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Will a 6600 mAh battery convince you to buy an HTC Shift?

Will a 6600 mAh battery convince you to buy an HTC Shift?I like my MSI Wind very much...Although it does have it's deficiencies. The availability of batteries is one but I think this should improve. The trackpad is practically unusable IMO. I bought a Logitech v450 mouse that I'm very...

Tags: Engineering, battery, HTC Shift, Mah, High Tech Computer Corp., trackpad

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

HTC Shift

Since their inception, UMPCs and other tiny Internet tablets have occupied an uncomfortable middle ground between smartphone and laptop--and an even more uncomfortable high ground when it came to price. The HTC Shift is no exception: the CDMA-equipped tablet offers push e-mail and mobile Web browsing like a smartphone and...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Smart phones, Notebooks, Tablets, Handhelds, Cellular phones, HTC Shift, High Tech Computer Corp., ultramobile PC, laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-03-21

High quality inner HTC box (Image Gallery: HTC Shift from Sprint)

High quality inner HTC box (Image Gallery: HTC Shift from Sprint)People in Kansas City will buy these devices like minnows in a bait shopIt will be like ipods everywhere in Seattle Washington.KC World Sprint HQRE: High quality inner HTC box (Image Gallery: HTC Shift from Sprint)Guys, where is the scale...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Sprint Communications, HTC Shift, High Quality, Image Gallery

Discussion threads 2008-03-20

A closer look at the HTC Shift from Sprint

A closer look at the HTC Shift from SprintWho needs / wants it?This market seems limited to me. The size puts it out of the cell phone arena and clearly it is larger than most PDA devices, so it next gets compared to laptops and tablets.In the laptop/tablet arena, it...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Tablets, laptop computer, High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Sprint Communications, HTC Shift, closer look, Microsoft Windows XP, tablet

Discussion threads 2008-03-20

A closer look at the HTC Shift from Sprint

I've been using an HTC Shift from Sprint for over a week now and as you can see in the more than 140 photos and screenshots found in my image gallery and quick and dirty post yesterday I have had a chance to try out most all aspects of the...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Microsoft Windows Vista, Sprint Communications, HTC Shift, SnapVUE 1.8, A/C Adapter Brick, Origami Central Application, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Engineering, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-03-20

The long awaited HTC Shift is now coming to you from Sprint, 140 hands-on photos

The long awaited HTC Shift is now coming to you from Sprint, 140 hands-on photosYou Lost Me At VistaGet it to run XP and I might be interested.What? Only 140 pictures??? kiddingIz Nice. Yes?RE: The long awaited HTC Shift is now coming to you from Sprint, 140 hands-on...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Shift, Sprint Communications, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-03-19

MWC08: HTC Shift available in Europe today with Origami Experience 2.0

I had a chance to spend some time with the HTC Shift back at CES 2008 so I know that it is not a vaporware device and will be launching, it just seems like it has taken forever. Good news for those in Europe though as HTC just announced that...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Europe, HTC Shift, SnapVUE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), RSS, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-02-10

Will the HTC Shift become the ultimate mobile productivity device?

Will the HTC Shift become the ultimate mobile productivity device?HTC getting very closeWithout actually fondling this machine, looking at the screen and hammering on the keyboard a guy can only hope...but it does appear there is reason for optimism.A couple of questions or possible deficiencies...* Does the Pocket PC OS...

Tags: Pocket PC, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Handhelds, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Shift, operating system

Discussion threads 2007-08-13

Will the HTC Shift become the ultimate mobile productivity device?

HTC High Tech Computer is the premier manufacturer of Windows Mobile devices and back in March they shocked me a bit with the announcement of the HTC Shift ultra-portable Windows PC. Hugo Ortega is one of the luckiest gadget enthusiasts in the world as I believe he is the first...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-08-13

HTC Shift to use Intel’s new Ultra Mobile Platform

As I wrote about in March HTC is expanding their market beyond smartphones and Pocket PC Phone Edition devices with their upcoming HTC Shift. Sue sent in a note that makes the HTC Shift even more enticing and attractive. At the Intel Developer Forum in Bejing, HTC announced that the...

Tags: Ultra portable PC, Tablet PC, HTC, On the road, Microsoft

Blog posts 2007-04-19

HTC announces the Shift Windows Vista ultra portable computer

HTC manufacturers some of the best Windows Mobile devices and has several in the pipeline for 2007 as previously revealed at 3GSM. CTIA is now taking place in Florida and HTC shocked me a bit with the announcement of the upcoming HTC Shift device that runs Windows Vista. The HTC...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Cellular phones, computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, portable computer, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Shift, Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2007-03-26

Additional Resources

Gallery: Droid vs. iPhone - battle of the screens

when people do photos like that it's kind of useless.....aren't they? you don't see it at a one to one size and you don't get a good sense of if the more pixels actually makes sense at that small size or if the iPhone resolution is enough or if...

Tags: Smart phones, iPhone Screen, Apple iPhone, Droid, pixel

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Why the big Android bandwagon?

One minor nit to pickTo succeed, however, it will have to deliver products as good or better than the iPhone, at the same or less cost, with just as many apps.It needs just as many good apps. It doesn't need all the flashlights or fart apps or things like that....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Smart phones, Branding, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

The Android-Cyanogen kerfluffle

The Day that Android Died.The applications that he was distributing sort of were applications that were already on the users phone.But in order to install the new rom you need to erase all and start from fresh, there is no easy way to leave them untouched on the phone, so...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Google Inc., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Microsoft-Nokia: A dog of a deal born from weakness

AnalystsAnalysts keep repeating that Windows Mobile is old news. In the current state 6.1 is far behind the competition, except the skinned versions like HTCs TouchFlo interface. The thing that they don't tend to discuss is the fact that Microsoft has owned up to just about negelecting WinMo and they're...

Tags: Leadership, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Nokia Corp., WinMo, Microsoft Corp., leader, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

HTC Ozone (Verizon Wireless)

The HTC Ozone is Verizon Wireless' answer to Sprint's HTC Snap. Though its design is slightly different, it offers many of the same features and is positioned toward the same group of messaging-savvy users. In a great move, Verizon added Wi-Fi and dual-mode CDMA/GSM support, but we missed support for...

Tags: space bar, Verizon Wireless, volume rocker, ozone, High Tech Computer Corp., Snap, HTC Ozone

Product reviews 2009-07-10

Why Google's software approach won't work for smartphones or the enterprise

Why Google's software approach won't work for smartphones or the enterpriseBeta Worked For Apple[i]Unfortunately, beta isn?t ?good enough? for smartphones.[/i]It worked well for Apple. Only with 3.0 is the iPhone coming out of beta.Fragmentation and controlFrom what I can tell from reviews and comments by people who have used either...

Tags: Smart phones, Tools & Techniques, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Google Inc., software, smart phone, software approach, Apple iPhone, phone

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

HTC Snap (Sprint)

Sprint is keeping on with its busy summer of phone releases. In addition to the Palm Pre and upcoming RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630, the carrier was the first to offer the HTC Snap. Announced at CTIA 2009, we were glad to see the sleek QWERTY device from HTC (it's been...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, number button, Snap, High Tech Computer Corp., Sprint Communications, smart phone, CTIA, GSM

Product reviews 2009-06-26

RIM's first quarter: What to watch

Research in Motion delivers its first quarter results Thursday and most analysts expect strong financials, but questions remain about the company's ability to fend off rivals without sacrificing profit margins. Wall Street is expecting RIM to report earnings of 94 cents a share on revenue of $3.5...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Cihra, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Nokia E75

Announced at GSMA 2009, the Nokia E75 is the latest Nokia E series smartphone to hit the market. Unlike the Nokia E71/E71x, the E75 features a more compact, cell-phone-like design, which is a welcome change from the recent deluge of slate QWERTY devices. In addition, the E75 includes the company's...

Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, alphanumeric keypad, Nokia E75, Nokia Corp.

Product reviews 2009-06-04