Picture Gallery: HTC HD mini

I’m back with another brand new Picture Gallery for you, this time i took the HTC HD mini for a spin. The HTC HD mini is a small, very handy Windows Mobile Phone, with HTC Sense UI on top. It has a 600MHz processor, a 3,2″ capacitive touchscreen with 480×320 resolution, a 5 megapixel camera, 1200 mAh Battery and a very nice hardware body. I’ll have more to say in my upcoming review, in the meanwhile, enjoy those tasty pics, which you can find on my Flickr Page in full resolution!

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Samsung Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5 Cheap Android Phones now Available in India

Samsung launched 6 new phones at CommunicAsia and 2 of them the Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5 are already available in India in the retail market. What’s surprising is that both these phones are expected to run on Android 2.1 according to the specs we got in June from Samsung.  Dive inside for the specs and price of these handsets. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5 Cheap Android Phones now Available in India”

Google replies to Oracle lawsuit, calls it “baseless” and “an attack”

Yesterday we saw Oracle suing Google over 7 different patent and copyright infringements, which is related to Android and Java. As we know that Oracle acquired Java maker Sun Microsystems last year, and now Java is their property. We were waiting for Google to come out and give a strong reply to Oracle, and they did. Have a look on what Google is saying:

“We are disappointed Oracle has chosen to attack both Google and the open-source Java community with this baseless lawsuit. The open-source Java community goes beyond any one corporation and works every day to make the web a better place. We will strongly defend open-source standards and will continue to work with the industry to develop the Android platform.”

Not only Google is disappointed, all the Android and Google lovers are disappointed. Google is trying their best to defend its mobile OS from the Oracle attack. May be Oracle will be replying to Google regarding the issue soon if they want to continue the legal war. May be Oracle is out of money, so that’s why they are suing Google for some money like they sued Microsoft in 2004, and got $1.6 Billion to resolve the issue. Lets see if Google can stop Oracle’s accusations by defending Android and proving the lawsuit wrong, or are they going to give out some good cash to Oracle to resolve the issue. So stay tuned folks.

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Android 2.2 for Droid Incredible coming out on August 18th

Droid Incredible is a very good and an awesome Android handset, but it fails because of the big shortage of the phone, but still there are a lot of folks out there who are using this phone and enjoying every minute of it. And the only thing they are waiting for is the Android 2.2. Continue reading “Android 2.2 for Droid Incredible coming out on August 18th”

Motorola Droid2 R2-D2 coming to Verizon 9.30.10

Recently Verizon launched the successor of the original Droid, the Motorola Droid 2, which is a very good and an improved version of the Droid 1. Motorola is also launching a limited version of the Droid 2, which will be known as the Droid R2-D2. Continue reading “Motorola Droid2 R2-D2 coming to Verizon 9.30.10”

HTC Merge showing up in Verizon inventory, new Android smartphone?

Phandroid is reporting that a device named HTC Merge is showing up in Verizon inventory. The model number of the phone is ADR6325 , which made us to think that the device is probably Android powered pho Continue reading “HTC Merge showing up in Verizon inventory, new Android smartphone?”

T-Mobile G2 to be the first T-Mobile HSPA+ Android smartphone?

Recently T-Mobile announced that they will be launching their first ever HSPA+ device later this Summer, probably in September, and a few weeks ago, we came through the first shot of the T-Mobile HTC Vision, or G2 Continue reading “T-Mobile G2 to be the first T-Mobile HSPA+ Android smartphone?”

iPhone 4 Photos from almost every angle

Here are some amazing photos of the Apple iPhone 4 from almost every angle  thanks to Centrino ! You gotta love the hardware from the folks at Cupertino. Each product is crafted in a way that drives people to spend that extra cash just for the Apple tag.  Enjoy over 40 photos of the iPhone 4 below and tell us which is your favorite pic ! Continue reading “iPhone 4 Photos from almost every angle”

The Top 5 Universal Phone & Gadget Accessories

I’ve tested dozens if not hundreds of accessories over the years, and I really mean that. Screen protectors, cases, chargers, headphones, stands, tripods, bluetooth accessories, I’ve seen it all. But over the years only a few accessories have gone past the “oh I like it” stage to becoming an integral part of my daily usage. These accessories, for the most part, are universal: they will fit any gadget I am carrying which is a must for someone like me who changes devices and manufacturers often and owns quite a few different phones, not to mention trials a lot more.

1. Sennheiser CX-500 In-Ear Headphones

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A Byte of Apple : The Lull Before the Storm?

All it took was a couple of innocuous third-party app screenshots in several patent applications Apple had filed late last year, and the next thing you know, vocal advocates of developer rights were screaming nothing short of bloody murder! If you haven’t tuned into the ‘Where To?’ furor that has erupted so far, what actually happened is this. Apple’s patent application described an integrated travel application for the iPhone, which allows you to for example feed an itinerary into your iPhone and have it send out notifications to your hotel and taxi service the moment you landed at your destination! It just so happened that in the description of the patent, there was a screen image that was pretty much a direct copy of the interface found in the third-party application ‘Where To?’. What was meant to illustrate a user interface that one might expect in such an app turned into quite something else. Instead of being treated as a tip of the hat to the developers of ‘Where To?’ for their excellent user interface, Apple has on their hands mass hysteria and blind panic that followed (in some circles, at least), with many claiming that Cupertino was trying to patent third-party application ideas and claim their IP to be its own. Things only quietened down when reps from Apple sat down with folks who developed ‘Where To?’ and discussed alternatives such as attributing the screenshot in the patent application to ‘Where To?’.

As loyal and fiercely protective developers get around a platform, Apple’s possibly learnt something out of this – reach out to your developers and keep them in the know, especially if their intellectual property figures anywhere in your documentation.

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Samsung Epic 4G hitting Sprint Aug 31st for $249!

Folks over at USA are waiting for Samsung Epic 4G from a long time, and finally Samsung has announced that the Epic 4G is hitting Sprint on August 31st, for $249.99 with a 2-yr agreement and $100 mail in rebate.

Epic 4G is an epic phone, and for some reasons it’s better than the EVO 4G. The Epic 4G comes with a Super AMOLED display, which is bright and clear as compared to the EVO. Epic 4G is expensive than the Evo, but it worth it because the Epic comes with a blazing fast processor, better display, and the slide out QWERTY keyboard.

If you want to know more why the Epic is better, than Sprint made it easy for you. Here is a video after the break, in which Sprint compares the EPIC 4G with the EVO 4G. Have a look:

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