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HTC throws firmware update at Touch Pro, now even more "betterer"

Sean Cooper — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:01:00 EST

Well here's some welcome news, HTC released an update for the Touch Pro to help band-aid a few minor quibbles a couple days ago. Listed are fixes for auto-focus not auto-focusing at times, preview screen going wrong after taking a pic, TouchFLO 3D crashes, and "The display of TouchFLO 3D sometimes may appear cracked." gets in there, too. This patch seems to be carrier agnostic and as such comes with warnings about wiping your provider's customizations, so it may be wise to wait til your local gets it out to you. Failure to back your set up, read the instructions carefully or to tap your heels three times while upgrading may make us point and laugh at you, so consider yourself warned.

[Via pocketnow]

Filed under: Handsets, Software, HTC, ATT, Sprint, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, CDMA

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Fuze, X1, and a couple Touch Pros: the ultimate WinMo smackdown

Chris Ziegler — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST

2008 was, to say the least, a banner year for Windows Mobile hardware. Windows Mobile software... well, that's another story; we're still patiently waiting for the same thorough overhaul we'd hoped for years ago, but in the meantime, manufacturers have done an absolutely stellar job of taking the platform to its limits and packaging it in ways that could make any smartphone envious. For this first time, VGA screens (and beyond) have come to market en masse, and -- unlike the 8525s, Tilts, Moguls, and XV6800s of yesteryear, the latest batch of QWERTY sliders look like they've actually got a lick of intelligent industrial design in their DNA.

So these puppies are similar, yes, but they're not the same -- so let's take a quick look at what separates the Sprint Touch Pro, from the Verizon Touch Pro, from the AT&T Fuze, from the Sony Ericsson X1 (whew!).

Gallery: Fuze, X1, and a couple Touch Pros: the ultimate WinMo smackdown

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Filed under: Handsets, Features, HTC, Sony Ericsson, ATT, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, UMTS, CDMA

Fuze, X1, and a couple Touch Pros: the ultimate WinMo smackdown originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sprint's HTC Touch Pro now available for purchase online, as promised

Laura June — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:27:00 EST

We heard last week when Sprint launched the HTC Touch Pro at "select national retailers" that the device would be available online on November 2nd. Well, it's November 2nd, and they've kept their promise. The base retail price of the QWERTY smartphone is $579.99, but an "instant savings" of $180 combined with a $100 mail-in-rebate brings the price down to palatable $299.99 (with a 2-year agreement, needless to say). Of course, if you're really starved for human contact, you could always head over to a Sprint store and buy one in person, too.

Update: Had a little trouble with those read links -- all fixed now.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Sprint, Windows Mobile, CDMA

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Sprint's HTC Touch Pro now available for purchase online, as promised

Laura June — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:27:00 EST

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Sprint's HTC Touch Pro now available for purchase online, as promised originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sprint launches Touch Pro at "select national retailers" this week

Chris Ziegler — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:03:00 EST

Locked in a footrace with AT&T's Fuze to become the first US national carrier to launch a variant of the HTC Touch Pro, Sprint has announced that folks can start ordering the QWERTY smartphone this week from "select national retailers," making good on a promise made at CTIA last month. That's not quite as cool as a full-scale launch, but at least we'll start to get 'em in the wild in the next few days -- meanwhile, a more full-scale, fanfare-filled launch is planned for November 2 when the Touch Pro is made available online, via phone, and in all Sprint stores. Any Touch Diamond buyers feeling lingering regrets right about now?

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Sprint launches Touch Pro at "select national retailers" this week

Chris Ziegler — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:03:00 EST

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Sprint delaying HTC Touch Pro by a little bit

Darren Murph — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:20:00 EST

Bad news, Sprint users. That HTC Touch Pro you've probably been waiting for won't be ready for your soft, delicate hands on Sunday. According to an undisclosed contact at the carrier, the outfit is expected to "slightly delay [the] launch of the Touch Pro by HTC to ensure it has adequate inventory in all channels before making the device commercially available." If you're looking for specifics, we're told that consumers can expect the handset "in select national retailers by the end of the month and then in all Sprint sales channels (including online at www.sprint.com and Sprint stores) by early November." It's not that next month is really that far away, it's just that next month isn't on Sunday. Bugger.

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Sprint delaying HTC Touch Pro by a little bit originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hands-on with Sprint's Touch Pro

Chris Ziegler — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:31:00 EST

Oh, come on, you know there's a part of you that wants it. A big part, even. The Touch Diamond is the first new HTC piece to get teed up for Sprint, but the Touch Pro is hot on its heels a few weeks later -- and with a QWERTY keyboard, it's hard to ignore. Question is, is it worth the extra wait? Well, ease your troubled mind for just a second and take a gander at our gallery on Engadget Mobile -- we're not saying it's going to make your decision any easier, we're just saying everyone likes pretty pictures.

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Hands-on with Sprint's Touch Pro originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hands-on with Sprint's Touch Pro

Chris Ziegler — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:31:00 EST

We're just going to get this out of the way upfront: this thing's got back. The version of the HTC Touch Pro gracing Sprint next month isn't going to win any awards for miniaturization -- but with the VGA display, extremely usable QWERTY board, and the time-tested, buttoned-up business efficiency of Windows Mobile, it's hard to argue that they really could've done any more to make it a ridiculously usable smartphone. Interestingly, the phone isn't actually any larger than its GSM cousin; the curves applied around the edges here definitely add a few optical pounds and it's still pretty pocketable (just don't expect to ever forget that it's in there). The keyboard is fantastic (as all HTC keyboards tend to be) and we were surprised at how tasteful -- nice, even -- the chrome rings around the around the edges of the two halves actually are when you see them. The backside is done up in a soft-touch grey that would probably look just a little better in black (or even the Touch Diamond's red), but at least the neutral shade keeps it just about as biz-friendly as they come.

Now here's the important part: after spending considerable time with both this and its QWERTY-free counterpart, we can definitely say that this one shouldn't simply be considered a "better Touch Diamond." The Diamond murders the Pro for total pocketability, sex appeal, and feel in the hand -- so you've really got to ask yourself just how badly you need that keyboard before you pull the trigger one way or another.

Gallery: Hands-on with Sprint's Touch Pro

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Sprint launches HTC Touch Diamond and Pro into officialdom

Sean Cooper — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:33:00 EST

Yeah, we all knew -- or rather, hoped with all digits crossed -- they were coming, and what better venue to make the announcement than at CTIA in San Francisco. We've talked about these two for what seems like ages so we won't bore you with the tech babble, the important bits are Touch Diamond on September 14th, Touch Pro on October 19th. Pricing? Touch Diamond will run you $249 on two years after $100 rebate and the Touch Pro $299 on the same term after the same $100 rebate. Job well done busting these two out Sprint, we can't wait to get hands-on.

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Sprint launches HTC Touch Diamond and Pro into officialdom

Sean Cooper — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:33:00 EST

Yeah, we all knew -- or rather hoped with all digits crossed -- they were coming, and what better venue to make the announcement than at CTIA in San Francisco. We've talked about these two for what seems like ages so we won't bore you with the tech babble, the important bits are Touch Diamond on September 14th, Touch Pro on October 19th. Pricing? Touch Diamond will run you $249 on two years after $100 rebate and the Touch Pro $299 on the same term after the same $100 rebate. Job well done busting these two out Sprint, we can't wait to get hands-on.

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Leaked Sprint roadmap reveals Touch Pro, Touch Diamond dates and pricing

Joshua Topolsky — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:31:00 EST

From the looks of it, Sprint has gone and gotten a decent chunk of its playbook leaked all over the interblogs, and it's chock-full of titillating information. Thanks to slippery fingers and loose lips, we already knew that the Touch Diamond and Touch Pro were headed to the carrier, but now we have some solid dates (mid-September for the Diamond, October 19th for the Pro), and pricing ($549.99 and $579.99 unsubsidized, $249.99 and $320 with contract). Of course, this is all according to the above document, which admittedly could be the work of an extremely bored Photoshopper -- but this jibes pretty tightly with a lot of other chatter we've been hearing.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Sprint, CDMA

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Leaked Sprint roadmap reveals Touch Pro, Touch Diamond dates and pricing

Joshua Topolsky — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:31:00 EST

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Leaked Sprint roadmap reveals Touch Pro, Touch Diamond dates and pricing originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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More details on HTC's Touch Diamond / Touch Pro for Verizon and Sprint

Darren Murph — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:22:00 EST

There's no doubt that both of HTC's forthcoming handsets (yeah, the Touch Diamond and Touch Pro) are coming to Sprint and Verizon. What we're still curious about, however, are the respective launch dates and the eventual names. phoneArena has it that the Touch Diamond will go by HTC Victor on Sprint and HTC Diamond on Verizon, with the former packing a slightly speedier CPU, an aluminum frame, accelerometer, 4GB of internal memory and EV-DO Rev. A support. As for Verizon's, expect it to boast half the RAM (128MB), a wimpier CPU, microSD expansion slot and a stainless steel frame. Moving on, we're told that the Touch Pro will be rechristined HTC Herman for Sprint and HTC Raphael (nice to re-meet you!) for The Network. Finally, we're clued in on a September 2nd release date for Sprint's Victor, while the Herman is expected a month later. As for Verizon? It'll probably be 30 or so days behind in both instances thanks to a presumed exclusivity agreement with its nemesis. Get all that?

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More details on HTC's Touch Diamond / Touch Pro for Verizon and Sprint originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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