Posts tagged Sense

HTC Desire Available From Telus for $79.99! Whoa!

Aug 6th

Seriously?

Ok, so we actually knew this was coming, but looking back at it, we didn’t realize how important this phone would be to the Canadian Android market once the iPhone 4 was released. And since Telus is wisely pricing this phone at a very cool $79.99 on a 3-year term, I have no doubt that it is going to push a lot of people weary of the iPhone’s issues over to this bad boy.

The Desire is essentially the Nexus One on steroids. Which is a very, very good thing. While it doesn’t have the same “oomph” of the Bell Samsung Vibrant, its implementation of HTC Sense is a huge advantage compared to Samsung’s attempt to “improve” Android with their own TouchWIZ3 overlay. Consider as well that the Desire is half the price of the aforementioned Bell device, and we are talking a seriously attractive deal.

As for the upgrade path of the Desire, we know that unlocked European versions of the phone have already seen Android 2.2 released officially, so while the device is being released with 2.1, it shouldn’t be long before it sees Froyo. Right, Telus?

Check out the hella cool HTC Desire at Telus’ website, or go into a store to touch one.

android, Bell, Desire, Eclair, Sense, Telus, Vibrant

HTC Wildfire Coming To Europe and Asia, Brings Android 2.1 For Less

May 17th

Posted by GuruDaniel in Google Android

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HTC is unleashing yet another HTC Sense Android device on the world! This one is of little consequence to Americans, as it will only be available in Asian and European markets, and won’t have the necessary radio bands for 3G in NA, but it’s still significant. The Wildfire is a small, low-cost device with decent specs, and will hopefully bring Android to the mainstream in its host countries like it has in North America.

The phone comes with the same aging processor as the HTC Hero and Magic, but we know that it is capable enough to run Android 2.1 quite well (and has for months, ahem). A nice new feature debuting on this device is what’s called HTC Caller ID, which shows your caller’s Facebook information, profile picture, birthday, and any other relevant social networking info. Pretty neat!

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