Not long to go now until we get an official Windows Phone 7 release date and in the meantime it’s great that we are slowly getting to see more and more of what we can expect once the platform is made public.
The below video is a prime example. Seesmics Twitter client is pretty huge on the Android and BlackBerry platforms and the developers have been working on a version for WP7.
As you will see it looks pretty sweet and totally different to on the existing OS’s.
Check out the video after the break.
If this turns out to be real, I think HTC have got themselves an instant hit. As blog MobilityDigest have managed to grab hold of and post a video of what appears to be a running version of HTC’s implementation of Windows Phone 7. Codenamed, the HTC Portal, it is supposed similar to HTC Sense that is running on it’s Android phones, but not as customised. WP7 still has all the tiles that we are used to, but now we have some new gorgeous eye candy with HTC’s take on it. Such as the versions of the notes app, stocks app and the weather app. One thing I’m kinda confused about though, is the flower petal app. Not really sure why it is there, and pretty pointless in my opinion.
Microsoft has always said from when they announced WP7, that they were going to have tight control over the hardware and software. And ever since HTC was announced as a hardware partner, they’ve tried to customise WP7 heavily. But as you can clearly see, Microsoft has obviously stamped down on that, and limited HTC to the HTC Portal. Even though it may not be as customised as it is on Android, it is certainly prettier.
Anyway, check out the videos below and please excuse me, I need to go change my trousers.
As promised, here you’ll find the full-length, HD version of HTC’s presentation yesterday. It’s a whopper! Over 40 minutes of video covering not only the HTC Desire HD and Desire Z but also the new HTCSense.com services.
So to coin a well used podcast phrase, ‘why not sit back, relax and satisfy your cravings’ with the video below!
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Following on from the HTC event coverage yesterday here, as promised, is the first of the videos recorded at the event. In this video you’ll see a brief demo of the excellent new HTC Desire HD.
We’ll have a lot more to say about the Desire HD and HTCSense.com over the next days and weeks. I’ve also got a long video of the presentation itself that’s still in the process of uploading to YouTube – 2GB is going to take a while but check back again soon!
The Nokia C7 is the C6’s big brother. I say big as it is greater in size and in specs. The screen on this one is 3.5 inch and like the C6 it also has a 8mp camera and records 720P HD video.
We get 8GB of internal storage on the C7 compared to only 340mb on the C6 and as expected this one will carry a higher price tag.
Bluetooth 3 is also a difference that we find on the C7 to allow for quicker file transfers and of course we get Ovi Maps 3.0 which if you remember is free!
I hope the video does it justice as the screens on these new devices are pretty stunning.
The rumours were true! The successors to the Desire are here in the form of the Desire HD and the Desire Z. Announced earlier today in London, these phones are HTC’s latest and greatest phones to date. The Desire HD is the european version of the very successful EVO 4G on the Sprint network in the US, and the Desire Z is the HTC Sense version of the G2 on T-Mobile USA. And both come with the latest version of Android and HTC Sense, with HTCsense.com, that enables backups of texts and call logs, remote wipe and the ability to locate your phone.
Read on for details of the phones…
Had a lot of tweets from many of you regarding today’s HTC event. James and I recorded a LOT of video for you today and I’ll be editing and uploading that for as soon as I can. We’ve just left the event and are heading over to the after-show party. I’ll be home late this evening but will upload video as soon as I can.
In the mean time, have a look at some of the photos we took below. Don’t forget, you can also replay the Live Blog any time too!
You may have arrived here looking for Mobile Tech Addicts or perhaps you are already a loyal visitor to tracyandmatt (I hope so!) but the news we have for you today is that we’ve merged with Mobiletechaddicts.com with tracyandmatt.co.uk. All the old stories will remain on both sites but we’ll all be working together with myself, James and Gareth at the helm. The podcast will still be recorded weekly and that will retain it’s name. We hope that more of you will also download and listen to the podcast over the coming weeks.
There will be more changes and enhancements over the coming weeks/months so stick close! 🙂
As always, the forum is available for you to get in touch with us any time and I would like to thank everyone that visits and supports the site.
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I’m sure that most of you will know that HTC are holding a press conference and event today. We’ll be there with some old friends and shall be live blogging as things unfold.
We’re expecting to see the HTC Desire HD and Desire Z at the event and hope to have plenty of video/photos for ya.
Below you’ll find the live feed to the event where you can, hopefully, see what’s going on. You’ll also be able to join in the discussion and ask questions. We should be starting coverage when we arrive at the event around 11am.
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