HTC EVO 4G, the World’s first 3G/4G Android handset coming to Sprint

Sprint’s first WiMax/4G phone is official, and it’s everything your dream smartphone could be. The HTC Evo 4G is a combination of HTC’s Touch HD2 hardware, and a bit of Sense UI Android goodness of the HTC Legend, pushing 720p HDMI output and ultimately becoming the future of portable multimedia entertainment.

The Evo will be exclusive to Sprint, with blazing fast downloads over their 4G network, it will also work on their existing 3G network, but 4G is really where its at (10 times faster than 3G). Running Android 2.1, with a beautiful 4.3-inch TFT LCD screen at 480×800 resolution, we would expect this powerful machine to support DiVX, but no official word on that just yet.

The camera is quite notable, at 8 megapixels in the rear, and 1.3 megapixels in the front, you can record HD video and output it through the HDMI port on the side. Support for posting high-quality video to YouTube and Facebook will come out of the box, or share real time over the Internet live, via Qik.

HTC has built-in mobile hotspot functionality, letting you share 4G to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices. A custom web browser with Flash will be used, details are scarce and that’s all we know about it now, but that sure is exciting. Imagine an Opera Mini optimized browser on 4G? At those speeds your EVO could very well catch on fire.

Check out the full specs below, or a great hands-on at Gizmodo. Sprint will release the phone “this summer” but no news on an actual date or price has been set.

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Sprint 4G goes into Overdrive

So, you’re on a Spring Break trip, perhaps with the iPad you managed to snag or your tried, true, trusty netbook, but you can’t seem to find a Wi-Fi hotspot anywhere. You’re desperately looking for a place to connect but there’s nothing there. Sprint and Sierra Wireless have you covered, literally.

One of the newest devices to hit the shelves is the Overdrive 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot by Sierra Wireless. Made available through Sprint, this credit card-sized device takes 3G and 4G connections and converts them into a usable Wi-Fi hotspot for up to five Wi-Fi supported gadgets – like the upcoming HTC EVO 4G.

They say that the 4G hotspot will allow your iPad to surf the web up to 10 times faster than with an equivalent 3G connection. This makes it great for Skype, video streaming, and other data-intensive applications. If you want, you can use the Overdrive 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot to play online games with your Nintendo DSi too.

Naturally, Sprint 4G isn’t quite everywhere just yet, but it is available in 28 major markets across the nation. These include Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Las Vegas, Portland, Seattle and more. As this year progresses, Sprint expects to offer 4G to up to 120 million people, including pending launches in Boston, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis.

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Leaked video reveals possible iPhone 4G casing and HD LCD display

It’s pretty safe to say that the boys and girls in Cupertino have been hard at work on their next big project, but they’re also pretty good at keeping secrets. We are fully expecting an update to the iPhone line this summer, but what will it contain?

According to this leaked video, we can expect an HD LCD screen at the very least. From what we hear, the new touchscreen display will boast a 940 x 640 pixel resolution. We also hear that it gets the same Apple A4 processor (or some variant) as the iPad too, as well as CDMA for Verizon as we touched upon previously in our iPhone 4g coverage.

Perhaps one of the more interesting features revealed in this video can be found with the casing. As you can see, there is a definite gap where a forward-facing camera could fit, pointing toward the very real possibility of video telephony. Naturally, you’ll want to take this video with a grain of salt, because nothing is completely official until Steve Jobs takes the stage and tells us about yet another magical product.

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