When the HTC Tatoo was launched in Malaysia, I posted here that ” I believe the Tatoo can be upgraded to Android 2.0 in due course….(http://www.mobilehornet.com/archives/3148) “. Now that the Tatoo is going to get an upgrade to Android 2.1 it will be a superb addition to such a cheap phone. You will now be able to view multiple home screens at once and the social networking Friend Stream widget. And also the awesome Google Maps Navigation.
The upgrading of the HTC Tatoo to 2.1 will mean that Google will also do so across the board for all their other models. Slow versions upgrade can kill a product. Likewise Microsoft, if they don’t release WM7 in time, they will lose their market share too.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs:
“We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it. We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.”
This action by Apple must have surprised HTC as it never happened before. It looks like after the release of those Google phones, Apple got angry because it felt that the Google phones are going to damage their turf and they are not going to sit down and do nothing like what Steve Jobs said.
As I told you before, the Android OS will shake everyone up… and Apple is reacting hard!
Check out the patent infringements below:
Patent #7,362,331: Time-Based, Non-Constant Translation Of User Interface Objects Between States
Patent #7,479,949: Touch Screen Device, Method, And Graphical User Interface For Determining Commands By Applying Heuristics
Patent #7,657,849: Unlocking A Device By Performing Gestures On An Unlock Image
Patent #7,469,381: List Scrolling And Document Translation, Scaling, And Rotation On A Touch-Screen Display
Patent #5,920,726: System And Method For Managing Power Conditions Within A Digital Camera Device
Patent #7,633,076: Automated Response To And Sensing Of User Activity In Portable Devices
Patent #5,848,105: GMSK Signal Processors For Improved Communications Capacity And Quality
Patent #7,383,453: Conserving Power By Reducing Voltage Supplied To An Instruction-Processing Portion Of A Processor
Patent #5,455,599: Object-Oriented Graphic System
Patent #6,424,354: Object-Oriented Event Notification System With Listener Registration Of Both Interests And Methods
Patent #5,481,721: Method for providing automatic and dynamic translation of object oriented programming language-based message passing into operation system message passing using proxy objects
Patents #5,519,867 and #6,275,983: Object Oriented Multitasking System and Object-Oriented Operating System
Patent #5,566,337: Method and apparatus for distributing events in an operating system
Patent #5,929,852: Encapsulated network entity reference of a network component system
Patent #5,946,647: System and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data
Patent #5,969,705: Message protocol for controlling a user interface from an inactive application program
Patent #6,343,263: Real-time signal processing system for serially transmitted data
Patent #5,915,131: Method and apparatus for handling I/O requests utilizing separate programming interfaces to access separate I/O service
Patent #RE39,486: Extensible, replaceable network component system
When the Google NEXUS ONE is released in your country you better rush to the stores to get it before Apple get a court injuction to stop the sale. The Nexus One will become a collector’s item.
I saw this at letsgodigital and thought I should share it with you guys:
HTC Incredible mobile phone :
“Right before the start of the Mobile World Congress 2010, where we will go with a team to find the remaining news items that have not yet slipped through the large cracks in the (Inter)net, information has been leaked about the HTC Incredible smartphone. This HTC smartphone will be included in Verizon’s assortment and will apparently be one of the fastest smartphones available. The HTC Incredible mobile smartphone will have a large format display, although the exact dimensions are not clear yet, but will be approximately 3.7 inches. The HTC Incredible’s speed will be achieved thanks to the fast Snapdragon processor with a fast 256MB RAM.”
HTC Incredible Android smartphone:
“In terms of operating system, we can expect the newest Android OS, Android 2.1 combined with the known HTC Sense technology. We are not so sure yet if the rumor about the display is correct, namely that the HTC Incredible will be equipped with an AMOLED display. If it were a Samsung smartphone, we would be convinced right away. We will wait and see, and most likely be able to announce full specifications in a few days during the MWC 2010 in Barcelona.”
HTC Incredible camera phone:
“The HTC Incredible is of course equipped with a digital camera, although it is not known yet how many pixels will be included in the sensor, but we are assuming 5 Megapixels. Apparently the HTC Android smartphone will be equipped with an extra powerful flash in the form of a Dual LED flash. The social networks such as Facebook and Flickr will be included in the package offered to the HTC Incredible user. The HTC Incredible is expected to be made available in March of 2010. ”
(The above article and photos are extracted from LetsGoDigital site)
After HTC INCREDIBLE, expect another HTC model to follow up – it’s the HTC SCORPION and is rumoured to come with WiMax support, the unreleased yet Android 2.2 OS and a blazing fast Qualcomm 1.5 Ghz Snapdragon processor.
HTC is to release their version of the NEXUS ONE. Slated for an European launch it will be known as the HTC BRAVO. The specs below for the Bravo looks similar to the Nexus One:
- 3.7″ AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen – 800 x 480
- 1 GHz Snapdragon Processor
- 256MB RAM
- 512MB ROM on-board storage (~256MB free for apps)
- 5MP Camera with flash and 720p video capture
- Optical Sensor instead of trackball (not for the NexusOne)
You will find that the Bravo comes with HTC Sense UI (updated for Android 2.1) and the new tech optical scrolling sensor which is found in some new phones from Blackberry, Motorola, and HTC itself. Some other improvements dual LED flash (vs. the single of the Nexus One), and hard buttons for phone functions. With all these pluses I don’t quite understand why the RAM is less than the 512MB of the Nexus One. Hope they up it when they launch Bravo.
The BRAVO may be cheaper by US$100 of the Nexus One. So will you go for it and lose out on the GOOGLE EXPERIENCE which can only be found in Nexus One?
I will go for the NEXUS ONE – it’s a future phone!
For those who own the HTC HD2, there are now several accessories that you can buy for your device.
You can get yourself a nice-looking cradle @ $31. It will charge and sync your HD2. If you enjoy watching movie on your HD2 the extended 2300mAh battery @ $55 will be very useful as it has a kickstand at the back. You may also need a capacitive stylus @ $25 when your fingers are not practical. The carkit @ $85 looks interesting as it has pass-through charging. It automatically launch into navigation mode when you place it in the cradle.
So at last HTC has decided to release a phone with a front keyboard ala-Palm.
From HTC, a trophy to you:
It took HTC a while but it was said that Palm and HP were the ones that cause HTC to delay the release of such a model. Back then HTC was supplying phones to Palm and HP.
The HTC Trohpy has a front-facing QWERTY keyboard for single-handed usage and a touch-screen – at the same time. Will it be powered by Windows Mobile 7 or Windows Mobile 6.6 when it is launched? How about a camera with autofocus? A capacitive display?
How would you like to have your phone number on one SIM card for phone calls and have another SIM card of the SAME number for your Internet connection use. You can do it for 5 SEPARATE SIM cards of the SAME number. So now you can be having 5 cellular devices sharing one number for different usages.
And you know who is offering all these? MAXIS! They have just launched their UNITY SOLUTION PACKAGES which are specially tailored for small and medium industries.
Anchored on a unified digital platform, Unity Solutions from Maxis offers seamless connectivity across different systems, devices and applications, enabling businesses to manage their employees and attend to customers anytime, anywhere. Comprising a suite of business tools hosted online, it reduces dependency on conventional one-way communications equipment such as fax machines and desktop telephones, going an instantly unified and mobile step beyond to manage emails, calls, conferencing and other means of communication with clients or between employees.
“More than ever, businesses face the challenge of mobilising workforces to keep up with customers’ demands, but lack the essential technologies to deliver real-time service on the go. Maxis Unity Solutions will offer these businesses the necessary tools to have a truly mobile workforce or to streamline and centralise communications – giving them the flexibility, freedom and control they require,” said Jean-Pascal van Overbeke, Maxis’ Chief Operating Officer.
“It is an affordable and easy-to-use technology with four essential package choices. Mobile unified communications is a strong business tool because it reduces infrastructural and operational costs – leveraging on high mobile penetration to reduce traditional costs of business. In order for businesses to achieve greater output and quality, budgets need to be spent on best resources. Therefore Maxis as the leading communications provider is offering a scalable system built on a choice of advanced communications technologies, aimed at unifying all aspects of daily operations across distances, with immediacy and simplicity. All you really need is a mobile phone and a Unity Solutions account,” he added.
For a registration fee of RM10 and a monthly subscription of RM15 for each SIM card I can now use the SAME number for my phone calls on one phone and my internet broadband connection on my Netbook.
Check out the following Maxis Unity Solutions packages:
- Unity Conference -
- (1) SMS alerts and ability to call out to 10 persons at once
- (2) Instant recording delivery
- (3) a single, fixed conference charge of RM2
- Unity Hotline – 1700/017 number with 10 concurrent calls rerouted to 10 team members simultaneously or sequentially
- Unity One Number - consolidating all calls to a 1700/017 number for a consistent business identity
- Unity Reception – intelligent call redirection to up to 50 phones without any set-up cost or need to hire a receptionist
Good news for local uni students! Get the Streamyx Cool Uni package together with a HP netbook for only RM50.00 per month x 24 months.
To be eligible to subscribe for the Streamyx Cool UNI Pack, students must meet the following criteria:
- The students must be from households with a monthly income of RM3000 or less.
- Students must be enrolled as 1st or 2nd year students at any public or private higher educational institution in Malaysia.
- Students must be endorsed by the Student Affairs Unit of the respective university or college.
With only RM50 per month, eligible students who subscribe to the Streamyx Cool UNI Package will get:
- FREE Streamyx broadband Internet access at 384Kbps
- One (1) FREE wireless modem with a 12-month warranty period
- Waiver of activation fee (RM75) and Installation fee (RM88)
- 50% discount on the 1st month subscription fee
One (1) FREE Streamyx Zone account
- 50 songs download per month for 12 months from TM’s music portal, Hypptunes (www.hypptunes.com.my).
- One (1) Streamyx email account (xx@streamyx.com)
- Dynamic Internet Protocol (IP)
- One (1) Hewlett Packard (HP) Netbook with 250 GB harddisk, 1 GB memory plus FREE delivery anywhere nationwide
To sign up for the Streamyx Cool UNI Pack, students would need to bring the following documents to any TM’s Streamyx sales counter or TMpoint outlet:
- A copy of their Malaysian identification card
- A copy of their student identification card
- Application form with endorsement from their respective university or college
BE (wo)MAN ENOUGH – GO GET YOURSELF A PAD!
Whenever you see a prefix “i” you will always connect with an Apple product. Apple has gone one step further, it has electronised the word PAD. Ladies you won’t be alone using your pad, now the male species is going to use the pad too … not once a month … but EVERYDAY!
Honestly I don’t think I will own an iPad. It has too many limitations:
The iPad is a great innovation but the above missed-outs make you stick to your NETBOOK. NO PAD FOR ME, I DON’T NEED IT!
Anyway here are the specs in brief:
- 9.7-inch diagonal LED-backlit glossy touchscreen with IPS technology (1024×768 resoltuion, 132ppi)
- 1GHz Apple A4 high-performance, low-power processor
- Capacities available: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB
- WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR support
- 3G model: quad-band GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900MHz), tri-band UMTS/HSDPA (850/1900/2100MHz)
- Digital Compass, A-GPS (3G model)
- 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
- Built-in speakers
- Microphone
- SIM card tray (3G model)
- Height: 9.56 inches, Width: 7.47 inches, Depth: 0.5 inches
- 25Whr lithium-polymer battery, up to 10 hours web surfing via WiFi, watching videos, or listening to music
The iPad is going to affect the sales of the Kindle. Without any data plans the price for the iPad is already attractive:
What makes Apple so great? When they launched the iPhone, there was so much fanfare surrounding it. Whether it was the iPhone first edition or the GS, the launch was just explosive.
So what are we waiting for ….
An OLED screen? Multitasking?
Webcams ? iPhone OS? Solar charging?
I just cannot imagine the amount of rumors and wild speculation, including product mockups and videos that is associated with the iSlate. This makes your expectation very high and this launch is going clear all those questions you have in your head.
The new Apple iSlate will include a 3.5″ 1.4mb removable storage.
I expect the iSlate as a potential platform for books, newspapers, movies and other content.
We are just hours away from the truth….
