French site Geek Inc have managed to get a hold of the HTC Touch HD and have posted some great pictures and comparisons with the iPhone 3G. These are the first real life images we have seen of the device and it is looking rather nice. We have some of the pictures after the break and if you speak French check out their site for their mini review.
With Google showing off an HTC Dream like handset at the recent Google Developer Day in London it now looks set to be officially released.
Google Developer Day
OK so it not such a secret now as it was a few months ago but it does look like the official release and press day will be this coming Tuesday at a press event in New York City. Just what this device is we can only assume (HTC Dream)?
Anyone Seeing the Resemblance?
It will be the usual day out at the press release with Google & T-Mobile being there since it was decided that T-Mobile should be the first network to get their hands on the Android based handset.
Unfortunately I have no passport or an invite to the press event but I do promise to keep you updated through the wee hours of the UK morning with updates on the 23rd.
As for the hands on treatment I am going to try working my Scottish charm on the guys over at HTC to see what they can offer us in way of a shot of this device. I will be sure to keep you all updated.
Posted by: John
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I just went over to have a look at our YouTube channel and videos and was surprised to discover that our collective 99 videos have been viewed over 2 million times! Apparently that puts us in the top 40 YouTuber’s in the UK. I’m sure it wont be too long before we exceed the 100 videos mark as well!
So a quick thank you to everyone that has watched our videos, we definitely appreciate your feedback so if there is anything that you think we should be doing differently then please do let us know.
If you haven’t seen our YouTube channel then you can find it here, some of the videos go back almost two years already!
Posted by: Matt
The excellent software Documents To Go is definitely coming to the iPhone. This is good news as the lack of quality applications available so far has been disappointing. If you don’t know this software lets you view, edit and create Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, view Adobe® PDF files as well as zip/unzip files on your device. Well this is how it works on a Windows Mobile device, all we know so far is that it is coming and will support these file types but it may just be a viewer, time will tell.
You can be the first to know by registering at Dataviz
Just been sent this by the guys over at HTC. Normally a device doesn’t hit another finish / colour unless sales are doing well so we can only take by this that the Touch Diamond is selling well.
LONDON — September 16th, 2008 —HTC Corp., a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today announces that its popular flagship device, the HTC Touch Diamond, is now available in a new and stunning ice white design.
HTC Touch Diamond in White
Sporting the same great features of the classic black Diamond, the new white model continues the HTC tradition of combining elegant style with leading mobile technology. Featuring an angular facetted look that could have come straight from this season’s New York catwalks, perfect ergonomic design and a smooth gloss finish, the phone has a truly unique feel. Plus, the new white colour adds a touch of class that is set to impress even the most style conscious fashionistas.
Boasting touch-screen controls, along with HTC’s 3D touch interface (TouchFLO 3D), which provides animated access to contacts, messaging, email, photos, music, weather and more, the HTC Diamond isn’t just about good looks on the outside.
Delivering mobile Internet at broadband-like speeds with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA wireless connectivity, along with featuring a customised web browser that enables easy viewing and effortless navigation, surfing the web on the move couldn’t be easier. As part of this browsing experience, users can zoom and pan Websites with one-hand and automatically view optimised content that has been specially created to fit the display. Turning the device sideways will even automatically rotate the web page view from a portrait to landscape.
In addition to Web browsing, the Touch Diamond includes a customized new, HTC-developed, YouTube application for watching a variety of user generated video content as well as utilising Google Maps for mobile, giving access to mapping and traffic data. It also includes a 2.8 inch display which gives near-print quality viewing, a built-in 3.2MP camera with auto-focus lens and Bluetooth connectivity, to deliver unrivalled features and functionality to match its innovative design.
HTC Touch Diamond Key Specifications
- Size: 102 x 51 x 11.33mm
- Weight: 110 g
- Connectivity: WCDMA / HSPA: 900/2100MHz. HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA
- Operating system: Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
- Display: 2.8-inch VGA touch screen
- Camera: 3.2MP, with video calling
- Internal memory: 4 GB Internal Storage, 256 MB flash, 192 MB RAM,
- Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR
- Wireless: WiFi 802.11b/g
- GPS: GPS/AGPS
- Interface: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB and audio jack in one; USB 2.0 High-Speed)
- Battery: 900 mAh
- Talk time: GSM: up to 4 hours
- Standby time: GSM: up to 300 hours/100 hours with push email
- Chipset: QualcommÒ MSM 7201A 528MHz
Posted by: John
Well it looks like the guys over at HTC are churning out their devices in a mass way. We now see another new release in the shape of the HTC Touch 3G.
HTC Touch 3G
Are they now showing that the iPhone is not the only trendy looking touch phone on the market with this device which will be running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional?
The HTC Touch 3G comes with HTC’s next generation TouchFLO covering over the sizeable cracks in Microsoft’s long serving Operating System.
Various Views of the Touch 3G
Connectivity wise, the Touch3G comes with HSDPA/WCDMA (Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz) offering up to 384 kbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds, and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for stereo wireless headsets and IEEE 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi. Naturally, there’s GPS and A-GPS onboard.
There’s a 3.2 megapixel camera for stills and video onboard with a microSD slot for expandable storage, plus HTC’s ExtUSB 11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and combined audio jack forcing users to fiddle about with proprietary headphone connections. Maybe one day…….soon, HTC and the others will realise that people want 3.5mm audio jacks!
The rounded, pocketable phone (102 mm X 53.6 mm X 14.5 mm) weighs in at 96 grams and is powered by a Qualcomm MSM7225 528 MHz processor supported by 256MB ROM and 192 MB RAM, with the 1100 mAh battery promising up to 360 minutes for WCDMA/400 minutes GSM talk time and a standby time up to 450 hours for WCDMA and 365 hours for GSM.
The exact release date is still unknown and but we expect to see this in shops sometime in September / October / November (ok, so I just don’t know) so why not head over to either Clove or Devicewire and pre-order yours now?
The device will come in sophisticated black, noble gold, sparkle blue and modern brown and the official stats on the handset are:
Posted by: John
Our latest podcast is now available to download, in episode 4 we discuss the HTC Viva, Touch 3G, Touch HD, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 and the latest iPhone 2.1 firmware update and how well it has worked. You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or download the mp3 file here. Full show notes after the break.
Just had a chat with Mike from Superetrader and he tells me they will have the HTC Touch HD in stock from the 8th November. He has also promised to get us a review device as soon as possible as this is one device that we really need to take a look at. You can register online for availability updates or pre-order the device to be the first to get one when they come in. Mike has promised to keep us up to date on availability information for the Touch HD and the other newly announced devices.
Paul over at Modaco managed to get some hands on time with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 yesterday and has kindly shared a video showing us around the device from the outside and the software side. It really looks like a nice piece of hardware but I do have concerns over the speed especially switching from portrait to landscape which we have seen all too often on these type of phones. Paul does mention that this is a pre-production rom so maybe it will improve before the launch on September 30th. Video after the break
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