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New HTC Models Announced

Matt | September 7, 2006 |

HTC have just announced 4 new models due for launch in Q4 of this year. The announcement is hardly a surprise but HTC have chosen a strange naming convention. They are as follows: HTC S620 (HTC Excalibur) The HTC S620 smartphone is a break-through form factor for HTC. Super sleek – just 12.8mm thin and […]

MicroSD Card Competition!

Matt | September 6, 2006 |

We have decided to run a competition for our readers. Prizes are as follows: 1st Prize: 1gb MicroSD card and adapter Four runner up prizes of 512mb MicroSD cards The competition is pretty easy, here is what you have to do: Within each post for the next week there will be a code number somewhere, […]

What is HSDPA?

Matt | September 5, 2006 |

You people aren’t shy in asking questions are you!? For those of you that want to know about HSDPA (Not HSPDA as I have seen it called) here is a run down. High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) is a new mobile telephony protocol and is sometimes referred to as a 3.5G (or “3½G”) technology. HSDPA […]

Samsung ‘Blackjack’ Specification

Matt | September 5, 2006 |

A while ago we showed you pictures that we took at the MoDaCo summer event, of the Orange branded version of the Samsung SGH-i600 (Blackjack) which is a 3G version of the Samsung i320. Today at IFA 2006 the device finally got a name, and also a lost of great specs. The Samsung SGH-i600 is […]

HTC Excalibur on T-Mobile

Matt | September 4, 2006 |

Our friends at MoDaCo have let us know that the HTC Excalibur will be comming to T-Mobile USA under the name “Dash”. We have also been informed that the firmware for this device will include the ability to scroll down through the program menu instead of having to press the more button! Specs: OMAP850 200Mhz […]

HTC TyTN screen alignment

Matt | September 3, 2006 |

We discussed touchscreen alignment in an earlier post. However, I just saw this thread over at XDA-Developers.com which has a post containing an email from HTC, confirming that there is a known issue with screen alignment on HTC TyTn devices, and setting out the return / repair procedure: “Good Afternoon, There are now procedures in […]

Hermes headphone modding service

Matt | September 2, 2006 |

Since posting details on how to modify the headset the ships with the Orange SPV M3100 to make it in to a headphone adapter so that you can use your own standard headphones I have had a fair amount of feedback. It would seem that a lot of people want an adapter for their headphones […]

Docking station for Hermes Devices

Matt | September 1, 2006 |

Brando have just released a decent looking hot sync/docking cradle for HTC Hermes devices. According to the website the cradle will fit Dopod CHT9000, Qtek 9600, i-Mate JasJam, O2 XDA Trion, HTC TyTN, HTC Hermes, htc Z, Orange SPV M3100 and T-Mobile MDA vario II devices. It comes complete with the USB cable and features […]

Mobile phones to be allowed on planes

Matt | August 31, 2006 |

Ryanair has announced intentions that it plans to allow its passengers make calls on mobile phones and use handheld devices such as Smartphones and Pocket PC’s whilst in flight. It has signed a deal with Onair, part owned by Airbus maker EADS, to allow mobile use on all its Boeing 737 aircraft. Passengers will be […]

Hermes D-Pad bug update

Matt | August 30, 2006 |

Just a quick update on the HTC Hermes D-Pad bug that we reported a few days ago. The bug affects all know Hermes variants including Orange SPV M3100, HTC TyTN and Vodafone v1605. I have now spoken with HTC about the bug and they fully acknowledge that it is a problem that they are able […]