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Alright, we know there’s a big old watermark covering it up, but the HD2’s price when it makes its eagerly awaited US debut on T-Mobile has been identified as being $199 after rebate, presumably as part of a two-year commitment with the carrier. As usual with such screen grabs, we can’t be 100 percent sure, but that number seems to be in the right ballpark, and is joined by a $129 price for Motorola’s Cliq XT and a $69 sticker for Nokia’s Nuron handset. All three are expected to arrive at some point this month, though we urge caution with the HD2 — it’s still only a Windows Mobile 6.5 device, in spite of Microsoft’s equivocations about Windows Phone 7, and should be obtained solely on the basis of what you know. That is to say, you’d better really love HTC’s Sense UI and that 4.3-inch screen, because you’ll be buying into an OS with a very short remaining shelf life, no prospects of future app development, and no guarantees about upgrades.

Motorola has announced its Android phone eighth in the MWC, called the XT Cliq quench or outside the U.S. (and formerly known as the Zeppelin). Highlights include a touch screen of 3.1 inches with a mysterious “high” resolution (the last time we heard it was 480 x 320), “pinch and zoom” capabilities Touch, 5 megapixel camera (with autofocus and LED flash), a touchpad navigation and a dual-mic noise cancellation system. The remaining features are fairly bog-standard stereo Bluetooth, aGPS, FM radio, Motoblur and Adobe Flash Lite. Unlike Cliq it no physical keyboard here, but if that’s how you roll then start looking for T-Mobile USA and the price of this phone next month. The rest of us to quench our thirst with anything yet.

The evolution of the Silicone Case has finally arrived! The new and highly superior Amzer Silicone Skin Jelly Case for the Motorola Cliq is far more sophisticated in form and in function than its predecessors. The sides and corners a (more…)