This week has been extremely exciting for smartphone lovers simply because the HTC roadmap leak happened. It confirmed that the company is making a super powerful Android Snapdragon phone. Also, the Satio makes a come back after Sony Ericsson releasing a fix for the issues. Get to the other side for more.
HTC 2010 Roadmap Leaks
This is definitely the biggest story in phones this week. HTC’s internal roadmap for the year 2010 (or at least the first half of 2010) has been leaked and how. It contains 8 phones and most of them look delectable.
These phones are divided into four categories – Design/Lifestyle; Social; Performance and Productivity. The first two categories have two phones each. The third and the fourth have one and three phones respectively. All categories except the ‘Productivity’ have Android phones. The last category has three Windows Mobile phones and is aimed mainly at the business/enterprise crowd.
The main focus is on the sole ‘Performance’ phone in the entire line up – the HTC Bravo. This is the fabled/rumored/speculated Snapdragon Android phone. Yes, it exists! And it is coming to the world (parts of it anyway) in April 2010. To know more about these phones, read this.
Sony Ericsson’s Satio Returns To Shelves
After facing a lot of issues in the hands of consumers, Sony Ericsson’s latest super phone – the Satio – was pulled from the shelves. Sony Ericsson has finally released updates for the phone and it is now back on the shelves and selling again.
Satio is Sony Ericsson’s flagship phone for multimedia experience on the go. This mantle will probably pass to the XPERIA X10 when it gets released early next year. [read]
PeekFon Email Device Takes Tries To Start A New Life In Europe
The PeekFon device – a phone like device that helps you check, reply and organize your emails and attachments – has received a less than enthusiastic response from the US. After all, people already have their phones to do that for them and spending on this one-trick dog will simply be a waste of money for them.
To make the best of the situation, FON’s CEO has announced that the device is now headed for the Europe. According to him, Europeans have a reason to get a phone like this that the US people don’t have. Europeans move around the continent a lot and hence end up paying a lot of roaming charges for their phones. With this device, they wouldn’t have to do this. So hopefully that will make them buy the PeekFon. We’re still skeptical about a one-trick device in a world of convergence but who knows – it just might work. [read]
Acer Liquid A1 Video Unboxing
Engadget has gotten their hands on the Acer Liquid A1, which has just started shipping in the UK. As is usually the case, they have promptly opened up the areas that can be opened up.
The previous impressions of this phone have been less than stellar and hence there isn’t much to expect from this phone. But thing change, so here’s hoping it might. Still, I don’t think this will prove to be much of a competition to other Android phones, let alone the iPhone, which is currently the phone to beat. [Fanboy opinion may vary.] [read]
Nokia Takes On Cheap-phones
Despite being the world’s largest handset manufacturer, Nokia has so far been unable to get into some specific pockets where others rule the roost. One example would be the US market and the other would be the Chinese and its surrounding markets. While trying to market the high-end phones like the N900 and the X6 in the US market, Nokia had to find another way to compete in the Chinese space, which is completely opposite to the US market.
So for that market, Nokia has made their cheapest navigation phone so far. This move might seem slightly weird at first but think about it – navigation is something that is usually only seen in high-end phones and it isn’t easy for Shanzai makers to replicate. So this might be hit for Nokia after all, even as the US market has barely warmed up to them. However, the N900 has seen a lot of demand and at least that part is looking up for Nokia. [read]
Want A Free iPhone? Join A School In London
Not just any school though. You have to be a student at the Gumley House Convent School in London to have a chance at getting a free iPhone from the school. They will be deploying free iPhones to a closed group of 30 students as the start of an experimental program to see if the phone can help them in their studies.
The iPhone is an obvious choice for these things because not only is it super-easy to use and has a vast array of apps – but also because Apple computers are already common in schools, colleges and universities across Europe and mainly the US. [read]
Samsung Memory Cards Will Survive Whilst Roughin’ It
If you want an SDHC card for those times when you feel like trying out the superspy lifestyle – there’s one from Samsung. These new SDHC cards are of close kin to similar USB pendrives that are extremely hard to destroy or damage. Not only are these SDHC cards waterproof but they are also magnet proof. So if your next mission takes you to high-tension facilities where giant alternators and rising electric arcs form the backdrop of your climactic battle – you won’t lose those precious points you’ve been collecting on your mobile games. [read]
Update to Android 2.0.1 Manually
For those Droid users who simply cannot wait for the Android 2.0.1 update to be rolled out wirelessly to them – there’s a manual solution that will do it for you. There’s a guide that will… umm, guide you through updating your phone from your SD card. [AllDroid via Engadget]
Nokia 6700 Classic Gold Edition
And this is from the usual super-expensive-phone-that-we-can-never-own category – the Nokia 6700 Classic Gold edition. It is a simple Nokia phone that has been done up in gold. It is hand cut and polished to perfection. But other than that – it is your usual 6700, which is not very exciting. I would rather have that diamond iPhone. Come to think of it, this 6700 Gold phone also falls into the expensive-but-useless category. [read]
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