I’ve used a lot of Windows Phone handsets since the platform was first released a year ago so you can imagine that I was a little sceptical about the new HTC Titan because of it’s near 5 inch screen. Dell’s 5 inch touchscreen device is marketed as a tablet after all and, as the Titan comes [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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HTC Hub, The Phantom Data Leaker Identified?
I’ve been conducting my own investigation and tests into the “rogue app” which is leaking data on Windows Phones. I want to stress at this point that my evidence was not collected in a scientific way and I’ve been wrong before. While I’m pointing the finger in a particular direction I still could be wrong, [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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Why I Chose an HTC Mozart Windows Phone
Christmas day this year brought an extra present for me, I was due a free upgrade on my phone from my mobile carrier. I’d spent a long time before weighing up the pros and cons of the various mobile operating systems and handsets but eventually needed to make a choice. That choice, as you can assume [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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Google Launch the Nexus S Phone… But is it Wise or Necessary?
Google have launched their new own-branded Smartphone, the Samsung-made Nexus S, to lots, some, a bit of fanfare around the world. The handset runs the latest version of their Android operating system and includes some interesting new features including Near Field Communications (NFC) that can allow people to make electronic payments by swiping their phone [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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Chrome OS Tablet coming from Google and Verizon in November
Google’s new Chrome OS cloud-based operating system is about to make its first appearance, not on netbooks, as was first thought, but on tablet devices instead. Engadget are reportingthat smartphone maker HTC are building the device which will sport a 1280×720 multi-touch screen, 2Gb of RAM and a minimum of 32Gb hard disk storage. It’s [...]
Tidbits From The World Of Mobile Phones, Circa: Now
With so much going on in the mobile phone industry, I have decided to do a bit of a comprehensive round up. This is an essential update of all the intriguing new phones that you have had your eyes on. Like the X6, the N900, the HD2, etc. This is a strictly non-Apple/iPhone update, mainly [...]
The HTC Dragon Exists And Google Has It!
Well, after the HTC CEO said in a cryptic tone that they would never make an Android HD2 there was a general round of murmuring about what happens to the rumored HTC Dragon. But there was also the other interpretation that he is simply saying that to deny it without denying it. We were in [...]
The Snapdragon So Far: Big Phones
The Qualcomm Snapdragon seems to be on its way to becoming the Atom of the smartphone world. With a clock speed of 1GHz and a low-power ARM design, this chip is fast becoming the mainstay of big new smartphones that are big on everything. However, more processing power always means less battery life and the [...]