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Report: HTC Titan II Coming To AT&T On March-18th With $199.99 Price Tag

January 25, 2012 | By Pradeep

Just hours after revealing that AT&T will launch Nokia Lumia 900 on March-18th for $99.99 on 2 year contract, BGR is now reporting that HTC Titan II is also releasing on the same date with the price tag of $199.99 on 2 year contract. BGR is claiming to have seen AT&T’s 2012 roadmap, so it may be real unless any changes occur on the plan later. HTC Titan II will feature 4.7 inch WVGA screen, 1.5 Ghz processor, LTE 4G and a 16 megapixel fast wide-angle lens (f2.6, 28mm) camera with dual LED flash. I think $199.99 price seems to be right for such premium device. What do you think ?

Source: BGR

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Report: HTC To Launch 4G LTE Windows Phone On AT&T In Early 2012

December 19, 2011 | By Pradeep

As we are expecting 4G LTE based Nokia Lumia device launch in US early next year, it seems HTC is also planning to join the party with its 4G LTE device. According to the sources of BGR, HTC is set to launch a 4G LTE device on AT&T which will be similar to HTC Titan with 4.7inch display profile. If this report is true, then we will have the much needed 4G/LTE momentum for Windows Phone in US.

Source: BGR

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HTC Radar 4G Now Available For Free From T-Mobile Online Store

December 5, 2011 | By Pradeep

HTC Radar 4G, the second generation Windows Phone device from T-Mobile is now available for free under contract from T-Mobile online store. The usual price of this device under 2 year contract is $99, so you may save $99 if you order now.

Offer Details:

For a limited time, when you purchase a HTC Radar™ 4G on T-Mobile.com or through 1-877-387-4324, you may qualify for a $300 instant discount and a $99.99 Web-only discount.

To qualify for the instant and Web-only discounts, you must activate the product on a new line of service with an Even More™ rate plan on a two-year service agreement. Even More™ Family Plans may qualify for up to five instant discounts.

Web-only discount may not be available in retail stores.

Prices exclusive to T-Mobile.com or 1-877-387-4324. Tax and shipping charges (if applicable) are extra. This offer cannot be combined with certain other offers. Limited-time offer while supplies last.

You can order the device here.

via: mobility digest

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HTC: “We will focus on the product next year”

November 28, 2011 | By Pradeep

We hardly saw any new innovative design from HTC devices this year. Most of them looked almost similar with some devices being exactly same, for example HTC Titan(Windows Phone) and Sensation XE(Android). More than us, their investors are worried about HTC’s poor show this year. HTC’s shares fell over 30 percent in the last eight sessions and their CFO now says that,

“We will focus on the product next year, better and more competitive. Other than new LTE phones for the U.S. market, we also have phones for the global market. We will launch some worldwide flagship products. We’re confident in them.”

Hope they bring in some new devices for Windows Phone platform not depending too much on Android.

Source: Reuters

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HTC Update For Mozart And HD7 Available, Enables Internet Sharing

November 16, 2011 | By Pradeep

HTC today pushed the update for HTC Mozart and HTC HD7 owners it appears worldwide, with reports from India, Switzerland and Poland pouring in.

The update (2250.21.51007.401 ) appears to enable Internet sharing features and other performance enhancements. I checked myself with HTC Mozart and it turns out to be true. So if you are waiting for the Internet sharing feature which your Android friends were teasing all these days, fire up the Zune to get the update now ! !

Thanks Sarvesh Gupta, wp7.com.pl, owindowsphone.pl, Rob and everyone else for sending this in.

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“Magenta Saturday” Sale From T-Mobile US: HTC Radar 4G For $49.99

November 16, 2011 | By Pradeep

T-Mobile has announced its so called “Magenta Saturday” Sale where many of its smartphone offerings will be on sale for reduced prizes. HTC Radar 4G, the new Windows Phone device from T-Mobile which was on sale for $99.99(on contract) is now down to $49.99(on contract) under this sale. The offer is just for one day, so don’t miss it.

Btw, remember our good old friend HTC HD7 ? Its available for free under contract under this deal.

You can find more details here.

via: Tmonews

Thanks to Naveen for the tip.

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HTC Radar Full Review

November 15, 2011 | By andrewbares

If you haven’t been following us over the past week, we posted a large four-section review of the HTC Radar. This video combines all of those sections into one thorough review of the HTC Radar.

To read the full written review, head on over to our Device Hub and click on the HTC Radar.

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HTC Radar: Software and Battery Life Review

November 14, 2011 | By andrewbares

This is the final section of our review on the HTC Radar from T-Mobile. Read our Camera, Hardware, and Sound Quality reviews if you haven’t yet!

The Radar is, of course, running Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, and is as smooth as any other Windows Phone. In fact, it may be even smoother in certain apps, thanks to the new GPU.

There are some apps unique to HTC on the phone, like the HTC Hub. Some of these free apps are highly worth choosing an HTC phone, like the Flashlight app which allows you to use your LED flash as a flashlight, something that Samsung phones lack. HTC also added a panoramic and burst mode to the camera, and added facial recognition to help focus the camera.

Also, since the Radar is a new Windows Phone, it has Internet Sharing enabled. Internet Sharing works flawlessly and provides you with a surprisingly fast connection thanks to T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network. The range of the signal is quite good too, since it easily covers a small apartment with a full signal everywhere.

The battery life on the Radar is a huge improvement. I performed a music and a video playing test between the HD7 and the Radar, with both phones in airplane mode and with every other variable the same. To account for the difference in battery size, I expressed the battery life in minutes per mAh of battery. Watch the video for more details.

In the music battery test, I found that the Radar was able to play about 7.89 minutes of music per 1 mAh of battery, while the HD7 could only play 1.15 minutes per 1 mAh of battery.

In the video battery test, the results weren’t as drastic. I calculated that the Radar would be able to play a video for 10 hours until its 1520 mAh battery would die, while the HD7 would only be able to play for 6.15 hours with the same 1520 mAh battery. Nevertheless, almost twice the video playback time is a huge difference!

Overall, those huge improvements in the battery and the new software features like Panoramic photo mode and Internet Sharing are definitely worth upgrading for!

In terms of the WP7 operating system itself, there are of course some things it could improve on, but thanks to Mango it is finally a great contender in the smartphone league.

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HTC Radar: Camera Quality Review

November 11, 2011 | By andrewbares

A red flower, looking slightly too pink

This is the third section of our thorough review of the HTC Radar for T-Mobile. Click here for the Hardware or Sound Quality reviews.

While everyone is raving about the Titan’s camera, little has been said about it’s smaller sibling, the HTC Radar. In short, the Radar has some great improvements over other HTC cameras, but falls short of the Titan likely due to its 5-megapixel sensor.

Colors in pictures are still not accurately represented, which always was a problem with HTC’s phones. The flower picture shown on the right is of a red flower, but the flower looks more pink through the Radar. However, the Radar does do a better job than the HD7, making it a slight improvement from before.

The Radar also handles over-saturation slightly better than the HD7 used to. When looking at pictures of flowers, the Radar kept the color saturation in control while the HD7 was over-saturated.

Indoor scenes show the best improvement, thanks to the new low light sensor included in the Radar. Pictures aren’t shaky and motion blurred anymore, and actually look decent.

The camera also features some new modes, like Panoramic and Burst mode, which are great additions. The panoramic shots usually stitch together quite well, but sometimes have random glitches in them. The burst mode is great for capturing a crazy stunt, but can become annoying because there’s no way to easily delete burst shots… take three of them, and you have 15 pictures on your phone in less than 10 seconds! Continue reading →

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T-Mobile HTC Radar Unboxing Video

November 2, 2011 | By andrewbares

Embedded above is an unboxing video of the new T-Mobile HTC Radar, released today. Some things to note are the lack of a headset and the sub-par quality of the camera in low-lighting scenerios compared to the original Samsung Focus.

A full review will follow in the next few weeks.

The HTC Radar is a new Windows Phone with a 3.8” S-LCD screen, HSPA+ data speeds, and a 1.0 GHz single-core processor. The phone has a new 5-megapixel rear camera, a front-facing camera, and 8 GB of storage. Full specs…

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T-Mobile HTC Radar for $49 from Wirefly

November 2, 2011 | By andrewbares

If you’re thinking about buying the HTC Radar from T-Mobile today, you might want to check the internet for some better prices first.

Wirefly.com has the HTC Radar for only $49.99 with a new or renewed 2-year contract from T-Mobile, and that includes free shipping!

Through T-Mobile, you would pay $149.99 with a 2-year contract, and then have to hassle with a $50 mail-in rebate which only brings the price down to $99.99. Frankly, $49.99 is the most I would pay for a phone with only 8 GB of storage space.

The HTC Radar is a new Windows Phone with a 3.8” S-LCD screen, HSPA+ data speeds, and a 1.0 GHz single-core processor. The phone has a new 5-megapixel rear camera and a front facing camera. Full specs…

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HTC starts AT&T HTC Titan marketing push with Jim Gaffigan video

October 28, 2011 | By Surur

Its hard to make spread sheets and pie charts interesting and funny, but having a comedian does help.

HTC has started promoting the HTC Titan on AT&T by highlighting one of its strengths – viewing and editing Office documents on its massive 4.7 incg screen. Using Jim Gaffigan actually makes it watchable, which hopefully means the video will spread wide beyond its target audience.

Thanks Robb for the tip.

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AT&T’s Fall Mango Lineup Pictured

October 20, 2011 | By KennyB123

The Windows Phone Blog just unveiled some official press photos of all three new phones being released on AT&T in the coming 1-2 months. These include the Samsung Focus S, the budget-minded Samsung Focus Flash, and the giant 4.7″ screened HTC Titan. Although pricing and official release dates are still unknown, let’s just let the photos speak for themselves. See the all of the photos after the break.

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