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HTC Droid Eris: Last Month’s Killer Android, Now $US100 On Verizon

12:45AM Dan Nosowitz | HTC’s Droid Eris, one of the worst-kept secrets in recent memory, is coming to Verizon November 6 for $US99. Essentially a rebranded Hero, it shows just how fast time flies: Last month’s Android champion is this month’s killer budget option. More »
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It’s Official: HTC HD2 Coming To “Major US Carrier In Early 2010″

12:18AM Danny Allen | With a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen and 1GHz Snapdragon processor, the HD2 is probably the best poster child for WinMo 6.5. HTC has now confirmed it’s headed Stateside, and though no carrier was mentioned, rumours suggest it could be on T-Mobile. More »
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T-Mobile UK Gets The HTC Touch HD2 Nov. 9

12:15AM Danny Allen | Current rumours suggest the HD2 won’t arrive in the US until early next year, probably on T-Mobile. But now that T-Mo UK has locked in November 9, will the uber WinMo 6.5 handset arrive sooner than first thought? Update: HD2 launch event in Taipei this week… More »
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HTC Eris Launching Alongside Droid According To Leaked Docs

4:47AM Chris Jacob | New leaked documents suggest all the Droid Eris grumblings we’ve heard were true: it should launch November 6, and will supposedly run $US99 after rebate. I’m actually excited about this phone, hopefully the 2.0 update comes around quick. [Engadget] More »
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HTC’s “Virtual Book” UI Patent Could Be Sense UI’s Successor

4:30AM Chris Jacob | HTC’s new UI patent that “organises applications, widgets, and web pages into pages of a virtual book” may “borrow” a few ideas from Palm, but it’s cool with me. I’m all for a snazzier version of Pre’s card system. More »
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Video: Android 2.0 Running On T-Mobile G1 Aka HTC Dream

11:35PM Danny Allen | Android 2.0 only came out last week, but the open-source community has already ported it to the T-Mobile G1 / HTC Dream, the first Android phone. Check it out… More »
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Droid Eris Doesn’t Look Too Shabby For A Cheapo Android Phone

12:35AM Matt Buchanan | A better look at the purportedly $US99 Droid Eris. Not bad, but why is everybody going to stupid touch-sensitive buttons? [Phone Arena]
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No Android Version Of HTC HD2 After All?

10:50PM Danny Allen | Hopes may be dashed on that rumoured Android equivalent of the HD2. HTC’s CEO, Peter Chou, tells Forbes that “technically, we could make the HD2 an Android phone, but I have to take care of Windows Mobile.” Qué? More »
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Looks Like The HTC Hero Will Be On NextG

5:16PM Nick Broughall | If, like certain people I know, you think the HTC is the second coming of Christ in phone form (he knows who I’m talking about), you might be happy to know that according to the Canadian HTC site, the Hero will be running on the 850/2100MHz spectrum for Telstra. More »
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HTC Hero Getting Android 2.0 Update

11:40AM Rosa Golijan | According to HTC’s Twitter feed, the tragically flawed HTC Hero is getting a sprucing up with an update to Android 2.0. Will the OS actually shine through this time, or is HTC’s Sense UI gonna continue running the show? [Twitter]