Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Misc, Android
HTC’s been on somewhat of a hot streak here lately, but word on the street has it that the aforesaid outfit may not be able to ship all of its forthcoming handsets on time. A new Wall Street Journal report on falling revenue in the HTC camp notes that an undisclosed amount of delays, a larger-than-anticipated drop in contract orders and lower-than-expected sales in China could lead to drooping income in the short term, and some analysts are pointing out that the company’s average selling price per phone is sliding due to looming Android competition from the likes of Motorola and Sony Ericsson. Aside from the Touch Pro2 that’ll probably never, ever land on Sprint, HTC has about a gazillion other rumored handsets on the horizon, but it’s hard to know for sure which “product launches” are expected to be stalled. So, is HTC secretly retooling a smattering of its handsets in order to stay one step ahead of SE and Moto? Or are old fashioned supply chain inefficiencies to blame?
HTC sees revenue falling due to “delays in product launches” originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA, BlackBerry OS
With all signs (and by “all,” we mean “all”) pointing to a new Storm joining Verizon Wireless’ lineup in the not-too-distant future, it’s just about the perfect time to start discounting the current model in hopes of working that inventory down before the inevitable launch of numero dos. Starting today, VZW customers can snap up the SurePress-equipped Storm 9530 for $99.99 on contract, which is a full Benjamin less than it has been since debuting last November. If you’re looking for a word of advice on the situation, here’s ours: hold out for the next revision — you’ll thank us later.
[Thanks, Cara]
Verizon drops BlackBerry Storm price to $99.99 on contract originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Rogers Wireless, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, Android
We’d say that Best Buy’s phone pricing is never a set-in-stone indication of the price you’ll pay direct from the carrier, but it’s probably pretty safe to assume from these tags that everyone — Rogers, Best Buy, Future Shop, you name it — will be charging within a few bucks of CAD $149.99 ($135) for your choice of the Dream or Magic when the Android sets launch on June 2. That’s not too terribly bruising on the pocketbook, but that’s going to be on a three-year contract with a minimum $45 voice / data plan; if you step down to a two-year deal, you jump all the way up to a whopping $449.99, and a contract-free purchase is going to set you back $599.99. Tell you what, Rogers: give us both the black and the white Dream for $450 on a two-year and you’ve got yourselves a deal. Sound good?
Rogers’ HTC Dream and Magic coming in at $149 through Best Buy? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 29 May 2009 10:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mobiado has late declared its latest wealthiness handset, the Luminoso Lucido. With exclusive 200 units designed for creation, this mobile phone certainly be solid to descend by. The Lucido is clad in anodized aluminium and features a hardened sapphire showing and camera window. The buttons are crafted from unsullied poise, and the keypad and backward counterbalance feature organisation carven labels.
Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz) and WCDMA (2100MHz) link ensure that there faculty be connectivity options throughout most of the reality, and Bluetooth offers living for mulct reach collection transfers and wireless headsets. A 2 megapixel camera and a microSD paper interval for artifact store are on people, alongside binaural speakers for penalty playback.
Mobiado has yet to support any pricing or availability aggregation for the Luminoso Lucido, but we can be evenhandedly certain that it won’t get tattily.
