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Near Bezel-less design
Zellweger noted that HTC will be coming out with near bezel-less screens in the future. When there is no bezel around the screen this leaves more space to implement technology in the case below the screen. He goes on to reason that nobody will complain when you make the screen larger but leave the phone dimensions around the same size (so that it won’t take up even more space in your bag/pants or wherever you carry your phone). Next to the bezel-less design they are certainly aiming to dive below the 10-13mm thickness that most HTC phones currently have.
If this means that we will see more differentiation in HTC designs is unknown. But we believe the company sure could use some new ideas.
Another big question here could be if HTC will continue to use their beloved Super LCD screens or will they be able to buy some of the production of Super AMOLED screens by samsung? They tried to jump to AMOLED when the HTC Desire was first released, but met with a huge shortage which led them to SLCD technology.
NFC
Zellweger from HTC also noted that the new models will be coming with an NFC chip. NFC (Near Field Communication) allows you to make payments with your mobile phone by holding it close to a transaction point. Google recently launched their NFC payment service Google Wallet so it’s probably not speculation that the new HTC phones will be compatible with this service.
Onscreen keyboard with feedback on the touchscreen
Tweakers.net also reported that HTC is working on a technology that allows for feedback while using the onscreen keyboard. How they will manage to do this is still unknown. Zellweger hinted at possible use of bubbles on the screen where they replace hardware keyboards. Do we really want bubbles on our smooth touchscreens? We can’t see this working out very well – but perhaps HTC will prove us wrong here.
Many users have been outing their concerns about making bezel-less phones, but why? Well imagine a phone doesn’t have a bezel at all and you would drop it on a corner – even from a very low fall the phone screen would most likely shatter or at the least be damaged. Certainly this would not pass HTC quality control? Could it be that HTC is coming out with more bendable screens that could withstand such a drop/pressure? Time will tell. It’s certainly an interesting idea.
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Earlier this year, there was a lot of news around HTC concerning their locked bootloaders. A locked bootloader means that the HTC Evo 3D can only boot a kernel that is signed with a private key that only HTC has – making it impossible to boot a custom kernel. There was an uproar on the internet and some major news blogs picked up the story. HTC Promptly responded that they would revise their bootloader policy. Shortly after this the CEO of HTC issued the order to make the bootloaders unlockable – but not before the HTC Evo 3D was shipped. The did however promised to unlock to bootloader in an update.
Of course the folks at XDA aren’t too patient and love a challenge. This has now lead to the bootloader of the HTC Evo 3D to be hacked by “Team Win”. Because of there efforts the HTC Evo 3D phone is now open to custom software. The procedure isn’t easy so Team Win is still working on that – but it’s coming. Please follow their effort in the source link below and please.. read before you act – don’t ruin your brand spanking new kickass htc phone!
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1148819
A small rundown of the Evo 3D’s short but interesting history:
March 22, 2011, The HTC Evo 3D was announced to the public on. The phone started going on sale on
May 19, Evo 3D information and release date of June 4th was leaked
May 24, Evo 3D was confirmed to have a cryptographically signed bootloader, recovery and of course kernal image. The internet responded with furious anger
May 24, HTC released a statement hours later that they will look into their bootloader policy
May 26, HTC realised there was no other way out – Peter Chou the big cahuna aka CEO of HTC issued a response saying they will no longer lock their future bootloaders.
June 24, HTC Evo 3D goes on sale!
July 4, HTC Evo 3D bootloader cracked
HTC Hero mobile phone was launched on 24th June 2009, in London, by HTC Corporation, a global designer of mobile phones. It presents itself with variant selection of widgets on the screen of the phone. You can alternate the designs and sizes to suit your personality. HTC Hero is an Android phone and prior to it HTC G1 was having this facility. Hero introduces a unique blend of functions which improves the Android experience. Android is an operation system, functioning on Linux kernel, initially developed by Google and later on by Open Handset Alliance.
The merits of this phone lie in its simplification of the operation system thereby making easier for the users. In this phone you need not scroll around to search a name. All you have to do is type a few letters of the name and you get the name. When you search your mail in the inbox, unlike a list of e-mails, you will find a list arranged systematically, important notes flagged and a library for the documents along with the attachments. The search button easily finds the tweets in Twitter and searches through your appointments in the calendar. Operating the phone, you have a custom made experience. Hero is primarily a touch screen device.
The hardware which is added to its features are the screen, a 3.2-inch TFT-LCD display with 320 x 480 resolution, 5 mega-pixel auto-focus camera, 3.5 mm audio jack, and a custom built HTC user interface. With its 3.2-inch display, the HTC Hero is optimized for Web and multimedia. Adobe is, also, working with HTC to make sure that the Hero can run Flash. Which implies the Flash elements and components on the web will run smoothly on the Hero. Users will be able to observe YouTube and various videos and video shows.
You will only realize about the phone when you see the specifications. It has 512MB ROM /288 MB RAM, Internal GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR and A2DP support, 900/2100MHz HSPA and Quad-band GSM, 802.11b/g WiFi with 3.5mm Audio Jack, 5 mega-pixel auto-focus camera, micro SD expansion, G-sensor and many modern applications.
Improvised on a culture of innovation, HTC Heroshapes the mobile experience to a new generation gadget. To get the best of mobile phone deals and demonstration of Flash working, visit dialaphone.co.uk.
Source: articlealley.com/article_964969_45.html
If you have seen the latest video demonstrations for Windows Touch and other multi touch application software, you have probably been wondering when the technology will finally land on the mobile phone. HTC brings an end to this wait by launching the new HTC HD2 smart phone. This mobile device has a 4.3 inch capacitive multi touch screen and is currently running the HTC Sense interface on Windows Mobile 6.5.
We are hoping for an upgrade compatibility with the upcoming Windows 7 in order to make full use of its multi touch features. Multi touch alone does not make a great mobile phone, and the HD2 is a pretty expensive device to boot. Fortunately for us, HTC has packed some pretty serious hardware in the HD2 to make everyone happy.
Everything but the Memory
The HD2 is jam packed with great hardware that makes it a powerful smart phone. The Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor makes everything run smoothly, even the clunky Windows Mobile operating system. Expect insignificant load times and no slow downs in graphic intensive programs. If you are familiar with the HTC Touch, consider the HD2 as its big bad cousin. The only problem with the HD2’s specifications is that it only has 512MB of internal memory, forcing you to rely a lot on the microSD transflash card slot for storing larger files and media.
HD2 Hardware Specifications
The HTC HD2 has support for HSDPA and GSM network bands (similar to its Asian release counterpart). It will connect to EDGE, GPRS, 3G HSDPA and wireless LAN networks. It has GPS capabilities and is supported by HTC’s navigations services such as HTC Footprints, Digital Compass and the NaviPanel.
Thanks to the large screen of the HD2, you can use this mobile smart phone as your navigation device while driving. It also has Bluetooth device compatibility allowing you to use hands free headsets for greater freedom of movement. The external casing of the HD2 carries a nice black finish with texture that is easy to hold. At 0.43 inches thick, it’s slim enough to fit into most pockets.
Software Specifications
HTC has also designed integrated applications for Facebook, Twitter and YouTube allowing users to instantly access their accounts for quick updates. The HTC Sense is very easy to use and thanks to the capacitive touch screen, it responds quickly to commands. We are still going to see if it has been modified for multi touch input as well.
You should check out some of the fantastic HTC HD2 contracts if this phone is of interest to you. Best Mobile Contracts are a good place to look as they are the UK’s leading mobile phone price comparison website. They also compare mobile broadband ensuring that you are always connected.
Source: articlealley.com/article_1202910_45.html
A fun Windows Phone game can be hard to find these days. But the one reviewed here today is a real gem, and best of all it’s completely free wvga game. Totem Star Lite is a simple but fun puzzle game for the Windows Mobile platform. Totem Star Lite does it’s thing perfectly on the WVGA resolution, and as an enthusiastic gamer who loves the new WVGA devices, and games that work on these phones I just had to do a review of this puzzle game.
Totem Star Lite is obtainable for free via the developer website – Touch Dimensions. Where you can find the game as a .cab file for your phone. The game in cab format can be either downloaded to your mobile phone or copied over via Windows with Bluetooth or Active Sync. This WVGA game requires that you have Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5 installed on your Windows Mobile Smartphone device. You can get it by searching around in the search engines or the Microsoft site.
This WVGA Game that used to be known as “Dream Catcher Lite” but for unknown reason was renamed to Totem Star Lite. In this game you lead the destiny of your fellow tribesmen through the stars or so say the creators of this game. Totem Star is set in the Native American desert sunset. The goal of the game is to draw patterns around stars of similar shape or color. You can also make combination in as the authors say – ‘an infinite variety of patterns’ which in the real world will is quite finite. But there are plenty combinations possible and a lot to be found out in the game play.
Totem Star Lite does not have a steep learning curve at all, but you will soon discover that the game is much deeper as it seems to be from the beginning. The goal of the game is to make a lot of patterns from the stars that appear in the game area. The combinations can be found in the bottom right corner of the screen. Just below a totem pole that you have to fill up to have your fellow tribesmen build more buildings, which results into a new pattern and a higher score.
Sometimes a certain star color is not available and you can make combinations to force it to spawn and complete your goal. The combinations you can make in the game can be found on Touch Dimensions site that you can find through Google.
The game play is fun, and keeps you busy for quite some time. The background music is very relaxing and the entire atmosphere of the game is just great. These days finger friendly applications and games are really hot. But because of how the game is made it’s often better to use the stylus. The patterns you have to draw can be quite small and thus your finger can be in the way. The game plays fine with your finger as long as you are not that concerned about getting the best high score that day. In the options menu of the game you can view your current high score and switch between music/sound disabled or enabled. Other than that it’s just a great little WVGA game that works on all devices it was tested on, WQVGA and more. Be sure to try this gem of a game, which on top of it all is free.
This game was tested on the following devices: HTC Touch HD, HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Touch Diamond 2, Samsung i900 (Omnia), Samsung Omnia 2 and Samsung Omnia Pro. And will most likely work on the HTC Touch HD 2.
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