Softpedia is reporting on a new website that obviously wants the readers to think that the HTC Passion/Dragon will be coming out very soon. As much as I would like to hope that this is a sign that this phone has been announced a bit of research shows this isn’t true. After a quick look at that site and comparing the WHOIS information on that URL vs Verizon Wireless and the HTC Homepage shows that the site is obviously fake. The information does not match up and I don’t think that Verizon or HTC would use Made2Own Hosting (as seen on the HTCPassion.com WHOIS). Just See for yourself

Verizon Wireless -

Registrant:

Verizon Trademark Services LLC

Verizon Trademark Services LLC

1320 North Court House Road

Arlington VA 22201

US

domainlegalcontact@verizon.com +1.7033513164 Fax: +1.7033513669

Domain Name: verizonwireless.com

Registrar Name: Markmonitor.com

Registrar Whois: whois.markmonitor.com

Registrar Homepage: http://www.markmonitor.com

Administrative Contact:

Domain Administrator

Verizon Trademark Services LLC

1320 North Court House Road

Arlington VA 22201

US

domainlegalcontact@verizon.com +1.7033513164 Fax: +1.7033513669

Technical Contact, Zone Contact:

DNS Admin -(AQKUABCKBO)

Verizon

919 Hidden Ridge

Irving TX 75038

US

DNSAdmin@nw.verizonwireless.com +1.9492868585 Fax: +1.5094717731

Created on…………..: 2000-03-02.

Expires on…………..: 2011-03-02.

Record last updated on..: 2009-05-31.

Domain servers in listed order:

ns-irvn.verizonwireless.com

ns-orbg.verizonwireless.com

ns-dbln.verizonwireless.com

HTC’s Homepage -

Administrative Contact , Technical Contact :

High Tech Computer Corp.

dnsmaster@htc.com

23 Hsin Hua Rd.

Taoyuan, Taiwan 330

TW

Phone: 886-3-3753252

Record expires on 17-May-2016

Record created on 16-May-1990

Database last updated on 23-Jun-2006

Domain servers in listed order: Manage DNS

HTCTAO1.HTC.COM                       220.128.71.129

HTCTPE1.HTC.COM                       220.128.67.130

HTCTAO2.HTC.COM                      219.87.71.130

HTCTPE2.HTC.COM                      202.147.62.188

HTCNS1.HTC.COM                          220.128.71.245

HTCPassion.com

Registrant Contact:

WhoisGuard

WhoisGuard Protected ()

Fax:

8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #110 – 732

Westchester, CA 90045

US

Administrative Contact:

WhoisGuard

WhoisGuard Protected (a61918b6a7624a608988e8d3194a8d99.protect@whoisguard.com)

+1.6613102107

Fax: +1.6613102107

8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #110 – 732

Westchester, CA 90045

US

Technical Contact:

WhoisGuard

WhoisGuard Protected (a61918b6a7624a608988e8d3194a8d99.protect@whoisguard.com)

+1.6613102107

Fax: +1.6613102107

8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #110 – 732

Westchester, CA 90045

US

Status: Locked

Name Servers:

ns1.made2own.com

ns2.made2own.com