OZDROID

Nexus 5

2012-08-14T16:24:00.001+09:30

A new Nexus Phone -   successor to galaxy nexus.
A higher spec nexus Tablet -   stepped up from the nexus 7
Google TV -   android box for your tv
Google Project Glass -   augmented reality glasses
The Nexus Q -   streaming music player

Could these be the 5 nexus devices to celebrate android's 5 birthday on the 5 of November?
The date is also said to coincided with the launch of android version 5 "key lime pie"

Will it be 5 nexus phones or a combination of phones and tablets?

3 months to go, anything could happen...

What are your thoughts?

Google Launches Android Classes to Bolster App Development

2012-01-12T00:27:00.000+10:30

Google Launches Android Classes to Bolster App Development:

Professor Android, I presume? Photo courtesy of Google

In today’s mobile platform wars, it’s not the size of your smartphone that matters — it’s the number of apps you’ve got, and how well they work.

Google knows this much is true. On Thursday evening, the company launched Android Training classes, an effort to boost its app developer base in both breadth and quality.

“Each class explains the steps required to solve a problem, or implement a feature, with plenty of code snippets and sample code for you to use within your own apps,” wrote Android developer relations tech lead Reto Meier in a company blog post.

Admittedly, it’s more of a Phoenix U than an MIT. Currently, all of the “lessons” are available online via Android’s Developer web site, with separate sections devoted to the nuanced challenges developers face when coding for the OS.

There are, however, more targeted categories for different types of developers and app strategies, including sections like “Developing for Enterprise,” and tutorials focused on ad-based monetization strategies for apps.

In a technical sense, these classes are especially important considering some of the Android-specific issues that programmers must deal with. Case in point: the wide variety of screen sizes that results from providing the OS to dozens of hardware manufacturers for use on all manner of devices.

What’s more, Google needs to beef up its app catalog in general. Currently, the Android ecosystem includes some 250,000 apps, and that’s about 250,000 fewer than what Apple boasts in its App Store. It’s an uphill battle, considering Apple’s app momentum doesn’t show signs of slowing.

This isn’t the first time Google has taken to schooling developers. In August, the company hosted a series of workshops focused specifically on creating tablet-optimized apps. Dubbed Android Developer Labs (or ADLs), the aim was to boost the piddling number of Android tablet apps available in the Market, while simultaneously teaching developers tricks to improve app quality. The sessions were initially infrequent, with a handful occurring in the U.S., as well as an Indian session.

Of course, not all of Android’s app problems can be fixed with better software development. Google has recently made headway in improving the Android Market itself, as the company launched a major interface overhaul in May and another in July for mobile devices.

Developer relations lead Meier says that this is a small step in the department’s overall plans, and we should expect a greater offering of courses and tutorials over the coming months.

Polaroid Android

2012-01-12T00:00:00.000+10:30

Polaroid ‘Smart Camera’ Runs Android:

"It's not a camera phone. It's a 'smart camera', m'kay?

The inevitability of this camera doesn’t make it any less surprising: Polaroid is set to launch a “smart” camera running Android, and with Wi-Fi inside. The camera–which looks a lot like a cellphone with a big lens attached–will pack a 16MP sensor, a 3x optical zoom lens and a touch-screen display.

It’s a very smart move from Polaroid, a company which has been flailing around for a purpose since film died. The cellphone camera is in many ways the spiritual successor to the iconic instant photos, so why not get in on the action? Phones might not have the image quality of the best compacts, but you can share and edit your photos right there, something cameras have been unable to do. Until now.

You can of course load on any camera app you like (apart from the iPhone-only Instagram), but Polaroid seems to have put some effort into its own camera app. 18 scene modes are joined by smile and face detection, geo-tagging, editing and automatically organized photo albums.

And because the SC1630 Smart Camera runs Wi-Fi and not 3G, you won’t be forced to sign up for yet another data plan. It’s a lot like an iPod Touch with a good camera.

I’m very interested in this. I’m permanently on the cusp of buying an iPhone just for the camera, even though I almost never make calls and carry my 3G iPad with me everywhere. If Instagram ever gets around to making an Android app, then I’ll probably jump at this camera instead.

The Smart Camera will launch in 2012, price yet to be decided."

from Gadget Lab by Charlie Sorrel

Polaroid Announces the SC1630 Smart Camera Powered by Android [Polaroid]

2012-01-03T21:37:00.001+10:30

Samsung Announces Wi-Fi Enabled, Android Controlled Digicam

Google Unveils Brilliant Android-Controlled LED Light Bulb

2011-05-11T09:56:00.000+09:30

Today Google flipped the switch on a remarkable new LED bulb that can be controlled by any Android device using the company’s new open-source wireless networking protocol. The search giant worked with Lighting Science Group to develop the omnidirectional 60-watt equivalent bulb, which can be dimmed or brightened on the fly by an Android-equipped smart phone, tablet, or laptop. The smart bulb is the perfect test bed for Google’s new protocol, which stands to open the door to a new wave of energy-efficient home systems."

via Google Unveils Brilliant Android-Controlled LED Light Bulb

multitouch test : Acer iconia honeycomb tab

2011-05-05T22:54:00.001+09:30

The display was able to recognise 10 points at a time. Using Super Paint app here multiple lines are drawn simultaneously. I found the response time could have been a bit quicker. The line falls behind the point of touch, I think this can be a simple way to compare the performance of tablets.

Pioneer Android Cyclocomputer

2011-01-14T13:08:00.000+10:30

Android3: Honeycomb Tablet U.I.

2011-01-11T19:58:00.000+10:30

Phandroid's " in depth look at what's new in the latest version of Android, Honeycomb, direct from Verizon's 2011 CES keynote presentation."

The walk-through explains some of the user-interface specific for this tablet version of android. For a start no hardware buttons are required such as back and menu etc. giving flexibility for any key configuration. The software therefore functions in any orientation and reduces the dependence on manufacturers to provide the experience, a shortcoming in the Galaxy S.
Honeycomb develops the widgets allowing most things to be done without even opening an app. These include viewing the latest YouTube hits, checking email, viewing your calendar or selecting a bookmark from your favourites list, all on the home screens.

A Honeycomb homescreen

The look of honeycomb is "futuristic but familiar". Appearing as a 3D interface, controlled by gestures where details "res-in when you need it and de-res when you don't". Personalisation and of the device is easier with the use of a customisation view.

Honeycomb customisation view

The customisation view displays your five home screens as well as providing a pallet where you can preview all of your widgets, app shortcuts, wallpapers and more. These are simply dragged to the desired position.

Also demonstrated was a new look YouTube and the new vector based Google Maps with 3D buildings you can tilt and pan around. Honeycomb versions of browser with tabs "as nature intended" and Gmail app which improve the clarity and control of data we sift through daily.

images thanks to Droid X Plaza

Tablet Evolution by Motorola

2011-01-04T11:41:00.001+10:30

Notion Ink Adam Demo

2010-12-19T12:56:00.000+10:30

First video footage of the Notion Ink Adam, Android Tablet in action.

In the demo a USB drive and a wireless mouse are both plugged in to USB ports on either side of the tablet.

A major factor of the software interface appears to be the 'Panel Engine' which displays all apps side by side in a stream similar to cover flow in iTunes. However Adam can output this through HDMI.

'Launcher' which is similar to androids launcher combined with recent tasks and a search panel, is a hidden dock wich when activated reveals the ribbon of recent apps.
Various hardware buttons are demonstrated including 'quick tab'.
Copy and paste which integrates with a notes app is shown appearing as acrop field from any view.

The canvas app is shown finger painting and "supports layers" image editing and auto saves .
The "bonus mystery feature" is still not revealed and the back of the device is never shown (hiding the rear touch pad no doubt)
More specifications
Official site

TEXT IN THE VIDEO READS

"notionink

adam

DEMO

To re-produce a real world scenario for a heavy user, we have kept these applications and their panels open:

EMail Client (mail'd), Browser, Navigation App, Canvas Application, Calendar, Calculator, Office Suoite (PDF file 6.5MB), Sniffer (File browser with Internal Memory, Pen Drive and SD Card Data indexed) and E-book reader. Later we added Weather App and a few tads in the browser.

This is not the same with other devices that run or display only one app at a time.

Pen Drive

Swivel Camera

Panel Engine

Select any panel to view

Tap to get a panel in focus

Calendar Panel Selected

Swipe Across to browse

Launcher

The Launcher conveniently arranges recently opened app panels at the beginning of the list. Clicking on these icons will bring the app in the panel system to the focus.

Tap outside to hide the launcher ribbon

Ebook reader

Tap to change the panel in focus, in this case to Sniffer

Accessing data in the USB

Launcher

Maps and Navigation

Eden comes with on device Vector Maps. (included only from Honeycomb on Android devices)

Press Home Key to access Panel System

When you reach the end of the content, it stretches let us know we reached the end of the panel list.

When you open an application without a panel, Eden seeks your permission to open the application in the full screen mode.

PDF viewer

Multi touch support for zoom in and zoom out.

Press Menu Key to access Panel Specific function

Full SCreen Browser

Hot Plug Support for wireless devices, in this case it's a mouse.

Full computing experience with peripherals.

Multi-touch Drag-up to access quick menu.

Crop and copy functions which integrates with Notes App

Content is automatically "arranged"

Canvas App

You can paint or edit images.

Canvas support multiple photo-effects, and layers

Your art-work is automatically saved.

Noticing the Android 2.3 UI framework?

Calculator

When you tap on the result, it gets copied to the clipboard

Let's launch the Full Screen Browser

You can quickly add a tab or open a closed one"

Left edge inserted with USB drive

Bottom edge

Right edge

VISIMAX MINI PROJECTOR ACTION

2010-11-30T18:19:00.001+10:30

VISIMAX ultra mobile LED projector as seen in the unboxing

more info at miniprojector.com.au

VISIMAX MINI LED PROJECTOR -unboxing

2010-11-30T14:40:00.001+10:30

VISIMAX ultra mobile LED projector

Australian product

Resolution VGA (640x480)
Brightness 15 lumens
Contrast Ratio 200:1
Focus Manual
Image Size 12" ~ 60"
Throw Distance 30" @ 1.2m
Light Source LED
Function

Video NTSC/PAL/SECAM
PC SVGA 60Hz
Speaker 0.3W (Mono)
Input/Output

Earphone Stereo
Composite Video RCA x 1
PC D-Sub 15 Pin x 1
Other

AC Adaptor 90 ~240V 50/60hZ
Battery 30 minutes
Dimensions 27(w)x58(D)x90(H)mm
Weight 120g"

stats from miniprojector.com.au

Notion Ink Adam

2010-11-23T13:00:00.001+10:30

Notion Ink's web page has finally come online. A long awaited but still not realised product the 'adam' tablet is one step closer. The new site details its specifications (see below) and shows images of the expected final design.

Effectivly it's:

10.1" 1024 x 600 display with Optional Pixel Qi

1GHz nVidia Tegra 250 Dual Core Cortex A-9 processor

Mentioned is a Bonus mystery feature which may be the rear touch pad (not found in the tech specs) or is it something else?

Notion Ink Adam release date 10-12-2010 ??

Tech specs

Size+Weight

Thickness: ~14 mm
Width: 191 mm
Length: 269 mm
Weight: ~1.6 pounds

System on Chip

NVIDIA Tegra 250
Dual Core Cortex A-9
ULP GPU

Memory+Storage

1GB DDR2 RAM
1GB SLC
8+ GB Flash
Micro-SD Card support

Power & Battery

Universal Charger
3 cell 24.6Whr battery

Display

10.1" WSVGA (1024 x 600)
Optional Pixel Qi display:
Transmissive, transflective,
and reflective modes
Multi-touch
Matte finish
Anti glare coating
Scratch resistant
Finger print resistant

"On a sidenote: There is a 10001 displayed throughout the page (top right corner). Some think its a binary countdown to the release date.
This way, there would be 17 days left!"
- a comment found on slashgear's article

Notion Ink’s Adam Tablet Official Website Released by GroundSit

Camera

3.2 MP Auto Focus Swivel
Camera

Communication

WLAN - 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 A2DP
WWAN - 3G HSDPA

Audio

Stereo loudspeakers
3.5mm headphone jack
Built in microphone

Input/Output Ports

USB 2.0 Host x 2
Mini USB
HDMI
Micro SD slot
SIM Card slot
DC connector

Sensors

3-Axis accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
GPS
Digital Compass

Bonus mystery feature ;)

images and specs care of
notionink's new site
Via Chris Smith's post on androinica

Telstra t-touch tab

2010-11-14T21:33:00.005+10:30

A quick look at an early android tablet. Specs and performance are not impressive but it is good to see something happening.

768MHz processor - 2MP camera - 800x480 7" display.

The devices resistive display only perceived single touch when tested mid November. The hardware is capable of sketchy multi touch either way it is rather debilitating, but can be used with a stylus.

Memory	Includes 2GB MicroSD card with expandable up to 16GB MicroSD
CPU	768MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon
Powered by Android	Yes, Android 2.1 (2.2 being tested)
Weight	500g
Bluetooth	Stereo Bluetooth
Camera	2.0 megapixel with video recording and dual camera functionality
Display	Full 7inch Resistive - 800x480

stats via Telstra and Android Australia

2GB for $10 on Vodafone

2010-10-27T19:00:00.007+10:30

Here is the best mobile data deal so far.
2GB for $10 or 6GB for $2 or if you just want a taste 700MB for $4.

Fine print reads
"All Vodafone services subject to device capabilities & network limitations & availability. Comparable 3G device required to access 3G services. Vodafone offers 2100Mhz devices & 900Mhz devices. Customers with devices that are 2100Mhz compatible but not 900Mhz compatible (includes BlackBerry* devices) will experiance 3G coverage in metro & some regional areas & GPRS (orEdge, where available) coverage in 900MHz areas. High bandwidth applications such as video streaming, video calling, mobile TV, YouTube & full track downloads, only available in Vodafone's 3G Mobile Broardband Zone. Slower speed can be expected outside Vodafone's 3G Mobile Broardband Zone. See www.vodafone.com.au for coverage details. Not all products in catalogue available at all retailers & prices may vary at individual outlets. Offor subject to change & available while stocks last." ..

4= "Offer ends 30.11.10 (unless extended ....... to approved new or updrading customers who connect in store. Must connect for one full bill cycle. Minimum monthly spend is $4 (Classic Pack) $10 (Super Pack) $20 (Ultimate Pack). Recurring monthly access fee charged untill the end of the month it... discontinue the service including data expires after one month. Additional data usage: 12c per MB (min session 50KB). Data for use in Australia on Vodafone's GPRS/3G network. All Vodafone services subject to device capabilities and network limitations and ... Comparable 3G device required to access 3G services. Vodafone offers 2100Mhz devices & 900Mhz devices. Customers with devices that are 2100Mhz compatible but not 900Mhz compatible will experience 3G coverage in metro & some regional areas & GPRS (orEdge, where available) coverage in 900MHz areas. High bandwidth applications such as video streaming, video calling, some Vodafone live! services and full track downloads, only available in Vodafone's 3G Mobile Broardband zone. Slower speeds cab be expected outside of Vodafone's 3G Mobile Broardband Zone. See www.vodafone.com.au/coverage for details. Vodafone Pty Limited ABN 76 062 954 554"

The Relative page on the Vodafone site does not mention this deal
Via Vodafone store pamphlet 20/10/2010

Micro SD Card Memory

2010-10-16T16:27:00.002+10:30

SanDisk Micro SDHC - 32GB $155.95
SanDisk Micro SDHC - 16GB $53.95
SanDisk Micro SDHC - 8GB   $24.95
SanDisk Micro SDHC - 4GB $13.95
SanDisk Micro SD    - 2GB $9.95
At Cheap Chips

SanDisk Micro SDHC 32GB $129.95
SanDisk Micro SDHC 16GB $44.55
SanDisk Micro SDHC 8GB    $19.10
SanDisk Micro SDHC 4GB    $9.40
SanDisk Micro SDHC 2GB    $6.23
• STANDARD POST: $11.75 • EXPRESS POST   : $16.42
At itdevice

here are the best prices I have been able to find for smart phone memory cards in Australia. Let me know if you find any better deals.

Telstra mobile broardband

2010-09-27T01:16:00.004+09:30

http://www.telstra.com.au

Via the big pond web site you find these deals

Speed	Usage allowance	Monthly price (min term 12 months)
BigPond® Liberty 6GB BigPond wireless plan	Liberty 6GB Usage allowance^{1, 2} Speeds slowed after 6GB³	$79.95 Min cost over 12 mths is $1258.40⁴

.

BigPond® Liberty 3GB BigPond wireless plan	Liberty 3GB Usage allowance^{1, 2} Speeds slowed after 3GB³	$49.95 Min cost over 12 mths is $898.40⁴

Via Testra site

Telstra Pre-Paid Mobile Broadband pricing rates in Australia
Recharge Amount	Data Rate per MB (charged per KB)	Effective allowance	Expiry
$20	8.9c	225MB	30 days
$30	7.5c	400MB	30 days
$40	3.9c	1GB	30 days
$50	2.4c	2GB	30 days
$60	2c	3GB	30 days
$80	2c	4GB	30 days
$100	1.6c	6GB	30 days
$130	4.2c	3GB	90 days
$150	3.7c	4GB	180 days

Or a look to bigpond mobile broardband via the Telstra site

Plan Help me choose >	Usage allowance³ How much do I need? >	Plan length	Cost per month with BigPond Wireless Broadband Multiple Product Benefit
BigPond Liberty® 400MB plan	400MB	24 months	From ^$9^.95
BigPond Liberty® 1GB plan	1GB	24 months	From ^$19^.95
BigPond Liberty® 3GB plan	3GB	24 months	From ^$29^.95
BigPond Liberty® 6GB plan	6GB	24 months	From ^$59^.95
BigPond Liberty® 10GB plan	10GB	24 months	From ^$99^.95

I thought sure the 3GB deal looks sweet but on a closer look..

For Telstra full service fixed phone customers with one other eligible service on a Single Bill⁷	Telstra full service fixed phone customers on a Single Bill	Stand-alone wireless broadband plans
24-month plan ^$29^.95_/mth After $20 BigPond Wireless Broadband Multiple Product Benefit Min. cost $2157.60* + $9.95 delivery cost *with BigPond Elite™ USB, HomeLine® Plus and a $30 postpaid mobile member plan over 24 months	24-month plan ^$39^.95_/mth After $10 BigPond Wireless Broadband Member Benefit discount Min. cost $1677.60* + $9.95 delivery cost *with BigPond Elite™ USB and HomeLine® Plus over 24 months	12 or 24 month plan ^$49^.95_/mth Min. cost $898.40 over 12 months + $9.95 delivery cost

Over all the best value is pushing towards $10 per GB. Having longer credit cycles is another way to find value but it looks as tough $130 for 3BG over 90 days hasn't heard of that.

OZDROID


BigPond® Turbo Cable up to 8Mbps/128kbps	Liberty 2GB Usage allowance^{1, 2} Speeds slowed after 2GB³	$29.95 Min cost over 12 mths is $907.80⁵	Plan info
BigPond® Elite Cable 30000/1000kbps	Liberty 2GB Usage allowance^{1, 2} Speeds slowed after 2GB³	$39.95 Min cost over 12 mths is $1027.80⁵	Plan info
BigPond® Elite Cable 30000/1000kbps	Liberty 50GB Usage allowance^{1, 2} Speeds slowed after 50GB³	$69.95 Min cost over 12 mths is $1387.80⁵	Plan info
BigPond® Elite Cable 30000/1000kbps	Liberty 200GB Usage allowance^{1, 2} Speeds slowed after 200GB³	$89.95 Min cost over 12 mths is $1627.80⁵	Plan info
BigPond® Turbo ADSL 1500/256kbps	Liberty 2GB Usage allowance^{1, 2} Speeds slowed after 2GB³	$29.95 Min cost over 12 mths is $907.80⁵	Plan info
BigPond® Elite ADSL 20000/1000kbps or 8000/384kbps	Liberty 2GB Usage allowance^{1, 2} Speeds slowed after 2GB³	$39.95 Min cost over 12 mths is $1027.80⁵	Plan info
BigPond® Elite ADSL 20000/1000kbps or 8000/384kbps	Liberty 50GB Usage allowance^{1, 2} Speeds slowed after 50GB³	$69.95 Min cost over 12 mths is $1387.80⁵	Plan info
BigPond® Elite ADSL 20000/1000kbps or 8000/384kbps	Liberty 200GB Usage allowance^{1, 2} Speeds slowed after 200GB³	$89.95 Min cost over 12 mths is $1627.80⁵	Plan info
BigPond® Liberty 400MB BigPond wireless plan	Liberty 400MB Usage allowance^{1, 2} Speeds slowed after 400MB³	$29.95 Min cost over 12 mths is $658.40⁴	Plan info
BigPond® Liberty 1GB BigPond wireless plan	Liberty 1GB Usage allowance^{1, 2} Speeds slowed after 1GB³	$39.95 Min cost over 12 mths is $778.40⁴	Plan info
BigPond® Liberty 3GB BigPond wireless plan	Liberty 3GB Usage allowance^{1, 2} Speeds slowed after 3GB³	$49.95 Min cost over 12 mths is $898.40⁴	Plan info

Desire 3 second start-up!

2010-09-24T17:48:00.003+09:30

Yet to be released in Australia, The HTC Desire HD's software seen here starting up on a regular HTC Desire in 3 seconds is very impressive. Pricing for the Desire HD for Vodafone in Europe has been leaked over at Android Central 519 euro or $730 OZ Dollars

Samsung Tab on YouTube

2010-09-24T17:30:00.005+09:30

"SAMSUNGmobile | 22 September 2010

This is the first official hands-on video that contains a demonstration of every key feature and benefit of the Samsung Galaxy Tab. It also contains information of the most frequently asked features from social networking sites.

Most importantly, it highlights the value proposition of the Galaxy Tab: Advanced Media, Productivity and Communication, and On the Go.

This video doesn't contain any graphic effects.

Category:

Howto & Style

hTC Desire HD coming next month?

2010-09-23T04:25:00.008+09:30

photo By Chris Hall at pocket-lint.com

123mm

68mm 11.8mm

Screen size: 109 mm

In side info points to Vodafone and 3 having the HTC Desire by the third week of October which is no more than a month away. The phones are predicted to cost under $1000 outright.

LEAKED ON EBAY

"ON SALE IS A BRAND NEW HTC DESIRE HD.
IT HAS A MASSIVE 4.3 INCH SCREEN, ANDROID FROYO(LATEST ANDROID VERSION) , 8 MP CAMERA.
MORE SPECIFICATIONS CAN BE SEEN AT
http://www.htc.com/www/product/desireHD/overview.html
THIS IS A PRE-ORDER. I WILL SHIP IT AS SOON AS IT IS RELEASED IN AUSTRALIA. THE ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE IS THE 2ND WEEK OR 3RD WEEK OF OCTOBER.
THIS PHONE WILL BE EXCLUSIVE TO 3 AND VODAFONE. I KNOW SOMEONE WHO OWNS A 3 SHOP AND I HAVE ALREADY ORDERED 20 PHONES OFF HIM AND I WILL HAVE THEM ON THE VERY FIRST DAY IT IS RELEASED WITH 3 AND WILL SHIP IT THE SAME DAY. THE PHONE WILL BE UNLOCKED.

PLEASE NOTE THERE MAY BE DELAYS CAUSED BY HTC OR 3 WHICH MAY DELAY THE RELEASE, HOWEVER IF IT DOES NOT GET RELEASED BY 3RD WEEK OF OCTOBER, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR MONEY REFUNDED, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 2% OF THE PAYMENT YOU MADE."

Key to this baby's package are :

4.3 inch (109mm) 480x800 WVGA screen ---same amount of pixels on the regular desire.

720p HD video recording

8 megapixel camera

1GHz processor

USB and Wi-Fi® tethering

Bluetooth® 2.1

1.5 GB Internal phone storage + up to at least 32GB in microSD storage SD2.0 compatible
768 MB RAM

Up to 14.4 Mbps download speed AND Up to 5.76 Mbps upload speed on 3G

weighing 164 grams

Camera

8 megapixel color camera
Auto focus and dual LED flash
720p HD video recording
Face detection capability
Built-in effects include depth of field, vignette, and more
Geotagging

Sensors

G-Sensor ----I don't know whether this is a gyroscope or a set of accelerometers???
Digital compass
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor

Connectors

3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)

Power & Battery²

Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1230 mAh

Talk time:

WCDMA: Up to 320 mins
GSM: Up to 550 mins

Standby time³:

WCDMA: Up to 490 hours
GSM: Up to 420 hours

Network

Asia Pacific:

HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

scoop "HTC UNVEiLS HTC Desire HD..."

thanks to htc.com for specs and images

hTC Wildfire = 1/2 the Desire

2010-09-19T13:41:00.005+09:30

≠

HTC Wildfire HTC Desire

Surprisingly the HTC Wildfire is in the same Telstra price bracket as the HTC Desire. Starting @ $49/month for 24 months Telstra will give you the phone. BUT at the SAME price you may as well take the HTC Desire and get twice the processing power. 1GHz instead of 528 MHz.

The only reason one might choose the Wildfire is because of its smaller size, but there is only a 1cm difference in length and more than that in screen size difference..

I also noted the Wildfires screen is not as sharp as the desires 384k pixels on a compared to 77k QVGA pixels .

I think the only thing going for the Wildfire is its good looks. I think the silver desires or even a black one would look just as good. It is however a very male female couple.

WILDFIRE

106.75mm

60.4mm 12.19mm

Resolution: 240 x 320 QVGA

Screen size: 81.2mm

DESIRE

119mm

60mm 11.9mm

black from ukpressreleases

Resolution: 480 X 800 WVGA

Screen size: 94mm

Samsung Galaxy S

2010-09-19T13:27:00.006+09:30

5 MP Camera, GPS, 4-inch super AMOLED screen

Putting it up there with the HTC Desire and iPhone 4 in terms of CPU speed, the Galaxy S has a 1GhZ Hummingbird processor.

Regretfully the samsung skin, is clunky and only serves to make the Galaxy S even more iPhone like. The dock at the bottom is just like iphone ios, not the best graphics on the icons. Overall the skin seems worse than the stock froyo. The lack of search and home hardware buttons furthur restricts this interface.

However this is one of the few android phones with a front facing camera out now.

roll up screen mobile device

2010-09-16T16:35:00.000+09:30

Phone with a roll up multi touch display

Use at various size and ratio.

customizable tactile display hardware buttons on each end

Vodafone mobile internet

2010-09-16T10:01:00.002+09:30

VODAFONES CHEAPEST 12 MONTH PLAN = $29

Plans > Vodafone Cap >12 Month Cap

$180² Included Value View cap inclusions

200MB³ Data

UNLIMITED VODAFONE TO VODAFONE & 3 Standard national voice calls

@ $29 (min cost over 12 months is $348¹)

TOTAL $29 = 200MB + $180 CREDIT + FREE V2V/3

View Cap Detail

Terms & Conditions

View mobiles

NOW ADD+ON A DATA PACK

Mobile Internet >

Mobile Internet Classic Pack

+700MB @ $4 per month on 12 Month Contract² (Total min. cost $48)

TOTAL $33 = 900MB + $180 CREDIT + FREE V2V/3

= 30 MB PER DAY

*OZDROID RECOMMENDS*

Mobile Internet Super Pack
+2GB @ $10 per month on 12 Month Contract² (Total min. cost $120)
TOTAL $39 = 2.2GB + $180 CREDIT + FREE V2V/3

= 73.33MB PER DAY

REMEMBER YOU STILL HAVE FREE INTERNET IN WIFI SPOTS

Mobile Internet Ultimate Pack
+6GB @ $20 per month on 12 Month Contract² (Total min. cost $240)
TOTAL $49 = 6.2GB + $180 CREDIT + FREE V2V/3
= 206.67MB PER DAY

From Vodafone Australia 13/9/10

hTC Desie

2010-09-16T10:00:00.005+09:30

HTC Desire on Telstra for $49 a month is the best phone available in Australia now.
It has a 1GHz processor, and android 2.1. No other phone on Australian carriers can compete with it.

119mm

60mm 11.9mm

Screen size: 94mm

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Display

Type: Touch-sensitive screen with pinch-to-zoom capability
Size: 3.7 inches (94mm)
Resolution: 480 X 800 WVG

Camera

5 megapixel color camera
Face detection capability
Auto focus and flash
Widescreen photo capture
Geotagging

Storage

ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 576 MB

Expansion slot:

microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
Supports up to 32 GB

Internet⁴

3G:

Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed
Up to 2 Mbps upload speed

Connectors

3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)

Sensors

G-Sensor
Digital compass
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor

Power & Battery¹

Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1400 mAh

Talk time:

WCDMA: Up to 390 mins
GSM: Up to 400 mins

Standby time²:

WCDMA: Up to 360 hours
GSM: Up to 340 hours

Network³

Australia:

HSPA/WCDMA: 850/2100 MHz
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Tethering

Internet sharing through USB

Bluetooth® 2.1

Via HTC.com

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