Paul over at MoDaCo, has posted a review of a pre-release version of the much anticipated HTC Kaiser Windows Mobile 6 Professional device. Up until now, compromise has been the order of the day. Want GPS? Then you can’t have QWERTY. Want a compact form factor? Then you can’t have a QWERTY either, unless you give up 3G. There have been some great devices (HTC Trinity, HTC Herald)… but the device we all really want …
Continue readingCategory: Pocketnow
The T-Mobile Wing
Matthew Miller of ZDNet writes in his article about the T-Mobile Wing: As you can read below, while the Wing may not have the cool iPhone UI it is able to do more and has AMAZING predictive text functionality that beats Apple’s simple word correction mechanism. Click here for his full review, and also feel free to check out our full review, if you haven’t already. Originally published on Pocketnow on June 28, 2007. More …
Continue readingSandisk to Produce 4 and 8Gb MicroSDHC cards
As posted by Engadget, Sandisk has announced 6 and 8 Gigabyte MicroSDHC cards. It’s unclear if this is a new version of the MicroSD format which may be uncompatible with current devices or weather the HC just stands for High Capacity and will work in what we’ve got right now. Hopefully it’s the latter. Not one to miss an opportunity to seize the moment, SanDisk’s Jeff Kost says that with the new microSDHC cards, “any …
Continue readingT9 PhonePad with Black Theme to Match HTC Touch
A contributer at the XDA-Developers forum has posted a new T9 PhonePad software input method application with a black and grey skin theme to match the HTC Touch color scheme. If you log-in as a member, there are links to download the software. Also included is a multi-lingual version and a button vibration program which adds tactile feedback to button presses. If you don’t want to be taking out your stylus to type messages on …
Continue readingFinger vs. Stylus vs. Thumboard (Part 3)
Lastly, we have the hardware based keyboard and navigation buttons interface. All of the Windows Mobile Standard/Smartphone devices and just about all other mobile phones use this type of interface. Thumb-keyboard oriented interface… Pros: – You can feel the buttons with your fingers without having to look at them. – You can develop motor memory for locations of the buttons thus improving speed and efficiency – Interface can be navigated without the need to look …
Continue readingSpecs and Images Leak on New HTC Phones
Wow! Take a look at some of the new HTC Phones you might be able to expect this year! CTI-Miami posted a big PDF showing renderings and specifications for a number of new devices potentially being released in the future. As noted by Engadget: First up, the S640 “Iris” is a CDMA rendition of the Excalibur and Cavalier, tossing in EV-DO rev. A and WiFi atop Windows Mobile 6 Standard. The “Vogue” is essentially a …
Continue reading