With 1GHz snapdragon CPU and 4.3-inch screen (800×480), HTC Leo will be next “BIG” thing from HTC. It will be running Windows Mobile 6.5 (not Android) with the TouchFLO 3D.  The spec sheet tells it is coming with a capacitive screen. However, someone suspected it might be using a resistive screen instead of the capacitive screen by looking at the photos posted on the site. Below is the specs: Size: 121mm x 67mm x 11mm [...]

New HTC Hero official firmware update had been found on support web sites at some Nordic countires.  The new release of the firmware had been reported to be quicker and smoother than the previous release.  XDA-Developer has a link for the firmware.  There is still no sign of HTC Hero in all operators (Singtel, M1, Starhub) in Singapore.  And I do hope we will get one with the latest firmware loaded. See the video below [...]

Palm may not want to publish the detailed specs for the coming Pixi, but Qualcomm is kind enough to share with us the full spec sheet for the MSM7627, the CPU used in Pixi. Like the Palm Pre, it supports hardware accelearated 3D graphics by using an OpenGL 2.0-suuportung GPU.  This allows the device to have decent support for gaming capabilities.  It is also packed with a 320 MGz application DSP to handle multimedia on [...]

Pocketnow.com has published an youtube video for Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23047, the latest leak ROM from Microsoft. In the video build 23037 of Windows Mobile 6.5 (relased last month) is compared with the freshly released build 23047 (via XDA). The differences include further refinements to the now relocated buttons on the bottom bar. All buttons that previously had text are now icon-based. Also a bit more refined is the pivot list area. [via pocketnow.com]

Here is it, another Android phone from one of the major phone makers in Asia – LG. LG is looking to expand its product portfolio with an Android offering despite its relationship with Microsoft (LG attempts to deliver 13 new Windows Mobile handsets by end of next year) The GW620 is an Android phone featuring 3-inch full touchscreen with a landscape QWERTY slider.   There is no mention of the type of screen. (Capacitive?  Resistive?)   [...]

“The first phone with social skills” – Motorola just announced its first Adroid phone, the CLIQ, during the Mobilize conference.  It is based around a skin called Blur (or MOTOBLUR) created by Motorala.  CLIQ is built around social networking, witk live widgets that integrate Twitterm Facebook, Gmail, MySpace, Yahoo, Last.fm and more.  It also comes with a Palm Synergy like engine that will aggregate all your contacts into a single address book.  And it will [...]

I just came back from Comex 2009 at Suntec City. I visited the booth of Starhub and found out they are taking pre-order of HTC Hero during the show. Unfortunately, the lady manning the booth was not able to tell me much, like the price of the phone and when it is going to a available. All she could tell me was the phone will be definitely on the shell in September. What a disappointment [...]

While we are still waiting for GSM version of Pre to be available in Asia, Palm has officially unveiled its second webOS phone, the ultra-thin Palm Pixi. Pixi is coming in at just 10.85 mm, it is thinner than the Pre by 6.1 mm and even the iPhone 3Gs by 1.45 mm. The Pixi will be launching exclusively on Sprint (so it is EVDO 3G also), though Palm has yet to reveal availability dates or [...]

Apple had just released an OS update for iPhone and iPod users. The new iPhone OS version 3.1 is free for download for all iPhone and iPod users. According to the Apple’s web site, the highlighted features for the release include: Genius Recommendations for Apps – Get recommendations for apps you might like based on apps you’ve already downloaded. Genius Mixes – Have iTunes create up to 12 playlists based on what’s already in your [...]

There are quite a number of existing Windows Mobile phones in the market that will get official Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade, like the HTC Touch Diamond2, Touch Pro2, and Snap, plus the Samsung Omnia II and Omnia II Pro B7610. And Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 will be the latest one to join the list. It turns out that seasoned ROM cooker itje from XDA has gotten his hands on an official Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM for [...]