Saturday, April 25, 2009

Android 1.5 for the T-Mobile G1 next month



The Android 1.5 will be released for the T-Mobile G1 (Google Phone) on May. G1 owners will be able to download the patch and install it from there phone or PC.

T-Mobile Germany will release it first then others will follow.

Android 1.5 offers many updates then the old version. On screen keyboards, stereo bluetooth, video recording, widgets and many more.


Monday, April 20, 2009

T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009


T-Mobile updates the Sidekick line with more professional features. Equipped with a QWERTY keyboard, this device also sports a GPS receiver for turn-by-turn navigation, swiveling 3.2 inch display, Exchange Active Sync software for corporate e-mail, and HTML web browsing.

Specs:

Screen Resolution: 854 x 480 Screen Size: 3.2 inch Keyboard Type: QWERTY Communications: Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS Meda Type: microSD Camera Resolution: 3.2 megapixels GPS: Yes Dimensions: 5.1 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches Weight: 5.7 ounces Battery Type: Lithium - Ion, 1250 mAh Battery: Lithium - Ion, 1250 mAh

Samsung Instinct s30


Sprint has released the new Instinct on their lineup. The Samsung Instinct s30 has got more features than the first one.

You could get it at sprint for $129.00 with a new contract.

-Redesigned outside with a round look.
-Faster
-Better text messaging
-New installed Opera web browser, faster web browsing

Highlights

  • Access to social sites- Facebook, MySpace, YouTube
  • High-speed web browsing and entertainment services

Key Features

  • NASCAR Sprint Cup MobileSM
  • Sprint Music StoreSM
  • Sprint TV® enabled
  • GPS enabled
  • Slim and fashionable
  • Web, email capable
  • Built-in camera
  • Speakerphone
  • Bluetooth
  • External display
  • Memory card slot
  • Voice dialing
  • Broadband speeds where available


Wednesday, April 15, 2009

HTC Touch Diamond 2 for Sale Today?


The HTC Touch Diamond 2 is being sold in Europe already. You can buy it for around £409.99.

Theirs currently only 10 in stock at this website in the UK.

HTC Touch Diamond 2 Specs:
Processor: Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz
Operating System: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Memory: ROM - 512 MB; RAM: 288 MB
Dimensions: 107.85 X 53.1 X 13.7 mm (4.25 X 2.09 X 0.54 inches)
Weight: 117.5 grams (4.15 ounces) with battery
Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution
Network: HSDPA/WCDMA
Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
Europe/Asia: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency, HSUPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control: TouchFLO 3D
Zoom bar
GPS: Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets; Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB: (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Main camera: 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera
Audio supported formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, M4A
Video supported formats: WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI
Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (Capacity is 1100 mAh)
Talk time: Up to 300 minutes for WCDMA; Up to 340 minutes for GSM
Standby time: Up to 500 hours for WCDMA; Up to 360 hours for GSM
Video call time: Up to 150 minutes (The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter: Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features: FM Radio and G-Sensor









Sprint Summer Roadmap Leaked

Sprint Summer phone updates has been leaked out!

Many nice upgrades and new phones to join the big family.

A upgrade for the Touch Pro is heading up sometime in the summer code name "HTC Rhodium", which will be known has the Touch Pro 2.
An upgrade to the Instinct will come out, Name looks like its going to be changed to Samsung Dash. Loaded with a 5-megapixel, accelerometer, and a bigger screen.Many more new phones that have a QWERTY keyboard will come out and some with Windows Mobile.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

HTC Touch Diamond Software Update


HTC has released a little update for the Touch Diamond.

ROM Version 2.00.651.7, will include:
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Provides enhancements to the HTC dialer application
- Resolves an issue where the "Internal Storage" drive may not be recognized by the device

- Includes minor enhancements for Sprint TV and Opera Browser
- Resolves an issue with time not updating correctly after daylight savings time adjustment

- And more minor bug fixes

To download and instructions on the install the new update visit HTC site here.

Goolge will launch Android 1.5 with Improvments



Android Developers has released the SDK for the next version of Android (1.5) also known as *Cupcake*. The new version is stated to include virtual onscreen keyboards, more widgets, video options, speech recognition. There will be more programs that will use the built in accelerometer with many UI improvements and performance updates.

Major Updates will be:
-Copy and paste!
-Stereo Bluetooth
-New Browser features
-Video and voice recording


The existing G1 phone will get the Cupcake release, sometime before the HTC Magic release.

There's still no word on the exact release date, however the final SDK will be done at the end of the month.

The latest Linux Kernel will be on this update with a new Webkit browser, with a more powerful JavaScript engine. Ta
bs will be in the new release of the browser.

More information about Android 1.5 here