Tag: HTC Desire

Gingerbread for the Desire leaks out

I’ve got a strange attachment to the HTC Desire. It’s a crackin’ device that still stands up to the newer phones coming into shops now. Android Gingerbread has just leaked out for the Desire so we should be seeing this “unofficial official” version rolling out “properly” to Desire …

HTC Desire Z – Just £265 !

The HTC Desire Z is an excellent device. Our recent review pointed out the rather excellent slide-out QWERTY keyboard, fast boot and 5 megapixel camera. Amazingly Amazon are selling the Desire Z for just £265 – that’s unlocked and with free delivery. That, I have to say, is …

HTC Desire S now available on Three

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 …

Desire range to receive Gingerbread update very soon indeed

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 …

3 HTC Desire’s getting Gingerbread

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 …

HTC Desire S – Up close

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 …

Adventures in Rooting. A guide for the terrified.

At this point, I warn you now.  If you are looking for a full technical, blow by blow account of how to perfectly root and install a new ROM, you might want to check out other forums.  This is one man’s adventure into rooting without knowing what he …