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HTC announces HD2 with large capacitive display and 1GHz processor

...large capacitive display...really...A large (4.3) capacitive display....OK, we started out with razors that had two blades...now three...now four....five?????Commmm on man...... 4.3 inches.....Pretty soon, holding up an 8 inch netbook next to our ear is going to be all the rage in the mobile phone arena...LOL.... 4.3 inches.....RE: HTC announces...

Tags: Engineering, Smart phones, proximity sensor, processor, High Tech Computer Corp., capacitive, large capacitive, HD2

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

New BlackBerry 8800 holster offers "proximity sensor"

New BlackBerry 8800 holster offers "proximity sensor"This was available in the plastic holstersthat come with 6710/7230/7290/7730 and also with leather ones with 8700/7100/7130 all RIMs own kitWhat am i missing about this "so called" feature?

Tags: New BlackBerry 8800, proximity sensor

Discussion threads 2007-04-12

Additional Resources

Windows Phone Voice Reminder 1.0. (Mobile)

This program plays voice announces,when you have missed phone call, or unread text message in your phone.It speaks number of missed events, or vibrate when you set volume down.It does not play at the moment when someone is ringing, or new message is arriving, but after at least one minute...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, JGUI, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2009-11-15

Samsung Behold II (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Samsung Behold IIFirst announced at CTIA Fall 2009, the Samsung Behold II is Samsung's second Android device for the U.S. market the Samsung Moment being the first and T-Mobile's fourth Android offering. Based on the Samsung Galaxy Lite, the Behold II tries to set itself apart from the crowd...

Tags: Cellular phones, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Behold, Samsung Behold II, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-11-13

Palm Pixi (Sprint)

The debut of the Palm Pre got the tech world and gadget enthusiasts excited about Palm once again. Long considered dead in the water, Palm's innovative WebOS operating system buoyed it back into the spotlight, and the Pre was certainly a boon for the company as well as Sprint. While...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Keyboards, capacitive touch screen, Pixi, Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pixi, Sprint Communications, smart phone

Product reviews 2009-11-12

HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: Portions of this review were taken from our review of the HTC Hero. The two devices share similar features. The HTC Droid Eris is the second Verizon Wireless' Google Android phone after the Motorola Droid. Where the Droid was flashy and high-end, the Droid Eris offers a simpler,...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Verizon Wireless, DROID ERIS, High Tech Computer Corp., phone, HTC Droid Eris

Product reviews 2009-11-06

Samsung Moment (Sprint)

In case you haven't noticed, the Google Android dam has broken. For almost a year HTC was the only manufacturer to offer handsets with the operating system, but in the past month, Motorola and Samsung almost fell over each other to offer Android smartphones of their own. Moto gave us...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, slider mechanism, Sprint Communications, Samsung Moment, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-10-22

HTC Tilt 2 (AT&T)

Editors' note: Portions of the Features section were taken from our review of the HTC Pure since the two smartphones share a number of same features.After waiting in the wings, AT&T's business customers are finally getting their turn with the HTC Touch Pro2. Dubbed the HTC Tilt 2 (and obviously...

Tags: Keyboards, Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, High Tech Computer Corp., smart phone, AT&T Corp., Tilt2

Product reviews 2009-10-20

RIM BlackBerry Storm 2 (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:BlackBerry Storm 2Let's be honest. Research in Motion's first foray in the world of the touch-screen smartphones wasn't exactly a smashing success. The RIM BlackBerry Storm was riddled with bugs and performance issues, which were resolved with subsequent software updates, but still, the damage had been done. However, there...

Tags: Handhelds, Keyboards, Smart phones, Verizon Wireless, RIM BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Storm 2, RIM BlackBerry Storm 2, Storm 2, BlackBerry Storm

Product reviews 2009-10-15

Motorola Cliq (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Motorola CliqIf anyone doubts that Google's Android has a future, then they haven't seen T-Mobile's Motorola Cliq MB200. With its easy-to-use design, spacious keyboard, and action-packed feature set, the Cliq combines an attractive, powerful device with the customization of the Android operating system. We won't say it's the...

Tags: Keyboards, Cellular phones, slider mechanism, Google Search Bar, Motorola Inc., Cliq, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-10-15

LG Bliss - white (US Cellular)

LG is one of the top makers of touch-screen feature phones, and though many of them go to big national carriers like Verizon Wireless and AT&T Wireless like the LG enV Touch and the LG Xenon for example, quite a number of them make it to regional carrier U.S. Cellular...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, U.S. Cellular, LG Electronics Inc., home screen, LG Bliss, phone, Bliss

Product reviews 2009-10-14

Recognizing Daily Activities With RFID-Based Sensors

This paper explores a dense sensing approach that uses RFID sensor network technology to recognize human activities. In the setting, everyday objects are instrumented with UHF RFID tags called WISPs that are equipped with accelerometers. RFID readers detect when the objects are used by examining this sensor data, and daily...

Tags: Sensor, RFID, Networking, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics

White papers 2009-10-03

Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 (Sprint)

Photo gallery:Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850Sprint Nextel stole the CTIA show last year when it introduced the Samsung Instinct. There was a lot to like about the touch-screen phone, so we were hopeful that Samsung would build on its successes with subsequent models. To our initial delight, the Samsung Instinct S30...

Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Samsung Instinct, Instinct HD, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sprint Communications

Product reviews 2009-09-30

HTC Touch Pro2 (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:HTC Touch Pro2 Verizon WirelessThe HTC Touch Pro2 is making the rounds to the various carriers; first showing up at T-Mobile, then to Sprint, and now Verizon Wireless. Verizon's version of the Windows Mobile smartphone isn't all that different from the other models, delivering a powerful business device capable...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Verizon HTC Touch Pro2, Verizon Wireless, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch, HTC Touch Pro2, Verizon Communications Inc., smart phone

Product reviews 2009-09-22

HTC Hero (Sprint)

Sprint was one of the first carriers to join the Open Handset Alliance when it was founded in November 2007 to promote Google Android. However, unlike T-Mobile, which released the T-Mobile G1 and the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, the carrier wasn't so quick to offer an Android handset to its customers...

Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, Smart phones, HTC Hero, High Tech Computer Corp., T-Mobile, Sprint Communications

Product reviews 2009-09-17

Samsung i8910 Omnia HD

First debuting at GSMA 2009, the Samsung i890 Omnia HD turned heads with its gorgeous touch screen and high-end multimedia features. Though it has yet to be released in the United States, Samsung kindly provided us with an unlocked version of the device to try out, and it's certainly impressive....

Tags: Keyboards, Cellular phones, Monitors & displays, Omnia HD, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., AMOLED

Product reviews 2009-08-18

El Kameleon JVC EXAD KD-AVX77 media player

When we last saw JVC's El Kameleon car audio receiver, we awarded it our Editors' Choice award for its innovative interface and expandability. However, we wished that the unit featured a touch screen instead of a touch pad. With the new El Kameleon KD-AVX77, we get our wish. The new...

Tags: Keyboards, Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, media player, Video Playback, display, KD-AVX77, faceplate, El Kameleon, single-DIN, touch screen, JVC

Product reviews 2009-07-31

Motorola Evoke QA4

Photo gallery:Motorola Evoke QA4We're not quite sure what to make of the Motorola Evoke QA4. Though it offers a touch screen, a full HTML browser, and an appealing slider design, it hardly qualifies as either a smartphone or a multimedia powerhouse like the Samsung Eternity. Also, while we appreciate its...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, widget, Motorola Inc., touch screen, Cricket Wireless

Product reviews 2009-06-23

Xbox 360 to challenge Wii with motion-sensing camera?

Xbox 360 to challenge Wii with motion-sensing camera?Wii isn't successful because of technologyIt's the games, stupid. More mainstream appeal. The average person isn't interested in playing games to kill people or work on quests that take weeks to finish, they just want to have fun.This failed on the PS2 alreadyI...

Tags: Games, Microsoft Xbox 360, game, Microsoft Corp., Nintendo Wii, camera, Microsoft Xbox

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

CoMob 1.0 (Mobile)

A status window lets users know when data is sent and if it reaches its destination, or if an error has occurred. The application is readily configured when it is started for the first time. However, users may exchange the randomly generated user name with their pseudonym or real name,...

Tags: Mobile, Sensor, Joja, CoMob

Software downloads 2009-05-04