HTC latest line up!

It's a little while ago when HTC introduce their Aria and Wildfire and now they're back with more player in their line ups. With the recent introduction of WP7 or Windows Phone 7, HTC said to be among the first to offer the WP7 powered devices. Now they offered 5 new devices with 3 WP7 powered phones and 2 new Desire variations. Here are their latest line up:

HTC's WP7 Phones

HTC HD7

...upgraded HD2 with a new "clothes"

 

HTC 7 Mozart

...no this is not a piano, you cannot play with it like piano, it's a phone that you can play Mozart's music with it and of course Mozart didn't use this phone before...

 

 

HTC 7 Trophy

...give it to your love one for a trophy but don't hang it on the wall though...

 

 

 

 

..and their two new HTC Desire variations:

HTC Desire HD

...HD? really HD? owh it might be HD, I think it's a HD, I'm sure it's not HD tv, owhhh my Desire has gone HD...

 

 

HTC Desire Z

...this one sounds like it evolve from Goku's time hmmm Dragonball Z? Just kidding :p

 

 

 

 

So there you have it, 5 new HTC phones, it's a lotttttt of choices to choose from but sadly it might not be in Malaysia yet. Just keep your faith, it will not be long although it might take sometimes :p Anyway, for more info on all of those phones point your browser to HTC website or click HERE.

p/s: I guess this year most people burn holes in their pocket because of mobile phones, oh well, at least that shows mobile phones is one of the most important things in life now, don't believe me? Try throwing your phone from the top of 10 storey building, will you do it or not? you might say "that's so stupid, what for throwing my phone from 10th storey building?" Ain't it important now? ;p If you're a millionaire that's a different story la..

WP7 - Latest army arrived on the Battlefield!

Finally Microsoft enter the mobile gadgets OS battlefield showcasing their latest mobile devices operating system. It's called WP7 or Windows Phone 7. Now that's more like it, at least it's not called Windows Mobile 7. Want to know why they've changed the name? From some sources, there was some mismanagement in the Windows Mobile team which has caused them to be reorganized. That had made Microsoft to start from scratch in developing a new mobile platform and now it's called the Windows Phone. That's a little bit of story on why the name is not windows mobile anymore and can explain why Microsoft was late in introducing it's new mobile platform.

Whatever it is, it's official that this WP7 powered devices are already in the market. Latest news from engadget revealed  the latest HTC phone on Windows Phone 7, the HTC HD7. The HD7 are pretty much like the HTC HD2 with new appearance on the outside. Like HD2, the most appealing things about this phone is the big size of the screen (4.3 inch to be exact). If you asked me is that important or not, my answer is, definitely!! It will be eye-soothing seeing something so big and clear. So if screen size does matter to you this phone is worth to get your hands on. But unluckily it will take sometimes to arrive in Malaysia. A little bit of this phone's specification:

• Runs on 1 GHz processor
• Powered by Windows Phone 7 OS
• 5 Megapixel, auto focus, dual LED flash camera with HD video
• 576MB RAM and 16GB internal storage
• 4.3 inch touch screen with 800×480 pixels resolution

For full preview on this HTC HD7 read it HERE.   

As for us in Malaysia, we will have to wait as like other new mobile devices, it will take sometimes to arrive here. But Maxis brought a good news yesterday as they will be the first to offer this phone and with that we can expect a contract package like other phones they offered before. Now like what always be the concern, the price it will carry. The predecessor, HD2 priced more than RM2k when it was first brought to the market, even now the price might be around RM1900 (correct me if I'm wrong). So, will the latest HD7 carry a price more than the HD2? Logically it might will as it can be consider as an upgrade for HD2. Now, the question is will any of you would be interested in the new Windows powered phone? Especially when while you're reading this you're holding your Android or BlackBerry Phone or an iPhone4 ;p 

Google Tablet? In November?

Believe it or not, this is not impossible. Since Android 2.2 have a great success and beat even the iOS4 of Iphone, it's no surprise if Google have another machine inside their vault to top out the Apple Ipad. There's a rumors saying that Google tablet are in the making and will be powered with an OS called Chrome OS. So it might be called Chrome OS Tablet. downloadsquad.com said the device is being built by HTC (hope this is true :p ) but it will be first introduce by with Verizon. So even if this is true, it might take a while for it to be in Asia or Malaysia :( They also mention that it will be launched on 26 November this year and that's is a Black Friday in USA, the busiest shopping day of the year, quiet a good date for launching new products though.

But according to reuters.com it might not HTC to be first to introduce the Chrome OS tablet, they quote Digitimes saying that it will be Motorola, not HTC!! For the full article read it HERE.

Whether it will be HTC or Motorola, both will not be impossible. Both of them have their own line up of their Android phone but personally, it will be good if it's HTC :p

Anyway, there are few assumptions on what will the Chrome OS Tablet's hardware will be. Some different assumptions but one thing which I found to be mention by both of the assumptions is that, the tablet will be based on NVidia's Tegra 2 platform. I guess all we can do now is jut to wait and see :p

If this Chrome OS Tablet will be a reality, one thing that I really hope for, I hope it will not be very expensive, maybe around RM1500 to RM1999 would be good :p

Let's crossing our fingers and wait patiently though.

Is this what the Chrome OS Tablet will be look like? If it's true, it's a beauty :p

*Image source: downloadsquad.com*

HTC Hero - Best Mobile Handset

This is not my self-proclaim, indeed it is HTC Hero won the Best Mobile Handset at the Global Mobile Awards 2010. Although I'm not a HTC Hero user but hearing this news make me wonder, where are the other overrated mobile phone brands? :p I guess Android and HTC Sense have really bring out the best from HTC phone, no doubt it is a very effective collaboration between Android and HTC though. HTC is among the first to introduce Android phone to the mass market in the early introduction of Android platform. I still remember that I've used one of it's low end Android 1.6 phone the HTC Tattoo for almost a year and as a whole I'm satisfied with it and now I continued to use HTC phone :p 

Although it is the HTC Hero that won the awards but it really does reflect the HTC and Android as a whole. I'm a bit "sucking up" here because I'm a proud HTC user hehehe

Trial Post From Blogger-droid

This is a trial post send from Blogger-droid apps for Android phone. Quiet a simple apps but got all the needed function to post out a short post. This apps is only for blogspot blog. It would be better if the interface improve. This apps is downloadable through Android Market.

Got function to add picture to the post but not positioned inside the post during post editting :(

Published with Blogger-droid v1.5

Android 2.2 Froyo, Wow!!!!

Seeing these videos on Android 2.2 Froyo give me a big goose-bums, seriously this Android 2.2 is so cool. I can't find any other word to described it, just Awesome!!

I like the portable Wi-Fi hotspot, from what I understand that I will be able to use my Android 2.2 (if I have one :p ) as a Wi-Fi modem without any complicated setup and cable. But it might not going to work well here in Malaysia I think considering the 3G broadband speed we currently have hmmm. Anyway Android 2.2 is one hell of a good phone OS, I can feel that Iphone really have a great competition from this Android 2.2 :p  

HTC Wildfire - My Experience

This will be a very short update on HTC Wildfire as I promised to give my view and share my experience with it like what I mention earlier in this post. Because I'm too busy this few weeks so I didn't had the chance to really update this. As mention in my previous post this HTC Wildfire is no doubt a beauty/handsome phone, the looks is an easy reason to fall in love with it. But this Wildfire is also no doubt a lower end HTC smart phone and compare to others in the line up like HTC Legend and Desire, some features has been not included in Wildfire. As I've used HTC Tattoo before this Wildfire can be said to be a replacement of Tattoo or an enhance and upgraded version of Tattoo. As most of the HTC user know Tattoo is one of those low end and among the cheapest when Android phone was first introduced by HTC in their line up.

 

Compared to its predecessors, the Tattoo, Wildfire look more advance and matured in term of design (like Tattoo have grown up hehehe). So here are some of the upgraded feature of this Wildfire:

1. Running on Android 2.1 (Tattoo on Android 1.6) but the processor is still the same as Tattoo

2. Bigger 3.2 inches screen compared to Tattoo's 2.8 inches screen but sadly the resolution is still the same old 240x320 QVGA.

3. No more four way navigation button, Wildfire equipped with HTC's latest Optical Trackball, a very nice new addition.

4. New 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and LED flash, Tattoo only have 3.2 megapixel camera without auto focus and flash so this is a very good upgrade.

5. Improved battery capacity from 1100 mAh in Tattoo to 1300 mAh in Wildfire.

For more technical features of Wildfire, check it HERE.

From those five major upgrades, although it is a low end smart phone, this Wildfire is still a sophisticated multi-function phone. It got the good looks and it featured with some good features. So enough for the technical specifications, now what I really like about this phone after a week playing with it? Here's what I like:

1. Optical trackball! Innovative addition by HTC, I like it because it is something different, not a typical kind of navigation button on a typical phone.

2. Android 2.1, what great OS on a rather cheap phone, even low budget person like me can have a taste of the great Android.

3. Super-sensitive capacitive screen, no need to press the screen too hard.

4. Five megapixel camera with auto focus and flash (which can be turned into a flashlight when needed)

5. All of the social networking apps were pre-installed, such as facebook, twitter and plurk.

6. Awesome social networking widget the "Friend-Stream" where all major social networking site account updates can be view on one widget.

7. New enhance caller-ID, integrate their facebook and birthday into their contacts detail and every-time they called the update will be shown.

8. The new "Leap View", like it because it is something new :p

9. Something HTC called "Polite Ringer" and it does really polite, when someone called, the phone ring, you pick up the phone and the ringer volume will automatically drop and when you're still sleeping and someone nagging you by calling in 4.30 a.m just to remind you to bring important files when you're already put it in your car the day before, you just have to turn your Wildfire over and the ringing will stop altogether :p

10. A lot of useful and awesome apps in the android market which can be useful in your everyday life with Wildfire :p

..... and many many more like-able things

Yes, that were the 10 things I like about this Wildfire, not only it's a pretty/handsome phone but it still a sophisticated phone. But like other things in this world, nothing is perfect and so does this Wildfire, it also has its own downsides. Furthermore, this Wildfire is not the high end smart phone, that's the thing that should be kept in mind. It shows how concern HTC are, they even come with a phone which a low budget person (like me) can buy and have a taste of the great Android 2.1 :p (I'll praise them more if they give me free HTC Evo or Nexus One myahaahaha).

Ok now the sad part of this phone:

1. Because the processor is still the same old processor, running too many apps at one time can make this phone lag.

2. The installation of any apps will be installed into the phone little memory and can't be installed into memory cards, so you might not be able to installed all the apps you want (this happen to be the downside of Android 2.1 and they'll fixed it in Android 2.2 I think)

3. Small phone memory (for apps installation)

4. Quiet a small QWERTY pad in vertical mode so for more comfort of typing use horizontal mode.

5. The touch screen panels at the bottom part of the screen is too sensitive and rather a troublesome although it is a good substitute to the button kind of thing. You can easily mistakenly accidentally pressing the search button when you operate it with you right hand and the even worst when using left hand you can accidentally pressing the Home button especially when typing in vertical mode.

So that's the 5 things I don't like about that phone but what I like about it were 10 things so the likeness still win hehehehe

Using phone with Android 2.1 one can never run away from the feel to really find a good apps to suits their preference. Android market have so many free apps which can be an additional awesomeness to your phone and in this case the Wildfire. So here are some recommended apps:

1. Dolphin Browser HD - Advance web browser with translation capabilities, sharing text and web url into the social network and with many extension and of course the best of it is, it's free! Click HERE for more info.

2. Taskiller - For killing apps running in the background to make the phone faster. Personally this is a must have apps

3. Document To Go - For viewing, creating and editing documents such as words, sheets and slideshow.

4. PicSay - For editing and getting creative with your photos

5. Yahoo! Mail - For those using yahoo mail service (Gmail user need not to worry, it's already in the phone.

6. Seesmic - For those who wants different Twitter client apart from the already-installed HTC Peep and Friend Stream apps.

7. Facebook - Official Facebook apps for Android

8. Bluetooth File Transfer - The name says it all :p

9. OI File Manager - Managing file inside your phone.

10. PhotoFunia - Having fun with your photo

That are 10 recommended apps for Wildfire, more than that do feel free to browse in the Android Market. As for games, I would not suggest any, simply because everyone have different preferences and again do browse the Android Market for any games you like :)

So that's all about Wildfire that I would like to share and any suggestion or comments are very much welcome (though I know I might be last to share about this phone :p ).

Conclusion: This phone is for those with low budget but want to have a taste of Android platform phone, with not much concern over using it to the extreme level, only do light web surfing, social networking (Facebook, Twitter etc..), not for hardcore mobile gamers, not much multi-task and those who seek something different or switching from older platform phone such as Symbian and ordinary phone. And for me, so far I'm satisfied with my Wildfire :p

HTC Wildfire - 1st Impression

This will not be a review post for this HTC Wildfire (that I just acquired) but rather a short post on to express my opinion at the very first sight seeing and feeling this phone. It won't be too technical and in depth yet until I really experience it. HTC Wildfire is one of the latest models introduced by HTC alongside other models such as the HTC Desire and Nexus One. But Wildfire is not actually fit to called Desire and Nexus One's siblings though, it would be rather come between those two or derived from them. What I mean is seems that some part of Wildfire was taken from Desire, another from Nexus One and even from other earlier phone like the HTC HD2. Hard to be digested? Well wait until my review on this phone (after a few days playing with it) then I'll explain more as I will be able to detect which part belong to which phone and "paste" onto the HTC Wildfire.

So yeah, Wildfire is a good looking, handsome/pretty android phone, no doubt, with its sleek and neat design with not-overdone curve side which is identical to most of HTC phone. When looking at this phone before actually touching it and have never tried HTC phone before, one can fall in love easily with this phone especially the one in red color. As for me, I'm tired of the black, gray and silver colored phone now though my favorite color; one of them; is black. This time I told myself I'll go for something different so I go for red. Think that red is sissy or gay? Nah!!! What this this phone called? Yes Wildfire, so because it is a Wildfire so red is more relevant, right? Whatever, I like it red this time.

If anyone asked me why buy this phone? Because it is HTC, simple answer, I've used HTC before, the HTC Tattoo and this Wildfire is actually for me to replace that Tattoo (not tattoo on my body ok :p ). If we line up all the current HTC android phone and categorized them in group such as entry level, armature, semi-pro and pro, this Wildfire will be easily and without doubt fall into the entry level category. Why? because first: it is the cheapest among the current HTC android phone, two: the specifications is quiet a low end and three: it lack of some advance features such as those fitted into the higher end model like HTC Legend and Desire. But this is not a simple and worthless phone. It still a sophisticated and multifunctional smart phone which for me personally can shake the more expensive phone like Iphone 3G and even Iphone 3GS though it might not win the battle :p

Wildfire runs on Android 2.1 and it's only a matter of time for the latest Android 2.2 to be available for upgrade. Physically this phone exterior are pretty much straight forward without any unappropriate buttons. Although there's no shutter button for the camera but this will not be a big problem as the optical trackpad took over the job. Did I mention optical trackpad? Well this is one thing that I like in HTC's new ranges, innovative I must say :p The 3.2 QVGA capacitive screen is good enough to compliment this phone and the style of this phone look more mature than it's predecessor the HTC Tattoo. I do admit, when it come to looks, Wildfire is not disappointing at all. 

So I'll play with this beauty for a few days and I will sure to go back to give my opinion on it and share my experience. It will not be long, if I'm too impressed or too disappointed with it, tomorrow I'll write a post about it :p So anyway, just wait for it then and for those who can't wait for my review and want to go and grab this Wildfire first, go ahead or those who already experience living with it, all your opinion and sharing are very much welcome. Adios for now... peace....

**all pictures are taken from www.htc.com**