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Has Microsoft Ditched GeoTrust for Windows Phone Developer Verification?
I’m a bit befuddled by a post that I read today, that asserted as part of the recent App Hub update, bringing many new features for Windows Phone Developers, that the registration/verification process had been relaxed for individuals and students. While this may be an interpretation issue, as with the app hub refresh, Microsoft have…
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HTC Salsa Shipping with Weibo, Not Facebook, in China!
HTC to date has two Android devices, that are known as Facebook phones, the Cha Cha and the Salsa. Whilst the rest of the worlds social networking seems to revolve around Facebook and Twitter, in China the big player is Sina Weibo.com. While this may seem trivial, this deviation from the norm by HTC makes…
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Video: HTC Gratia Unboxing!
This was a bit of a surprise I found the other day, and a nice one at that. The HTC Gratia is a low end Android device that was made available back in October 2010, but has mainly populated the European market. It’s main features were quite unimpressive, with a 600 MHz processor, and 384…
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Mysterious HTC phone found in HTC Ruby image reflection
Those of you who keep track of HTC handset code names probably recall the HTC Ruby. Earlier this year, the name was floating around and often associated with the HTC Arrive which was the first Windows Phone 7 device to launch on Sprint. Since then, the HTC Ruby name has seemingly disappeared; until late last…
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Is The HTC/ Apple Patent Battle Significant?
It’s not a new thing for companies and mobile phone OEM’s to have a dispute over cross patenting issues. While the patents are older than the smartphone, the technology harks back to the handheld computer when devices like the Apple Newton, Dell Axim or the HP iPaq dominated the sector. A lot of what we…
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HTC Kingdom heading to Sprint as HTC Hero 4G, may become official soon?
A new HTC Android device may be heading to Sprint some time soon. The HTC Kingdom, first leaked with a blurrycam photo back in April, passed through the FCC a few days ago, and received a DLNA certificate, with an interesting name change. According to the DLNA certificate, the phone will launch as the HTC…
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HTC’s myTouch 4G Slide now available on T-Mobile’s website
The T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide is finally available! Anyone interested in purchasing the new HTC phone with the best camera around can find it on T-Mobile’s website, priced at $199 after a $50 mail-in rebate and with a two year contract. The latest entrant into the myTouch family features a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor from…