Category: HTC (Android)
Battery life has always been a concern with a lot of Android phones. In extreme cases, devices like the US-only HTC Evo 4G would only manage four hours with heavy use. The Desire HD is also another device that has battery life issues; it’s clear to see that …
A big HTC launch always brings rumours and many have already mentioned the Pyramid device – a handset we hoped would appear at Mobile World Congress. Here in the UK it seems that the phone will be called the “HTC Sensation”. Screenshots on XDA-developers show a 1.2 GHz …
We’ll be up-front about this from the start. The HTC Desire S has a lot of the same characteristics and specs as the original HTC Desire. We almost felt a little let-down when it first appeared in Barcelona, especially up-against dual-core 1GHz phones. Somehow I felt insulted that …
Three have just stuck the HTC Desire S on their shelves. It’s available from £359.99 for PAYG customer and you can then add a £15 “All in One 15” top-up for 30-days of all-you-can-eat data. For contract customers you can buy the phone for £30 per month. We’ll …
Those lovely people at Three have stated that the updated Android 2.3 software (Gingerbread) will be available soon enough. It’s coming in for testing today and.. “End of April early May is the plan.” Other sites have gone on to state that this will cover the entire Desire …
We loved the addition of the VGA camera at the front of the Desire S and wanted to give it a spin. We went into the dialer and tried to find the button marked “video call” but it’s just not there. It seems that the HTC Desire S …
OK, so we’ve compared the camera quality between the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc and the HTC Desire S, but what about video ? We went out with both phones and cranked up the resolution to 720p HD. The Sony Ericsson Xperia arc records MP4 videos as default and …
Sony Ericsson tell us that they’ve improved camera technology. This new Xperia arc has a Sony Exmor R CMOS sensor that lets you “capture high-quality movies and stills in low light”. Well, tonight I was in the garage. The sun was setting and I was snapping pictures for …
HTC are holding a press event on the 12th April to announce something big it would seem and we have kindly been invited along to the event to bring you all updates live from inside the locked doors. Expect to see a lot of coverage including images, videos …
OK, it’s time for another HTC Desire S video so I thought I’d pack in two for you today. Today we’re going through Voice Search, the HTC Weather application, calendar, YouTube and how the phone sorts applications…
Vodafone look set to deliver the rather brilliant HTC Wildfire S soon enough. They’ve added the handset to their coming soon page and will also retail an exclusive grey and purple model too. The Wildfire S has a 320×480 pixel screen, 600MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, 5 megapixel camera, …
It’s day 2 with the HTC Desire S and today we take a look at the battery, microSD, SIM and the battery cover which doubles-up as the antenna. Also included is a demo of how you get around the lack of optical trackball and a super close-up tour …
EVO is a brand of HTC we have not seen outside of the States….. until now it seems where HTC France have confirmed that the EVO 3D will make it’s way to France (and we can assume the rest of Europe at that) A # HTC for France Evo 3D anyone? Yes we are! And it even keeps thesame name) available date unconfirmed. The …
Today is our first full day with the HTC Desire S. I’ve filmed a quick overview video and comparison with the existing HTC Desire. We’re out to give it a full test today on a day out at Thomas Land, so check back during the week for more …
We’ll be spending this next week in the company of the HTC Desire S. It’s the old Desire, but with a stong unibody design, more on-board memory, a camera for video calls and the very latest Android OS (2.4). It looks like the result of a night of …
It’s sometimes difficult to think that the tablet that has spawned so many imitators this year, Apple’s iPad, was only released last year. At this year’s MWC there were tablets everywhere – Samsung, Motorola, HTC and HP to name but a few are all coming out with their …
Sarah Harding (the blonde one from “Girls Aloud”) has been wheeled out to promote the new HTC Incredible S. According to my wifes’ description she’s pictured “in a black outfit with matching shoes and is sporting a new darker look”. The pictures will no doubt appear in various …
Apple event? What Apple event? 😉 A couple of weeks back we streamed the big HTC event in Barcelona live. It got a number of you watching but, if you missed it, there’s now a YouTube recording of the whole thing. HTC revealed several handsets, all of which …
A small HTC Hero update appears to be rolling out right now. Version 3.36.405.1 seems to update the HTC Peep app and xda-developers have seen some other files patched too. Check for updates on your Hero to see if it’s available, otherwise.. just wait longer. 😉 Credit – …
The o2 Coming Soon pages are now awash with Android handsets. In addition to their exclusive white Xperia PLAY and the Xperia Arc they’ll also be selling the HTC Desire S in April. Before that you can now expect to see the Galaxy Ace and Galaxy Mini. Link …
According to Techradar the HTC Incredible S is due for a UK release via The Carphone Warehouse and Best buy on the 26th of Feb, ramping up for a general release on the 3rd of March. I admit, the Incredible S isn’t exactly breaking any barriers with …
3 have disclosed in a tweet that they will be bringing Android 2.3 to their customers who have an HTC Desire. Things have been a little quiet in terms of existing HTC devices getting the latest Android OS, but its good to hear that they aren’t forgetting their …
The new HTC Wildfire S looks, if we’re honest, pretty similar to the existing HTC Wildfire. The new version is a little lighter (105 grams instead of 118) and the optical trackball has completely vanished. The screen resolution has been increased from 240×320 QVGA to a 320×480 pixel …
HTC have just been awarded the 2011 Device Manufacturer of the year by GSMA. It follows another successful year for the company which has beaten Apple and Sumsung to the title. CEO of HTC, Peter Chou, stated.. “For HTC to be recognized by the industry in this way …
The HTC Desire S has the new Qualcomm 1GHz MSM8255 CPU but gets 1.1GB of internal storage and 768MB RAM – this compares to the 512MB ROM and 576MB RAM in the existing Desire. The camera is still the same 5 megapixel shooter with flash and HD recording …
The ChaCha and the Salsa are the HTC “Facebook phones” we’ve heard rumoured. HTC boss Peter Chou stated today that he didn’t “just want to make the Facebook button open Facebook”, he wanted it to be intelligent, to know what the user wants to do before they actually …
Today HTC announced the HTC Flyer – it’s the tablet we’ve waited for from HTC and includes a totally re-worked HTC Sense interface. HTC have looked deeply into what people want and CEO Peter Chou told us that they “Didn’t just want to make another tablet”. There had …
We’re only just getting news on this but Orange have confirmed that they will range the HTC Desire S, HTC Wildfire S and the HTC ChaCha. More news as we get it on this one. Update – Here’s the full release from Orange. Android 2.4 – which is …
Also just posted over on the Three press site is the news they will stock the HTC Flyer, Desire S and Wildfire S here in the UK. Full press release below Today, at Mobile World Congress, Three has confirmed that it will range the HTC Flyer. HTC’s first …
Vodafone have just announced on Twitter they are going to be selling the HTC ChaCha, Desire S and Wildfire S here in the UK with more info to come soon More news and hands on images as we get them……….
As if HTC were not busy enough announcing the last three devices, they have just added two more and these are the rumoured ‘facebook phones’. More information and images in the press release below. Also important to take note the comment that BOTH devices will ship with the latest version of Android…. …
And now for the BIG one (and I mean BIG!). HTC have just announced their first tablet device to the world under the name HTC Flyer. With an impressive 1.5Ghz processor, unibody design and large 7 inch display and using a new version of HTC Sense, the Flyer …
HTC have just announced 3 new devices in their Android range at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Desire S, Wildfire S and Incredible S as they are known all are upgrades over the existing models. Full press release and images below hTC Launches three new smartphones with …
We’ll see how successful this is. Today is the big HTC event here in Barcelona. We’re going to try a live stream – even the walk to the event. Apologies if there’s any break-ups – this is a live feed as I walk the event and sit down …
Loyalty. It would seem that its a fluid state of affairs. Certainly to a certain mobile network. I have two devices, one is my mobile, My HTC desire, and one is a data dongle almost at the end of the contract. On the Desire, I have a ‘Loyalty’ …
eXpansys have now started selling the HTC 7 Pro device here in the UK both sim free and on contracts depending on how you want to purchase one. Costing £439.99 sim free and unlocked or free from £30 a month the 7 Pro is a large device running …
The build-up to Mobile World Congress continues. HTC have now added a countdown timer to the big announcements on their Facebook page. It states that “Big things are happening” and teases with the line “Any ideas on what we are up to?” So far we’re expecting a possible …
Engadget have come across an interesting video on the HTC YouTube channel just now which seems to have an as of yet un-announced device which looks to be the next Wildfire device. At 5 seconds in you see what could well be the new Wildfire 2 device (and …
One of the new HTC phones – and this is the one we’re continually calling the HTC Desire 2 – has appeared once again on the web. mobile01.com have closer shots of the phone and it seems to match up with the initial render and the phone we …
Yesterday we reported on the HTC Desire 2 popping up on the Vodafone Germany systems. Today there’s a few more names to add to the pot, including the HTC Flyer, HTC Pyramid and an “LG Star Tab” which may or may not be the European name for the …
