HTC just announced their newest smartphone, the Diamond. The successor to the Touch, the Diamond offers some amazing hardware and software innovation that should have made it an iPhone-killer, but as with seemingly every Windows Mobile device, it suffers from a few design flaws that keep it from reaching its full potential.
First off, let’s look [...]
Okay, the new Touch Diamond to be announced next week is one of the worst kept secrets in tech right now, but I wonder how many people have done the math. The specs listed for the replacement to the Touch are impressive, to be sure, but the size is what blows me away. Mobile tech [...]
Just got back from the AT&T store, where I finally got some hands-on quality time with the new Tilt, AT&T’s American version of the HTC Kaiser/TYTN II/(insert extraneous nickname here). This isn’t meant to be a full review, but just a sense of the device. It wasn’t powered on (fresh out of the box, no [...]
Apple has caught a lot of flak recently for what are, let’s face it, some pretty damn consumer-hostile actions. Not only does the new iPod Touch turn out to be strangely crippled (can’t add appointments in the calendar, etc.), but Apple has brought the hammer down and relocked the iPhone with the 1.1.1 update, making [...]
Okay, by now you guys know I’m not a fan of the iPhone. There are some things I like about it (battery life, durability, music UI) but I don’t think it’s a very good phone. The lack of 3G, inexplicable inconsistencies in the UI (different themes, different gesture effects) and the crippled Bluetooth profiles make [...]
Okay, I’ve seen the iPhone in person now and my opinion still stands. It’s sleek, stylish and completely ill-suited to any of its intended uses. The phone we’ve covered, so I won’t belabor the point. But what about the rest?
The user interface
The UI on the iPhone is amazing, just gorgeous. The animation between screens [...]
Okay, this isn’t an official review, since I don’t have a review unit and will not spend $2,000 of my own money to buy one ($600 retail plus the AT&T contract). I have read a lot of other reviews and “fondle reports” and believe I have a pretty firm grasp on the facts of the [...]
Interesting blurb over on Gizmodo…
Our Sprint source gave us a great tip on the upcoming Treo 800w that’s coming Q4 2007… Lots and lots of improvements for Sprint users over what they can get right now with the 700wx, including EV-DO REV A., Windows Mobile 6, a 320×320 display (now supported on WM6), 256MB flash, [...]
The horrible disappointment
Finally, the “Hawk” has taken flight… right into a power line.
This is Palm’s mysterious third business line? This is what Palm and Treo inventor Jeff Hawkins called the most exciting product he’s ever worked on?
In case you haven’t seen it yet, the Palm Foleo is a laptop without a brain. It’s a clamshell [...]
It’s official, there’s a new Treo in town. The 755p was announced today for Sprint at $279.99 with a new two year service agreement and a $100 mail-in rebate. Some of the features include:
Internal antenna, slimmer form factor and mini-SD sot (up to 4GB SD card)
Two colors - “Midnight Blue” and “Burgundy”
Built-in Microsoft Direct Push [...]