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App reveals that HTC HD8 might be alive and well in Romania
Source: PhoneArena.com - 06 January 2012

The Windows Phone app "...I'm a WP7!" seems to have revealed that HTC is working on the HTC HD8 as a follow-through model to the HTC HD2 (when a 4.3 inch screen was really something) and the HTC HD7; device stats show that despite its name, the phone is running on 7740...Photos: ...

HTC HD2 keeps spry with Mango RTM and custom ROM, looks to clear final hurdle (video)
Source: Engadget Mobile - 28 August 2011

You likely know the HTC HD2 as the phone that just can't be held in the past. While it started life with Windows Mobile 6.5, it's since met better fortunes with Android, Meego, and most recently... NoDo. Now, after the leak of Windows Phone Mango RTM, things are about to heat up once again. First, we've come across a video that clearly shows the HD2 gobbling up ver...

Refresh Roundup: week of August 22, 2011
Source: Engadget Mobile - 28 August 2011

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging to get updated. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible...

HTC HD2 surprisingly gets new USB functionality
Source: PhoneArena.com - 19 August 2011

The Dark Forces Team over at xda-developers has been hard at work in bringing forth USB hosting functionality to the aging HTC HD2 – plus, instructions are now available to get it working on your device...Photos: ...

HD2 keeps active with NoDo ROM, shows no sign of slowing down (video)
Source: Engadget Mobile - 08 June 2011

No thanks to Windows Mobile 6.5, the HTC HD2 is managing to keep spry as it's approaching retirement. Rather than relegating itself to playing shuffleboard with the codgers, it's been dancing to the tunes of Windows Phone, Android and Meego. Now the HD2 is learning NoDo's moves, and from the looks of its demo video, the phone is quite a performer -- take a peek after ...

Desire HD tries on Sensation's Sense 3.0 suit, needs some tailoring for it to fit
Source: Engadget Mobile - 16 April 2011

So you got all excited after seeing HTC's latest UI on the Sensation, but were dismayed to discover your hoary handset wouldn't be getting the same Sense 3.0 love? As usual, the folks at xda-developers have just the tonic for what ails you... as long as you own a Desire HD. Yup, a clever fellow by the name of capychimp took the Sensation's ROM and ported it to yester...

HTC HD7S hands-on
Source: Engadget Mobile - 22 March 2011

HTC's HD7 was certainly one of the most handsome devices to be launched back at Windows Phone 7's retail introduction late last year -- and really, when you take the HD2's heritage as your starting point, it's hard to go wrong. Of course, in the last year and a half, mobile display technology has advanced by leaps and bounds -- and the original HD7 was using nothing...

HTC Thunderbolt shows up in latest Best Buy circular for $300 on contract
Source: Engadget Mobile - 06 March 2011

There's been debate since mid-February whether the Thunderbolt would end up launching at $250 or $300, but the very latest Best Buy circular -- the one that you should find in your Sunday newspaper right this second -- has it listed at $299.99. LTE or not, that's a heart-stopping price for a single-core phone that's really a re-hash of a design that's been floating a...

Leaked slides show HTC Desire HD2, Desire 2 and Wildfire 2
Source: GSMArena.com - 11 February 2011

Leaked slides detail the specs on three new HTC phones, all three of them sequels. The HTC Desire HD2, Desire 2 and the HTC Wildfire 2 were exposed with some juicy and some confusing specs......

T-Mobile: All phones free February 11-12
Source: MobileBurn.com - 08 February 2011

T-Mobile is kicking off its Valentine's Day sale this Friday and Saturday by offering all of its phones for free in T-Mobile retail stores. That includes popular devices such as the myTouch 4G, the HTC HD2, the Samsung Vibrant, and the T-Mobile G2. Each phone purchase will require a new two-year T-Mobile contract. Read the full story here. ...

HTC HD2 can now dual-boot Android and WP7
Source: PhoneArena.com - 24 January 2011

You have probably heard that the HTC HD2, which natively runs on Windows Mobile 6.5, can run on Android and Windows Phone 7, but what you might not know is that thanks to the joint efforts of XDA Developers… ...

HTC HD2 can now dual-boot Windows Phone 7 and Android, promises to love them equally
Source: Engadget Mobile - 24 January 2011

You've seen Windows Phone 7 and Android both ported to the stately HTC HD2, now how about having them on the same device at the same time? Well, not literally at the same time, that'd be all sorts of confusing, but the restless souls over at xda-developers have figured out multiple ways to install both WP7 and Android on the HD2 while using the same SD card. We've lo...

HTC HD2 now unofficially capable of running Windows Phone 7
Source: IntoMobile - 14 January 2011

The HTC HD2 is a diverse handset. It launched in early 2010 and was one of the last Windows Mobile smartphones to hit the market. Microsoft confirmed that the handset was not eligible for an upgrade to Windows Phone 7 and the HD2 was widely regarded as the last of a dying breed. Thanks to ... Read moreHTC HD2 now unofficially capable of running Windows Phone 7 was ori...

Developers let you run HTC HD2 on WP7
Source: PhoneArena.com - 13 January 2011

The HTC HD2 is a Windows Mobile heavyweight, and a few people may argue that more than a year since its release, it's still good enough to be a Windows Phone 7 device... ...

Windows Phone 7 ROM pops up for HTC HD2
Source: MobileBurn.com - 13 January 2011

A Windows Phone 7 ROM for the HTC HD2 has been released by a group that calls themselves the DFT (Dark Forces Team). The ROM has some limitations. For one, it won't provide any Windows Live services, which means you won't have access to the Windows Phone Marketplace or Xbox Live. HTC HD2 users interested in the ROM should head over to XDA Developers for more informati...