HTC’s official extended battery with cover and kickstand for the HTC HD2 is now available. It adds a lot more power to your device as well as a lot more thickness and a cool way to prop up your device for watching movies. The 2300 mAh battery is available from Clove for £35 or about $50 USD. Originally published on Pocketnow on May 25, 2010. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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Throwback: HTC’s First iPhone Clone
You may have heard about how Apple is suing HTC about violating their intellectual property patents and then how HTC is suing Apple for the same thing. Well, here’s a very special pocketnow throwback showing you one of HTC’s very first iPhone-like phones. The HTC Himalaya or i-mate Phone Edition 2003 was first released in 2003 in Dubai U.A.E. We had a guy ship us one from Dubai so that we could be the first …
Continue readingKIN is All About Awesome Parties
You know how Android and Apple are all about how many apps you can download for your phones? KIN isn’t about that. KIN is about having fun with your friends. KIN is about going to awesome parties around the country. Here’s a few clips and photos from some of the crazy parties and concerts KIN has been throwing. The concerts are free, but you don’t know where they’re going to be until a few hours …
Continue readingT-Mobile’s 3G Getting Faster in LA Now
While we’ve been getting some pretty high-speed downloads on T-Mobile’s new 3G network in New York and Philadelphia for a while now, it looks like the LA network is now getting a speed bump according to Arsen Karapetyan. We already know T-Mobile has been working on upgrading their 3G network to the 3.5G HSPA+ version who’s speeds can rival Sprint’s 4G WiMAX, so it’s good to see some nice upgrades cropping up around the country. …
Continue readingKIN Screen Actually Readable in Direct Sunlight
Most “smart” phones these days are really dumb when it comes to outdoor screen readability. Sure, the screen looks great when you’re inside with the lights out, but when you’re actually mobile and need to use some mobile-related feature of your phone, it turns out you can’t see anything on the screen. Luckily the KIN phones are designed for people who do have lives that take place outdoors and the screen was designed to accommodate. …
Continue readingVideo: New Zune Games and Updated Facebook/Twitter Apps
Just the other day the Zune HD’s App marketplace was updated with two new games; Spades and Hearts, plus new versions of the Twitter and Facebook apps. Here’s a quick look at what’s new. Spades and Hearts are two very similar card games with very nice graphics, while the Facebook and Twitter updates add a very welcome landscape keyboard option. Originally published on Pocketnow on May 20, 2010. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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