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The HTC Ace was first spotted on a roadmap leak of UK phone launched a few weeks back. We now hear that the HTC Ace could be called the HTC Desire HD and include some decent specifications. We also hear that the HTC Desire HD could launch in October this year.

The specs of the new HTC Desire HD (if true of course) show that it has a 4.3 inch WVGA touchscreen. An 8 megapixel camera, 1GHz Qualcomm (Snapdragon?) processor, Android 2.2 Froyo, HD 720p video capture and 4GB of internal memory. [Read more…]

Road SMS is an app built for the Samsung Galaxy S that has an augmented reality feel to make you a little safer whilst texting on the move.

The application makes use of the rear facing camera and feeds live video to the screen and superimposes a keyboard on the top of that. The result is an application that you can use to walk and text at the same time without fear of bumping in to someone.

The Road SMS app is available through the Samsung Apps download store on the Galaxy S. [Read more…]

Last week we heard rumours that T-Mobile could be launching the Samsung Vibrant Galaxy S class smartphone on July 15. It turns out the rumour was correct and for those in the US, you can now go ahead and buy the T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant.

The Vibrant costs $199.99 (same as the DROID X that also launches today) and also comes with a two year agreement that needs to be signed. Off contract the Samsung Vibrant costs $499.99.

The Samsung Vibrant is a branded Galaxy S class phone that has a 4 inch Super AMOLED screen that is very Vibrant, hence the name. It comes with Android pre-installed. [Read more…]

Samsung Galaxy S a Smart Move

True iPhone Competitor

Samsung have a great phone here, and an even greater opportunity to take a bigger chunk of the prosperous smartphone market, especially with current issues the iPhone 4 users are experiencing.

Straight out of the box the first thing we notice is the phone is lightweight and slim with more than decent build quality, I have read others compare it to the iPhone 3GS in feel and look but I’d have to disagree and say that’s like comparing the design of a wood encased Atari to the all black plastic design of an Atari 2600, they’re not as close in looks as they are in function, and while the original Atari was new, sleek, and modern at its release, the 2600 was clearly a better design and very up to date.

Turning on the Galaxy S is easy, there are really only two options, a small control button on the right side of the phone which would have been better placed on top beside the sliding USB port door, or what appeared and eventually turned out to be, the rocker type volume control on the left. Once the initial wallpaper appears there’s a moment similar to the recent Staples commercials advertising low prices, ‘Whoa! That’s a crisp image!, while the iPhone 4 may cram in the most pixels per square inch of screen realty it does not match the vivid quality of the Samsung AMOLED equipped Galaxy S. [Read more…]

T-Mobile has dropped the Garminfone down $70 which takes the price on contract down to $129.99. To get the satnav phone at that price you still need to sign up for a two year agreement with T-Mobile though.

Yair Reiner, an analyst, recently calculated that only 20,000 Garminfones had been sold which isn’t a lot compared to the success of various Android handsets and the iPhone 4.

Hopefully the price drop will get a few more people interested in the device as so far, it hasn’t done well at all. We first tested a Garminfone back in April 2009 and it suffered a lot of delays which turned a good phone in to something not realy wanted by the time it came out it seems. [Read more…]

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has been out a while now. Today we noticed that rooting the X10 is now possible thanks to the guys over at XDA Developers.

Several developers over on the XDA forums are responsible for the work. A thread has been created that shows a step by step way to root the X10. Depending on which X10 model you have depends on which method you choose although they all look as simple as each other, so it’s just a matter of making sure you select the right model number from the instructions. [Read more…]

Yesterday Fring launched an update to it’s iPhone app for those using iOS 4 and in particular, the iPhone 4 it’s self. The new update allows users to make video calls to other devices such as Android, Nokia and anything else running or connecting through Fring. Video calls were enabled via 3G or WiFi.

Thanks to a huge amount of people uploading and testing video calling from their iPhone 4, Fring has had to take down support for Skype temporarily. When logging on to Fring today you may have noticed that Skype contacts are gone as well as the small square login box for Skype found on the Add-Ons menu. [Read more…]

Earlier today we mentioned that the Samsung Captivate was landing on AT&T [T] in the US on July 18. The Captivate is a Galaxy S phone re-branded for the AT&T network. Likewise, the Samsung Vibrant is also a Galaxy S phone but T-Mobile branded. However, the T-Mobile version seems to be launching a few days earlier on July 15.

The original date for T-Mobile was July 21, which means the new release date is almost a week earlier than originally planned.

If the change of launch date does happen, it will land on the same day as the Motorola DROID X which indicates that Samsung / T-Mobile are trying to put an alternative option in the way of potential DROID X buyers. [Read more…]

AT&T [T] announced that the Samsung Galaxy S was coming to their network but with the name of Samsung Captivate. The Captivate we now hear will be made available in a couple of weeks time on July 18 and will cost $200 on a 24 month contract.

Technical specs of the Galaxy S class phone include a 4 inch AMOLED screen along with a 1GHz processor and a 5 megapixel camera. The phone it’s self is very powerful thanks to the type of processor it uses which allows it to shift three times more triangles per second than the Nexus One by Google [GOOG].

For storage the Captivate has 16GB of internal memory. For connectivity it has Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0 as well as Wireless that can connect to 802.11b/g/n networks. [Read more…]

Fring has updated it’s iPhone 4 app to allow 2 way video calling on the iPhone 4. What makes this update stand out is the ability to use Fring to do 2 way video calls from the iPhone 4 to other devices over 3G or WiFi.

Features include…

* Face-to-face video calls with friends on their Droids, Nokia (Symbian S60) and other iPhones
* Video calls over 3G or Wi-Fi (Performance over 3G is subject to mobile operators’ 3G coverage & quality)

What makes this version stand out is the ability to call across platforms. With FaceTime from Apple [AAPL], you are restricted to WiFi and iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 to make use of it. With Fring, those restrictions are gone making it way more handy than before. [Read more…]