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We compared HTC HD7 vs. Samsung Omnia 7 just yesterday and today we decided to put the same test to two of HTC’s most sought-after mobiles. Of course, the catch here is that unlike yesterday, today we are dealing with the battle between the OS platforms and not the handset makers- it will be Windows Phone 7 up against the ever-growing Android 2.2 (Froyo). It is HTC HD7 vs. HTC Desire HD. So which is the better handset from HTC and who will win this early war? Let us find out right away by digging in:
Sizing Up:
The HTC HD7 comes in with dimensions of 122 x 68
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A video of T-Mobile’s upcoming myTouch 4G handset, which was earlier known as the myTouch HD, has been leaked online. The device isn’t due out until sometime next month, but now the ROM has been leaked online and is now available to download from various locations on the internet.
The unreleased promotional video, which comes courtesy of Android Central, appears to be designed for viewing directly from the handset itself, and allows us to take a peek at some of the device’s key features.
The video highlights key features such as the genius button, HD camcorder, video chat
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Android is not just limited to smartphones and tablets. Now there are some devices in between that have functionality somewhere between that of a PMP and a Tablet. Archos has been moving in on this market and their latest offering is the Archos 43 portable media player.
It is like an iPod Touch, but only better, and running on Android 2.2 . The name 43 comes from the size of its display, 4.3 inches. The touchscreen PMP packs an ARM Cortex A8 1GHz processor under the hood along with a graphic accelerator. It supports quite a lot of media file formats including AVI, MP4, MKV, MOV,
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Angry Birds is now out on Android and those fuming little things have set the Android app platform on fire by making their way into over a million handsets in just one day. It is more trouble for pigs, as now they get beaten down on millions of android-based mobiles across the globe.
Rovio must be really happy with what they have as their full version of Angry Birds on Android surely set a new record by reaching the 1 million download mark in less than a day. It seems that both users and Rovio are delighted with the ‘fighting feathers’ on Google’s Mobile Operating System.
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While all of us are waiting to know more about Google’s Gingerbread and Honeycomb Android operating systems, new reports are suggesting that the OS which will be following those versions will be known as Ice Cream.
As you know, Android 2.2 Froyo (frozen yogurt) is the most recently released operating system from Google. It is believed that the OS that is coming after Froyo is Android 3.0 and it is expected to be called Gingerbread. Gingerbread is rumored to bring a revamped UI, video chatting features and could have minimum spec requirements.
Even less is known about the OS
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Yesterday we reported that Angry Birds for Android will be available today for Android smartphone. Well folks, today we’re here to confirm that the much hyped game has just been released by Rovio. The much loved, hyper-angry birds that have taken on and beaten those slimy, rotten, stealing pigs forever will now do the same on your Android phones and the version that is available right now is completely free. RovioMobile has announced that the full Angry Birds game is up for free download!!
Rovio have listed the game as a demo on the site, but it is indeed the full version and
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The highly-acclaimed and long-awaited HTD Desire HD is now available in the market for pre-order and we thought it was our duty to point out to our readers that there are some great deals (at least in UK, for now)out there which they should not miss out on. Of course, we will not campaign for any particular carrier or package, but you do have a right to know all the options on hand before you get locked into a contract or even buy the handset without one.
Sporting a 4.3 inches wide S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, desire HD runs on 2.2 version of Android and comes loaded with an 8
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Generally, Droid X Froyo update would have been considered great news for the Android version 2.2 admirers, but given the stance of those who’ve run Froyo on Droid X, the opposite seems to be the case. There are a lot of people complaining about different concerns after the Froyo update which is loaded with bugs one many.
The first problem reported is that the Droid X is stuck on the Motorola logo after the reboot, for which a fix has already been developed and it shall be rolled out through a future OTA rendering. Another problem that will be addressed in a future upgrade is
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Sony Ericsson is one smartphone manufacturer which seems to despise higher Android OS versions for some inexplicable reasons. If you consider the hardware specs, its Xperia X10 is not that bad a device, but since it hasn’t be upgraded to higher Android versions, ‘ages’ after its arrival, it fails to impress the masses.
Now Sony Ericsson has gone ahead and come up with an update for the Xperia X10, which momentarily did please us as we thought it had got something to do with Android. It was only later that we realized the update was Sony Ericsson’s own creation and it has
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From the hot news that is trickling in, Android 2.2 fans across the globe that have been waiting for an update on Samsung Galaxy S are excited with a sense of anticipation. According to numerous threads and forum posts over at xda-developers’ I9000 section, Samsung has finally released an official Android 2.2 Froyo update for the Galaxy S and Android 2.2 on Galaxy S is good to go! The early reports are coming in from the Scandinavian nations.
Galaxy S owners in Norway, Denmark and Sweden are all reporting that the new firmware (I9000 JPM) has shown up for installation in
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