People seem to have short memories and are jumping all over the following Digitimes story as if HTC was dropping Qualcomm as their main chipset supplier. According to sources quoted by Digitimes, HTC is evaluating Broadcom has an additional 3.5G Chipset supplier (they already use Qualcomm and Ericsson):
HTC (High Tech Computer) is evaluating the possibility [...]
The Windows Mobile Team has just posted part 3 of their Windows Mobile 6.5 Widget anatomy article. This one takes a look at how to make them performant without draining too much battery.
This is part three of my Widget Anatomy series which which will explain the ins and outs of the Widget Framework that is [...]
According to industry sources quoted by Digitimes, HTC’s latest and greatest, the LEO also known as the HTC Touch HD2, is going to launch in Q4 2009 (Nov/Dec):
Acer and HTC (High Tech Computer) will launch their respective Qualcomm Snapdragon-based smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2009, pushing CPUs used in Taiwan’s handset-manufacturing industry into [...]
Forbes has posted fairly interesting article about HTC’s newly acquired One & Co design company and where they are headed in terms of hardwware deisgn in the future. Here’s few quotes:
Consistency is most important within a particular product line. HTC has two: Google Android and Windows Mobile phones. Its Windows Mobile devices come in dark, [...]
Looks like the OmniaPRO B7610 isn’t the only one get some design changes. According to a picture on Samsung’s NA site, the Omnia II is also getting rid of the cubic button and now looks somewhat like the Samsung Galaxy.
Source: Samsung via Engadget
More than a month after is was “announced” the HTC Magic is finally getting some Sense UI love, in Brazil. If you go to HTC’s Brazilian’s site you’ll see that the Magic is sporting the new Android UI. Is this a sign that HTC is finally going to officially release an update to all HTC [...]
HTC just released a HotFix for the Diamond2 fixing a LED bug on the smartphone:
Hotfix for resolving LED not showing a green light when the battery is fully charged for HTC Touch Diamond2
Note: This hotfix only can be applied for ROM version between 1.36.XXX.X to 1.44.XXX.X and 1.66.XXX.X to 1.76.XXX.X
Grab it here
Source: HTC via [...]
Looks like the Samsung OmniaPro B7610 is getting a little facelift eventhough it hasn’t been released yet. As seen in the promo video below gone is the center button:
Source: unwired