Moonlighting under the Touch.B name, more details on HTC’s Rome handset have been unearthed in France, including some dishy photos which show the two-tone phone properly for the first time. My, the family resemblance is strong. UPDATE
https://gizmodo.com/is-this-verizons-android-2-0-version-of-the-htc-hd2-5390002
Is it running Windows Mobile 6.5, Android, or another platform? Engadget is pointing at the lack of buttons as being a telltale sign it’s running a “homegrown” OS, but we’re rather interested in the addition of the ExtUSB port, considering HTC was meant to be pursuing the microUSB connection.
https://gizmodo.com/united-nations-approves-microusb-universal-phone-charge-5389063
HTC, if this leaked Touch.B is running Android, we’ll be very interested. WinMo 6.5? We’ll give it a chance, sure. But we’re slightly worried about these proprietary-platform stories we’ve been hearing. [MobiFrance via Engadget]
UPDATE: Word reaches us that it’s running Qualcomm’s BrewMP platform, and has a 2-megapixel camera (lame), 3G and Bluetooth, but no Wi-Fi.
