New Touch Diamond Compete With 3G iPhone
High Tech Computer introduced the HTC Touch Diamond, a smartphone with the support of Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro. The main advantage of it is a touch screen designed for one-handed use.
The new phone device is the next generation of HTC’s Touch smartphone, which boasts over 3 million units sold in 10 months since its debut. The Touch Diamond features advanced third generation mobile technology 3G, and so becomes the main rival to Apple’s future release of 3G.
Last year HTC had its first Touch handset a month before the iPhone’s debut. The story repeats. The Touch Diamond will be retailing in Europe from June, followed by Middle East and Asia. North and South America will be hit in the second half of the year. And within the next few months we expect the launch of 3G Apple iPhone.
The Touch Diamond works on Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) networks with data rates up to 7.2Mb/second and the use of High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) due to a Qualcomm chipset.
Peter Chou, HTC CEO, is so excited about the future release that he predicts an even bigger selling results than the original Touch. He calls it “the biggest product of my life”. Their intensions to compete with iPhone are serious. HTC focuses on advancing touch screen technology on the 2.8-inch display and 640 pixel by 480 pixel. TouchFlo software will give a 3D effect to screen images. Users can use touch screen to access photos, messages, -e-mails or music and more.
HTC also improved the Web browser, which is based on an engine from Opera Software, designed specifically for HTC. The browser’s dimensions fit the screen, so users can zoom and pan sites with one hand. If you turn the device someway, the view automatically rotates as well.
The HTC’s Touch Diamond has customized apps for YouTube videos watching and Google Maps using. The device has a GPS receiver as well. Video-calling is possible with the 3.2-megapixel auto-focus cam. Although screen size is big enough, Touch Diamond is quite small, just 102 mm by 51mm by 11.33 mm.
The handset also features Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g for wireless data transfer and Internet access. The battery is 4 hours long.
But the HTC’s Touch Diamond has only 4Gb of flash memory, while the iPhone has 8Gb or 16Gb.
All You Need to Know About Apple iPhone: Gadget Specs
I would like to supply you with some major technical details of the iPhone. I would touch upon the size, screen, audio specs, requirements etc. All the data is taken from the official web-page, so you can trust them for sure.
Size and weight
- Height: 4.5 inches (115 mm)
- Width: 2.4 inches (61 mm)
- Depth: 0.46 inch (11.6 mm)
- Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams)
In the box
- iPhone
- Stereo Headset
- Dock
- Dock Connector to USB Cable
- USB Power Adapter
- Documentation
- Cleaning/polishing cloth
Capacity
- 8GB or 16GB flash drive
Display
- 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
- 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
- Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Operating system
- OS X
GSM
- Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wireless data
- Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
- EDGE
- Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Camera
- 2.0 megapixels
Audio
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
- Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
Video
- Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Headphones
- Stereo earphones with built-in microphone
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
- Impedance: 32 ohms
Mac system requirements
- Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
- Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later
- iTunes 7.5 or later
Windows system requirements
- PC with USB 2.0 port
- Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
- iTunes 7.5 or later
Environmental requirements
- Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
- Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
- Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
- Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
Input and output
- iPhone
- 30-pin dock connector
- 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
- iPhone Dock
- Dock connector
Power and battery
- Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
- Talk time: Up to 8 hours
- Standby time: Up to 250 hours
- Internet use: Up to 6 hours
- Video playback: Up to 7 hours
- Audio playback: Up to 24 hours
iPhone Hacks & Tricks: Fast Insertion of Accented Letters
Apple iPhone Review: iPhone vs. LG Voyager
I was wondering what device comes closest to iPhone in popularity and functionality. In order to find this out I run a Google search and came up with the device that seems to be the biggest competitor of the iPhone. I myself will definitely stick with my iPhone, but, to tell you the truth, the audience supports the other way of thinking.
So, let me introduce to you the most probable iPhone competitor – LG Voyager. When I was researching into the nature of iPhone fakes I never thought that one of those phones can ACTUALLY substitute the iPhone. But I got a comment on the post saying that Voyager was released before the iPhone (so it cannot naturally be its clone), and the functionality of the device is even higher that than of the iPhone. At first I didn’t believe a word from that comment, but gradually I got interested and decided to make a sort of comparison. In my research I relied on the opinions of the audience.
iPhone vs. LG Voyager
3G iPhone Due Out Soon - O2 and T-Mobile Cut Prices
With the forthcoming release of 3G iPhone the overwhelming majority of mobile operators with the contracts to sell iPhone are exposed to crucial losses on the stock which is likely to remain unsold. That;s why they have to find solutions out of such an unpleasant situation. What are these solutions?
For instance, the UK operator O2 and the German T-Mobile miscalculated the number of iPhones that could be sold in Europe and at the moment their warehouses are filled with the gadgets that in a matter of months will cost no more than $200.
Even Apple experts confirm that the losses of these companies will be significant.
Nevertheless the companies make their best to recoup the forthcoming losses and at the same time clear the shelves for the new iPhone.
Recently O2 has announced price cut on the iPhone. The company reduced more than a third of its initial price – from 269 pounds to 169 pounds. And a few weeks ago T-Mobile set even more generous sales – from 399 euro to 99 euro.
The French operator Orange will also have to cut the prices. The French sales of the gadget were predicted to be between 500 000 and 600 000, but the company only managed to sell about 330 000 iPhones.
The sale tempos have significantly fallen down and the European retailers find it difficult to clear their stock from the current version of IPhone.
As for the new device which is due out in the middle of June it is said to be completely different to the current version in appearance. They don’t exclude the possibility that the new device will have a regular qwerty keyboard instead of the fan-favorite touch-screen.
Another new tendency that 3G iPhone is likely to bring in is the refusal of the favoring policy towards a single operator in the given territory.
In fact the end goal of Apple is to create the best device ever and then to bring it to as many clients as possible.
Do you think that Apple will manage to do it eventually?
Downloads for iPhone: 8 Steps of iPhone Personalization
The ancient proverb says: Old habits die hard. Once you had your old-school mobile phone. And you did your best to personalize it. Now you are an owner of iPhone. BUT it is possible to personalize any kind of device (regardless if it is a car or you PC monitor). All the things are personalizible. The same with the iPhone. There are things (and they are available to everyone) that can make you favorite phone stand out in a crowd.
So I decided to make up a list of 8 steps you can make to personalize your iPhone:
1. Ringtones
Ringtones are the most popular way of personalizing of any phone, aren’t they? The same with iPhone: you can find hundreds of web-services that offer ringtone downloads.
2. Wallpaper / screen savers
It is a common knowledge that images and sounds are the best ways of personalizing any kind of device. As the iPhone has a lot of inbuilt memory you can download dozens of images including your photos etc. Placing one of these images as wallpaper or a screensaver will make you device distinct.
3. Videos
Video is one of the priorities of the modern mobile industry. There are hundreds of free and paid video services you can subscribe to. Using your iPhone you can watch streaming videos and download your favorite films. Isn’t that a great way of personalizing the iPhone?
4. Games
You can tell a lot about a person by just looking through the list of games on his/her iPhone. Whether he is an adventure hunter or car enthusiast or whatever.
5. VoIP
VoIP feature is a great way to economize calling other people. If one can see the advantages of combining voice, data and images on his/her iPhone, the person can be regarded as a reasonable one.
6. SMS messages
The way you message people can tell a lot about you. By creating your own style of making up messages can become your second business card.
7. Music
iPhone storage memory allows you to save hundreds of tracks. And I stick to the idea that the playlist of a person can tell you much more than the games he plays or the images he downloads. The music the person listens to illustrates his inner world and his current mood. It is a great way of personalizing your iPhone, isn’t it?
8. Accessories
And the last but not the least way to personalize your iPhone is applying this or that accessory to it. You can use weird accessories as well as the traditional ones (as, for instance, cases). The way your iPhone’s exterior looks like is a powerful way to make it different from others.