The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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Will this be the T-Mobile Shadow III?
As reported by TMoNews.com: “On July 25th, the FCC passed the HTC Raphael, also known as the HTC Touch Pro. We can tell very little about the phone from the limited information released by the FCC (HTC requested much of it be kept confidential) however we can see that the Touch Pro will have Quad-Band GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and WiFi. Simply put, this means that the (850/950/1800/1900 MHz) which the Raphael will support can work …
Continue readingTouchFLO 3D’s Latest Speed Increase on the Touch Diamond
Since initial impressions of the Touch Diamond’s TouchFLO 3D interface were criticized as being very slow, HTC has been releasing updated ROMs with new versions of the TouchFLO 3D interface that have reduced the animated fluff in order to increase the usability speed. In June, you may have seen the TouchFLO 3D interface was already changed from the shipping version in ROM 1.37. You can see the video of the 1.37 version here… and you …
Continue readingThe Secret to Better Battery Life on the Treo 800w
Over at TreoCentral, some users have discovered a very simple way to double your battery life on the Palm Treo 800w. It turns out, the GPS stays on at all times and this is one of the reasons GPS programs like Live Search can get a fix on your location almost instantly. Shutting off this feature when not in use, will increase your battery life. So how do you do it? Tap the cross-hairs icon …
Continue readingSymbian S60 Attempts a Touchscreen Interface
Symbian-Freak.com has posted some leaked screenshots of the latest in Symbian S60’s Touch UI interface for touchscreen devices. It mostly looks the same as the regular Symbian S60 operating system, except now there are three buttons at the top of the screen or four buttons on the left side in landscape view. Something that I think the Symbian developers don’t realize is that there’s no way for new users to figure out what some of …
Continue readingOpera 9.5 Not So Great After All?
Since Opera 9.5 Beta has been released to the public, some users have changed their tune regarding how excellent the browser is. For example, MSmobiles is now reporting that Opera 9.5 is “an unusable piece of junk” after previously reporting here (Regarding the version included on the Touch Diamond) that: “Opera Mobile 9.5 is one of the best mobile browsers in the world and clearly thanks to the embedding in the device in pre-installed version …
Continue readingWindows Mobile Still Set To Dominate iPhone?
Justin Montgomery, of InformationWeek has written an interesting article regarding the never-ending Windows Mobile vs. iPhone vs. Android speculation story. Of Windows Mobile, he says, “The fact that it’s meant to be used across several devices and manufacturers still makes more sense than limiting itself to one device like Apple’s iPhone OS. With an Android-like distribution method, they’re still in the best position to dominate the space. “From a future-development standpoint, Windows Mobile might provide …
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