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AT&T put the HTC Tilt 2 up for sale at $299.99. The second Windows Mobile 6.5 handset to be offered by AT&T after the Pure, the Tilt2 is available on a 2-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate or $499.99 contract free.

Verizon Wireless is offerings this week the HTC Imagio. The device has global roaming capability and supports the V CAST mobile TV offering for Verizon. The Iamgio is the first smartphone to support the TV service.

The handset supports 3G connectivity and has integrated Wi-Fi. The screen is a 3.6-inch touch-sensitive unit with a resolution of 480 x 800. A 3.5mm headphone jack is built-in for headphones and the device has an on-screen QWERTY keyboard.

Power for the handset comes from a 1500 mAh battery. In addition to the Verizon V CAST service, the Imagio also supports video on demand, music with Rhapsody, and it runs Windows Mobile 6.5. The home screen is fully customizable. The phone also has a 5MP camera built-in. The handset will hit stores on October 6 at $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate.

One of the most anticipated Android phones in a long time is the HTC Hero. The device will be making its way to many of the major cellular networks around America. Sprint announced that it too would be getting the Hero on its network starting on October 11.

The device will be offered on that date through all retail channels including Best Buy for $179.99 after a $50 instant savings and a $100 mail-in rebate. Sprint is allowing customers to pre-register for the Hero online right now.

In case you live under a rock, the Hero is an Android phone that has built-in Google apps like Search Maps, Gmail, and YouTube. There is also an app store that users can download games and other software from. The Hero will work on the Sprint 3G network.

Sprint has announced today that the smartphone will be coming to its network on September 8.

The device will sport the same features including a 3.6-inch touchscreen that has variable angles and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The device will run Windows Mobile 6.1 and use the touchFLO user interface exclusive to HTC.

The handset will come with pre-installed applications for NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile. Sprint will sell the Touch Pro2 for $349.99 after a 2-year agreement and a $100 mail-in rebate.

[via Sprint]

HTC has filed for a patent on a process for using a stylus on a capacitive touchscreen. The patent outlines a method of bringing resistive stylus accuracy to a capacitive touchscreen. The stylus in the HTC patent has a magnetic head that can be registered by a normal capacitive display.

That means that the user will be able to use the stylus or their finger as they want. A second HTC patent has outlined a new method of dynamically adjusting the brightness of the screen to prevent people from looking at the data on your screen. The system tracks the users face with cameras to adjust the content on screen.