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The HTC Touch with Android

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Kyle
on December 16, 2008
in Customization, Hardware and News
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The HTC Touch is a great phone. Problem is, Windows Mobile can be incredibly frustrating for the average consumer. The Microsoft approach is great for anyone who is a pro user. It provides you with every possible option and lets you choose your experience. It’s the complete opposite of Apple and the iPhone. Mac has always been described to me as “the computer for people who don’t understand or care about computers.” Maybe having Android on the HTC Touch is a good idea. I’d have to try it out myself.

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How to turn your iPod Touch into a mobile VoIP phone

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Kyle
on November 5, 2008
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Hack

This post isn’t about mobile devices, but since the iPod Touch with VoIP is like a mobile phone, I believe it qualifies. iPod hackers Dr Marian Kepesi, “Eok” and Samuel Vinson have designed and shipped an iPod Touch microphone and developed VoIP software that allows you to place calls using the mic/software combo.

The story of how this came together is great. Kepesi started the operation when he modded the docking cable, connecting the line-in pins to live audio, and recorded his first sample. The sound level was low but the signal was live. The iPod Touch’s ability to record was uncovered. Kepesi then put together his parts list and posted the circuit details so anyone could build the open source, dockable microphone. In total the parts cost about $30.

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Rumor: HTC developing Touch HD Pro

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Kyle
on October 21, 2008
in Hardware and News
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HTC Touch HD Pro

A Touch HD Pro is a great idea. There are many situations where you’ll be much more comfortable typing on a keyboard than you would on a touch screen. Emails, for example, are best written on a keyboard. The BlackBerry Storm is supposed to revolutionize the way we type on a touch screen, but even they might be abandoning that format for the BlackBerry Magnum. The BlackBerry Magnum, for those who haven’t heard, is basically a BlackBerry Curve with a touch screen. Making it a heavy duty Treo-like device.

Size isn’t really a big deal for me because it usually means a bigger screen which is fine by me. That being said, I’m still curious to see how big the HTC Touch HD Pro will be.

[Via Slashgear]

HTC Touch Diamond in an abundance of colours!

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Bambi.Blue
on October 6, 2008
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HTC Diamond in 7 colors

Wow - this is unexpected. Remember when the HTC Diamond made its first appearance in white and we were surprised? Check this out!

The good news? Looks like the HTC Touch Diamond is going to be available in seven different colours: White, Blue, brown, pink, yellow, purple, and red. The bad news? Looks like the HTC Touch Diamond is going to be available in seven different colours… IN FRANCE.

Hooray for France! Booo for the rest of us. Still, they look pretty slick. I’ll take one of each, please.

[via Windows Mobile Cool]

Apple rejects iPhone app deemed to have “limited utility”

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Kyle
on September 8, 2008
in Mobile Games and News
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The above app, a fart simulator, was rejected by Apple on the grounds that it was deemed to have “limited utility to the broad iPhone and iPod touch user community”. I totally disagree. This app would be perfect for the teen market and has a ton of potential for Just for Laughs type gags.

[Via Pocket-lint]