HTC has a new messaging centric handset in the works, at first glance you would most likely mistake it for a BlackBerry, but the HTC Logo at the center and Windows Mobile are the main things that differentiate the handset.

HTC Maple

This new and upcoming handset is currently known as the HTC Maple, it features a QWERTY Keyboard, Trackball, small color screen, and a 2MP camera without Flash. The Maple is said to have a feature called Circle, this is a social networking feature of some sort, from what I understand, it allows users to keep tabs on people you choose. Otherwise from all that, there is nothing else concrete about the HTC Maple, a release date would be nice, but for now we will have to wait.

Via: [Mobilemag]