Sprint Introduces Samsung Conquer 4G

Sprint has announced an affordable way to own your very own 4G smartphone. The Samsung Conquer 4G features a single-core 1GHz processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 3.2-megapixel rear-facing camera with flash and digital zoom, a 1.3-megapizel front-facing camera, Sprint ID, and a 3.5-inch touchscreen with 320 x 480 resolution. The phone is not phenomenal specs-wise, but it is–after all–an inexpensive 4G phone.
The Samsung Conquer 4G will be available on August 21 and it is yours for just $100 with a two-year agreement with Sprint.
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FBI Child ID iPhone App Helps Parents Find Their Missing Kids

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is joining the app craze with a mobile app of its own, which aims to help parents when the unthinkable happens: Their child becomes missing. The Child ID app allows users to store their children’s photos and identifying information directly on their smartphones, thus making it easier to provide vital data to authorities in case a child disappears with or without a trace. The app can also be used to dial 911 or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children with a simple tap of a button. It can even instantly send an e-mail of their child’s details to law enforcement officials. The FBI assures the Child ID users that their data will not be collected or shared without authorization.
Early user reviews, however, find a single major flaw in the app: It is not password protected. Users may want to consider protecting the whole phone with a password to ease their worries.
The Child ID app is currently only available for iPhone, which can be downloaded for free on iTunes, although the bureau plans on providing the app to other mobile devices in the future.

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Blue Sky’s Android-Based I’m Watch Now Accepts Pre-Orders

An Italian company called Blue Sky is set to launch an Android-based wristwatch, which is currently in prototype stage for developers to tinker. The “I’m Watch” runs a Freescale IMX233 CPU and can be connected to a cell phone by Bluetooth, allowing users to screen calls, answer or dump phone calls, check messages, access the Internet, and possibly even run teeny-weeny versions of Android apps. The wristwarch features a 1.54-inch screen, 64MB of memory, 4GB flash memory, a headphone jack, and runs on Android 1.6.
Blue Sky is currently accepting pre-orders of the I’m Watch and expects the watches to ship in around November, even though it has yet to get past prototype phase. The base model will cost about 249 euros (about US$350), while higher-end models will be decked with jewels and can run up to 14,999 euros (about US$21,300).
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World’s First Windows Mango Smartphone Unveiled in Japan

After days of speculation, Toshiba-Fujitsu has formally introduced the IS12T, the world’s first smartphone that runs on Windows Phone 7.5 (also known as Windows Phone Mango). With the unveiling comes the full list of specs, which includes the 1GHz Qualcomm CPU, a 3.7-inch display with 800 x 480 resolution, 13.2-megapixel CMOS camera with Milbeaut Mobile engine and 1,280 x 720 video resolution, 32GB internal memory, DLNA support, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR, microUSB port, and IEEE 802.11 b/g/n untethered WiFi, all cased in a waterproof and shockproof body
It is interesting to note that this smartphone comes with Zune-branded multimedia function, Xbox LIVE connectivity, Windows Live SkyDrive access, and Internet Explorer 9 as default browser, but no extra card slot for you. Battery life lasts 280 standby hours and 400 minutes of talk time.
The Toshiba-Fujitsu IS12T will come in three color options: Yellow, black, and pink. No word yet on release date and pricing.

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Pixeet Turns the iPhone into a Panoramic Camera

Wanting to take panoramic photos with your iPhone, but couldn’t because it can’t? Pixeet has your back! This floor-to-ceiling panorama lens made from aluminum and glass works with the iPhone, although its manufacturer announces that Android and BlackBerry-compatible counterparts will be released soon.
The Pixeet works by sticking it right on the smartphone and scan the space from left to right. It can pick up a full 360-degree panoramic shot and even let you post the photo on Pixeet’s own servers.
Apart from the iPhone, the Pixeet can also be used to other devices like digital cameras and webcams. The lens holds in place to the device using a magnetic ring. Although there are a lot of convenient panorama lens out in the market, the Pixeet’s compatibility with a lot of devices is its ace.
The Pixeet is now available on its online store for $50.
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Motorola Triumph Gets Riddled with Issues

The Motorola Triumph, which is available through Virgin Mobile, has been rifed with issues from the get-go. Barely just first week after its release, users begin to complain about flickering screens and blurry cameras.
Some users claim that the Triumph’s screen starts to flicker after a couple of taps at the lock button, while others say the screen would go completely white at random. One owner even says the screen of his smartphone goes completely black, while the four buttons at the bottom are locked and remain lit. The problem is solved by removing the battery and rebooting the phone.
Complains continue to flood Motorola’s way as some Triumph units have blurry cameras right out of the box. Some users have exchanged the faulty smartphones for a new one, only to experience the same problem. Mobile experts say that this problem could be software-related and has to do with the 5-megapixel camera’s autofocus.
While other Triumph owners have no problem with the camera’s autofocus, the photos end up with a nasty yellow or green tint on them. One user reported that he has tweaked the settings several times, even resetting the phone to factory settings, and the green blob remains in the photos. An example of that green and yellow tint can be seen in this post’s photo, which is located right in the center of the all-white box.
Motorola and Virgin Mobile need to fix these problems fast before these complaints become to overflow. After all, Motorola Triumph users shelled out $300 for this phone.
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RIM releases BlackBerry Messenger 6 with BBM connected apps

BlackBerry users rejoice – RIM has announced that starting today, its users can upgrade their phone’s messenger client, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM for short) to version 6. In addition to BBM6, the company will also be releasing selected apps that now integrate the functionality of BBM. These BBM integrated apps will allow users to communicate and interact with each other from within the app over BBM – this means no more having to exit an app to send a message over BBM.
BBM integration means being able to share your location with your friends, invite them into a social game, brag about your achievements or even collaborate on work through productivity apps. Presently, the list of BBM connected apps include: FourSquare, Wikitude, Score Mobile and more. Head here to find out more. BBM6 is required to work with these new BBM connected apps and it can be downloaded from the BlackBerry App World.
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Sony Walkman A Series Coming to United Kingdom

Sony continues to evolve its Walkman brand with a new line of media players. Some of the devices appear on the website of a major retailer in the United Kingdom and they appear noticeably different from its previous incarnations.
The Sony Walkman A series feature wireless file and music streaming, a 3.4-inch OLED touch screen, FM radio, a variety of media modes, and the ability to sync with iTunes.
According to the retail website, the Sony Walkman A series would be available on July 31 with an assortment of models with different storage capacities, ranging from 8GB to 64GB. Price range is unclear.
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Japan Gets First Windows Phone Mango Smartphone

Fujitsu and mobile carrier KDDI have confirmed that they will launch the world’s smartphone that runs on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango), which is expected to be shipped in September.
The announcement was held during a press gathering in Tokyo yesterday. Although the exact name of the phone is not revealed, the video presentation gave tell-tale signs that it would be theToshiba-Fujitsu IS12T smartphone . The device features a 3.7-inch LCD screen, 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 CPU, 32GB of internal memory, a waterproof casing, and a multitude of color options like bright yellow and pink.
It is very unlikely that this smartphone would arrive in North America, but expect a lot of Mango-powered phones from the likes of Samsung and Acer coming our way.
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Canon Unveils 3-in-1 Mouse with Calculator and Keypad

If you are using a laptop at work and suddenly felt the need of using a keypad to calculate stuff, you realize the hassle of having to hold one button while crunching in the numbers. Worse, if the keyboard does not have function buttons that serve as a keypad alternative, you end up using the number row.
You definitely need this latest offering by Canon: a three-in-one laser mouse with calculator and keypad. The X Mark | Mouse Lite, which was designed by the Canon camera team, features three mouse buttons, a scroll wheel, support for Bluetooth 2.01, and even a low battery indicator. The mouse comes in black and white options, and is compatible with Windows and Mac OS X.
Canon is selling this three-in-one mouse along with the X Mark | Keypad that comes with a 10-digit semi-calculator. The X Mark | Mouse Lite will be available in August, while the keypad will be shipped in September. Both devices are expected to cost $59.99.

Bowers & Wilkins C5 Headphones

Earphones are designed for different uses. There are earphones that are used for casual listening. But such type of earphones may not necessarily be ideal for listening while doing other activities like jogging. Users may need a more secure and stable earphones that won’t fall off when moving. The new Bowers & Wilkins C5 Headphones are designed with such issues in mind.
The new Bowers & Wilkins C5 Headphones look sleek enough and stylish in terms of its design for an in-ear headphones. But its design also offers a useful feature- its adjustable secure loop design helps hold the earphones firmly in place. The new C5 headphones also comes with noise isolation features to provide better sound and clarity. The new Bowers & Wilkins C5 Headphones is expected to come out in August and may cost around 150 UK Pounds or around US$246.
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John’s Phone, For People Who Just Need The Basics

There are people want mobile phones that have all those advanced features most smartphones now have. And then there are also those who just want a mobile phone simply for making calls and nothing else. For the latter group, there’s the John’s Phone that simplifies everything.
John’s Phone is simply a phone to take and make calls. Its just as simple as that. For people who needs simplicity, it is the only mobile phone that they will need. Even the contacts list comes in a book and pen version to make sure that they come in handy, the simple way. The John’s Phone is available at Firebox starting at US$98 for the white version pictured above.
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AT&T Confirms LG Thrill 4G Release and Cost

Looks like you only need to count the days until you get your very own 3D smartphone.
AT&T has officially announced how its LG Thrill 4G going to be priced. The glasses-free 3D smartphone comes at a “healthy” $99 over at the carrier’s retail outlets when it becomes available “in the coming weeks.” The release comes at the heels of Radio Shack’s supposed August 7 launch date of the same phone, which the store would sell for $80 with a two-year contract.
The LG Thrill 4G features a dual-core 1GHz processor, a 5-megapixel camera that can shoot both still and moving images in 3D and HD, and a 4.3-inch WVGA super LCD.
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BlackBerry Company Lays Off 2,000 Employees, Experts See It Coming

Looks like the prophetic obituary about the demise of BlackBerry is about to come true.
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has announced that it is laying off about 2,000 employees, including senior managers. This comes after the BlackBerry has been overtaken by both iPhone and Android.
A recent ComScore report declares Google-made Android as the top smartphone platform in the United States, with 38% of all American smartphone users use Android devices as of May 2011. Meanwhile, Apple’s iPhone outran BlackBerry to become the second most-popular smartphone platform with close to 27% of the total smartphone market in the U.S. Both platforms are expected to rise in the months to come.
Last May, BlackBerry has approximately 25% hold among smartphone users, down from nearly 29% in February. Judging from the experts’ opinion, the downward trend would continue unless RIM does something about it.
“(Both) iOS and Android have thousands of developers writing applications and services for the platform and as such there are thousands of apps available on these platforms to make them very attractive and popular with consumers,” mobile analyst Chetan Sharma said in an interview with New York Daily News. “BlackBerry has been behind in the touch economy and needs to cultivate the developer ecosystem if it intends to fend off Microsoft for the distant #3 spot.”
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HTC Chacha in Philippines Suffers from “Fn + @” Bug

A Philippine-based tech blogger has reported that a fresh batch of HTC Chacha (also known as HTC Status) has one bug that affects its keyboard. Apparently, if you try to hold the Fn button and press the “Y” key, you get the Pound sign (“£”) instead of the “@” character as implied on the keyboard. According to the Abe Olandres of Yugatech, he tried “a couple of HTC Chacha,” which is distributed exclusively by carrier Smart, for a hands-on review and all units had the same problem.
For a phone that brags itself as a “Facebook phone,” using the “@” sign is a huge deal. Facebook users type it to tag their friends in a status update or comment.
After several hours, the blogger posted an update saying the “@” sign can be typed by using the Fn+P combination, but that would leave out the tilde sign (“~”).
Does this bug only affect HTC Chacha units being sold in the Philippines? We will see when the reviews from other countries start pouring in.
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Review Motorola Droid 3

What's hot: Excellent build, fast, great keyboard.
What's not: Voice quality could be better.

Reviewed July 20, 2011 by Lisa Gade, Editor in Chief (twitter: @lisagade)
Another year, another Droid smartphone from Motorola. Sequels often become dull, but somehow we never get tired of Motorola’s high end slider Android phone. The Droid 3 on Verizon Wireless amps the specs to match today’s high end handsets: a dual core 1GHz CPU, a sharp 4” qHD 540 x 960 touch screen and both front and rear cameras. The tweaks aren’t all hidden inside; we particularly like the Droid 3’s keyboard that feels better than ever and sports a dedicated number row.

Those of you who have a Droid 2 are likely still under contract and won't be looking at this phone as your upgrade, but original Motorola Droid owners should definitely check out Droid the third.  As we’ve come to expect from the Motorola Droid, build quality is excellent with plenty of metal, a soft touch finish and a luxurious keyboard slider mechanism. The phone runs Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread with Motoblursoftware. Verizon and Moto throw in some business oriented software like Citrix, but there's fun stuff too like the game Nova HD (playable demo) and all the Adobe Flash you can eat. Battery life is good with the stock 1540 mAh Lithium Ion battery (a consolation for not getting 4G LTE).

The design is masculine and elegant. The phone has 4 front capacitive Android buttons that work well, a micro DHMI 1.3a port, micro USB port and a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack. The small power button is up top and it’s a bit hard to press. That’s good for avoiding accidental power ons, but annoying when you actually intent to turn on the phone.  Verizon says the Droid 3 is the slimmest QWERTY slider smartphone, and that thinness, combined with a metal battery cover, means that the back of the phone sometimes gets warm to the touch. Why? Metal transfer heat and the thinner the phone, the closer the motherboard is to the casing.
The 4” Gorilla Glass display sports the same resolution as the Motorola Atrix 4G and HTC Sensation 4G; qHD 540 x 960 vs. the usual 800 x 480. We appreciate the extra pixels when viewing web pages and photos, and the 240dpi pentile display is both sharp and bright. the phone has a tricolor notification LED above the display.
The Droid 3 keyboard is one of our favorites among lateral sliders. It’s roomy, tactile and the keys aren’t slippery. New for the Droid 3 is a dedicated number row that’s highlighted in light gray vs. black for the alpha keys. Alternate characters are masked in yellow vs. white for the main characters and the backlight is an even white. The keyboard slides out with a pleasing click and locks in place; it’s definitely a sturdy mechanism. Four arrow keys handle directional navigation, and there are buttons for voice command, search and “OK”. The “@” symbol and “/” don’t require secondary key presses but there’s only one shift key
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Review HTC EVO 3D

What's hot: Dual core CPU, large qHD display, 4G, great design and build.
What's not: Battery life so-so with 4G turned on, 3D hurt our brains after extended viewing.

Reviewed June 22, 2011 by Lisa Gade, Editor in Chief
The HTC EVO 4G was an out of the park home run for Sprint: it had an at the time uncommonly large 4.3” display, 4G WiMAX, a slim design and Android with HTC Sense.  Just over a year later, Sprint and HTC are at it again with their follow up Android flagship smartphone, the HTC EVO 3D. Sequels are rarely as good as the originals, but the EVO 3D packs enough improvements and a 3D twist that qualify it as a new original rather than an EVO 2.

The EVO 3D is in many ways an HTC Sensation 4G with 3D added and Sprint 3G and 4G bands. It shares the same core specs: a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual core CPU, 4.3” qHD 540 x 960 display, Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread with HTC Sense 3.0 and 4G. Those are currently top specs, and certainly earn the EVO 3D (and Sensation 4), top placement in their carriers’ lineups. While the Sensation 4G is a rounded phone in the HTC Desire family of design, the EVO 3D is angular and looks rather like the EVO 4G. The 0.43” EVO 3D is a relatively thin phone, though large in all other dimensions.
The phone’s special sauce is 3D. TV makers have been pushing 3D as the next big thing (how many of you are biting?) and the LG G-Slate was the first tablet that could shoot 3D video. While the G-Slate required those goofy red-blue glasses, the HTC EVO 3D has a glass-less parallax barrier 3D display.  “Normal” 2D content looks the same as on any other display, while 3D content literally pops out at you, at least a bit. Is it immersive? Not really because a 4.3” display can hardly offer an immersive 3D world. Is it fun? Yes, with some caveats.

When viewing 3D content, you’ll need to hold the phone just right to really get things to pop. This involves some rotating back and forth and moving the phone forward or back to find the sweet spot. We’ve watched a bundled 3D movie (The Green Hornet), played the bundled demo Spiderman 3D game and eyeballed video and photos we shot with the camera in 3D mode. It’s something like the Nintendo 3DS experience with definite added dimensionality and an element of fun, but it also caused us some eye discomfort after a short period of time. The stronger the 3D effect, the more notable the eyestrain. We wouldn’t say that 3D is the smartphone’s most important feature, but it is moderately entertaining and something to show off to your gadget-loving friends. Honestly, we’re more sold on the phone’s fast dual core CPU, large display and 4G.

The EVO 3D can shoot normal photos and videos using one of its two 5 megapixel cameras, and it can shoot 3D video that’s viewable on the phone using both cameras at once. The 3D effect is noticeable and is stronger than that of the Green Hornet 3D movie, though the lenses are close together. Photos are saved in .mpo format (you can change the file extension to .jpg to view them on your computer’s boring old 2D monitor). Videos are saved in .mp4 format, and if you view them on your 2D computer using an app like QuickTime you’ll see two separate videos side-by-side in a single window (the view from each camera lens).  We love that the phone has a 2D/3D slider switch on the side that sets recording format, and a large shutter button next to that slider.


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Review Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

What's hot: Great gaming controller, sharp display, excellent speakers, atttractive and solid build.
What's not: No dual core CPU and no 4G LTE.

Reviewed June 13, 2011 by Lisa Gade, Editor in Chief
These days, multi-function consumer electronics products are the norm. Your printer is your fax and your scanner, while your smartphone is your web browser, shopping list and mobile gaming machine. Sony Ericsson, with heavy emphasis on the “Sony” part, has taken things even further and made the first Playstation Certified Android smartphone. The Xperia Play is a fine, though not remarkable phone in its own right; but the PSP controller grafted onto the chassis brings mobile gaming to a new level. Let’s face it; playing with virtual controllers on a touch screen just doesn’t cut it for serious 3D action and FPS games. Your finger wanders, and with no tactile feedback, your character has turned from ace commando to sitting duck in a heartbeat. That won’t happen with the Xperia Play, as long as the game is controller-aware.

The Xperia Play, available on Verizon Wireless in the US, has a remarkable facsimile of a Playstation controller that slides out for gaming fun. All the buttons are here except L2 and R2: it has circle, square, triangle, right and left shoulder buttons, select, start and both a traditional d-pad and dual optical d-pads. The optical d-pads work better than their on-screen equivalents thanks to a center raised dot and a raised outer border so you can keep your fingers on target. This is a phone with a 4” display, and that means this controller is smaller than the console controller, but we found it manageable enough (fellas with really large hands might not).

When pre-release reviews came out, Sony Ericsson and Verizon hadn’t gotten their downloadable titles out yet, and the reviews were based on 6 games only. Happily, on release day, 50 titles hit the V Cast Apps store, and the Xperia Play has kept us all too “busy” testing a bevy of tier one titles like Crash Bandicoot (currently the only PS franchise game), Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus, Assassin’s Creed HD, Zenonia 2, Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front, Splinter Cell Conviction, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, Madden NFL 11, Star Battalion, Sims 3 and Avatar HD. While many of the V Cast Apps games are controller aware, some aren’t, nor are standard Android Market games (not that the Market is overwhelmed with top 3D gaming titles).  Clearly, the controller-aware titles are the phone’s selling point, and Sony Ericsson has been hard at work partnering with game developers like Gameloft and EA to get titles out. Rather than using the Android Market, you’ll get Xperia Play titles from Verizon’s App store. You can redownload games you’ve purchased to your phone if need be, and it seems like you’ll be able to download them to other Verizon Android smartphones in the future, but if you switch carriers, say goodbye to your games. Of course, the Xperia Play isn’t offered by another US carrier, but if the platform is successful, who knows what might appear in another carrier’s lineup if SE comes up with new models. Weeks after release, we noted that the App store for game downloads was still a bit slow and quirky—we’d like to see that experience improved.

While the controller sets the Xperia Play apart from other game-worthy Android smartphones, including those powerful Nvidia Tegra 2 dual core phones, you need a good display and sound. The Xperia Play scores high marks with its extremely sharp 4” capacitive display. Contrast is very high and blacks are deep; though it’s not the brightest display we’ve seen, it’s excellent for gaming. The Xperia Play’s larger display gives it a leg up against the iPhone 4 and its large selection of high end games. The speakers are remarkable and put the iPhone 4 to shame: they’re full with clear and sharp highs and very good bass for small speakers and volume is very loud. Very.


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Review HTC Sensation 4G

What's hot: Top specs on all counts, runs latest version of Android. HTC Sense still one of the best Android customizations, excellent battery life, lovely design.
What's not: Super LCD tech doesn't compare to IPS and Super AMOLED. Benchmark numbers aren't astounding.

Reviewed June 7, 2011 by Lisa Gade, Editor in Chief (twitter: @lisagade)
The HTC Sensation is one of the hottest high end Android phones of 2011. Given how quickly Android smartphones evolve, that could be a risky statement, but the Sensation 4G’s qHD 4.3” display, 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 4G HSPA and elegant unibody design are likely to keep it at the top of the heap this year. Currently, its strongest competitor on T-Mobile US is theLG G2x and the Samsung Galaxy SII on other carriers (it doesn’t look like T-Mobile will be offering the Galaxy SII).

We’ve been looking forward to the Sensation 4G for quite some time; even since it leaked under its code name, the HTC Pyramid. The combination of HTC’s elegant design, HTC Sense software (now updated to 3.0) and a higher resolution big screen with dual core goodness had us all hot and bothered. Now that it’s landed, we’re as impressed with the phone as we’d hoped, and it does indeed give the G2x a run for the money.  The Sensation 4G has 14.4Mbps HSPA 4G, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, a front VGA video chat camera, 8 megapixel rear camera with quick focus and a microSD card slot.
The Sensation 4G runs Android OS 2.3.3 Gingerbread, putting it one major revision ahead of the G2x running 2.2 Froyo (the G2x will eventually get Gingerbread). Gingerbread has been out since December 2010 when it launched on theGoogle Nexus S , but oddly we haven’t seen many phones running Gingerbread out of the box. Gingerbread has an improved on-screen keyboard, improved copy and paste, an integrated task killer, a download manager, UI tweaks and support for SIP Internet calling.  Unfortunately, the Sensation 4G doesn’t support video chat inside Google Talk because that requires version 2.3.4. Hopefully the Sensation will get that minor revision; video chat in Talk is the best we’ve seen among video chat apps on Android in terms of video quality and ease of use.
Design and Ergonomics
Build quality and design are very good, as we’ve come to expect from HTC. The unibody design here is particularly interesting; with the back cover actually wrapping around the sides of the phone. Remove the cover and you’ve got a lot of naked electronics showing, which is fascinating for you Pop Sci types but scary for klutzes. There are several metal contact points on the back cover, and these connect antenna plates on the cover to the phone. When the cover is removed, the phone automatically turns off the wireless radio. The attractive looking 3 panel rear cover is made of both metal and plastic: the top and bottom are plastic so they don’t reduce antenna reception (take that, Apple).

Though the phone is large, it’s no bigger than the 4” G2x, and it feels particularly comfortable in hand thanks to curves and a grippy finish. The buttons are just right: not wobbly like the originalHTC HD7 nor too difficult to press. The power button has a pleasant tactile click and the large volume buttons feel solid. The volume buttons are raised just a bit and it is easy to accidentally press them when handling the phone by its sides though. The micro USB port is actually an MHL connector, which means it acts both as a USB sync/charge port and an HDMI port with an MHL adapter that’s sadly not included in the box. MHL adapters generally have a micro USB charging port so you can plug the charger in when playing back video over HDMI. The Sensation has a tricolor LED that indicates charging, new mail etc..


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Review Motorola XPRT

What's hot: Higher-end QWERTY bar Android phone, world roaming capability.
What's not: Tiny keyboard, display not among the best.

Reviewed June 18, 2011 by Lisa Gade, Editor in Chief
The Motorola XPRT is Sprint's high end QWERTY phone for business folks and world travelers. It features high quality materials, solid CPU and performance specs and a GSM SIM card slot for world roaming. The XPRT is Sprint's vowel-challenged counterpart to theMotorola Droid Pro that was released on Verizon Wireless in December of 2010. The XPTRT is identical to the Droid Pro other than carrier app bundles. You get the usual wide assortment of Sprint services including Sprint Music Plus, Sprint TV & Movies, NASCAR Mobile, Sprint Football Live and Sprint Zone.

Tthe Motorola XPRT has a 1GHz TI OMAP ARM Cortex-A8 family CPU with PowerVR SGX graphics, 512 megs of RAM and Android OS 2.2 Froyo. All of that power packed into a business phone with a middling HVGA display-- this phone is a bit of a contradiction. Not that business users want to wait while their slow phone processes email and MS Office documents, but there's certainly eough speed here for business tasks as well as streaming video playback and 3D gaming. But the relatively small 3.1" display and lower resolution dictated by the QWERTYbar form factor don't lend themselves to multimedia and serious 3D gaming.

Motoblur software is here, with it's usual UI customizations and social networking integration, making the phone quick to set up for online social addicts as well as business types. There's MS Exchange support and threaded messaging too. Reception is solid, and call quality on both ends is quite good, though somewhat digitized as we noted with the Droid Pro on Verizon. Data speeds on Sprint's 3G EV-DO Rev. A network were a bit better than average in our area, and the phone got 550k down and 400k up.



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