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 [...]

HTC has just announced the Tattoo, the little brother of HTC Hero.  It will run Android and Sense.  It comes with a Qualcomm MSM7225, 528MHz processor, 512Mb Rom and 256Mb RAM.  It has a smaller 2.8 inches QVGA (240×320)resistive touch screen, not capacitive.  According to HTC, resistive screen is used because the screen is too small to be accurate for a capacitive touch screen (hah?)  And also the camera will be at 3.2 megapixel and it is [...]

Manomio‘s Commodore 64 emulator [USD4.99] has finally been approved by Apple.  It was first reported on the project back in June, after Manomio had received their first rejection from Apple. The rejection was particularly disappointing considering the efforts that Manomio had made in making sure their emulator fully licensed and legal. Read more with video link.

HTC is planning on making a major change to its high-res handset for the sequel: it’s switching to Android.  The upcoming Touch HD2 is rumoured to be running Android instead of Windows Mobile 6.5.  The CPU is reportedly a 628MHz Qualcomm chip, just slightly faster than its predecessor, Touch HD.  If this is true, it will become the fastest Android handset to date.  Of course we don’t forget the the rumoured Sony Ericsson’s Rachael, which [...]

Google has made this official: In Android next update, 1.6 Donut, Android Market will get a facelift that brings a better design with a fresh look and add a very important feature that has been missing — screenshots of applications. The new design looks a lot more modern and usable. No timeline was provided on when we’ll be able to use the new Android Market and when Android 1.6 will be released to the public. [...]

After months of waiting, wait no more.  It is official now.  HTC Hero was launched in Singapore on 4th September.  See the press. HTC Hero is the world’s first Android-based phone with a customized user interface – Sense.  It is the third Android phone from HTC. I was in the launch event held in Suntec Conventional Centre, Level 2, room 208 and 209 on 4th September.  The launch was brief and short.  It was hosted [...]

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