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Filed under: Software, HTC, Sprint, Windows Mobile

Though Bot. have had less-than-official upgrades floating around for ages, Sprint and HTC have finally seen fit to bless the Touch and Mogul with the real deal. In the case of the Touch, the Windows Mobile 6.1 update includes Sprint Navigation, EV-DO Rev. A, integrated Opera, and a new on-screen QWERTY keyboard, so it seems more than worth the few minutes you’ll spend downloading it and getting it all going. The Mogul gets Sprint TV (yay?), but unfortunately, no patch to magically morph it into a Touch Pro. Seriously, we’d pay good money for that.

[Thanks to everyone who sent these in]

Update: it seems like they’ve been pulled for the moment, but keep a keen eye out at HTC’s support site — we’re hearing they could show up again next week.

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Tags: Email, Few Minutes, Keen Eye, Keyboard, Mobile 1, Mogul, Money, Navigation, Nbsp, Opera, Real Deal, Software Windows, Sprint, Windows 1, Windows Update, Windows Upgrades, Yay

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Sprint, EV-DO, CDMA

at this time that the earliest of adopters have had nearly a full month to test out Samsung’s self-proclaimed iPhone killer, we’re interested to see how it has fared. If you’re anxious to toss your two pennies into the bucket, head on over to Engadget Classic and make your deposit.

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Tags: Bucket Head, Cdma, Instinct, iphone, Nbsp, Samsung, Samsung Sprint, Two Pennies

Filed under: Games

The Guitar Hero franchise is synonymous with headbangin’, mosh pittin’ in-your-face rock ‘n roll, but the latest joint released for phones is going in a slightly different direction. Rest assured, rock is still an integral component of the game, but Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass takes a step back from the actual performances to simulate the whole rockstar experience from end to end. Buyers can apparently expect “more than 25 hours of gameplay” through a whole RPG-like storyline of promotion, gigging, and getting screwed over by shady managers. Even better, an online component over the web lets players compare stats and achievements, download new content, and set up challenges for in-game money. Groupies aren’t included, as far as we can tell — you’ll still need your Ferrari-branded Vertu to help out with that.

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Tags: Backstage Pass, Challenges, Demo Games, Demo Tape, Face Rock, Ferrari, Franchise, Game Money, Gameplay, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero Iii, Integral Component, Nbsp, Rock N Roll, Rockstar, Rpg, Vertu