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HTC Hero. 100% of win.

Martin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:23:51 +0000

There’s touchscreens, then there’s touchscreens. If you know what we mean. You don’t? Hmm. Okay, so there’s some touchscreens that have been added to phone’s in a kind of last minute way. A bit like when someone realises at the last minute that the party they’re going to is a fancy dress party. You know the type. They’re looking sheepish in the corner, trying to explain to someone that the piece of foil stapled to their shirt and paper-clipped to their ear lobes is because they’re from outer space. The point being, some touchscreens just have FAIL written across them from the very first caress.

The HTC Hero, however, has a screen that screams WIN from a distance. From a very small distance, as it goes, but it screams it very loudly indeed. Why is that? How does three reasons sound to you? First, it’s been designed from scratch, with the user in mind, not transported from the same software used to run a now discarded physical keyboard. That means it just plain works, just plain makes sense, and that’s good enough for us. Second, it’s a capacitive screen, meaning that it’s about as sensitive, responsive and downright right as a touchscreen gets (capacitive screens work by sensing the electrical currents in your fingers, meaning that you don’t even need to touch it – just get very very close – and that the more/less you touch it, the more/less it responds. Third, and this is our favourite: the keyboard presses back when you press the keys. So, as your typing, the keys – somewhat like real keys – seem to be offering resistance. How cool is that?! So there we have it, the HTC Hero features a touchscreen made 100% of win.

Oh, and, well, yes, I guess there’s lots of other things going on with the phone… 5mp camera… yadda-yadda… some kind of new interface… blah blah… Teflon… Teflon?! Oh dear… you should probably read this official product overview or even this HTC Hero review for some less touchscreen fetish thoughts. Or just have a looksy at this video.

HTC Magic. Keyboardless niceness

Martin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:05:05 +0000

Like those people who believe writing things out by hand or on typewriters is better than writing on a computer, those people who believer phones should come with full-QWERTY physical keyboards are, well, just plain wrong. They may deny it, they may even spit in your eye for suggesting it, but you can hankie out the phlegm happy in the knowledge that you are right, they are wrong, and that’s the end of it.

And it seems like HTC have cottoned on to the fact, because the HTC Magic, the follow-up to the first-ever Android-running phone, the keyboard-sporting G1, has done away with its keyboard. Huzzah, we say, whilst sticking our middle finger up towards the tweed-jacket wearing keyboard supporters as they weep into their pints of CAMRA-supported real ale. Because the HTC Magic is 100%, absolutely, completely, undeniably better for the addition… or the subtraction, as it were. It’s far, far lighter (coming in at a bikini-friendly 116g, just in time for summer). It’s slimmer, a Special-K-tastic 13.6mm, no more or less. And, the fantastic touchscreen thingie that’s replaced it is great. Boo-hoo Mr Keyboard Fiddler, it might take you all of four minutes to get used to the sensation of touching a screen rather than pounding some poor defenseless key. Waaaa, Mr Caps Lock Caresser, your fat fingers are too fat for the portrait mode… then flip it you imbecile, because this keyboard does what your favoured thing can’t – it rotates to fit the screen whichever way you turn it. And, thanks to the G-sensor, you can turn the Magic anyway you want, even upside down.

Anyway, that’s our keyboard-based rant over. Got to get that out of the system once a month at least. What’s that? You want more specs? More details? Bah! You’re so demanding. Check out the HTC Official page for some opinionated guff, or check out this HTC Magic Review, for some slightly different opinionated guff.

HTC Touch Cruise 09

admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:51:18 +0000

The HTC Touch Cruise 09 is the first phone that offers HTC Footprints. This particular program allows the user to permanently record their unique moments by capturing a digital postcard on their phone. After you have successfully captured this location the Footprints application will give you the ability to take notes and an audio clip of the particular place. This in turn will help you to retrace your steps and identify the geographical location of that place. Once you take a look at this video you will receive a much more elaborate presentation about this feature.

Another feature included the HTC Touch Cruise 09 is the state-of-the-art navigation system. When you put it into its accompanying car cradle, the HTC Touch Cruise 09 converts into a one-touch, easy-to-use navigation system that gives you directions at every turn.

Some other features of the HTC Touch Cruise 09 are:

- Bluetooth enabled
- Wifi enabled
- Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional is the operating system that is incorporated into the touchphone
- GPS
- 3.2 megapixel camera with fixed focus
- 2.8 inch LCD touch-sensitive screen

The HTC Touch Cruise 09 weighs only a mere 103g and its size is 102mm x 53.5mm x 14.5mm making this phone easy to carry wherever you go. You will no longer experience the hassle of incorporating your phone into your everyday activities.

This particular phone also provides the user with up to 400 minutes of talk time and the Touch Cruise 09 offers up to an unbelievable two weeks of standby time so you can be connected to anyone for a long amount of time.

These particular HTC mobile phones should easily capture the interest of all phone lovers and will appear as a piece of technology that should be kept an eye on at all times. The phone provides a number of features that is bound to make your life much more comfortable and easy, therefore be sure to take a look at the HTC Touch Cruise 09 as it will be a wise investment for your future.

If you are looking for network specific deals, follow the links below:
HTC Touch Cruise 09 on Orange
HTC Touch Cruise 09 on O2
HTC Touch Cruise 09 on T-Mobile
HTC Touch Cruise 09 on Vodafone
HTC Touch Cruise 09 on 3 Mobile
HTC Touch Cruise 09 on Virgin

HTC Touch Diamond 2

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:03:05 +0000

The HTC Touch Diamond 2 is an extremely tastefully styled touchscreen smartphone from the ‘labs’ of HTC. It looks great and has a really broad range of great features.
The Touch Diamond 2 sports a really wide 3.2 inch LCD touchscreen so that you can view videos in all its glory. The resolution stands at 480×800, which ensures bright and crystal clear pictures. The touch sensitive zoom bar under the screen really helps when viewing web pages, messages, emails, documents and photos by zooming in and out of them. At 4.15 ounces, the HTC Touch Diamond 2 is extremely light as well as portable.
The intuitive interface (Windows Mobile 6.1) is fairly disappointing, but this is covered somewhat by the presence of the TouchFLO 3D interface, which is extremely touch friendly with quick access to email, contacts, and photos as well as its big icons.
The RAM of the Touch Diamond 2 is 288MB and ROM clocks up to 512 MB. The memory can be expanded through the microSD card slot.
A 5 megapixel snapper with auto focus is present to capture those special moments. The VGA video recording facility ensures that videos aren’t blurred as they usually are in phone videos. The user can view a wide range of video formats. A stereo FM radio is also present, along with a music player which supports all the popular audio formats.
The push internet technology enables saving of important parts of the web pages so that web loading is much faster.
According to the product overview, other features include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and single contact view. An ambient light sensor is available to change brightness according to the surroundings. The thickness is a mere 13.7 mm, making it slide easily into your pocket.
You can surf mobile broadband with free laptop using the Touch Diamond 2.

For network specific deals, follow the links below:
HTC Touch Diamond 2 on Orange
HTC Touch Diamond 2 on O2
HTC Touch Diamond 2 on T-Mobile
HTC Touch Diamond 2 on Vodafone
HTC Touch Diamond 2 on 3 Mobile
HTC Touch Diamond 2 on Virgin

HTC Touch Pro 2

admin — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:22:53 +0000

The HTC Touch Pro 2 is a phone that is guaranteed to suit your busy lifestyle. The phone has a number of features that are best suited for the successful businessman. You will always be able to get your point across and also exude a certain professionalism that cannot hurt your career. The official overview of the HTC Touch Pro 2 mentions that there are a number of features that will be sure to attract you to this piece of technology:

- It is Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional enabled
- 3.6 LCD touch sensitive screen
- Adjustable tilt screen
- FM radio
- G-Sensor
- Internal GPS antenna
- Bluetooth enabled

These particular HTC mobile phones are also quite transportable. The HTC Touch Pro 2 weighs approximately 175g with the battery included. The dimensions consist of 116mm x 59.2m x 17.25mm. Even though the phone appears to be a bit larger than usual, it is easily overlooked when considering the advantages that it can bring to you.

The phone also has a slide-out 5-row QWERTY board. This ensures the user to be quite accurate and efficient when they are typing messages in a hurry. The design of the Touch Pro 2 also helps the user to appear to be quite professional and sophisticated when using this remarkable phone.

The HTC Touch Pro 2 is also Wifi enabled. This feature in the HTC Touch Pro 2 is quite advantageous for the traveling business individual. Since the web can be accessed at any time from anywhere you will experience the luxury of receiving and sending messages whenever you wish.

The main camera in the phone is a 3.2 megapixel color camera that has autofocus. The phone also has up to 419 minutes in talk time and up to an astonishing 348 hours of standby time.

The HTC Touch Pro 2 also has an amazing 150 minutes in video call time, but it also says that it is likely to change when considering the network and the phone usage.

For network specific deals, follow the links below:
HTC Touch Pro 2 on Orange
HTC Touch Pro 2 on O2
HTC Touch Pro 2 on T-Mobile
HTC Touch Pro 2 on Vodafone
HTC Touch Pro 2 on 3 Mobile
HTC Touch Pro 2 on Virgin

The Close Up of the HTC Touch Cruise

admin — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:54:57 +0000

The brand new HTC Cruise is a great new phone from Samsung which offers a good set of features including a 3.2 mega pixel camera, high speed internet, a media player and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. I’ve also seen a few HTC Touch Cruise reviews which seems to suggest that this phone has a lot to offer and is definitely worth the purchase. I have to agree, I think the HTC Touch Cruise is a great phone with high quality features and it’ll probably be very popular with personal users throughout the UK and Europe. Also, the high quality brand name is a great asset for this phone.
I’ve also seen a lot of HTC Touch Cruise pay as you go deals available and I think as we approach Christmas we’ll probably see a lot of mobile phone contract deals available and it’ll probably be a great time to get yourself a great deal on the mobile phone you want. I have to say I’d definitely recommend this phone to both personal and business users. I’ve seen that the HTC Touch Cruise on contract is available for free on most networks so that’ll probably be a very popular option indeed. All in all, it’s a great phone with a great look to it with a lot of high quality features inside.
Overall, the HTC Touch Cruise is a great looking phone with a nice set of high quality features and I think it’ll do very well in terms of sales this year and next year. It has everything a personal and business user could need and it stylish too. I’ve also seen an HTC Cruise video which is definitely worth watching and I think that if you’re interested in this phone you’ll enjoy being able to see the phone in action before you buy it and you’ll also get a closer look at the features available.

The Beautiful & Sophisticated Max 4G from HTC

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:26:49 +0000

The brand new HTC Max 4G is a great new phone with a huge set of high quality features. The phone is equipped with the latest in mobile phone technology and the features include a 5 mega pixel camera, high speed internet, WiFi and WiMAX, a media player, GPS and a-GPS and a whole host of other features. I’ve seen a lot of Max 4G reviews and they seem to agree with me in that they haven’t seen a phone that is as good as this in a really long time. The phone literally has everything anyone could ever need and is even equipped with Pocket Office so business users can appreciate this phone as well.
I’ve also seen that the HTC Max 4G orange phone is the best value for money at the moment but as with any phone if you’re searching for great deals make sure you shop around so you can be sure you don’t miss any offers. I’ve also seen that you can get the HTC Max 4G on contract for free on most networks which is great and could be an option for a lot of people. I’ve noticed that as we get closer to Christmas, mobile phone contracts are getting better and better which is always great for us.
Overall, the HTC Max 4G is a great phone and I haven’t seen a bad word written or spoken about this phone. It really does have an amazing set of features and will be hard to beat. I’ve also seen an HTC Max 4G video which is worth watching as it’ll give you a closer look at the phone in action and it’ll allow you to get a clearer idea of what the phone has to offer. I’d highly recommend watching the video if you’re interested in this phone and I’d recommend the phone to just about any mobile phone user.

The 3G Phone with Touch Screen Technology – The HTC Touch 3G

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:57:58 +0000

The recently released HTC Touch 3G is a great new phone which offers a complete internet experience all from a touch screen device. The phone itself runs Windows Mobile Professional version 6.1 and is highly responsive and fast. I really like this phone and I have to say that I don’t think I’m the only one. I’ve seen a lot of HTC Touch 3G reviews and I’ve yet to read anything negative about this phone. Everyone is so positive about the features and the look and feel of this phone and to be honest it appears completely flawless in design and in features – it literally has everything you could ever need.
I’ve also noticed there are a lot of HTC Touch 3G deals available and I think there are a lot of mobile phone deals in general available right now because of the run up to Christmas. I’ve got to say I’m very impressed with this phone and I think it’s probably one of the best releases this year. I’ve also seen that the HTC Touch 3G contract phone is available for free on most networks so you should be able to get a great deal for this phone whether on contract or on PAYG.
Overall, the HTC Touch 3G is a fantastic phone with a huge set of features, primarily internet ones. I’ve got to say I’m absolutely blown away by HTC this year and I think the HTC Touch 3G video review I’ve found is a great thing to watch if you’re interested in this phone because it’ll give you a clearer idea of what his phone has to offer and it’ll allow you to see the phone in action before you buy it. All in all, the HTC Touch 3G is a great phone and I’m super impressed with the whole thing.

The HTC Touch HD – Experience the Power and Beauty of HD on your Mobile

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:57:15 +0000

The brand new HTC Touch HD is a great new phone which has a WVGA screen which means you can enjoy an HD experience with your mobile phone wherever you are, whenever you want. This phone has a huge set of features most of which aren’t released yet and when this phone is officially launched I’ll be the first in line to get one. I’ve read a lot of HTC Touch HD reviews and I have to say that most of them are very positive about this phone and seem to suggest that it really is as good as it sounds. I’m very excited for the official launch of this phone and I have to say I’m very impressed with HTC this year.
I’ve also seen that a lot of HTC Touch HD deals will be available and I think that’s a great thing because you’ll be able to get hold of one at a bargain price. I’ve also noticed that mobile phone deals in general are getting better as we get closer to Christmas and I think you’ll be able to get the HTC Touch HD contract phone for free on most networks. All in all, the HTC Touch HD is a great phone and I’d highly recommend it to any mobile phone user who loves entertainment features.
Overall, the HTC Touch HD is a great phone and I can’t see anything wrong with it so far. I’m sure when the full specs are finally released we’ll all have something to say but so far it’s looking pretty damn good. If you’re interested in this phone then I’d suggest you check out the HTC Touch HD video review which will give you a clearer idea of what this phone has to offer and you’ll be able to see the phone in action before you race to the shops to buy your own.

The HTC Touch Viva – Live the dream with HTC!

admin — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:56:33 +0000

The recently released HTC Touch Viva is a great new phone which offers a completely personal user experience and is probably one of the best personal phones available. This phone has a huge set of features including a 2 mega pixel camera, high speed internet, WiFi and GPS as well as a great media player. I’ve also seen a lot of HTC Touch Viva reviews which all seem to be highly positive about this phone and say it’s the best thing HTC has ever done – I’m not convinced about that. I prefer the HTC Touch HD and 3G but this phone is still incredible when you consider other phones on the market.
I’ve also see a lot of HTC Touch Viva deals available and this makes the phone all the more popular because it’s affordable. I’ve also noticed that mobile phone deals in general are getting better as we get closer to Christmas and I think a lot of people are going to be able to afford more than they thought considering some of these deals. I’ve also seen that the HTC Touch Viva contract phone is going to be available for free on most networks which is great because it means anyone can get one.
Overall, the HTC Touch Viva is a fantastic phone and I think a lot of people will be very happy to own this handset. It’s elegant and stylish as well as being feature rich. I’ve seen an HTC Touch Viva video review which is definitely worth watching as it’ll give you a clearer idea of what this phone has to offer and I think you’ll enjoy watching it if you’re interested in this phone. All in all, the HTC Touch Viva is a great phone and I’d highly recommend it to any personal mobile phone user.