Hasta La Gadget!

Why hello there, Mr. Blue Hue QWERTY slider from HTC. Looks like you’ve found yourself clamped to a complementary orange FCC testing unit, and the related paperwork tells us you’re down with AT&T’s 3G bands. The home, menu, back and search keys up top suggest you’ve Android coursing through the circuitry, but without some official word from your company or a proper name — “PC70110” just doesn’t suit you, really — we’re left only to gaze upon a handful of snapshots. Oh, you tease.

HTC ‘PC70110’ slider tested by FCC with love of AT&T’s 3G, probably Android originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to BGR, we’re apparently looking at the first shots of a phone numbered 9670 in RIM’s BlackBerry parlance, a true QWERTY flip running BlackBerry OS 6.0 on a 480 x 360 display with WiFi, a 5 megapixel camera, optical pad (as is the case with every new BlackBerry these days), microSD expansion, and a huge external display that’s eerily reminiscent of Moto’s RAZR 2. The device is said to be running CDMA, which almost certainly means it’s being shopped around to Sprint and Verizon exclusively among major carriers — the only other big potential takers would be Bell and Telus, and they’re in the midst of migrating to HSPA — so we’ll just sit back, relax, and see if this thing materializes at WES next week. Granted, we’ve got to see it in person and gaze at a few non-blurrycam shots before passing final judgment, but we’re admittedly a little worried about the merciless beating the ugly stick may have delivered up in Waterloo this time around.

BlackBerry 9670 flip spotted running OS 6.0, causes eyes to bleed, children to cry originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Seeing HTC leak a shot of a product through a confidential FCC filing is about as rare as a confirmed yeti sighting, so you can imagine our excitement with this fresh meat that just landed in the Fed’s files today. What is it, exactly? Well, it’s a smartphone running 3G on WCDMA Band IV, which — for those who don’t have their bands memorized — is the AWS spectrum that T-Mobile uses. In other words, we’d bet our bottom dollar that this is the rumored Android-equipped myTouch Slide that we’re looking at here — and with a Spring launch window having been rumored in the past, this certification looks like it’s running right on time. Your move, T-Mobile.

T-Mobile’s myTouch Slide earns its FCC wings? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just in case you had any doubts about Samsung’s commitment to the physical keyboard, here’s a slide of the Korean giant’s Bada OS roadmap, filled with rubbery QWERTY buttons aplenty. At top left you can see the Wave — which Samsung places in its “premium image brand” together with the Galaxy S — priced at 20,000 Rubles (just under $700), followed by its as yet nameless and spec-less Bada siblings. Our interest is piqued most by the QWERTY slider that’s sat so perfectly atop the 10,000-Ruble line, we wouldn’t mind seeing the Super AMOLED screen tech trickling down to such a price point. We wouldn’t mind that at all. All About Phones has also spotted two Windows Mobile and one Android handset during the presentation, though Sammy has been predictably recalcitrant about specs on those as well. All we’re told is to wait for the autumn. Guess that will have to do.

[Thanks, Muhammad]

Samsung Bada handsets of the future revealed in presentation slide originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Android phones are getting ever faster and, with each iteration, ever bigger. The Droid was large and in charge when it was announced, the Nexus One a little taller and a little speedier, and HTC’s EVO gives the slab moniker new credence. Now there’s talk that LG is getting in on the big and beautiful game, with an Android smartphone called the C710 Aloha. It’s said to sport an 800 x 480 screen like the EVO and N1, but unlike those two will have a full QWERTY keyboard. It’s also said to offer 802.11n WiFi along with GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA connectivity. Nothing is confirmed at this point, but a device called the C710 was given WiFi Alliance approval recently and, more convincing, a user agent profile file has been found, confirming the resolution and wireless capabilities. If true, the Aloha could provide to be a worthy alternative to the Droid for those who want a phone with a little more to love, and a keyboard to boot.

Is LG going Droid hunting with its C710 Aloha Android smartphone? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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