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Mobile Phone News and Reviews :An Update On T-Mobile G2 Pictures

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:43:25 +0000

Recently, the T-Mobile G2 pictures gets leak. Engadget’s tipster sent them a couple of pictures of G2. In the picture, the handset has the T-Mobile branding and look similar to the HTC Vision.

The G2 features a 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and a 1GHz

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Recently, the T-Mobile G2 pictures gets leak. Engadget’s tipster sent them a couple of pictures of G2. In the picture, the handset has the T-Mobile branding and look similar to the HTC Vision.

The G2 features a 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. There are no further information from T-Mobile directly.

[via androidcommunity / via Engadget]

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Mobile Phone Reviews :Rumor: HTC Vision Android Smartphone with QWERTY Keyboard

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:44:25 +0000

With its experience on Windows Mobile smartphone in QWERTY form factor, there is no doubt to see an upcoming Android Smartphone from the company featuring a slide out hardware keyboard. The HTC Vision is said to be running Android 2.1 when released, powered by a 1GHz snapdragon processor

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With its experience on Windows Mobile smartphone in QWERTY form factor, there is no doubt to see an upcoming Android Smartphone from the company featuring a slide out hardware keyboard. The HTC Vision is said to be running Android 2.1 when released, powered by a 1GHz snapdragon processor and 3.7-inch display. [via njuskalo / engadget]

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Mobile Phone Reviews :Top Mobile Phones ? HTC Desire

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:44:23 +0000

The HTC Desire is a very clever little phone. The curvy design fits snugly into the palm while the detailing gives it an understated elegance. It has a very fast processor with a highly responsive touch-screen. It has a huge 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, which is very sharp

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The HTC Desire is a very clever little phone. The curvy design fits snugly into the palm while the detailing gives it an understated elegance. It has a very fast processor with a highly responsive touch-screen. It has a huge 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, which is very sharp with the most vivid colours available on the market. The HTC Desire is very fast for working online and off and with the decent sized screen design it makes browsing the internet a great experience. This is a very light, slim and comfortable phone, which feels nice when holding it.

The Desire has many of the features mobile phone users have grown to love, plus a lot more. It has a built in camera with flash and also a video camera for that must see moment. There is an FM radio facility and most important it has a 3.5 mm headphone jack. It comes equipped with GPS, GPRS, Bluetooth and 512MB of internal memory. You can also email from this phone and it has a fantastic browser capability. The Desire gives a reasonable 6 hours talk time and up to 340 hours of standby time.

The HTC Desire is a pleasure to use. Whether you are using this handset for business or pleasure there is not a lot wrong with it; it is a very user friendly mobile that quickly and effortlessly performs tasks. The browser system is very fast and the screen gives some of the best pictures around. You really can’t ask for more.

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Mobile Phones News :HTC Desire – the must have mobile phone!

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:48:56 +0000

The HTC Desire is an Android mobile phone. Android mobile phone technology was developed by Android Inc. and Google. It allows for users to create their own applications through open source technology.
The HTC Desire is 4.69 by 2.36 by 0.47 inches, and weighs 4.76 ounces. Its main

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The HTC Desire is an Android mobile phone. Android mobile phone technology was developed by Android Inc. and Google. It allows for users to create their own applications through open source technology.

The HTC Desire is 4.69 by 2.36 by 0.47 inches, and weighs 4.76 ounces. Its main display screen has 480 x 800 pixels and is 3.70 inches. The camera has 5 megapixels resolution, and incorporates flash, LED, auto focus, face detection technology and geo tagging. The HTC Desire’s software is Android 2.1, with up to 576 RAM / 512 ROM in memory. It has HTML internet access, microUSB technology, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Email and GPS services come as standard.

Plus points in the HTC Desire’s favour are its very fast processing speed and the relatively large size of the touch-screen. Internet browsing is among the fastest achieved on any mobile phone. The touch-screen can handle seven home screens at the same time, with the ‘Leap thumbnail’ mode allowing for switching effortlessly between them. The mobile phone looks good and feels great to handle.

The sheer speed of the mobile phone leads to a minus point: switching between screens can lead to fast errors, with the touch-screen prone to being overly responsive. The battery can run out very quickly as well, although this is a common issue in smartphones generally.

HTC Desire deals are still widely on offer, with mostly contract deals on offer from T-Mobile, Orange, 3, Vodafone, O2, Virgin Mobile and Talk Mobile.

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Mobile Phone Review :HTC Legend for Virgin Mobile Available June 11th

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:48:55 +0000

Yes, you read that title correctly. We’ll go ahead and admit that this one slipped under our radar; hopefully you don’t mind, and put those pitch forks away. We will also admit that we’re a bit mystified that, for the second time in a row, Virgin Mobile has been

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Yes, you read that title correctly. We’ll go ahead and admit that this one slipped under our radar; hopefully you don’t mind, and put those pitch forks away. We will also admit that we’re a bit mystified that, for the second time in a row, Virgin Mobile has been given the go ahead to launch a high-profile device before its parent company, Bell Mobility. Yes, it happened with the BlackBerry Pearl 9100, and now MobileSyrup is reporting that, starting today, the Legend will launch for the smaller wireless carrier.

The Legend from HTC is an Android-powered handset. For all intents and purposes, it’s the big brother to the HTC Hero that launched last year. While the Hero was the flagship device showcasing Android 1.5, there’s nothing all that spectacular about the Legend. Yes, it does have an AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, but at only 3.2-inches, it just doesn’t seem to be big enough in today’s smartphone market (funny how quickly things change). There’s a 5MP camera on the back, and a 600MHz Qualcomm processor under the hood.

As for pricing, it looks like it will be .99 on a new, three-year contract. Oddly enough, it doesn’t look like you can get the device on a new, two-year contract. As for out-right pricing, you can buy it without a contract for 9.99, which isn’t bad at all. If anyone’s up there in the Great North and can stop into their Virgin Mobile brick-and-mortar location, let us know if you can pick up your HTC Legend today or not. If you’re interested, check out the video below of SlashGear’s review of the device. They liked it, so that counts for quite a bit in our book.

[via MobileSyrup]

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Mobile Phone News and Reviews :HTC Snap ? Blackberry styled Smartphone

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:15:10 +0000

Like most HTC phones, they rarely choose to create an incremental update or small change to an existing phone. Much like each and every product they offer, the HTC snap fills a specific niche in the market, in this case, the heavy texting, e-mail centric users. While visually

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Like most HTC phones, they rarely choose to create an incremental update or small change to an existing phone. Much like each and every product they offer, the HTC snap fills a specific niche in the market, in this case, the heavy texting, e-mail centric users. While visually similar to a Blackberry, make no mistake, this mobile is all its own, with its own set of unique features and qualities that set it apart. The full keyboard support is excellent, and should be considered by any one taking a look at new mobile phones currently available.

While raw processor performance is not the best on the Snap, this is simply not the main focus. The handset is carefully designed, wide enough to support a full QWERTY keyboard yet incredibly thin as well. While it’s not the thinnest smart phone on the market, with the full range of features such as GPS and Wi-Fi, the Snap is an impressive piece of technology. As far as the keys go, they are quite large, while providing excellent tactile feedback. They are very responsive to the touch, and allow for swift messaging and e-mailing. Similar to the BlackBerry, the Snap supports Microsoft Exchange accounts as well as POP3, IMAP and Gmail accounts.

While this is clearly HTC’s response to the massively popular BlackBerry, HTC manages to do it in a unique way; with the same high quality displays HTC are known for. It’s far from revolutionary, but it never claims to be, and is sure to exceed the expectations of previous BlackBerry users, and new smart phone buyers alike.

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Mobile Phone Reviews :HTC Legend Overview

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:15:10 +0000

HTC has proven itself time and time again as a dominant force in the smart-phone market. This relatively small company out of Taiwan has worked with both Microsoft and Google’s mobile operating systems, to produce some of the best new mobile phones on the market.

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HTC has proven itself time and time again as a dominant force in the smart-phone market. This relatively small company out of Taiwan has worked with both Microsoft and Google’s mobile operating systems, to produce some of the best new mobile phones on the market. Its latest entry into the smart phone market is the HTC Legend, the successor to the Hero line of mobile phones. Among its many performance, size, and display features, the HTC legend sports a full body, aluminium casing. A solid device with excellent performance in many key areas, the HTC Legend is a must-try item for anyone looking to compare mobile phones.

While its rugged design and overall visual appeal is superb, the phone must deliver an excellent experience for the user. In this area, the Legend does not disappoint. With a 3.2 AMOLED display, the Legend looks great, and responds to touch commands even better than before. In addition, the Hero’s trackball has been replaced with an optical joystick, which works very well, and is welcome addition to the device. While not necessarily as powerful as the Nexus One or Desire, the Legend has more than enough power to support the same modern day applications with little fuss.

The HTC Legend is an excellent addition to HTC’s existing line of mobile phones. More than an incremental upgrade, the HTC delivers exactly what modern phone users need, all while offering stronger construction and an excellent user experience.

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Mobile Phone Reviews :The Latest HTC Desire Will Be Soon Available On To T-Mobile

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:56:42 +0000

Couple of time back, the wireless carrier T-mobile has announced its plans of launching the stylish HTC Desire. So, the leading T-mobile network provider will become the second wireless service provider in the UK which is offering the HTC Desire to its customers. The particular mobile

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Couple of time back, the wireless carrier T-mobile has announced its plans of launching the stylish HTC Desire. So, the leading T-mobile network provider will become the second wireless service provider in the UK which is offering the HTC Desire to its customers. The particular mobile phone has been seen in the coming soon section of renowned T-mobile network provider. Isn’t it a good news. The best part is that the T- mobile is offering this deal at much nominal cost.

The wonderful HTC Desire is packed with sophisticated features. The superb smartphone weighs 135 grams. The device measures 119 mm in length x 60 mm in width x 11.9 mm deep in dimension. The mobile phone has 3.7 inches AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. The high resolution huge screen is capable to display sixteen million colors. The handset comes with Multi-touch input method, accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, optical trackball. The gizmo’s is fitted with standard rechargeable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery which supports great battery life.

The stylish smartphone comes with integrated five mega pixel camera. The high definition camera phone allows you to click pictures. The digital camera is capable to record as well. The handset comes with video player which supports MP4, H.263, H.264 and WMV9 formats. The gadget includes various camera features such as autofocus, LED flash, smile detection, geo-tagging and more. So, with the HTC mobile phone capture all your unforgettable moments in the form of still pictures or coloured videos for ever.

The HTC Desire provides you hassle free internet connectivity. The handset comes with Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter applications. With this device, you can access various social networking sites and hereby, stay in contact with others. On top of that the deice includes HSDPA (7.2 Mbps), HSUPA (2 Mbps), Class 10 EDGE and GPRS. The mobile phone runs on Android Operating System v2.1 (Eclair). You can easily share all your recorded pictures as well as videos with your friends via Bluetooth and USB.

For further information, you can log on to: HTC desire

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Mobile Phone Reviews :SlashPhone Week in Review — Week 12 2010

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:56:41 +0000

Another week notched off the calendar, leading up to a week ahead that’s probably going to lead up to one of the biggest Saturdays since the launch of the original iPhone. Too bad it has nothing to do with a phone, though. In any case, we’re knee deep in articles from

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Another week notched off the calendar, leading up to a week ahead that’s probably going to lead up to one of the biggest Saturdays since the launch of the original iPhone. Too bad it has nothing to do with a phone, though. In any case, we’re knee deep in articles from the last week, which saw quite a few announcements. We were also quick to bring you quite a few hands-on videos, along with our personal perspective on a recently released Nokia device. So, let’s get right into it.

Monday, March 22nd

When it comes to Nokia, we’re just as familiar with their devices as we are with their services. And that’s probably due to their hard work in the smartphone, as well as almost every other market for phones that we can think of, industry. According to a leak that broke via Twitter last Monday, it seems that Nokia is starting to rework their roadmap, and focusing more on services, rather than devices. What’s getting the axe? S60 devices. A shame for most, especially fans of the Operating System, but it looks like Nokia has their eyes set on services, rather than devices. And while Palm may be seeing some dark days, that’s not stopping them from releasing their pair of webOS smartphones on the AT&T network in the coming network. The Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus are the same models for AT&T that we saw get released for Verizon Wireless, so don’t expect any major surprises here. And a last bit of AT&T-based news, we see another Android-powered handset aimed for the carrier’s 3G bands. The Dell Aero is a rebranded Mini 3, so again, nothing really groundbreaking too announce. Except that the device won’t allow for third-party downloads, and has been skinned by Dell for AT&T’s usage.

LG has announced the LG VS750. It’s a Windows Mobile Classic (which means Windows Mobile 6.5.3), and it’s not going to upgrade to Windows Phone 7 Series, due to its resistive touchscreen, and power powerplant inside. It’s scheduled to hit the Verizon Wireless network some time in the next few months. In memory card news, SanDisk has announced their 32GB MicroSD card. So, you’ll finally be able to take advantage of that space allotted by some of the major new handsets being released.

And then finally, we have the Motorola i1. An Android 1.6-based device, it’s the world’s first Push-to-Talk Android handset. It’s super thin, and we managed to get some hands-on time with the device while visiting CTIA 2010 this year. If you’re interested in that whole PTT thing, then this could be your next device. It definitely felt good in the hand.

Tuesday, March 23rd

What a great way to start a Tuesday, than to see that a new way to text has broken the world record for texting. You’ve probably heard of the keyboard Swype, but if not, it’s a great new way to input text on a touchscreen device. Featured prominently on the Samsung Omnia II, it’s making a big splace on Android-based devices as well. Simply draw a line from one letter to another to input the word you want, you don’t have to worry about chicken-pecking anymore.

Tuesday also saw a literal onslaught of Android news. It started with the announcement that Kyocera would be introducing the ZIO into the world. A ridiculously thin device, running Android, which the manufacturing company promised would bring some personal touches to the Operating System. We’re wondering if that means more than the experience that HTC Sense brings to the table, so we’re excited to see what that developers into. The Android train then took us to the Galaxy S, the latest handset from Samsung. It’s a 4-inch, Super AMOLED display Android monster, with the software tweaks that Samsung is legend for. Oh, and it also has the fastest processor available in any smartphone on the market. But then we have the bigger, first 3G/WiMAX-based handset: the Sprint EVO 4G. It’s the brother to HTC’s HD2, with the same physical characteristics (with some marginal aesthetic alterations), and it’s a beast.

On the other end of the spectrum, we reviewed the Nokia 5230 Nuron, being offered up by T-Mobile. It’s got a few quirks, and it doesn’t have WiFi, but it’s probably the perfect device for someone looking for smartphone-like features, without paying the higher price tag of the smartphones available for carrier.

Wednesday, March 24th

On the world phone front, Samsung introduced the Metro 3G, which is a rebranded version of the Samsung Shark (as seen in Europe over the last few months), which is being launched in India. It’s a basic device, with some social networking functions integrated, but it probably won’t get anyone all that interested in phones too excited. It does look interesting, and that does go a long way in the cell phone market. As for Europe, it looks like the Nokia E72, which is a very popular phone, has just been voted onto the mobile network 3, by popular demand. The mobile carrier is currently testing the device, before they should be ready to launch it in the next few months.

And while Verizon Wireless talks up their LTE-based plans for later this year, it looks like MetroPCS is way ahead of the game. They are going to have their next generation network launched by the end of this year, and with it, the first LTE-based device, manufactured by Samsung. It’s rumored to be running some kind of version of Windows Mobile, but we have our fingers crossed that it cuts it close enough to this holiday season, so we get to see some Windows Phone 7 Series love for it.

And then there’s AT&T, which took Wednesday as their day of 3G MicroCell announcement time. The service is meant to make those with bad service in their homes, due to terrain or construction of their homes, have usable service. It’s being developed with Cisco, and has been in testing since last September. It’s going to cost 9.99 to buy, and you can get a monthly unlimited plan with it if you want, as well. It’s beginning to roll out later this year, with full coverage planned for 2011.

Thursday, March 25th

The HTC Desire is one of those devices that people have been clamoring for since, well, the announcement of the Nexus One. They want the guts, and Android 2.1 goodness of the HTC manufactured device, but with some of HTC’s Sense User Interface goodness. HTC must have known the demand would be there, because they indeed did create the Nexus One with Sense UI, and it’s name is the Desire. For lucky T-Mobile UK customers, that device is going to be ready to purchase starting March 29th, and not surprisingly, it will be free on the right type of contract.

Skype, while already available on the iPhone via the App Store, is a service that iPhone users can only use via WiFi. But, what about those times you don’t have a MiFi, or a WiFi signal anywhere near you? Thanks to Verizon Wireless, you’ve got choices. Well, if you don’t like WiFi, that is. Skype for Verizon Wireless launched on Thursday, for Android and BlackBerry users, with one stipulation. Feel free to use it as much as you want on the 3G network, but don’t expect to be able to connect via WiFi. You need to have an unlimited data plan to take advantage of the service, too. No surprise there, right?

Apple’s App Store is a place where hard working developers can go to show off their latest creations, and, hopefully, make a boat-load of money. That is, unless you go against Apple’s hidden rules for application approval. In that case, you should expect to be denied. In the case of mobile browsers, Safari is the one shiny gem available for the iPhone. Opera wants to change that. They’ve announced that they have submitted their mobile browser to Apple’s prized product. They even included a count-up meter, showing how long it takes for Apple to approve (or deny) the application for distribution.

Friday, March 26th

The HTC HD2 is one of those devices that’s been roaming around, enjoying the life of luxury over in the realm of Europe for quite a few months now. The fellows over at SlashGear loved it, and so do we, truth be told. It’s a great device. And, as of March 24th, T-Mobile USA finally got their carrier mitts on it. What no one probably expected, though, was that the carrier’s online retailer would sell out, along with the majority of brick-and-mortar stores across the nation. T-Mobile and HTC are sitting pretty now, we’re sure.

The Nokia Music Store, one of the manufacturer’s crux services, is getting a name change to match all of their other services: Ovi Music will mark a changing of an era, but not an end. The music store will still exist, and devices that “Come with Music” are still going to find their way to customer’s hands. And, just a quick reminder, the Samsung Galaxy S has the fastest processor available. Definitely worth checking out, if you ask us. The HTC Desire got unboxed over at SlashGear (lucky, much?), and it looks just as beautiful as it does in all those press releases. And, just in case we couldn’t mention the HTC HD2 any more, here’s a few videos of the hardware running Windows Phone 7 Series, thanks to some developers in Russia.

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Mobile Phones News :Samsung Galaxy S Able to do 90 Million Triangles Per Second

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:56:41 +0000

We always find it interesting what companies will announce when they’ve unveiled a particular product. Take, for example, the Samsung Galaxy S. When it was announced, it was by far the most powerful Android-based device known to exist. And then, sure enough, HTC and Sprint worked

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We always find it interesting what companies will announce when they’ve unveiled a particular product. Take, for example, the Samsung Galaxy S. When it was announced, it was by far the most powerful Android-based device known to exist. And then, sure enough, HTC and Sprint worked together to steal Samsung’s thunder by announcing the brother to the HD2, the EVO 4G. Sure, it may be the first combination WiMAX/3G device for Sprint, but truth be told, it’s the HD2 with some extra tweaks. The Galaxy S, on the other hand, is still holding some major secrets up its sleeve. Unfortunately, that’s not the best place for them.

During Samsung’s keynote, Omar Khan takes a brief moment to elaborate (rather quickly) on their 1GHz processor. Many would have believed he skipped over it so quickly because there isn’t much to talk about. That’s not the case. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. As it turns out, Samsung’s “Hummingbird” 1GHz processor actually has 3x the GPU of the industry standard Snapdragon platform. So, how’d they do it? They shoved their new S5PC110 application processor in there, which was announced last year. That processor contains an ARM Cortex-A8 core with a PowerVR SGX540 GPU. Due to its speed (at least we hope, anyway) the processor has been codenamed Hummingbird.

So far, the PowerVR SGX540 has only been introduced in two handsets: The Galaxy S and the Wave, both from Samsung. But, how does that compare to the other smartphones on the market, really? After all, “three times faster than any smartphone” is a pretty bold statement. The HTC Nexus One (Qualcomm QSD8×50 with Adreno 200) is running at 22 million triangles per second; the iPhone 3Gs (600 MHz Cortex-A8 with PowerVR SGX535) hits the mark at 28 million triangles per second; and finally, the Samsung Galaxy S (S5PC110 with PowerVR SGX540) runs at 90 million triangles per second. So, it looks like they’re pretty accurate. Hopefully we’ll be able to get our hands on the Samsung Galaxy S soon, and we’ll be able to give you an in-depth look at the device.

[via Android and Me]

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