Posts Tagged ‘htc’

Htcardware vs Samsungoftware

I have been asked a number of times which phone is better, Samsung Galaxy S, or HTC Desire, both of which I had done some review on in the previous blog posts. Here’s my thought. At the end of the day, the choice is very personal, there’s no good or bad device, it’s more like [...]

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Desire over HD2

I have always have the desire to learn about (mobile) life beyond Windows Mobile,  after having owned numerous Windows Mobile devices for the past 5 years. Then came iPhone, in 2008. But despite its edge cutting user experience and its hundreds of thousands of (useless) applications, it didn’t wow me over. I admit I’m not [...]

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New hack to disable HTC’s messaging application

HTC has, since manila 2.5, designed and developed a completely new text messaging application (HTC Messaging App) to replace the old Windows messaging application for the entire SMS/text messaging functionality. Some of you may not be affected by the poor performance of HTC messaging app. But for me, it’s so poor that despite trimming my [...]

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Back your favorite people up!

Last Sunday, I told myself that I would spent 10 minutes to do something productive. I did, and ended doing more. “Back FavPeople Up!” is the latest software I have created for Windows Mobile devices that sport HTC’s touchflo 3d user interface. Basically it is a backup utility tool to manage the  favorite contacts found [...]

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Custom ROM Upgrade for Dummies

In my previous blog entry, I talked about why HTC Touch HD needs to have custom ROM flashed to maximise its full potential. Unfortunately, the procedure to flash a custom ROM can be a nervy experience, even for an IT-trained individual. While  the actual flashing process will take no more than 10 minutes, one might get [...]

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A touch of Holy Device

I got to admit, the lure of new toy is always so tempting. My Sony Ericsson X1 served me well for the last 8 months, and in fact is the longest holding mobile device I ever have for the last few years. In the current economy climate, it just does not make sense for me to [...]

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A pro touching a Touch Pro

I thought to myself, perhaps the best way to do a mini review on my recent gadget acquisition, is to do write the review using the mobile device itself. It will be a real acid test to see if the gadget lives up to its name as a truly convergent device, a device that simply [...]

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