Archive for January, 2009

Hotfix for the HTC Touch HD

Well we don’t know if this is good or bad, yet another hotfix for the HTC Touch HD after last weeks double fix. A positive look and we say well done HTC for getting these out fast and frequently, on a negative, why has this device got so many problems. Anyway this hotfix addresses a problem when you use the Camera function to take a picture in a dim environment with super fine quality, sometimes the image will display extraneous (noise) pixels in the viewfinder mode. It’s not a mechanical (LCD) fault but only an intermittent display problem in view finder mode. It does not have any impact on the picture quality or other display functions. If you encounter this problem, please download this hot fix to enhance the virtual viewfinder mode. More details and download link after the break.

HTC Touch Diamond ROM update

HTC have released a firmware update today for the HTC Diamond. It’s for the GSM version only, not any of the CDMA versions available in the US. It fixes quite a few issues with the camera, video playback, audio playback and a few other things, full list after the break with update instructions.

Ustream on your iPhone 3G

Ustream has developed an application for the iphone 3G that allows you to watch Ustream anywhere. Regardless of where you are at and what you are doing, you can choose to be in the moment with others in a shared live experience around a live event. If you are out-on-the-town and know that a guest speaker at a major conference is “going live” and want to watch live and be-in-the-crowd, then you can with this application. Video demo after the break and details of how to get it.

Kogan Agora delayed indefinitely

Remember that great looking Android phone with the front facing QWERTY keyboard we told you about a while ago and caught a glimpse of on video at CES. Well it has now been delayed indefinitely citing concerns over compatibility with future Android apps. This is such a shame as we know that this would have been a popular device with the specs and form factor running Android. Ah well never mind, I am sure some new Android devices will be just round the corner.

via Engadget

Change, a phone we can believe in

Next week the entire world will welcome a new American president. Barack Obama is  wildly popular around the world, but nowhere is more excited than Kenya, the birthplace of the President-elect’s father. How is Kenya celebrating the inauguration? With an Obama branded cell phone, obviously. Mi-fone, a maker of low end mobiles for Africa and South Asia has created a budget handset for the Kenyan market in order to cash in on that country’s love of the future president. If someone were to create a phone to cash in on a politician, I don’t think there is a better choice these Days Than Obama. The phone features dual band GSM, a built in FM radio, an LED light, and a 4.5 hour talk time. The phone should be available now for around $30.

Source: IntoMobile

HTC to use Nvidia’s Tegra processor on 2009 new devices

Chip maker Nvidia will power new mobile devices made by HTC. The maker of popular Geforce graphics cards technology enabling computers to render 3D imagery is pushing a new Tegra processor that is aimed for mobile devices and lower powered Netbooks. “We believe that HTC has selected the NVDA Tegra applications processor for a new handset design that will ramp in [the second half of 2009],” according to Doug Freedman of American Technology Research. Announced in early 2008, Tegra puts an Arm-based processor core, a GeForce graphics core and other components onto a single chip. The product lineup will include the Tegra 600 running at 700MHz and the Tegra 650 running at 800MHz.

via wmpoweruser and International Business Times

Android Dream G2 video

Android Central have uncovered a video which looks like the Dream G2 Android phone for the Chinese market. There is a video of it in action after the break. Surprised to see a lot of stylus action going on in the video although this phone doesn’t have a hardware keyboard maybe its not that big of a surprise especially for handwriting recognition which there is an application for on this phone. The multimedia capabilities of the phone in this video are on display with a movie sample and some music. Take a look after the break.

Centro 2 running WebOS

Palm Infocenter has heard from a seemingly reliable firsthand source that Palm is prepping a new Centro 2 that will debut later this fall on Sprint. According to Palm Infocenter, the Centro 2 is supposedly around the same size as the current Centro and will run on the Palm WebOS. PIC also mentions a PCMag article that addresses the top 15 questions concerning the Palm Pre and the WebOS. Question #4 was “Will there be other Pre models?”, and the answer is:

“Yes. There will be different models, in different shapes and sizes. According to a tipster, the next Pre may be a lower-cost, candybar-style phone without a QWERTY keyboard.”

[Via Treo Central]