HTC HD2 Won’t Run Windows Phone 7, Claims Microsoft

Remember when Microsoft promised more info about Windows Phone 7 and HTC HD2? Well, they delivered, but it’s bad news that we’ve come across: the device doesn’t qualify to run the new OS developed by the folks in Redmond. Confirmed by Microsoft in an interview with APC Magazine, the information will probably disappoint HTC HD2 users.... 

HTC HD2 Versus HTC HD Mini (Video)

Introduced at MWC 2010 a week ago, HTC HD mini is a smaller version of HTC HD2, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll perform less well. The guys of Cellularmagazine.it have done a comparison video of the two devices, that you can check out below, if you’re curious to witness the power of the HTC newcomer: The smartphone announced... 

HTC HD2 With Windows Phone 7 Close to Announcement?

After seeing a leaked photo of a HTC HD2 unit running Windows Phone 7 (probably fake), we’re expecting some sort of announcement from either Microsoft or HTC. Finally, it came, but as a tweet from the official Windows Phone Twitter account, saying that info regarding HD2 and Windows Phone 7 series will be released next month. We know that this... 

HTC HD2 Versus Google Nexus One (Video)

If some people are having trouble choosing between Nexus One and HTC Desire, that are basically the same device, imagine having to choose between HTC HD2 and Nexus One. The task is made easier through a comparison video made by the folks of Phonedog: This duel is also one of operating systems, since Nexus One runs Android 2.1 and HTC HD2 runs Windows... 

T-Mobile Prepping HTC HD2 for US Launch?

A recent tweet coming from T-Mobile USA’s official Twitter account points towards the release of HTC HD2 locally, maybe in March, as speculated before. It would be interesting to see the carrier postponing the launch a bit and maybe surprising us all by implementing.  Windows Phone 7 Series on it. That’s only wishful thinking, though… [via... 

HTC HD2 Gets ROM Upgrade

It’s the upgrade day today, since after the iPhone and Nexus One, HTC HD2 also gets a ROM update, available for users to download. The update improves the SMS messaging feature, making it more reliable and fast and that’s about all we know about the update. Keep in mind that this is a generic software update, so all your software or settings... 

US HTC HD2 Gets Extra Memory, Perhaps for Windows Mobile 7 Compatibility?

Oh, the lucky T-Mobile US customers… it seems they’ll be getting an upgraded HTC HD2 unit, at least memory-wise. We’ve just learned that the hot smartphone will pack 1GB ROM and 576MB ROM in its NA version, opposed to 512MB ROM And 448MB RAM in the European one. For now Windows Mobile 6.5 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz CPU are kept,... 

HTC HD2, Available for Free on Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile is not the first place you go to, when you want a high end handset, but now they’ve proved everyone wrong, by selling the HTC HD2 smartphone. The device is available for free, with a decent plan and we notice that Virgin Mobile is the only network still offering 12 month contracts. Also, we must mention that the 18 month contracts... 

HTC HD2 Gets Compared to the iPhone 3GS, Nokia N900, Droid and Palm Pre in a Web Browser Test

The folks of AreaMobile.de have recently tested the iPhone 3GS, HTC HD2 and a bunch of other top smartphones (Motorola Droid, Nokia N900 and Palm Pre), in order to determine which of them handle the web browsing process better. The test can be seen in the video below and the results in the tables after the break: HTC HD2 came second to the iPhone... 

HTC HD2 Versus iPhone 3GS – Phone Calling Duel (Video)

We’ve seen the HTC HD2 smartphone facing quite a bunch of handsets recently, in all sorts of duels and the iPhone 3GS has been one of its most often used opponents. Now, the folks of wmpoweruser decided to compare the two phones in the call handling segment. Who wins, you’ll see in the video below: HTC HD2 has the upper hand in most tests... 

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