Mobile
HTC Hero Update – WHEN???
Mar 12th
I have been waiting for this so called update to Android 2.1 for what seems like ever now, each time they set a date and then come up with some excuse such as having to bolt Sense UI on there, add in the Carrier special parts and so forth. Today I choose to get on the phone and find out when this was really coming out, after all I am a paying customer right?
Tesco VX1i a good second phone?
Jan 17th
While out shopping today in Tesco (UK Supermarket selling many things including food) I spotted a very small mobile been sold sim-free for £18. The board advertising this explained that it makes an ideal 2nd emergency mobile phone that is sim-free, unlocked and is to be used when your super smart (but battery intensive) Smart phone (read iphone, Android) runs out of juice.
What do you really need out of a Mobile Phone?
Jan 13th
No Matter were you look these days there is no end of choice of touch screen, full blown wireless and always on connectivity along with touch screens putting you online and far exceeding the basic idea of a mobile phone (that is to call people) but has anyone stopped and thought “What do I really need out of this device?”
Not All Androids are equal
Jan 6th
I own in case you do not know the HTC Hero G2 Touch, not to be confused with the HD2 Touch which is a Windows Mobile device running android on top.
I kept hearing reports, mainly from the live streams (USA Bound) that these Android do not support multi touch and a whole raft of issues but here I was sitting with a phone that does multi-touch as good as the iphone. The Windows Mobile with Android bolted on had facebook but the application looked different from the one sitting on my phone (mine was better).
The HD2 Touch was a lot bigger, not as glossy as HTC Hero and had a camera that stuck out – it was a better camera then mine (same Megapixel) but at the expense of design. So basically – not all Android phones or devices are the same and do not assume reviewing one device makes them the same as the next.
Living with the Android
Dec 16th
I have now owned and used the HTC Hero G2 Touch for a couple of months now and felt it was time to spill the beans on both the good and bad side of this phone. A lot of people will happily ignore the bad points on some reviews as they are now locked into a long contract but I do not believe in hiding the things that should just work.
Android App Market hits 20K
Dec 15th
The Number of Apps on the Android has hit 20,000 which by comparison, Apple Apps are now at 100,000. This is good news for Android users as it looks like finally the google platform is finally starting to make a dent on the ever popular Apple platform.
The figures were collected and crunched by Android-focused website, Androlib, which hasn’t said where it got its figures. It has however been tracking Android apps since its launch as Googld doesn’t disclose statistical data related to Android.
Nearly a third of those applications are paid for and according to Androlib, the end of November 209 saw a spike when more than 350 applications and games were published on a single day.
Finally, the overwhelming number of applications in the market – 85 percent – are non gaming. Android Market passed the 10,000 app count back in July 2009. 2010 is going to be a pretty exciting year for the Android platform, bring on the Nexus!
BBC News – 4G mobile phone network comes to Scandinavia
Dec 14th
4G mobile phone network comes to Scandinavia
At launch the network is only available on laptops
Swedish and Norwegian mobile users could be among the first to use a fourth-generation (4G) mobile network. Mobile phone firm TeliaSonera has completed work on two 4G networks in Oslo and Stockholm.
The company said that the first customers will be able to start using the networks in early 2010. Despite the launch of the network, no handsets can yet use 4G. Initially customers will connect via a dongle and a laptop.
Fourth-generation, 4G, networks are based around the Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology and downlink data speeds can hit 100 megabits per second – about ten times quicker than the fastest 3G networks.
The technology has been designed to overlay existing 3G networks and most operators have committed to upgrading to the faster system. TeliaSonera said it was recruiting customers to pilot the network during the first quarter of 2010.
It has released no information about the cost of connecting to the high-speed network. The dongles for connecting to the LTE network are made by Samsung. Phone equipment maker Ericsson has put together the network in Stockholm, Sweden and Chinese firm Huawei is behind the one in Oslo, Norway. Both networks cover the central regions of both cities.
TeliaSonera said it expected the boost in speed to drive many novel applications including gaming on the move and much greater viewing of video on laptops. Handsets that can use LTE are expected in mid-late 2010.
via BBC News – 4G mobile phone network comes to Scandinavia.
T-Mobile Hero G2 touch
Nov 7th
For most of my life I have always made do with buying a “Pay as you go” mobile phone and top it up as required and for most part this meant that mobile phones were older models and never did much more then calls, listening to music and taking the odd picture. Recently I thought it would be a good idea to step into the modern world and get myself on a contract and get an updated all singing and dancing mobile phone – but what to choose? Read on to find out how I came to the choice I did.