Friday, 20 August 2010

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T-Mobile G2 live photos leak [Updated]

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 08:38 AM PDT

The T-Mobile G2 has had its first live sighting, and it seemingly confirms what we suggested earlier in the week regarding the upcoming HSPA+ smartphone.  Engadget’s tipster sent them a couple of photos of the handset, complete with T-Mobile branding, showing the G2 is basically the same as the HTC Vision.

That means a 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard and an optical trackpad, as well as – we’ve heard – a 1GHz Snapdragon processor.  No word from T-Mobile on when exactly the G2 will launch, but they have promised more details in “the coming weeks”.

Update: Thanks to a second-set of images, we can now see the strange hinge mechanism that looks to lift the G2’s display up and over the keyboard, rather than sliding it straight up.  No word on tilting, though, like the HTC Touch Pro2.

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Nexus One sells out as HTC struggle to find AMOLED panels

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 06:20 AM PDT

Google’s general sales of the Nexus One via their US webstore may not have set the world alight – though they were apparently enough to satisfy CEO Eric Schmidt – but it seems its appeal as a developer device is stronger.  The company has confirmed that the Nexus One is currently out-of-stock through its developer portal, with both Google and HTC having burned through their supplies of the smartphone.

Google is blaming a “worldwide AMOLED shortage” for HTC’s inability to produce Nexus One handsets quickly enough, but says that “Everyone appreciates that it's important to the platform to get phones in the hands of developers, so we're working hard on re-stocking the shelves.”  No public timeline for that to happen, however.

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Dell Thunder prototype leaks and gets video review

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 06:05 AM PDT

A prototype Dell Thunder smartphone has leaked out and Engadget laid hands on it for some playtime. Engadget actually got to play with two of the prototype units and had enough time to shoot a video review of both of the units that carried an April build date.

The devices are said to include an AT&T quad band unit and one that is aimed at T-Mobile. Both handsets ran Android with one getting 2.1 and the other using 1.6. The handsets both have a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and Qualcomm Adreno graphics.

The devices also have WiFi, a FM tuner, HDMI out, hardware dock connector, and dual mics. The handset has a front and back camera and the screen on one has an 800 x 480 resolution, and the other has a 1280 x 768.

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Motorola Charm for T-Mobile Launching August 25th

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 11:19 AM PDT

The Motorola Charm is one of those devices you either love, or love to hate. It has one of the most unique form factors, at least when it comes to Android, and there’s either going to be people wanting that full QWERTY keyboard or skipping it without a second look. Either way, you’ll be able to decide for yourself when August begins to come to an end.

Thanks to Motorola’s Facebook page, we now have a confirmation of a release date, and a price. The release date, as mentioned in the title, is August 25th. As for the price, we had previously hear that it would be free on a new, two-year contract, but that’s not the case. $75 will get you the new Android 2.1 device, with that back-panel touchpad. So, while free may have been better, $75 isn’t too bad, either. Anyone out there going to start forming a line when the time comes? Or are you waiting for something else?

[via Motorola's Facebook]

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