HTC subsidiary Dopod will launch the device maker's Athena UMPC-like PDA phone next week, Dopod's president has revealed hot on the heels of the early appearance of the T-Mobile version of the device, dubbed the Ameo.

Dopod's version of Athena matches will be called the U1000, Dopod president Jack Tong said in an interview with Taiwanese newssite DigiTimes. Tong confirmed the spec that leaked out earlier this week: Athena's 5in display, 8GB hard drive, HSDPA 3G connectivity, three megapixel digicam and 624MHz XScale processor.

Unnamed sources cited by the report suggest Athena will come to the US through a deal with Cingular. In Europe it's almost certain to appear under the HTC brand as well as the T-Mobile incarnation. HTC supplies smart phones to carriers Orange and Vodafone, so it's possible they too will offer the UMPC-esque handheld.

• Dopod UMPC launch lifts HTC Athena's skirt (1 February 2007)

  https://www.theregister.com/2007/02/01/dopod_launches_u1000_umpc_phone/

• T-Mobile announces Ameo UMPC-like PDA (26 January 2007)

  https://www.theregister.com/2007/01/26/t-mobile_announces_ameo/

• HTC UMPC-phone to debut on T-Mobile? (24 January 2007)

  https://www.theregister.com/2007/01/24/htc_athena_to_ship_as_t-mobile_ameo/

• HTC 2007 roadmap revealed on web (3 January 2007)

  https://www.theregister.com/2007/01/03/htc_07_roadmap/

• HTC UMPC revealed on web (21 December 2006)

  https://www.theregister.com/2006/12/21/htc_athena_revealed_on_web/

• HTC QWERTY candybar smart phone to ship as Vox? (5 December 2006)

  https://www.theregister.com/2006/12/05/htc_to_ship_libra_as_vox/

• HTC's HSDPA 'BlackBerry beater' appears on web (24 November 2006)

  https://www.theregister.com/2006/11/24/htc_cavalier_appears_on_web/

• HTC to combine UMPC, smart phone in 2007? (16 November 2006)

  https://www.theregister.com/2006/11/16/htc_readies_umpc/