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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, T-Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, Android

Given just how awesome HTC’s most previous quarterly results were, we don’t blame it for being a tad optimistic about overall G1 sales. CEO Peter Chou was quoted as saying that the G1 should sell just over a million units this year, with the second Android-powered handset coming in Q1 2009 at the “earliest.” Interestingly, the report also stated that HTC was hard at work on its third Google-infused mobile, which isn’t at all mind-blowing considering that we’re talking about a phone company that has to make new phones in order to stay afloat.

[Via mocoNews]

HTC expects to move over one million G1 handsets in 2008, party hard in 2009 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, ATT, Apple

There’s not precisely a lot of details to go on in this place (or any, really), but AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega has just confirmed during an interview at the Web 2.0 Summit that an AT&T-approved iPhone tethering option will indeed be available “soon.” That lack of detail includes any word on pricing or, of course, an actual release date, though MacRumors is reporting separately that it’s hearing the tethering capability will be built into the 2.2 firmware, which seems like at least a reasonable guess.

[Via MacRumors]

AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega says iPhone tethering coming “soon” originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Software, Motorola, Windows Mobile

We’ve all been waiting patiently for Windows Mobile 7 to drop since the crust of the Earth was still cooling, and at this point, Windows 7 proper could theoretically beat it out of the gate. What’s a perpetually delayed platform to do, then? Come up with another stop-gap measure, of course. Windows Mobile 6.1 was designed to plug some short-term holes in 6, and it’s looking at this time like there could be a 6.5 waiting in the wings to plug a few more. Nothing has really been revealed about the mysterious, heretofore-unknown version, but Motorola CEO mentioned it in passing during the company’s earnings call today while discussing the fact that 6.1 really hasn’t been able to keep pace with Apple in the “user experience” department. Would it be totally naive of us to hope for a little Xbox Live Anywhere in there?

[Via CoolSmartPhone]

Moto CEO casually name drops Windows Mobile 6.5 in conference call originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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