Isaiah's Tech

Finally, the Windows Phone 7 handset that you've been waiting for is in stock at one e-tailer. Yes, it's the HTC 7 Pro (with 8GB of internal storage), which is going for £360 ($582 USD) or £432 ($699 USD) with VAT. They're even throwing in a bonus £30 ($49 USD) HTC M300 Bluetooth headset for free with your purchase. Whenever you're ready, check it out on Clove.

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The GCF (Global Certification Forum) has just approved another Android-based handset, the Huawei Ideos U8150-B. This smartphone will be running on version 2.2 "Froyo" of the OS so that's off to a pretty good start. Sadly, the rest of the specs are just mid-level. The Ideos will pack a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display, 256MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM, a microSD card slot, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE / quad-band UMTS/HSDPA (850/1700/1900/2100MHz) WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, GPS, a 3.2MP camera with a dual-LED flash, and a 1,200mAh battery. We don't know when it will be available but there was a listing up on Clove last week and it listed the handset for £169.36 ($265 USD) unlocked.

Update: According to Phandroid, the Huawei Ideos has actually hit the FCC as well, so you can check out the filing here. There's a photo of said smartphone above.

[The Unwired]

July is turning out to be a pretty good month for Android. The Motorola XT720 Milestone is going to hit the UK in a couple of days, thanks to Clove UK. The retailer has mentioned that they'll have the smartphone available starting on Monday, July 19th. Of course, this handset packs a pretty darn good spec sheet with its 3.7-inch touchscreen display, an 8MP AF camera with a xenon flash and 720p HD video recording capabilities, a 720MHz CPU, 256MB of RAM, a microSD card slot, WiFi / Bluetooth / GPS, 512MB of ROM, and Android 2.1. The handset is up to order (here) for £381.88, which is right around $590 USD.

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Clove UK (here) looks like they're first out of the gate with pre-orders kicking off for the upcoming HTC Wildfire. As you can see in the picture above, it's going for £210 ($306 USD). It's a pretty good priced handset since this is definitely a mid-level one. If only I had money to spend...

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Clove UK has just mentioned that a new accessory would be making a launch next month. In February 2010, you can expect the extended battery for the HTC HD2 to launch and it'll actually feature an integrated kick-stand for those YouTube moments. It'll be available for around £53 ($86 USD), which could be worth it if you're looking to double your battery life.

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It's not exactly major news but if you've been waiting for the black Acer (A1) Liquid then you can get it now. It's available for around £330 ($537 USD) on a couple of UK e-tailers (Clove and Handtec) at this very moment. This Android handset is actually pretty cheap considering the specs, but the Nexus One is actually a tad cheaper and could be the better option.

[Engadget]

A couple of months ago we heard about a capacitive stylus from HTC. According to Clove UK, this stylus looks like it's on the way and it's for the HTC HD2. It won't be necessary to buy it but if you want to get it then go ahead. It should be available for £15 ($25 USD) when they launch it.

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It looks like Clove UK now has the XPERIA X10 (formerly the X3) available for pre-ordering. It's £400 ($656 USD) and £460 ($754 USD) including VAT which is actually a bit cheaper than what I was expecting. It comes with Android 1.6, but let's hope that Sony Ericsson ships it with their Rachael skin over Android 2.0. Check out the pre-order listing here, it states that it'll be available in February of next year.

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HTC made the HD2 / Leo officially official today. To make things a bit better, Clove UK already have the handset up for quite expensive pre-orders. You can check out the listing on Clove UK here for £475 ($757 USD) and £546.25 pounds ($870 USD) including VAT. To make things a bit worse, this handset will not be coming to the USA, so it probably won't be headed to Canada either. Engadget Mobile already has their review up for this handset, so check it out here. To answer your questions, yes, this handset has a digital compass. Yes, this handset will be running on WinMo 6.5. Yes, this handset will have HTC's Sense UI - found on the HTC Hero. Enjoy the video below.

Update: So much for it not coming to the US. According to Engadget, they've just got the word that the HD2 will be coming to the US of A in Q1 2010. By then, the XPERIA X3 will be available and I'm hoping on that wagon. Sorry.

Update: In case you're interested, Expansys also has this available on pre-order for £478.25 ($762 USD) and £549.99 ($876 USD) including VAT. Check out the listing here.

Update on October 19th: It looks like Clove UK has just slashed the price of their HTC HD2 listing. It's now available on their website here for £504.85 ($827 USD).



HTC HD2 Not Coming to US: Gizmodo
Up For Pre-Orders On Clove UK: WMPowerUSer
HTC HD2 Review and Video: Engadget Mobile

It looks like the Acer F1 neoTouch is now available for £304 ($484 USD) on Expansys and for £294 ($468 USD) on Clove over in the UK. This is extremely cheap, seeing how this handset comes pre-installed with WinMo 6.5 and has a 3.8-inch touchscreen display with a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU.

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Clove has just announced that they are going to be releasing four new Acer handsets running Windows Mobile 6.5 very soon. The four Acer handsets will be the: E1, C1 (above on the left), L1, and the F1 (above on the right). The F1 is definitely the highest-end of the four, sporting: a 3.8-inch touchscreen WVGA display, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a 5MP camera, WiFi, and a 1GHz CPU. All four of these devices are expected to launch on October 6th on Clove Technology.

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