• HTC Aria Review (AT&T) – the world in your pocket

    As of Jun 20th the latest HTC phone Aria has been available from AT&T carrier for $129.99 with a 2-year contract and an online discount. Not to be left alone in the list of monster carriers, AT&T decided to add a smartphone, that will be compatible with such device as EVO 4G and HTC Droid Incredible offered by Sprint and Verizon. “The... Read more»

  • Rumors about Google’s Chrome OS tablet going on sale November 26

    Today’s geek newspapers and blogs are rumoring about Google finally releasing Chrome OS tablet by the end of the year on Black Friday. It would be great for Google to put the tablet on sale on the busiest shopping day of the year, however, no public statement has been made yet and some sources dismiss these rumors and think the tablet will be... Read more»

  • HTC and Android (Google): How the partnership paid Well

    It sure is an exciting time to shop for a smartphone. Almost all phone manufacturers are coming up with Operating System’s to delight. However, HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer has been reaping rewards and widespread popularity due to its association with Google’s Android. In fact, recent reports on the major mobile phone manufacturer’s... Read more»

  • Android 2.2 (Froyo) vs iPhone OS 4.0

    Apple and Google are two fierce rivals in this industry and with the release of  Apple iOs 4 and  Google Android 2.2, the competition has become more intense and interesting. Google’s smartphone initiative, Nexus One did not make it big in the industry however iPhones have always had an upper hand when it comes to the superior mobile handsets. But... Read more»

  • HTC Wildfire Review

    Introduction The range of HTC devices was running short on budget models. And that’s the main reason why the company produces low-cost solutions from time to time – think of HTC Touch 2 and HTC Tattoo, for example. These devices are simple, compact and moderately functional. However, their start was obviously higher than it should. Roughly... Read more»

HTC SMS Hotfix for HTC HD Mini

Next to the HTC Touch Pro2 SMS update we are ready to welcome an alike update for HTC HD Mini. The  update is designed to fix the bugs which were present in Sense UI of the device. The main target is surely the SMS messaging. Just keep in mind that more you use the update, [...]

HTC Touch Pro 2 Software Update for SMS Messaging

The official European website of HTC released a Hotfix for the smartphone HTC Touch Pro2, making some changes in the function of SMS messaging. “This update amends the internal management of SMS functionality, and enhances SMS transmission stability” – announces the official site. Warning: The data hotfix is compatible with the HTC Touch Pro2 with [...]

HTC Touch Pro2: Android 2.1 + HTC Sense

The smartphone HTC Touch Pro2 is not likely to get accustomed to launching alternate operating systems – the developers have successfully installed Ubuntu, universal WVGA / VGA Android emulator … The “Project Android” does not remain behind either, as now users can get not only the latest version of the operating system from Google, but [...]

HTC Touch Pro2: Wi-Fi support Added Ubuntu

The smartphone Touch Pro2 has always attracted the attention of programmers-enthusiasts. Reports on new changes and additions to its software platform appear regularly in the web, apart from the preinstalled Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, Android 2.1 can also be used as a software platform. Not long ago, Ubuntu was also launched on Touch Pro2. [...]

HTC Touch Pro2: Assembly/Disassembly Official Video Manuals

Disassembling of complex and high-tech devices, such as smartphones, requires from the user certain knowledge and also experience, which is not less important. Official video of HTC demonstrates the process of disassembling and assembling of the popular smartphone HTC Touch Pro2. The peculiarity of the device is the sliding QWERTY-keyboard, which significantly complicates the process [...]

Ubuntu for HTC Touch HD

After running Ubuntu on HTC Touch Pro2 and HTC Universal the craftsmen have decided to run the popular Linux distribution on HTC Touch HD. The operation is relatively stable, there is support for Wi-Fi, but it is still far away from a full operating system. Works: – Touch screen and calibration – Hard-keys (but many [...]

ZoomBarPlus – Multifunction Touch Strip

Probably each owner of HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC Touch Pro2 knows about the application, which allows you to activate the touch strip in many programs on your device and their main modifications. But this was not enough for one of the owners, thx1200, and he expanded the functionality of it! Due to ZoomBarPlus you [...]

HTC Universal with zUbuntu

Yesterday we have presented to your attention the HTC Touch Pro2 under control of Ubuntu – one of the most popular distributions of Linux. But the developers do not cease to amaze! This time they managed to run an alternative operating system on HTC Universal – device, which was announced yet in 2005. Zubuntu is [...]

HTC Touch Pro2 with Ubuntu 8.0.4

Nobody will be surprised with the launch of Android on devices based on Windows Mobile. But a developer sebbo90 from xda-developers forum managed to achieve more – to install Ubuntu 8.0.4 (one of the popular Linux distributions) on his HTC Touch Pro2. Of course, this is not a complete operating system. Currently WiFi, keyboard, sound, [...]

HTC New Form Factor

Mobile devices classified in the category of “sliders”, do not differ from each other substantially. The most striking samples of HTC phones of this category are HTC Touch Pro2 and the HTC Dream. And now developers at HTC patent a new slider form factor phone. We present to your attention the sketches of the new [...]