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Old 08-14-2007, 09:00 PM
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Default FCC Clears HTC Iris for Arrival

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/08/13/fcc-clears-htc-iris-for-arrival/

"Hold on to your hats, boys and girls. We’ve got a new HTC handset for you, and it’s called the HTC Iris. Also known as the HTC S640, it has just been cleared for American airwaves by the FCC. The device, which bears more than a passing resemblance, both in specs and appearance, to the upcoming Palm Treo Gandolf (a resemblance that could be more than skin deep, given HTC’s manufacturing contract with Palm) isn’t the most feature packed phone we’ve seen. The handset sports an EV-DO Rev. A CDMA radio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS in the connectivity department. A small QWERTY thumboard adorns the front of the candy-bar style phone, with a 2 megapixel camera and 400 MHz processor rounding things out. There’s a 2.4" 320 x 240 screen, 256 MB ROM/64 MB RAM, all running atop Windows Mobile 6 Standard. No word on price or availability, but a Sprint/Verizon appearance is all but assured at some point in the future."
Haven't seen much talk about the Iris lately so it's good to see it coming out of it's shell. All of you Sprint/Verizon users should be happy. With a 400mhz processor, WiFi, and EVDO Rev. A, what's not to like? So if you're with a CDMA wireless provider, will this be your next smartphone? Now let's all keep our fingers crossed for a sooner than later price and availability.
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Old 08-15-2007, 01:18 AM
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This is one dull looking phone. Hopefully it's aimed at the entry level. Otherwise, I predict this will be as popular as that HP flop.
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Old 08-15-2007, 01:59 AM
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This is indeed one boring phone. Surprised that it has one of the most decent processors.
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