HTC TyTN II Becomes Official in Europe

The phone we've previously known as the HTC Kaiser or the 8925 has just been named the HTC TyTN II for the European market. The Windows Mobile 6 phone will be available under T-Mobile, Orange, Vodafone and Telefonica (includes O2), and will have the standard 3.5G connectivity, Windows Mobile 6, HTC's Home screen, GPS, TomTom Navigator 6, 3-megapixel camera, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, microSD card and the flip-up screen. No price was specified, but if the first TyTN was any indication, this will be expensive. [HTC Europe]

HTC's Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade Roadmap Shows at Least a June Wait

Most of us with Windows Mobile smartphones made by HTC are still waiting for the official WM6 upgrade ROMs before upgrading. After all, walking up to the store with a bricked phone made by some ROM we found on the Net isn't our idea of a good time. Good news, as HTC's just released their upgrade path. More »

Unofficial Windows Mobile 6 for HTC Hermes (Cingular 8525)

If you've got an HTC Hermes, TyTN or Cingular 8525, today's your lucky day. The guys on the XDA Dev Forums have hacked together a bunch of Windows Mobile 6 code together to make a version that works on your phone. It's very unofficial, to be sure, and is missing stuff like voice calling, PTT, Live! Mobile, Smart Dialing and Windows Mobile Update. More »

HTC Stereo Converter

If you've picked up an HTC Trinity, Artemis, or TyTN/Cingular 8525, you probably noticed that the only headset port is the 11-pin mini USB kind. Pretty gimpy if you want to use your Shure or your V-Moda Vibe headphones to listen to music. Brando's got the HTC stereo converter shipping December 27, which allows you to use any standard headset with your swanky new HTC phone. We're sold. – Jason Chen More »

HTC P4350: Thinner Version of the TyTN, Still No 3G

Boy Genius, best friend to rappers everywhere, has posted some pics of the HTC P4350, the slimmed down version of the popular HTC TyTn. While no U.S. carrier has been announced yet, let's keep in mind that HTC and T-Mobile have a very healthy relationship. Mr. Boy Genius correctly points out that the smartphone is lacking 3G (only EDGE), which is kind of surprising unless this is going to be marketed as a lower-end model. But, like most HTC devices, it does come equipped with a host of features most everyone will appreciate, like a QWERTY keyboard, 2.0-megapixel camera ad WiFi. Hopefully the Wi-Fi support won't be crippled by greedy U.S. wireless carriers. More »

HTC Hermes/TyTN/DoPod 838Pro Reviewed (Verdict: With Great Power Comes Great Functionality)

We've covered the TyTN before (pretty extensively), so this is more of a reminder that there is an option besides the Sprint PPC-6700/Verizon XV6700/Cingular 8125/T-Mobile MDA if you want a smartphone with a keyboard. More »

Cingular 8525 Pricing Rumor: $474.95 With Two-Year Contract

The upcoming Cingular 8525, a phone you may know better from by its maiden name, the HTC TyTN, is supposedly being released some time in the next 30 days. More »

HTC Herald is the HTC Hermes/TyTN's Successor

The latest HTC phone with a slide-out keyboard is the HTC Herald, the successor to the HTC Hermes. The Herald is thinner, at 18mm versus the Hermes' 22mm, but vomits a camera and some processor power to do so. Luckily for us, everything else is the same. The phone still has a 2-megapixel camera, QVGA touch-screen, slide-out keyboard, WiFi and 3G data. You just can't do video-conferencing anymore because of the lack of cameras. More »

HTC TyTN Sync Cradle

Speaking of the HTC TyTN, here's a dock and hot-sync cradle for $20. USB cable comes included, and the dock fits the HTC TyTN, HTC Hermes, HTC Z, Orange SPV M3100, T-Mobile MDA Vario II, i-Mate JASJAM, Qtek 9600 and Dopod CHT9000. Yes, they're all the same phone. – Jason Chen More »

HTC TyTN and XDA Trion Windows Mobile Phones Available Online Now

The XDA Trion is an OEM version of the HTC TyTN, the 3G, Windows Mobile 5.0 based PDA phone from HTC. Both these models are almost identical, save for the "QWERTZ" instead of "QWERTY" keyboard on the XDA Trion. Other than that, even their prices are the same—$899. More »

i-Mate Releases JASJAM and SP JAS, Re-badged Versions of The HTC TyTN and MTeoR

i-Mate continues the practice of letting the CEO's two year old child name their phones by releasing the i-Mate JASJAM and the i-MATE SP JAS. The JASJAM is their re-badged version of the HTC TyTN, and the SP JAS is their HTC MTeoR. Honestly, we can't decide which one of these two sets of names we dislike more. Though, HTC probably is a bit better since their names, phonetically, sound like real words. More »

HTC's 2006 Roadmap

Our favorite amateur softcore pornographer BengalBoy got his hands on HTC's 2006 roadmap. HTC, in case you forgot, makes Windows Mobile 5-based smartphones for other manufacturers like QTek and Dopod to sell with their own branding. More »

TyTN Business Smartphone Launches in Europe

Commence the singing of songs with word that the TyTN is making its debut this month in Europe. Last month, we (well, Dave from Mobility Today) dropped a hands-on look at the HTC TyTN, the business smartphone that's currently the "it" girl in the tech world. This smartphone combines a spacious 2.8-inch display with more than enough horsepower for such a device. A 400MHz CPU lies at the heart of the TyTN, while 128MB of RAM, a 2-megapixel camera and 802.11g Wi-Fi round out the more vital features. Perhaps surprisingly, its USB connectivity is only of the 1.1 variety, a rarity in 2006. More »

Dopod 838 Pro - HTC Hermes Based PDA Phone

The Dopod 838 Pro is pretty much the same as the HTC Hermes/TyTN, but repackaged with a 360-degree jog wheel for navigation inside the Windows Mobile 5.0 interface. Like the TyTN, the 838 Pro has 802.11g WiFi, EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0, quad-band GSM, EDGE, UMTS, and HSDPA. More »

HTC TyTN First Look

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CHT 9000: The First Chinese 3G PDA Phone

Pretty much a repackaged HTC TyTN (HTC Hermes), the CHT 9000 from Dopod is the first 3G Chinese PDA phone. If it keeps the HTC TyTN's design, there's Tri-Band UMTS, WiFi, and a slide-out keyboard with Chinese phonetic characters to enter in data. Running Windows Mobile 5, the phone has USB and microSD for connectivity and storage. The HTC TyTN should be available in Europe at the end of July, for those who can't read Chinese. More »

HTC to Offer Its Own Branded Smartphones

HTC is one of those behind-the-scenes companies that makes a lot of cellphones for other nameplates, but now it's walking into the smartphone arena with its own mobile handsets that it will brand HTC. This might be a little bit touchy, since HTC will now be sorta/kinda competing against some of its own customers, major mobile network operators that buy large quantities its OEM products. More »