Verizon's HTC Whitestone garners FCC approval

HTC's making some serious moves in North America at the moment -- not to say that's necessarily anything new -- and the Touch Diamond2 and Pro2 are both getting love from every angle. That's a good thing, we figure -- and the parade of high-end Windows Mobile hardware continues with the Whitestone, a presumed Diamond2 variant with a 3.6-inch WVGA display and 5 megapixel cam. Test documents confirm that it's CDMA / EV-DO, though we're not seeing any evidence of GSM; that doesn't necessarily mean it's not there since the FCC doesn't care to test non-US bands, but we definitely expected to see a full report on EDGE 850 / 1900. Now that the approval's in, Verizon, it's your move -- let's get the ball rolling, shall we?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 19th 2009 7:35PM]

Consider me first in line or online at VZW to purchase.

[ckeegan Posted Aug 19th 2009 7:23PM]

COME ON. Every time I see the word Verizon in a headline, I hope for a TP2 release date. Then I read further and my hopes are crushed.

[charcharias Posted Aug 19th 2009 8:17PM]

You and me both bud, release the damn thing before I'm forced to buy a freaking iphone.