05.31.2010

Get Your MyTouch 3G Slide from Walmart for Only $129.99

HTC’s newest entry level android device, the myTouch 3G Slide has been often seen hovering around $200 dollars with a 2-year contract While this isn’t a bad price at all for a new low end, but fully capable, Android model handset, the mark down makes it hard not to consider. The phone itself has a handful of well equipped features, most promising is the slide out QWERTY keyboard phone for a budget price. The pricing is with a 2-year contract as well, and only $139.99 with no contract re-up if you’re do in for an upgrade by your carrier.

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02.10.2010

T-Mobile unveils New version of myTouch 3G Android device

Today T-Mobile released its new version of the existing myTouch 3G Android Smartphone. There are only few small differences, which for some might be very important.

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01.22.2010

New myTouch 3G

T-Mobile is going to be refreshing the myTouch 3G also known as the myTouch 1.2. The myTouch 3G is an exact replica of the myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition, just without the Fender.

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01.17.2010

Three new handsets at T-Mobile this quarter

T-Mobile is said to be receiving three new smartphones in the first quarter of this year, two from HTC. These handsets are to be the HTC HD2 and the myTouch2 known as the myTouch Slide and Espresso.

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01.15.2010

Limited Edition phone running Android

A New Android phone is to be available January 20, the myTouch Fender Limited Edition. A myTouch with a slick Fender guitar sunburst designed casing, standard 3.5mm headset jack, and 16GB microSD card. Though it runs Android 1.6, a press release stated that it would be updated to Android 2.1 in the spring. HTC and T-Mobile, in addition to minor hardware changes, have also put in a lot of other utilities and more content to give the user a better experience. Preloaded Eric Clapton songs and music from Avril Lavign, Brad Paisley and others; an installer for doubleTwist to provide the user to easily sync music, images, and videos with your computer; new music player, of course developed by HTC, that allows more user interface for toggling between different views, changing song or album by a quick touch to the album art; and also allows users to create ringtones from songs that they are playing are some of the coolest features of the myTouch Fender Edition. To be available January 20 from T-Mobile retail stores and online at www.T-MobilemyTouch.com at $179.99 (plus taxes and fees) with a new two-year plan. This is a real Limited Edition phone so only as quantities last. Looks like a cool handset. What do you think of this Limited Edition Phone ?

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12.21.2009

Android 2.x timetable for current HTC phones in the US

To date there are four HTC Android phones in the US running Android 1.x with many anticipating the upgrade to 2.x. But as you know there has been much flip-flopping and speculation on when any phone will actually get the update. Making it worse, it is often hard to keep track across the many different posts, searching and filtering posting dates. So here is, as we know it today, the current expected dates in regards to the Android 2.x being pushed out to devices.

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12.20.2009

The Mother of all smartphone reviews

You can go to CNET, eWeek, etc. for individual reviews of smartphones if you like. I do. But sometimes so much data starts to get in the way. Ever try flipping between 10 different reviews and trying to find out which phone really is the best. Well, while Wireless and Mobile News doesn’t really tell how they cross-compare the reviews from different sites, they do try to bring together and give you a consolidated view. After they crunched their numbers, they came up with the HTC Touch Pro2 in 4th, the HTC Hero in 5th, and the HTC myTouch 3G in 6th.

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12.18.2009

CNET’s best smartphones of 2009 – HTC rounds out the middle

For CNET's best smartphones of 2009, HTC seems to round out the middle of these smartphones. Although, I could have sworn the HTC Touch Pro2 was third, and the HTC Hero seventh when I looked at this the first time. Well, maybe it’s one of those “live” ranking reports that might change until the end of 2009. Here are the rankings and descriptions given by CNET as of today:

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12.03.2009

T-Mobile’s new magazine focuses on the HTC myTouch 3G

T-Mobile has a new magazine called "100% you. my Touch. The Insider's Guide." Robert Dotson, President and CEO of T-Mobile, said on the first page about the magazine that it is, "exclusively for myTouch 3G customers. You’ll find it filled with content that helps you further personalize your myTouch 3G. We want to fill these pages with tips and stories that help you to discover cool new features and applications. Think of this magazine as the insider’s guide to your myTouch 3G."

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11.27.2009

$99 Android phones at Best Buy

If you just can’t wait until 2010, when many carriers will be have Android 2.0 phones available, you can pick up a first-gen Android phone from Best Buy for $99 and a 2-year activation. Best Buy has (with no mail-in rebates):

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