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The HTC Desire

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Being that HTC was the company that brought us the nexus one, it was only to be expected that they would pop out a whole slew of new Android Phones. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, HTC has announced several new Android mobile phones, and they are pretty cool. Of the phones, the HTC Desire is meant to compete directly with the Nexus one. It is an Android 2.1, and has a 1GHz CPU (Snapdragon), 576 MB of Ram, and a 5 MegaPixel Camera. Connectivity wise, the phone is carrying GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and runs 3G. It has a great looking 3.7 inch screen with 480×800 resolution, and Multitouch is supported (Thank god).
HTC Desire
2 things make this phone different than the Nexus One, Lack of trackball, and HTC’s Sense UI. Sense UI is HTC’s overlay for Android phones, that tweaks the User Interface, and has been reported as a “stability enhancer” on the Hero. Some folks who were able to try out the HTC Desire were a bit disappointed as to the speed of the device, saying they thought that it would be much faster. Still, in the realm of Androids, the HTC Desire is still one of the top phones out there.

-Zach Morton
“The Uber Geek”

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Multitouch and more comes to Nexus One in Update today

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Nexus One Gets an Update

Google has released an update for the Nexus One that will fix a connectivity problem and adds support for multitouch. After recieving hundreds of messages in a support forum about trouble with 3G connections, Google has Identified the issue and delievered a fix.

This update also adds the first applications to support multitouch functionality. The browser, picture gallery and maps programs will now support pinch to zoom. This has been a feature asked for by many many people since the release of the Nexus One. Recent versions of Android OS have included Multitouch, however no phone in the U.S. has yet to support it.
This update also adds the Google Goggles application, where by you can take a picture of an object and search for it online, very accuratley I might add. Google is also adding Night Mode to Google Maps, this will make it easier to read at night. Google said that the update may take until the end of the week to reach all Nexus One users.

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Apples New A4 Processor

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apple Ipad a4 chipIt’s called the A4, and the most obvious difference with the chip in the iPhone 3GS, and that of the Ipad is speed. The iPad’s chip runs at 1GHz,Whereas the Iphone 3gs runs at about 600MHz (0.6GHz). At the Apple event in San Francisco on Wednesday, the A4 was said to be “the most advanced chip that apple has done yet”. It adds speed yes, but even more important is the fact that it does so, while keeping power a factor. The A4 chip is so efficient that the Ipad is expected to get up to 10 hours of use on a single charge. The A4 is a system on a chip or SOC. This means it integrates the main processor, graphics chip and other functions (memory controller, Etc.) on one piece of silicon. It is a similar SOC chip structure to what is currently being used in the Iphone, Nexus One and my beloved Motorola Droid. Currently chip maker Intel is working on creating a similar chip with their “Moorestown” Atom processor project.

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