China-based tech site IT168.com has the deets on the new Dopod C750. This is apparently a rebadged HTC product and is a Windows Mobile 6 Standard smart phone.
While not supported by the accompanying images, the Chinese-language site reports that Dopod is readying a version of the C750 with a VGA display. This will be available in November in China. The slide-out keypad found on the C750 has a layout similar to the BlackBerry Pearl's SureType keyboard. This QWERTY arrangement puts two letters on one key, thereby halving the number of buttons needed to include the whole English alphabet.
HTC has taken over most of Dopod's operations in Asia. The brand still exists in China and the Taiwanese manufacturer's products like the Touch bear the Dopod brand there.
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Nothing irks us more than seeing different numbers describing the same thing. Since nobody buys a brick for a phone these days (and we don't mean the iBrick), the thickness of a handset becomes an important purchase consideration. But, hello, can Giorgio Armani or Samsung make up their minds on whether the luxury phone is 9.9mm or 10.5mm thick? On the specs, it says the latter, but in the press release it's written as "a mere 9.9mm in thickness". So which is right?

On the first day of October, HTC Europe will be unveiling its Q4 2007 lineup to the UK press. A similar event will follow east from there the next day for the German press.
HTC hasn't given any details about what to expect from the press event, but speculation goes that the company will be showcasing products like the Shift, TyTN II and Nike. The Nike is an upgraded version of the Touch, and has been announced in Japan as the NTT DoCoMo FOMA HT1100 (pictured right). It comes with 3G and a numeric keypad, though not Wi-Fi.
As with the Touch and TyTN II, new products from the Taiwan-based company get announced in Europe first. We will then get a picture of what to expect in Asia thereafter.
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One of the most exciting places to be in for tech geeks is a research lab. Not only do researchers get to test drive all kinds of beta products, they also determine what users can expect to see in the future. The harsh reality of life is they also get the brunt for thinking up totally useless products sometimes. Fortunately, that's not the case for the Conversation app which is coming out from Nokia Beta Labs.
It has always been at the back of our minds, but we never thought it would really happen. Vendors actually listen to customer surveys and focus group discussions. Akihabara News is reporting that after some studies on consumer demand, the Europeans apparently like pink and the Asians prefer gold. So being the all-complying manufacturer, LG's coming up with new shades for its LG Shine in, surprise, surprise, pink and gold! We don't know when these will be available, but we wouldn't mind having a pink one for ourselves.