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Following up the launch of the Motorola DROID, Verizon has also launched the HTC DROID Eris.
As previously reported, the DROID Eris is functionally identical to the Sprint Hero with pricing set at $469.99 Retail/Month-to-Month, $269.99 after a new 1 year agreement and $199.99 after a 2 year, with the $100 mail-in rebate bringing the totals [...]

This morning during a press event in Taiwan, HTC CEO Peter Chou once again confirmed US availability of the HTC HD2 Windows Mobile device, with the launch being made on a “major US carrier” in early 2010.
The device is expected to launch on T-Mobile according to a leaked internal employee slide first reported on last [...]

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On the same day as the launch of the Motorola DROID, HTC will be launching its DROID series device in the HTC Eris for Verizon, which will also mark the debut of the DROID branding as a series of devices on Verizon Wireless.
The HTC Eris is functionally identical to the forthcoming [...]

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An image found on USCellular’s site suggests the carrier will be launching its version of the popular HTC Touch Pro 2 and will also be the first CDMA carrier to offer both Windows Mobile 6.5 and HTC’s highly praised Sense UI according to the above image.
Current CDMA versions of the Touch Pro [...]

HTC has just posted the kernel source code for the HTC Hero on its dedicated developer portal. This follows weeks of demands from open source developers regarding the availability of the source code from the manufacturer, as HTC originally stated that it was waiting on its own developers to provide the source before making it [...]

An internal T-Mobile employee slide has surfaced detailing features from the forthcoming HTC HD2.

The T-Mobile version is expected to be launched on the carrier before the previously stated Q1 2010 US release timeframe and will herald new services for the carrier such as ebook downloads and streaming television/movies over its forthcoming 21 Mbps HSPA+ network [...]

SRDO, or Sprint Relay Data Only, has become popular amongst those looking for a post-SERO value plan. Led originally by PhoneNews.com’s coverage, the plan has been tacitly embraced by Sprint as a not-so under-the-table offering of a data-only plan for tech-savvy consumers.
The $30 plan offers unlimited data, text messaging, and 5 GB of Phone As [...]

Following up, Sprint has launched the HTC Hero after months of speculation and the first reveal by PhoneNews.com.
The Sprint version of the Hero is functionally identical to the reference GSM version with the same 3.2-inch multitouch capacitive display, 5.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, microSDHC slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, HTML browser and the Sense UI [...]

Following up, T-Mobile has also anounced the forthcoming launch of the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition device.
The myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition has a guitar-inspired wood-grain finish and a built-in 3.5mm headset jack but is otherwise identical to the current myTouch while including a 16GB microSD card loaded with videos from a variety of [...]

Following up on the official announcement of the HTC Tilt 2, leaked iinternal employee training documentation has confirmed the launch of the device set for this Thursday October 8th.
As previously reported, the device will feature Windows Mobile 6.5 and will be available for $349.99 before an additional $50 mail-in-rebate, bringing the total to $299.99.
Update: AT&T [...]