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   Meet the HTC Magic, the Android-powered Vodafone exclusive formerly known as the G2
Meet the HTC Magic, the Android-powered Vodafone exclusive formerly known as the G2
Y’all might know the next Android phone from HTC as the G2 , but around these here parts we know it as the HTC Magic. An exclusive to Vodafone in Europe, the Magic is of debatable sexyness when compared to the T-Mobile G1 (and looks very Sony Ericsson, does it not?) and just happens to ...
    HTC Magic - The new Google Android mobile phone from Vodafone
HTC Magic - The new Google Android mobile phone from Vodafone
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HTC's G2 appears like Magic for Vodafone in Europe
Engadget — ... We can already tell that this naming thing is getting out of hand, but for all intents and purposes, the handset you see above is the same HTC G2 we've seen hosted up in T-Mobile documentation and those gnarly in the wild snaps. Now, according to ...

The HTC G2 Magic spotted, Vodafone bound
CrunchGear — ... We hear it comes packing with HSDPA, WiFi, GPS, and a 3.2 digicam. Perhaps Vodafone and HTC were planning a MWC09 announcement or even a CTIA reveal. After all, as it seems that most handheld manufacturers are announcing their first-gen Android handsets, we can think of no better time to announce HTC’s second go around at the OS. ...

HTC Magic, The Fabled Android G2, Looks Like It's Headed to Vodafone in Europe [Mwc'09]
Gizmodo — ... File this under decidedly unconfirmed, but Boy Genius has unearthed official shots and an advertisement that indicate the Android phone we've seen ...

Google lançará HTC Magic com Android amanhã pela Vodafone
MacMagazine — ... De acordo com documentações da operadora obtidas pelo Boy Genius Report, o produto terá com uma câmera de 3,2 megapixels (igual ao T-Mobile G1, sem flash), HSPA, Wi-Fi e GPS. Além disso, já começará a ser vendido com o ...

HTC Dream: Would The Real T-Mobile G2 Please Stand Up?
GEARFUSE — ... ) and some other bullshit like the “Cupcake” version of the Android OS. Finally, there’s also speculation that the name could be changed to “Pioneer” from Dream. Kind of stupid sounding, don’t you think? Link

HTC Magic Available from Vodafone
Mobilewhack.com — ... exclusive in Europe and it will feature 3G via HSPA, WiFi and GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera and the Cupcake G1 users are still missing. The phone hasn’t been officially announced at the MWC yet but we have just started. We’ll keep you in the loop when more details will be available. via BGR Tags: ...

HTC Magic será el nuevo Android de HTC, antes HTC Sapphire
Celularis — ... de HTC que buscará un éxito similar o mayor al del HTC G1 de T-Mobile. Antes fue filtrado como HTC Sapphire, pero se llamaría HTC Magic. Mucho más delgado, de color blanco brillante, sin teclado QWERTY deslizable, y con una buena pantalla, el HTC Magic será un móvil tribanda HSPA, con WiFi y GPS y con una cámara de 3.2 megapíxeles sin flash a la vista. Vía BoyGeniusReport ...

HTC G2 is Magic, exclusively for Vodafone
Tech Ticker — ...   HTC’s presser did not say anything about the new Android phone. But fret not because our leak messiah has scooped once again to bring the deets of HTC G2. G2 is called the HTC Magic (or maybe Pioneer) and will be released exclusively for the European Vodafone customers. The phone will do away with the QWERTY keypad and will have only the touchscreen interface, along with Cupcake Android OS, Wi-Fi, GPS, HSPA and 3.2 megapixel camera. [Via BGR] Advertisement: Samsung Hub - Everything ...

Google G2 to be launched on Vodafone tomorrow
Mobile Mentalism» The best mobile phones from the best mobile phone UK site – MobileMentalism — ... that this is just rumour at the moment, as Google, Vodafone and HTC are all remaining tight lipped. However, Pocket-Lint, who got a tip-off from an industry-insider at MWC 2009, are pretty confident in their source, and the Boy Genius has since released supposedly leaked pics of the product and confirmed the rumour. We'll be sure to keep you posted tomorrow. In the meantime, check out more pics after the jump. HTC Magic Google G2 Android phone thing [Source: Pocket Lint , Boy Genius ]

HTC Magic (G2): The Google Android-powered smart phone for Vodafone Europe
D' Technology Weblog — ... a healthy dose of that sweet, sweet Cupcake that so many of you G1 users are clamoring for. Now we can’t say with absolute certainty when this thing will released or even announced, but since MWC is going on and with CTIA just around the corner, now is as good a time as ever to steal the spotlight from those damn pesky competitors. Oh, one more thing… don’t be too shocked if the name Magic is replaced with Pioneer??. Source:→ BGR ...

HTC Magic ex-G2 exclusive to Vodafone in Europe
Phones Review — ... the G2 of course. Obviously packing the Google Android platform, the HTC Magic will be exclusive to Vodafone in Europe and will feature a 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G via HSPA, GPS, WiFI and Cupcake, something the T-Mobile G1 user is still missing out on. The HTC Magic hasn’t received an official announcement as yet but no doubt if it doesn’t get announced at MWC 2009 it just may at CTIA, so as soon as we hear more we’ll pass it along to our readership. Source – BGR ...

Vodafone HTC Magic Is Android G2
High Tech Lounge — ... Vodafone at some point in the future. It’s also very unclear whether this will be an exclusively touchscreen device or if it will have a slide-out keyboard like the G1. None of the promo shots depict a keyboard. We also hear that the HTC Magic will come loaded with the new “Cupcake” update, but that is far from confirmed. Other noted specs include a 3.2 megapixel camera (without flash), WiFi, GPS, and HSPA. Stay tuned for more as it develops. Vodafone HTC Magic Is Android G2 Source: boygeniusreport.com

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Android G2: HTC Magic Officially Announced [Breaking]
i.gizmodo.com 2/17/2009 — Vodafone is taking the HTC Magic out of the bag in their MWC 2009 press conference, right here, right now in Barcelona. The rumors were true : You can see the G2 after the jump. For sure, it is lot prettier that T-Mobile's G1. Here are the specs:  ...
Android G2 Hands On: Close to Perfection [Htc Magic]
i.gizmodo.com 2/17/2009 — HTC and Google are getting closer to perfection with the new Android G2, the HTC Magic . Nice finish, great form factor. Check out our video, including the obligatory comparison with Apple's iPhone, and hands-on impressions: The bad news first: ...
HTC's Android-based Magic official
electronista.com 2/17/2009 — HTC today after a brief run-up introduced the Magic, the second-ever Android device and the first to rely on an iPhone-like virtual keyboard thanks to Google's impending Cupcake update to the software. The upgrade slims the device down without ...
Google's offline Gmail demo reveals seemingly US-bound HTC Magic -- is this the T-Mobile G2?
engadget.com 2/20/2009 — So is Vodafone's HTC Magic the same as T-Mobile's G2 ? Could very well be, considering Google's little slip-up during a demo of its just-added offline Gmail support on mobile devices. What we have up there clearly ain't a Voda logo, and if our ...
Gmail Tech Demo Possibly Outs T-Mobile as US HTC Magic Carrier [Htc Magic]
i.gizmodo.com 2/20/2009 — Commenter robkonz1 noticed something strange about Google's recent offline Mobile Gmail demo : the HTC Magic used in the demo had—ohmygoodness—a T-Mobile logo on it. Does this mean the Magic is going to be our G2? Engadget noticed this ...
T-Mobile-bound HTC Magic spotted in Google Demo?CrunchGear
Could this be an early sign the HTC and T-Mobile will buddy up once again for the G2 ? Maybe. The T-Mobile logo does sport the one-less dot design that’s unique to the United States market, but that alone isn’t exactly solid proof. So far the only word about the HTC Magic is ...
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HTC Magic es el nuevo teléfono Android de HTC para Vodafone en Europa. La mayor diferencia con el T-Mobile G1 es que con el HTC Magic no tendréis un teclado físico. HTC Magic estará disponible a partir de la primavera, primero en Reino Unido, y luego en España, Alemania y Francia y en ...
HTC Has Some Magic for VodafoneMobility Site
Vodafone and HTC announced the HTC Magic at MWC yesterday. This looks more like the HTC phones we’ve become accustomed to, minus the white color. Unlike the G1, this one has no physical keyboard. The specs, if you didn’t know it was running Android, would make you think it was a ...
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Vodafone's next phone announcement might come across as rather boring, as the Vodafone 835 is but another candybar handset that goes about its business without much fanfare despite being a loyal and hardworking worker. This 3G-enabled and GPS-infused phone will play nice with ...
HTC Magic Android Phone Hands-onGadget Venue
Android community managed to get some hands-on time with the HTC Magic. The HTC Magic has the Qualcomm MSM7201a chipset that runs at 528MHz. The HTC Magic is a quadband GSM/GPS/EDGE phone as well as being dualband HSPA/WCDMA at 900 and 2100MHz. This allows a maximum download speed of 7.2Mbps ...
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HTC Magic is the new Android powered phone from HTC for Vodafone in Europe. The biggest difference from T-Mobile’s G1 is that you don’t get a physical keyboard with HTC Magic. HTC Magic will be available starting in the spring first in UK, Spain, Germany and France and in Italy. ...
HTC Magic (G2 Android Phone) Review and VideoTechnology Talks
Earlier, we posted an article about HTC Magic, a brainchild of HTC and Vodafone. HTC Magic (formerly known as G2 Android Phone) made quite an impression at MWC 2009. Some HTC Magic reviews are good but others are not. Some users even expressed disappointment on the design and probably the ...
HTC Magic: the second Android phone is unveiledMobile Mentalism» The best mobile phones from the best mobile phone UK site – MobileMentalism
Day two at MWC 2009 has been a bit quieter. Perhaps the biggest news (and the least unexpected) has been the launch of the HTC Magic, aka the Android G2. As we reported yesterday, the HTC Magic will be available exclusively on Vodafone, and will probably not be going to the US anytime soon, [...]
HTC Magic in-depth hands-on, with video!Engadget
We only got a brief glimpse of this device before it was whisked away at the Vodafone press event today, so we tracked down HTC's megabooth and sat down for a much longer gander at the new HTC Magic . The unit we played with has a non-final button layout on the front -- we'd say the final ...
HTC Magic, Vodafone ya tiene su móvil con AndroidMovilae
Por fin es oficial, lo acaban de presentan en el Mobile World Congress celebrado en Barcelona, el rumoreado HTC G2 se llama HTC Magic …¡Vodafone ya tiene su móvil con Android! Igual que lo tiene Movistar, pero con el HTC Dream . El HTC Magic es más estilizado y moderno que el HTC Dream ...
HTC, Vodafone, and Google teamed up to do magic!Cell Phone News | Mobile Phone News
Yes, that was right! HTC, Vodafone, and Google partnered with each other to come up with the HTC Magic, a smartphone with a stylish design and a touchscreen display. The HTC Magic carries a trackball that enables the users to navigate through the phone. The phone is WiFi-ready and is capable of ...
HTC Magic Android G2 Handset » The G1 EvolvedGadgets @ GadgetHeat
Read more about this post at GadgetHeat.com HTC Magic Android G2 Handset » The G1 Evolved htc-magic-android-handset-2 Sequels are rarely better than the originals but the HTC Magic Android G2 Handset trumps its G1 predecessor in nearly every respect (we are waiting on pricing and ...
HTC Magic vs. iPhone 3G: plus HTC Magic live photos & video!SlashGear
It’s only hours since the HTC Magic’s announcement , but we’re sure there are plenty of people asking the obvious question: iPhone 3G or HTC Magic? The T-Mobile G1 managed to circumnavigate too much comparison thanks to its hardware keyboard, still a sore spot among some ...
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HTC announced today the release of HTC Magic. HTC Magic is a new Android-Powered Smartphone which is produced by HTC in partnership with Vodafone, one of the largest mobile networks in the world. HTC Magic will be made available exclusively in Spain, UK, Germany and France (SFR) and available on ...
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HTC announced today the release of HTC Magic. HTC Magic is a new Android-Powered Smartphone which is produced by HTC in partnership with Vodafone, one of the largest mobile networks in the world. HTC Magic will be made available exclusively in Spain, UK, Germany and France (SFR) and available on ...
Vodafone and HTC announce the Android-powered MagicCrunchGear
We were just starting to worry that Mobile World Congress 2009 would go without pass by without an Android press announcement, but Vodafone and HTC have swooped in to save they day. They just announced the HTC Magic, a full touchscreen Android device which bears quite the resemblance to the ...
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We had seen a few pictures of the next Android handset informally dubbed the G2 , but now Vodafone ( NYSE: VOD ) and HTC have gone official with the European launch of the Magic. During Q&A they were rather mum about North American availability, but we do have some hard and fast specs. ...
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Vodafone and HTC have announced the next Android-based smartphone, the HTC Magic. The Magic - which will be on sale exclusively through Vodafone in Europe for an unspecified period - has a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen running at HVGA 320 x 480 resolution, an on-screen keyboard of ...
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