Well, it’s not a Windows Phone 7 Series model, but today HTC took the wraps off a new Windows Mobile handset: the HD mini. 

The HTC HD mini is a smaller version of the HD2 Überphone, which is coming to T-Mobile in the spring.  The smaller form factor does come with compromises: the HD mini has a slower processor (600MHz v. the HD2’s 1GHz) and a smaller 3.2-inch HVGA display.  Other features include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G wireless data connectivity, Windows Mobile 6.5 Pro with HTC Sense, 512MB of flash storage, 384MB of RAM, a 1200mAh Li-Ion battery, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

There was no official release date for the HD mini included in the press release, but you can expect the handset to hit the U.S. sometime after April.

You can read the full HTC press release after the jump.

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Sony Ericsson has a new Windows Phone lined up for 2010: the Sony Ericsson Aspen. 

The Aspen runs the latest version of Windows Mobile, v6.5.3, and will debut sometime in Q2 2010.  Features include a QVGA touchscreen display, a 3.2MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a microSDHC flash memory slot.  While the Aspen will be released in “select markets,” the Sony Ericsson did not state whether one of those markets would be the United States.

Learn more about the Sony Ericsson Aspen or read the Sony Ericsson Aspen Press Release.

HTC has posted an info page for the upcoming T-Mobile version of the HD2 Windows Phone.  Aside from giving us our first look at the T-Mobile branded handset, it also reveals updated memory capacities beyond those of the non-U.S. versions of the HD2.

The RAM, system memory, and the flash ROM, file storage, have each received a capacity boost.  The RAM has been increased from 448MB to 576MB.  More interestingly, the ROM has been doubled to 1GB.

Why make these changes?  Most likely to accommodate the version of Windows Mobile 7 expected to be made available for the T-Mobile HD2 later this year.

In addition to its internal memory, the T-Mobile HD2 will also ship with a 16GB microSDHC flash memory card.

Today Google and HTC officially announced the worst-kept tech “secret” of 2010: the Nexus One Android Smartphone.  The new device, which has been known to exist for weeks, features a 1GHz Qualcomm processor, a 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen, GPS, Wi-Fi, an array of sensors, and a 5MP digital camera with autofocus and LED flash. 

The Nexus One runs Android 2.1, and is the first smartphone to do so.  New OS features include Facebook and Picasa integration, Quick Contacts, animated wallpaper, a new standard news/weather widget, a tweaked app launcher and additional homescreen panes.

Voice support has also been added for all text entry, so you can dictate anywhere you can type, and more applications are voice-aware for spoken commands. 

The Nexus One is being sold both unlocked directly from Google ($529) or under contract with T-Mobile service ($179).  Verizon Wireless will begin offering a version of the Nexus One in the spring. 

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Google is expected to announce its first branded phone on Tuesday, the Nexus One.  And the upcoming smartphone has, to say the least, generated a great deal of Internet buzz.  Sure, we all love Android (well, many of us do), but as the device’s release grows near, I’ve been wondering more and more…

What exactly is the big deal about the Nexus One?

The excitement, it seems, centers mainly on Google’s reported decision to claim the device as its own.  All previous Android-powered smartphones have been products touted and sold by their respective manufacturers/carriers, so there would seem to be something about the Nexus One that sets it apart – enough for Google to stamp the device with its logo and sell it unlocked directly to users, an unprecedented move. 

Could that “apartness” be as simple as hardware specs? The Nexus One, according to what information we have, is certainly a high-end phone, with features like a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, an OLED touchscreen display, and 802.11n Wi-Fi. 

Or could there be something else about the device that makes it Google-worthy?

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The first half of 2010 will be a busy time for HTC if newly-leaked documents prove genuine (and we believe they are).  The documents lay out the company’s Android and Windows Mobile smartphone roadmap through June of next year.

In the Windows Mobile space, HTC is apparently readying three handhelds: the Trophy, the Tera and the Photon. 

The HTC Trophy (due in May) is a Messenger-class smartphone with a front-facing QWERTY keyboard and a 3-inch capacitive VGA touchscreen.  The HTC Tera (April) is a sort of miniaturized Touch Pro2 with a 3.2-inch tilting resistive screen and sliding keyboard. Last, but not least, the Photon (April) looks like a smaller HD2 with a touch-only interface, a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, and an FM radio.  Each of these devices runs Windows Mobile 6.5, has a 600MHz Qualcomm CPU, and includes 512MB of flash ROM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS.

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LG’s second Windows Mobile-powered smartphone – the LG eXpo – is coming next week. 

Several features set the new LG handset apart from all current U.S. competition. First, it’s powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, which will make it the fastest smartphone on the market when it debuts.  Second, the eXpo has an optional 1.8-ounce, snap-on Pico Projector which can project an image onto a surface up to 8 feet away.  Third, the smartphone includes a biometric fingerprint scanner for security purposes; there hasn’t been a consumer handheld with a built-in fingerprint scanner in years.

Other specs include Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional, a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, a slide-to-hide QWERTY keyboard, HSPA 7.2 3G mobile broadband, and a microSDHC flash memory card slot.

AT&T will release the LG eXpo on December 7 for $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year service contract.

AT&T LG eXpo Press Release

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HP has a new Windows Phone on the way – the iPAQ Glisten. Formerly known as the K3 Obsidian, the Glisten will be the first iPAQ officially distributed through a U.S. wireless carrier in quite some time.

That U.S. carrier is AT&T Mobility, and the company will be adding the iPAQ Glisten to its smartphone lineup sometime “in the coming weeks.”  Features include a 2.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional, a 3MP camera, aGPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a standard 3.5mm audio jack, and a microSDHC flash memory slot.

According to the AT&T press release, the HP iPAQ Glisten Windows Phone will be available for $229 with a two-year service agreement and a $50 mail-in rebate.  We’ll let you know when a release date is announced.

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The newest member of RIM’s BlackBerry Bold family of smartphones is now available at T-Mobile. 

The T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9700 is similar to the 9000 in many ways, but the 9700 has a new touchpad interface, a 3MP camera, and Bluetooth v2.1.

Available today from T-Mobile, the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 sells for $199 with a two-year service agreement or $449 without a contract under T-Mobile’s new Even More Plus, which offers an option to pay for the Bold over 20 months at $22 per month.

Learn more about the BlackBerry Bold 9700 from T-Mobile…

UPDATE: The AT&T version of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 will be released on November 22.

Today’s the day. If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on either of the two new Verizon Wireless Android “Droid” smartphones, grab your coat (or mouse) and a credit card!

The Motorola Droid and the HTC Droid ERIS are now available for purchase at Verizon retail stores and from the Verizon Wireless web site. 

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