In this post I will review the low-cost Android smartphone from HTC that was announced few weeks ago. The name for this phone was selected via a poll on Facebook, and it might sound a bit funny for a phone – HTC Wildfire. The phone might have an unusual name, but it offers a good set of features and specifications for a small (that is small for a HTC product) price. I will start with the market positioning and will continue with the description of the device. Read the rest of this entry »
The BlueAnt S4 Hands-Free Voice Activated Car Speakphone is a bluetooth device that mounts on your visor (in your car, obviously), and listens. It doesn’t record you or anything like that, no, the BlueAnt S4 simply sits idle waiting for you to say “BlueAnt, speak to me”. That is when it springs into action, listing the commands you can say. It allows you to say a majority of commands, and use most of its features without touching the device.
Similarly to its Australian representative, Boost US is one of the cheapest mobile providers on the market, offering unlimited texts, calls, and data for only US$50 per month. The major problem for the company so far has been a small selection of subsidised phones along with the lack of high quality phones. This is about to change with the addition of the Motorola i1. This is definitely a high quality smartphone. It comes with a 5 mp camera, a 3.1 inch HVGA display, Android 1.5 with the pre-installed Opera 5 Mini Web Browser. The camera has an autofocus, flash, and is capable of taking small videos – all of the features of many of the top-of-the-range phones. The phone has Wi-Fi capabilities along with SWYPE integration for even faster texting than ever before. This new smartphone also comes with a 2 GB microSD card, but supports up to a 32 GB card if required.
We all know how it feels to try out the latest slate computer. In fact, at this point, we usually just shake out heads and move on. Only the most curious of us sometimes try them out, hoping that the experience will somehow be better than the previous one. However, users are usually disappointed with the devices they get. The fact is, slate computers, have not had as much to offer as desktops or laptops. Their hardware is usually lacking power, their operating systems are more restricted, and the overall experience is not perfect.
If you are one of the two million Apple-crazed, tech-loving buyers who have purchased an iPad this month, then you probably know why Apple has been able to maintain it’s high sale rate since the iPad hit the shelves on April 3. But for those of you who are not tech savvy, the iPad is a portable device that provides users with easy access to the Internet and to their favorite social sites in a new, fully interactive way that has never been done before. In short, the iPad is a blast to use, which is why so many people are buying and loving it.
A new multimedia player for the Android platform was officially announced last week. The player is called DoubleTwist. And this event could go unnoticed, because there plenty of music players available on the Market, and the release of another one is not such a big news… The fact is that compared to some other players, DoubleTwist looks very cool and attractive due to some features and nice design.
Steve Jobs finally announced the iPhone 4. He is probably more pleased to see this occur than us with more than a couple iPhone 4s prematurely making their way into journalist’s hands over the last few weeks. But none of that really matters anymore. The iPhone 4 is here.
Below are some of the main improvements and changes.
We have all heard similar stories before, but this one is different. To start with, it involves Google Maps service. Then, it deals with this service and how it is applied to the mobile devices such as the Blackberry. And finally, it asks one very simple, yet seemingly complex question – at what point does common sense kick in and negate technological devices, especially when they are telling you where to walk? That is exactly what everyone is asking about this case.
Today’s article is not about Android devices or applications. I wanted to very quickly discuss another topic that I’m interested in – digital SLR cameras. The below post provides information about 3 entry level dSLRs from the leading camera manufacturers – Nikon, Canon and Sony.
So, a lot of you are most likely wondering just how good the upcoming HTC Evo 4G is? Does it live up to it’s hype, or does it leave a lot to be desired? These days, you are probably wondering how it could be bad after all, these phones are usually pretty good, right? Well, here is the quick lowdown on the new Evo. The upsides, the downsides, and all of the information you need to know before you make a decision to buy.
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This blog is dedicated to Google’s Android operating system.
I will review phones supporting the OS and applications available on the Android Market.