This morning Google had a phone open phone conference and made the much anticipated announcement that they along with 33 other companies are starting the Open Handset Alliance. The first and main project of the newly formed alliance is called Android, an open development platform for mobile handsets. The ultimate goal for Google with this is to overall make a better, more usable phone with more features where consumers will benefit, and of course to show advertisements on it where Google will also benefit.

Eric Schmidt was present on the call leading things off, with a number of other captains of industry including Paul Jacobs of Qualcomm, Peter Chou from HTC and Ed Zander from Motorola. The members of the Open Handset Alliance include some big names like Google, HTC, LG, Motorola, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile, eBay, Intel, NVIDIA and many others. Some notable big names we’re not seeing on the member list are Microsoft, Apple, AT&T and Verizon.

Today T-Mobile has announced the launch of the new Shadow mobile phone from HTC. This is the first of a number of Shadow-branded phones that T-Mobile has planned for the future as devices that are “designed for people who have lives beyond work.”, according to Robert Dotson, president and CEO of T-Mobile USA. The device runs on an enhanced version of Windows Mobile 6 which hides a lot of the usually interface from Windows Mobile and replaces it with custom menus and navigation. According to T-Mobile the enhanced interface makes the Shadow more intuitive and easier to use.

Aside from this slider looking just plain good, it also features a spin navigation wheel, 2.6″ display (not a touchscreen), microSD memory expansion slot, a full QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth, 2.0 megapixel camera with video capture, media player for music and video, Wi-Fi and EDGE high speed data. The Shadow also has an enhanced version of T-Mobiles myFaves where users can call, email, text, send a picture, send a video or send a voice note easily from the myFaves screen. It even has some instant messaging clients built in, including Windows Live Messenger, AOL IM, Yahoo Messenger and ICQ.

AT&T is set to make available to wireless subscribers a new 3G smart device packed with features. The new AT&T Tilt, developed for the telephone company by HTC, will be priced at around $300 with a rebate and two-year agreement.

The AT&T Tilt is powered by Windows Mobile 6 and sports an angled screen with slide-out QWERTY keypad design. It has a built-in 3-megapixel digital camera, integrated Bluetooth 2.0, 3G data connectivity support, GPS-enabled turn-by-turn directions and global accessibility. There’s also built-in WiFi.

Qwest Wireless is bringing to the United States a new HTC Windows Mobile handset. The mobile operator says it is the first to debut the Quest Fusion HTC 5800, priced at around $200 after a discount we assume is tied to a new service plan.

The Qwest Fusion HTC 5800 is powered by Windows Mobile 6 and makes use of Windows Live. It’s also got Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile for better email support. It sports dual keypads - a normal dialing one and a slide-out QWERTY keypad - and includes support for Bluetooth stereo sound. The Fusion also has a built-in 2.0-megapixel digital camera.

Rumors and speculation are getting heavy regarding information on the Google phone, and this time CrunchGear has dug up some reported “facts” about the device and its functionality.

According to the information from GigaOM, the supposed first Google phone might not be quite as cool or fancy as many of the photos floating around the net have depicted, and we’ve seem other rumors that it may be as cheap as $100 once released.

It turns out that the veil of mystery surrounding the HTC Omni Communicator had lifted a bit with the publication of some renders and specs on this upcoming piece of hardware now due out in October.

While nothing about the unit’s price was gleaned we do have its dimensions (130 mm x 81 mm x 16 mm), and know that it supports WiFi, Bluetooth and USB connectivity, has a 4” WVGA 800×480 screen, internal 256 ROM / 1280 RAM with microSD memory card slot, can handle GPS/A-GPS, is UMTS/HSDPA compatible and runs off of Windows …

HTC already has a nice accessory for that HTC Advantage X7500 unveiled earlier this year. This docking station made specifically for the smart device includes a spot to charge a second battery, a couple USB 2.0 ports, a mini-USB port and A/V connections including VGA, S-Video and a 3.5mm audio jack. And of course it works like most docking stations where you’ll be able to connect your Advantage X7500 to the dock and use a USB keyboard and mouse with your little, super-mobile computer.

HTC has the docking station available for about …

Sprint today rolled out across its cellular network the HTC Mogul. This new handset marks the first CDMA device in the U.S. with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition and will also be the Sprint mobile that will support EV-DO Rev. A via an upcoming software update.

The HTC Mogul, with its slide-out keyboard design, sports a large touch screen with a five-way navigation button. Sprint says this handset gets 20 percent more battery life than its predecessor the PPC-6700. It has 256MB of internal memory, expandable via a microSD memory card. …

HTC is taking it to Apple’s upcoming iPhone with its debut today of the HTC Touch. This new mobile phone, like the name implies, has a touchscreen interface similar to Apple’s soon to be released product.

The HTC Touch, which will initially debut overseas, should find its way to American shores in the second half of this year. It makes use of “TouchFLO”, a technology HTC says it has been developing. TouchFLO reportedly lets consumers “simply sweep their finger up the display to launch an animated, three-dimensional interface.” …

Today T-Mobile and HTC announced the unveiling of the T-Mobile Wing, available immediately through T-Mobile stores and online.

The Wing is the younger, thinner and improved version of the T-Mobile MDA which was launched in February of last year. It’s running Windows Mobile 6 Pro Edition taking advantage of the new application features from Microsoft, has a 2 megapixel camera, quad-band EDGE for data, Bluetooth, WiFi, a microSD memory expansion slot, QVGA 2.8 inch touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keyboard. The new mobile device also features Push email, myFaves, and the …

NAVIGON, a long time provider of navigation software, has unveiled a consumer facing GPS device of their own to go along with their software product offering.

Today, NAVIGON has announced the release of the NAVIGON 7100 (pictured here) and the NAVIGON 5100, two sleek looking personal navigation GPS devices that of course include the NAVIGON navigation software along with some additional “Wow” features, according the NAVIGON.

“We’ve been in the business of making navigation software for the better part of two decades and believed that we were in a powerful position to take the category …

HTC, a provider of Microsoft Windows Mobile powered devices, unveiled three smart devices at the 3GSM World Congress Conference and Exhibition. The new devices focus on the features of Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 and 6 to enhance productivity.

The HTC Advantage X7500 is an entire mobile office in a tiny package measuring 133.5mm (L) x 98mm(W) x 16mm(T). Smarter and lighter than the smallest PC notebook on the market, the X7500 supports Microsoft Outlook Mobile for quick access to email, calendar, task and contact functions.

The Advantage is also the first device to …

According to the Observer, Google and Orange are collaborating on making a Google Phone with built in Google applications for surfing the web, and getting email. This would be another big step forward for both of these two very powerful companies in the technology world, and could be a large benefit to consumers in mobile internet access and potentially costs as well.

Google has been working on different technologies to make information more accessible from mobile devices, such getting email on your handset, and having another medium to …

HTC recently launched the HTC P4350 PDA Phone to be released throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in early December. The HTC P4350 is just 17mm thick and features a semi-automatic sliding full QWERTY keypad which demonstrates HTC’s continued dedication to sleek form factors.

The P4350 offers users a full “mobile office experience” with Windows Mobile 5.0 Direct push email technology, internet browsing, and synchronization with Microsoft Outlook Calendar, Contacts, and Pocket MSN. Users can work on applications in the Microsoft Office suite such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and view PDF documents.

The compact device …

Cingular and Samsung have finally released the SGH-i607 BlackJack Smartphone in time for the holiday season and to have it in the race along side the Motorola Q and the Dash. The Blackjack fills a void for mobile phone users in the US with a Smartphone that has supports GSM along with EDGE / UMTS / HSDPA. The phone also supports Bluetooth, but unfortunately is without any built in WiFi support.

This phone comes with a slightly awkward looking QWERTY keyboard, a 320×240 screen resolution and a built in 1.3-megapixal camera. …