Supposed leaked documents from T-Mobile are providing insight into upcoming ship dates/prices for several new handsets.

First off – it appears the upcoming Motorola Cliq XT handset will be priced at $100 dollars with a new two year contract.

Secondly, it looks like the HTC HD2 will launch on March 24th. This Windows Mobile 6.5-based handset will feature Barnes & Nobles eBook application as well as video apps from Blockbuster and MobiTV pre-loaded.

Joining the HTC HD2 on March 24th will be the Nokia Nuron. It’ll cost $70 dollar with a new two year contract and will require at least a $10 dollar data plan. The handset can also be purchased for $180 dollars contract-free.

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T-Mobile is planning to unveil a new entertainment package as part of the rollout of the upcoming HTC HD2 smartphone handset. Features of the package will include:

• Barnes & Noble eReader application delivering eBooks, newspapers, magazines, and your Barnes & Nobile digital library
• BLOCKBUSTER On Demand video download application allows customers to buy a movie on one device and watch on another connected device
• MobiTV providing access to live and on-demand TV including MTV, NBC, Comedy Central, ESPN, etc. The first 30 days of service will be free once HD2 customers subscribe to MobiTV
• “Transformers” and “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” pre-loaded on the device’s memory card
• Gogo Inflight Internet service with six months of free in-flight Wi-Fi access on the HD2

Just in case you forgot, some of the features of the HTC HD2 include:

• 4.3 inch capacitive touch display
• 1GHz Snapdragon processor
• 1st Windows Phone with HTC Sense
• Windows Mobile 6.5 OS
• GPS support with turn-by-turn navigation from TeleNav
• Web browser
• Pre-installed 16GB microSD card
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera with dual LED flash

The HTC HD2 is exclusive to T-Mobile in the U.S. and is expected this spring.

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[Press release]

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T-Mobile announces the upcoming availability of the new myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition as well as a new partnership with Eric Clapton to help launch the new handset. Clapton will star in a new commercial showcasing a personalized myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition set to debut on national TV on January 20th.

The new Fender Limited Edition will ship with pre-loaded Clapton tracks including “Layla,” “My Father’s Eyes,” “Rock ‘N’ Roll Heart,” and “Wonderful Tonight”.

Designed in collaboration with Fender, the new handset features:

• Fender guitar sunburst-finish inspired design
• 16GB microSD card
• 3.5 mm headset jack
• Enhanced music player developed by HTC with intuitive user interface that allows for toggling between different views or for changing a song or album by simply touching album art.
• Customers can create ringtones from songs they are playing
• Guitar:Solo and Musical Light applications preloaded
• Additional pre-loaded tracks from artists Wyclef Jean, Avril Lavigne and Brad Paisley.

T-Mobile will also be introducing “doubleTwist” which is a free application enabling users to easily manage and sync their multimedia content on their PC or Mac directly to their mobile device.  doubleTwist automatically finds all music on a computer and allows users to import their iTunes playlists.

You’ll be able to get the new T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition starting on January 20th for a price of $179.99 (along with a new two year service agreement and a qualifying voice and data plan).

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The date is January 5th and no.. it’s not the start of CES 2010. That would officially be January 7th.

So what exactly is going on that day you ask? That’s the day Google plans on having an Android-related press conference where if all rumors are correct, the search giant will formally announce the availability of the new Nexus One handset.

In fact the latest set of rumors coming out of Gizmodo have confirmed two important things:

1. Google will sell the phone unlocked and unsubsidized for $529.99 dollars and
2. Google will sell the phone by themselves

Here are other interesting tidbits about the Nexus One handset:

• The phone can be purchased at a subsidized cost of $179.99 dollars assuming you agree to a new two year contract with T-Mobile
• There will only be one plan to choose from – it will be the $79.99 plan consisting of the $39.99 Even More Individual 500 Plan, Unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited T-Mobile to T-Mobile minutes, Unlimited domestic messaging including SMS, MMS, IM, Android Unlimited Web
• If you’re a current customer of T-Mobile, you won’t be able to keep your current plan if you want the phone
• Those on Family Plans, Flexpay, SmartAccess, and KidConnect will have to buy the phone at the unsubsidized cost of $529.99
• Each Google account can only purchase up to five phones
• Google will sell the phone at google.com/phone
• Google will also offer two accessories – a Nexus One desktop docking station for $39.99 and a Nexus One car docking station for $49.99

Oh and one more interesting tidbit. Should you cancel your plan before 120 days, you’ll have to  pay the difference between the unsubsidized and the subsidized price which amounts to $350 dollars. You also have the option of returning the phone to Google.

Of course the only confirmed thing thus far is the press conference on the 5th but its safe to bet that the Nexus One will indeed be available for purchase that day.

[Check out Gizmodo’s article on the Nexus One documents]

Technorati Tags: Google, Android, Nexus One, T-Mobile

T-Mobile customers looking for another Android-powered handset to choose from will be happy to hear that the new Samsung Behold II will be available exclusively from the carrier starting on November 18th. The Behold II is the first handset from T-Mobile to feature a 3.2 inch AMOLED display for “crisper colors and wider viewing angles”. You’ll also find an impressive built-in camera with a 5 megapixel resolution and capabilities such as autofocus, zoom, flash, five shooting modes, and video capture.

Other features and specs for the Samsung Behold II include:

• Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface for easy customization of movable widgets and one-touch access to commonly used features and applications
• Three different home screens for multiple workspaces
• Support for Google mobile services including Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Talk.
• Support for the Android Market
• Personal and corporate email
• IM, text, picture, and video messaging
• Built-in aGPS
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Visual voicemail
• Support for up to 16GB external memory
• Includes 2GB microSD card
• Support for T-Mobile’s 3G network

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The Motorola CLIQ, the first Android-powered handset to come from Motorola, is now available nationwide from T-Mobile for a price of $199.99 after an instant discount of $200 dollars and a new two year agreement. To celebrate the launch of the new handset, T-Mobile also launched a new T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ Challenge today to build the largest college fan club on Facebook.

For those of you not familiar with the CLIQ, here are the main features and specs:

• MOTOBLUR – Stream your social networking feeds to your handset in real time, providing instant access to the latest happenings and messages from your friends.
• 3.1 inch HVGA full touch-screen display
• Support for Android Market
• 5 megapixel camera
• 3G network and Wi-Fi connectivity
• Visual Voicemail
• Bluetooth support
• Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard
• Built-in GPS
• microSD memory slot
• Built-in music player
• Built-in video capture and playback support
• 3.5 mm headset jack
• 6 hour talk time and 13.5 day standby time
• Measures 4.5 x 2.3 x 0.61 inches
• Available in two colors – Titanium and Winter White

The CLIQ is also available with T-Mobile’s new Even More Plus plans (which are contract-less plans) for a price of $399.99.

To help promote the launch of the new CLIQ, T-Mobile launches the T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ Challenge. The goal? For T-Mobile fans to help create the largest Facebook fan club out there. Fans can simply visit www.facebook.com/tmobile to rally together and vote for the four-year college or university of their choice to win the ultimate grand prize.

The school with the highest # of votes in its clique by Nov. 30th will be awarded with an exclusive free concert by Weezer. In addition, T-Mobile will also award the winning school $1 dollar for every vote up to $25,000 for college enrichment.

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If you’re commitment-phobic to mobile carriers, then you’ll want to check out T-Mobile’s newly announced no-contract-based “Even More Plus” mobile calling plans. These new plans allow you to pay for your mobile service on a month-by-month basis at fairly competitive prices. All the new plans feature free nationwide T-Mobile to T-Mobile calling, free nights and weekends, free overage alerts for non-unlimited users, and whenever minutes you can use whenever. Here are the plans and prices available for individuals:

• Talk Unlimited – $49.99 a month
• Talk 1000 minutes – $39.99 a month
• Talk 500 minutes – $29.99 a month
• Talk + Text Unlimited – $59.99 a month
• Talk + Text 1000 minutes – $49.99 a month
• Talk + Text 500 minutes – $39.99 a month
• Talk + Text + Web Unlimited – $79.99 a month
• Talk + Text + Web 1000 minutes- $69.99 a month
• Talk + Text + Web 500 minutes- $59.99 a month

Family plans are as follows:

• Talk Unlimited – $79.99 a month
• Talk 1500 minutes – $59.99 a month
• Talk 750 minutes – $49.99 a month
• Talk + Text Unlimited – $99.99 a month
• Talk + Text 1500 minutes – $79.99 a month
• Talk + Text 750 minutes – $69.99 a month
• Talk + Text + Web Unlimited – $139.99 a month
• Talk + Text + Web 1500 minutes- $119.99 a month
• Talk + Text + Web 750 minutes- $109.99 a month

So what’s the catch you might ask? You lose subsidized pricing on mobile phones – which can be a lot or a little depending on the handset you want. However, T-Mobile does offer an “equipment installment plan” which allows you to amortize the cost of the handset over a 20 month period – spreading the cost across a longer period of time.

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With the holiday season fast approaching, T-Mobile has decided to announce their upcoming holiday lineup of 3G-enabled mobile phones – including several Android powered headsets from the likes of HTC, Samsung, and Motorola. The new upcoming phones are as follows:

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition:

The myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition is the latest Android powered handset to come from T-Mobile’s myTouch family. Slated to come out later this year and designed for music lovers out there, the 3G Fender features a guitar-inspired wood-grain finish, integration of Google web services, a 3.5mm headset jack, a pre-installed 16GB microSD card, and exclusive pre-loaded audio/video clips from iconic musicians out there.  No word on pricing as of yet.

Samsung Behold II:

The Samsung Behold II is the first Android-powered handset from Samsung and T-Mobile and features a 3.2 inch AMOLED touch-screen display, Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface, and support for T-Mobile’s 3G network. The handset comes with Samsung’s exclusive cube menu user interface with easy access to features such as photos, music, videos, the web, Amazon MP3, and YouTube services. Other specs include built-in Google mobile services. Wi-Fi support, support for email and corporate email with Exchange ActiveSync, IM support, text/picture/video messaging, a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, five shooting modes and video capabilities, visual voicemail, a built-in MP3 player, up to 16GB of external memory, assisted GPS, and Bluetooth 2.1. Expect the Behold II later this year.

Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR:

Yes – T-Mobile’s got another first for this holiday season and it’s the MOTOROLA CLIQ. The CLIQ is Motorola’s first Android-powered handset and features Motorola’s MOTOBLUR solution which manages and integrates communications – from work email to social networking activity – all to the CLIQ’s home screen. You’ll get synchronized updates from source such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Gmail, and personal/work email. Other features include a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 3.1 inch HVGA full touch-screen display, and two color options- winter white, and titanium. Pre-sales for the CLIQ will begin on October 19th with nationwide sales to begin on November 2nd. The CLIQ will be available for $199 along with a new two-year agreement.

T-Mobile Tap:

The T-Mobile Tap is a stylish, attractive, and affordable touch-screen phone featuring support for T-Mobile 3G network, T-Mobile web2go web browsing, a 2 megapixel camera with video capture and playback, a built-in music player, GPS for location-based services powered by TeleNav, stereo Bluetooth support, and support for personal e-mail, SMS, MMS, and IM. Due out later this year, the Tap will be available in two colors – berry and midnight blue.

Nokia 3711:

Finally, the Nokia 3711 is a flip-phone with a unique hidden-until-lit external display. Features include support for T-Mobile’s 3G network, T-Mobile’s web2go web browser, built-in GPS for use with Nokia Maps, a 2 megapixel camera with video capture, stereo Bluetooth, Series 40 OS, and support for IM and email. The phone will be available in the coming weeks in a sable finish color. No word on pricing for either the Nokia 3711 or the T-Mobile Tap.

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The Motorola CLIQ, the first Android-powered smartphone from Motorola, will be available for pre-sale to existing T-Mobile customers starting on October 19th. Eligible T-Mobile customers will be able to pick up the CLIQ for $199.99 (along with a new two year agreement).

Not familiar with the CLIQ? Here’s a summary of features and specs:

• Comes with MOTOBLUR which manages and integrates communications from work email to social messaging activity – all to your home screen. Updates to contacts, posts, messages, photos, etc are streamed together and synced from sources including Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Gmail, etc, and then delivered to the home screen in easy to view streams
• Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard
• 3.1 inch HVGA full touch-screen display
• 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity
• 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with video capture
• 3.5mm headset jack
• Built-in music player with pre-loaded Amazon MP3 store
• Other apps include Shazam, iMeem Mobile, AccuWeather, MySpace Mobile, Quickoffice
• preinstalled 2GB microSD memory card
• TeleNav GPS Navigator pre-loaded with free two week trial
• One-touch access to the Google mobile services
• Email support includes Exchange Server, Gmail, Yahoo!, Windows Live Hotmail, POP3 etc
• Available in Titanium and Winter White

The Motorola CLIQ will be available for pre-sale from October 19th till November 1st and will be available in stores nationwide and online beginning November 2nd.

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There’s a new inexpensive 3G messaging phone available at T-Mobile and it’s called the Samsung Gravity 2. The handset features a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, dedicated external messaging button, and support for SMS, MMS, video messaging, email, and IM. Other specs include:

• 2.0 megapixel camera
• Built-in music player
• 3G data network support
• Bluetooth wireless connectivity
• Built-in GPS
• microSD slot
• Speakerphone
• Alarm clock, calculator, calendar, email
• myFaves capable

The Samsung Gravity 2 is being offered in two colors – metallic pumpkin and berry mauvre (what the heck?) – and is available for a limited time at a price of $29.99 along with a new two year agreement and a qualifying data plan (the price includes a $50 dollar mail-in rebate).

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