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i-mate reportedly trims US ops
i-mate are one of those companies who used to be a big name in the Windows Mobile handset market, partly because they provided unlocked rebadges of HTC handsets - the geek's preference over operator-branded versions of the same devices.
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i-mate are one of those companies who used to be a big name in the Windows Mobile handset market, partly because they provided unlocked rebadges of HTC handsets - the geek's preference over operator-branded versions of the same devices.
However, HTC now self-brands its own handsets (and obviously still lets operators rebadge) so i-mate's raison d'