Google would like you believe that the Nexus One was entirely their creation – the ultimate fruit of their Android loins – and ignore the fact that the Android superphone was developed and manufactured with a good deal of help from HTC. But, things could have gone differently if Sony Ericsson had accepted Google’s initial…
Video demo of HTC’s updated Sense UI
HTC never rests on laurels that they may or may not think are good enough at any given time, and HTC Sense is no exception. The smartphone maker’s Sense UI creates a custom homescreen that replaces the vanilla Android homescreen with all kinds of widgets that put important information at your fingertips. With the unveiling…
A look at how the HTC Legend’s aluminum unibody takes shape
HTC’s booth at Mobile World Congress 2010 wasn’t all that big this year, but it did have one incredibly interesting display that we just had to show you – the HTC Legend‘s aluminum unibody. We had a chance to put hands on the device at the show, and we can’t say enough about how striking…
eXpansys Delivers the Hottest Smartphones Straight From MWC 2010
Hot on the heels of this week’s announcements at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, leading global online technology superstore eXpansys is already able to offer UK customers pre-order or order status, on the latest and most sought after smartphones. A global specialist and leading retailer of smartphones and handheld devices, servicing Customers in over 100…
HTC and Telefónica O2 introduce the HTC Smart
HTC and Telefónica have announced an exclusive partnership to sell the HTC Smart on O2 in Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The HTC Smart, for those of you that don’t remember, leverages the Brew MP platform to give features like widgets, browsing and connectivity at an affordable price. The HTC Smart also has HTC…
HTC Sense for Nexus One on its way, unofficially.
Your dilemma : You just bought the Nexus One, and just discovered the recently announced HTC Desire. A small heart attack follows. Almost identical internally to your Nexus One, the Desire has the gorgeous HTC Sense user interface running on top of Android 2.1, and you can’t help but think you jumped the gun with your new…
This is when lock-screen gesture passwords don’t work
You know the lock-screen gesture protection used on Android smartphones to prevent people from picking up your phone and having immediate access to all your personal information? Right, well, I hope you’re not relying on your phone’s swipe gesture protection to keep all your dirtiest secrets from falling into the wrong hands. The picture you…
Sprint fesses up about Android 2.1 availability, coming early Q2 2010
Android updates on the brain, much? Following on Motorola’s Android 2.1 OS update timetable, Sprint has revealed that the long-awaited Android 2.1 update would soon be arriving for Samsung Moment and HTC Hero users. Both of these devices are still stuck on Android 1.5, which is getting outdated rather quickly. The update will be expected early in the…
HTC Desire (Bravo) hands-on video and pics
If you like the Nexus One and it’s impressive spec-sheet, you’re going to love the HTC Desire. Just as expected, HTC dropped the Bravo on us today under the new “Desire” moniker, and it’s every bit the high-end Android phone that we expected to come from HTC. Not only does the HTC Desire pack in…
We put hands on the HTC Legend and its all-aluminum unibody (pics and vid)
HTC today unveiled their new HTC Legend as the first Android phone to take advantage of the company’s innovative slot-assembly technique as well as a unibody aluminum casing that also serves as the frame. The Legend’s body is milled from a single piece of solid aluminum, making it one of the most striking mobile phone…