: Windows Mobile 6.5 to be announced this afternoon

Looks like HTC CEO and President Peter Chou just spoiled Microsoft’s MWC surprised. In his words, “Later today, together with Microsoft, we’re introducing Windows Mobile 6.5.” Whoops! Keep your eyes peeled, we’ll be live at Microsoft’s press conference at 9AM ET today.

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HTC’s Touch Diamond2 adds zoom bar, mega screen, surprisingly few diamonds

HTC is following up on its ultra-sexy touchphone, the Touch Diamond, with the new Touch Diamond2, which seems quite worthy of the title of successor. This time around there’s much more room for screen, with a huge 3.6-inch 480 x 800 LCD up front, and around back there’s a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus. The other main addition is a “touch zoom bar” below the screen — just like on big brother Touch Pro2 — which we presume provides expected (and welcome) functionality. There’s also the new version of TouchFLO 3D running on Windows Mobile, but under the hood there’s the same old 528MHz processor, and the whole kit is actually a tad thicker a 0.54-inches. Still, memory is up to 512MB ROM and 288MB RAM, and if HTC keeps hoisting pixels and sexy on us at this rate we can hardly complain. This phone should hit major markets in Europe and Asia in “early Q2 2009,” with more spots to follow later in the year.

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Live from HTC’s MWC 2009 press conference

We’re here at HTC’s presser and it is set to get under way in just a few minutes. What’s on deck? We’re not entirely sure, but we’ll know real soon.

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Nokia’s GPS-centric 6710 Navigator and 6720 classic announced

For those less interested in QWERTY keyboards and more inclined for something navigation-centric, Nokia‘s announced the 6710 Navigator slider and 6720 classic handset. Both phones dedicated GPS service with real time drive-and-walk navigation, and full regional maps. Outside of that, you’ve got a 5 megapixel camera to capture the memory of our adventure. The 6720 is coming out second quarter of this year for 245 euros, while the 6710 Navigator will be popping in third quarter for 300 euros.

Update: More details from the fact sheets. The 6720 classic’s got a 2.2-inch TFT QVGA, music player with support for MP3, AAC and WMA, FM tuner, and a dual-LED flash. Standby time is 20.5 days and talk time is 5 / 8.5 hours for 3G and GSM, respectively. The 6710 Navigator’s sporting 2.6-inch outdoor optimized QVGA with ambient light detector, support up to 16GB microSD, 18.5 day standby time and 4.5 / 7.5 hour talk time for 3G and GSM, respectively. Both handsets feature built-in A-GPS and Nokia Maps 3.0, a web browser and Carl Zeiss optics for the 5MP camera.

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Live from Nokia’s MWC 2009 press conference

We’ve been ushered into a rather imposing castle for this morning’s Espoo-bred press event — and since we’re not really sure what to expect out of this one, the possibilities are endless: court jesters? Knights? Medieval torture? Read on!

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