HTC Merge official, coming to 'multiple' US carriers this spring

Boy, we've had so many leaked materials relating to the HTC Merge that we kind of assumed the handset was official by now. Never mind, HTC is taking care of that little oversight now, admittedly much later than we expected the phone to show up, by announcing that the Merge will arrive on multiple US carriers in the spring. It brings Android 2.2, skinned with HTC's Sense UI, a 3.8-in touchscreen plus that slide-out keyboard, and a 5 megaixel autofocus camera with 720p video recording. Not bad, now let's see how those carriers decide to price this mid-range contender.

AT&T HTC Inspire 4G Android Phone supports HSPA+

Alongside with Motorola’s ATRIX 4G, AT&T is going to release two more to work with its HSPA+ network. One of them is the HTC Inspire 4G running Android 2.2 OS with HTC Sense UI (the other one is Samsung’s Infuse 4G). Like T-Mobile, AT&T now is calling its HSPA+ network as 4G network and this is the reason why the phone gets “4G” as part of its name.

The Inspire 4G ha a large 4.3-inch Super LCD capacitive touchscreen with 800×480 resolution, 8 Megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording, and 4GB internal storage.

The HTC Inspire 4G is powered by 1GHz SnapDragon processor. It supports Bluetooth and WIFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity and packs G-sensor, digital compass, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor. The phone has unibody aluminum frame and offers microSD slot for expansion.

AT&T will launch the Inspire 4G Android phone soon.

[at&t.com][htc.com]

Holy reverse KIRF Batman! Meizu M9 ROM ported to HTC EVO 4G

Some industrious hackers have created a port of the Meizu M9 ROM for the HTC EVO 4G, bringing a little KIRF flavor to Sprint's favorite jumbo phone. The port is still in the developmental stages, but most of the M9 functionality appears to already be working, with only the port from GSM to CDMA and tweaks to screen resolution left to do. After a little spit-shine to make sure the build is stable, EVO owners can finally see what the Meizu M9 fuss is all about without having to actually buy one. Of course, why you'd actually want to do this to your perfectly functional Android phone is a question that may never truly find a legitimate answer.

via : engadget.com

HTC Hub update helps save us from our Windows Phone 7 phones

Remember the Windows Phone 7 ads, the ones that promised to "save us from our phones" by giving us more "glance and go" information? For the most part, these phones haven't delivered on that promise due to the relative dearth of apps taking advantage of Microsoft's live tile concept. That changes a bit today thanks to an update to the HTC Hub app that ships with every Windows Phone 7 device manufactured by HTC. Now, instead of a generic double-wide icon, the HTC Hub presents you with the current weather condition and temperature and the forecasted highs and lows. As such, you'll never have to click through and be subjected to HTC's overwrought animations that feel so out of place on Microsoft's more demure user interface. More please.

via - engadget