14 DAY TRIAL // According to the latest news on the Web, wireless carrier AT&T might get ready to soon release into the wild the Windows Mobile powered HTC Touch Pro2, which has been recently spotted wandering through FCC's courtyard. The device, which is reported to have been approved for use in the United States, should come to the carrier under the name of Fortress, though it is also known as the HTC Rhodium.
As the FCC filing shows, the mobile phone includes all the nice features that most of you might already know to have been included with the HTC Touch Pro2, such as the 3.6-inch touchscreen display that can deliver a 480 x 800 pixel resolution, as well as the 3.2-megapixel photo snapper, the aGPS capabilities, Wi-Fi connectivity, and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR.
In addition, the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system is included in the package, though the handset is also known to soon see an update to the Windows Mobile 6.5 platform. On the other hand, reports have it that the Fortress won't come to the carrier's airwaves until September or October, so we might see it launched directly with the upcoming operating system.
The standard AT&T 3G bands (850MHz and 1900MHz) are also on board, a feature that should differentiate it from the HTC Touch Pro2 versions that will become available with other mobile phone carriers in the country. The exact release date and the price tag of the phone remain unknown for now, but more details should surface soon, so stay tuned.
In the meantime, we should note that T-Mobile is reported to plan on starting the training of its employees on the upcoming release of the Touch Pro 2. The training sessions are expected to kick off on June 16, and will also include “lessons” on the Dash 3G, which is the variant of HTC Snap that T-Mobile will add to its offering. According to the news, the move is in line with the expected launch date of the Touch Pro2, which should be released on July 22, though it is not certain when Dash 3G should hit the market.