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Filed under: Handsets, LG, ATT, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

LG and AT&T have done a pretty commendable job of keeping leaks about their glossy new WinMo set to a bare minimum, but you can only keep a phone this ritzy under wraps for so long, right? Word on the street is that AT&T stores will be ordering the LG Incite as of this Thursday, filling a gap in the lineup between the Vu and the Eternity — full touchscreen dumbphones — and the Fuze, the hot new QWERTY smartphone of the range. If the rumored specs hold up, we’re looking at a WQVGA display, 3-megapixel cam, 3.6Mbps HSDPA, and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Any would-be Fuze buyers second-guessing their persons at this time?

[Thanks, Kal]

LG Incite release imminent on AT&T originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Bell Mobility, Windows Mobile, EV-DO, CDMA

We seriously have no idea how Bell managed to beat Telus out of the gate with this one, but they did — so, you know, more power to ‘em. The HTC Touch Pro has at this time landed on Bell’s airwaves, putting the mighty WinMo set on the path to becoming one of the most widely-launched smartphones in North America in recent history; on that note, Verizon is probably feeling a little sheepish right about at this time, but with any luck, they’ll be fixing that up in short order. Meanwhile, Bell subs can go ahead and hook up a Touch Pro for just $239.95 CAD (about $195) on a three-year contract, so if you can see yourself punching away on the same QWERTY board for thirty six months, get to it.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

HTC Touch Pro graces Bell, gets non-outrageous price originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson, ATT, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

That “more bars in more places” startup sequence there look familiar? We’re not rocket scientists, granted, but first of all, we have no idea what rocket science has to do with the mobile phone industry. Secondly, seeing a carrier-branded firmware show up on a hot new (and somewhat unexpected) model is bound to get some gears turning. The whole K850 debacle reminds us that a branded device can go all the way up to the last minute and still get tossed to the wayside — and there’s certainly precedent for such a tragic fate to happen to a Sony Ericsson, specifically — but we can’t help but let our minds wander to the possibilities of an 8-megapixel beast like the C905 landing on AT&T in the near future. Some lucky cat was offering a US-friendly C905a model for sale (don’t bother logging into eBay, it’s already been snatched up) allegedly burned with an AT&T ROM, suggesting that they’re either looking into offering it or, at the very least, Sony Ericsson was pitching it to the boys and girls in Atlanta. If it’s still getting tossed around, let us just voice our opinion in this place: yes, AT&T. Do it.

[Thanks, Leeds]

Sony Ericsson C905a with AT&T firmware means… well, you know originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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