HTC Titan hands-on and first look

Courtesy of MobileBurn.com

The HTC Titan smartphone is one of two new Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) devices that HTC have unveiled today in various locations across Europe. The Titan features a huge 4.7-inch WVGA resolution display and an 8 megapixel camera with a 28mm lens and f2.2 aperture for wide angle and low light photography. It can also capture 720p HD video, and has a speedy 1.5GHz processor and 16GB of built-in storage, as well as Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, and DLNA support.



NerdBoyTV NOTE: I'm really rooting for Windows Phone 7 (Mango) and THIS is a beeeeeeeeeeautiful phone. If T-Mobile carries it, I'm gonna go for it!

HTC TITAN - Unlike anything you've ever held before

No more squinting at small screens for you. With a massive 4.7" screen and an ultra-slim 9.9mm unibody contoured design, the HTC TITAN feels great in your hand. It's unlike anything you've ever held before.

HTC Radar Hands On

 Courtesy of PocketNow.com

The HTC Radar is anoher wave-two phone from HTC and it will come out with two differences compared to the HTC Trophy: Windows Phone Mango out-of-the-box and a better camera with improved low-light sensitivity. The other specs are just wave-one but the color is also a ligher one.

HTC Radar and Titan Get Released, Microsoft Prepares for Mango Sad Nokia Rumors

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Watch this week's Windows Phone View as we wrap up all this week's good and bad inside the world of Microsoft's Windows Phone platform.

NerdBoyTV #115 - Review of Mugen Power Battery for HTC Thunderbolt

In Episode #115 of NerdBoyTV, Ryan Yee reviews the Mugen Power extended life battery for the HTC Thunderbolt smartphone. The battery easily stays charged from 12–20 hours! AWESOME!

For other batteries, go to: http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com.



Mugen Power is the worldwide leading brand of high performance batteries for portable electronic devices. Mugen Power means Performance and Quality.

Mugen Power batteries have better performance (higher capacity) and reliability (longevity & safety) than other brands. The superior performance improves run time, often doubling that provided by the original brand replacement. The superior quality results in longer battery life and better protection of the powered device.

CLICK to see the Mugen Power Battery for the HTC Thunderbolt.

SHOW #105 - NerdBoyTV: Amazon Penny Sale

In this episode of NerdBoyTV, Ryan Yee discusses Amazon.com's "Penny Sale" on smartphones for Mother's Day, Amazon's $0.69 mp3s, an iPhone app for kids called "Animal Phone," and the Top Five Viral Videos of the week on YouTube.

Rumor: Facebook phones are coming!!!

Technolog - Rumor: Facebook phones are coming!!!
By Wilson Rothman

"UPDATED - HTC is slated to unveil not one but two Facebook phones in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, according to City AM, a UK news site. They will be 'high-end smart phones,' running Android with Facebook 'branding and colors,' says the site. Their purpose will be to make life easier for Facebook addicts by featuring Facebook messages on the home screen, and integrating calling and e-mailing using Facebook friend info.

Let's see, an Android phone that features Facebook messages on the home screen, and uses Facebook to get friends' contact info? Isn't that, like, every Android phone? Truth is, Facebook's mobile strategy is so good these days, pretty much any phone in your pocket is a Facebook phone, even dumb ones. So what gives?

My guess would be that it's got to do with apps and games. Facebook is making bank hosting the masterworks of Zynga ('FarmVille,' 'CityVille') and Playdom ('Social City'), and is getting cozy with traditional publishers like EA and Popcap. Why let Apple and Google reap the mobile gaming spoils?

City AM's rationalization is a little more vague: 'Facebook has aggressively pushed mobile versions of its social network,' says the site, 'and industry insiders see this as an attempt to consolidate its position as the world’s leading social network.'

OK, so how much stock do we put in this rumor? On one hand, the most realistic Facebook phone rumors surround devices that would be released in Europe and Asia (but possibly not in the United States), and this does follow in the same groove. And HTC would be a great candidate for a Facebook vanity phone, especially based on the Android operating system, which they've worked intimately with since the beginning.

City AM's reporter may have reported on the existence of the second Google Nexus phone, as Mashable points out. But in this piece, he misidentifies HTC as the manufacturer of it. (Correct answer: Samsung.) So really, when it comes to credibility, they're kind of a mixed bag.

We've reached out to HTC and Facebook for comment, and have yet to hear back.

UPDATED at 3:39 p.m. ET: A Facebook spokesperson replied to our inquiry, sharing a tantalizing non-denial that sounds awfully familiar:

'Facebook is not building a mobile phone. As we've long said our mobile strategy is to enable people to not only have access, but also a great Facebook experience from any mobile phone they choose. We're working across the entire mobile industry with operators, hardware manufactures and app developers to bring Facebook to mobile phones in a variety of unique and exciting ways. Some of these include deep integrations of Facebook within the device, but are not 'a Facebook phone' as they sometimes are referred to by commenters.'

- Sent using Google Toolbar"

HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon's 4G LTE

This awesome phone is the HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon—for all intents and purposes, this is the equivalent of the very popular Sprint EVO with its large touchscreen, 8 megapixel camera, and a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera. NerdBoyTV likes this one...BIGTIME!

NOTE: This videoclip was taken by AndroidPolice at this year's 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

A brief history of Android phones

CLICK to see list on CNET Blogs: "More than two years after the birth of the T-Mobile G1, the world's first Android smartphone, we pause to take a look back at what the little green dude has given us. Frankly, we were a little floored when we assembled all the U.S. handset releases into one list. Sure, we've known that the OS has been very busy, particularity in the last year, but we really had no idea just how busy it was. And if we expanded the list beyond handsets not with U.S. carriers, it would be even longer.

Remember that it wasn't so long ago when Android was just a concept. And not long before that, the only android we knew was Data on 'Star Trek.' But now as its market share continues to grow and the OS has landed in the tablet space, Android has emerged as a powerhouse in the mobile space.

Editors' note: This list is current as of December 10, 2010. For brevity's sake, we've focused only on models sold by U.S. carriers. We've also included upcoming handsets that carriers have officially announced.

- Sent using Google Toolbar"

HTC Surround, Pro 7, & 7 HD Windows Phone 7 Preview

Courtesy of TechliciousMedia

HTC introduced three Windows Phone 7 phones for the U.S. market today, the HTC Surround, HTC Pro 7 and HTC 7 HD. Keith Nowak of HTC takes us through the unique features of each.

SHOW #91 - NerdBoyTV: HTC EVO 4G

In this episode of NerdBoyTV, Ryan Yee takes a look at what's coming with the new HTC EVO 4G on Sprint. Awesome 4.3" screen with lightning-fast Snapdragon processor and an 8 megapixel camera — NICE!

Droid Incredible by HTC - Product Video

NerdBoyTV loves this smartphone—this HTC Incredible looks like a total winner!

SHOW #90 - NerdBoyTV: Shopping for a SmartPhone

In this episode of NerdBoyTV, Ryan Yee shares some tips to keep in mind when shopping for a smartphone. The phones all look hot, but the various costs associated with these smartphones add up quickly.

Droid Incredible new king of smartphones

Droid Incredible new king of smartphones | freep.com | Detroit Free Press: "The bombastically named Droid Incredible clearly has a lot to live up to.

The smartphone -- debuting today on the Verizon Wireless network -- enters an increasingly crowded smartphone market with high-profile handsets from Google, Blackberry and, of course, the Apple iPhone.

Android-based phones have been making up some serious ground this year, though, and the HTC-developed Incredible now leads the pack.

At just 4.59 ounces, the Incredible feels great in your hand and features an unusual topographic backplate with red accents.

Packed into the Incredible's svelte and lightweight frame is an 8-megapixel camera, a 3.7-inch touch-screen display and a screamingly fast 1 GHz processor. (All of those features top iPhone.)

The Incredible runs on Android 2.1, the latest version of Google's smartphone operating system, and adds HTC Sense, which displays seven home screens of customizable widgets for easy access to things like Facebook, Twitter, text messages and weather."

Cell phone patent fight heats up

Cell phone patent fight heats up - Yahoo! News: "A simple news release crossed the wire Wednesday morning, with Microsoft announcing that 'Microsoft Corp. and HTC Corp. have signed a patent agreement that provides broad coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio for HTC’s mobile phones running the Android mobile platform.'

On any other day and any other part of the tech industry, this would be business as usual. Patent agreements and cross-license deals are announced every day, and no one raises an eyebrow.

But this deal covers the now-cutthroat world of cell phones, where Microsoft is once again trying to make a move toward relevance with the help of its just-announced Windows Phone 7 operating system, set to be released this fall.

Microsoft certainly has its work cut out for it. The iPhone has been an unstoppable juggernaut, and Google's Android operating system has made some enormous strides, by some measures even surpassing the popularity of the iPhone. And then there's the Blackberry, still keeping the corporate mobility dream alive.

So what's going on with this HTC deal? With this announcement HTC is essentially confessing that it is using some of Microsoft's patents in its hardware, CNET reports, and is heading off a lawsuit that could push HTC phones like the Nexus One off the market. Now HTC will be paying Microsoft when it sells hardware, which won't be great for the coffers, because HTC is currently also embroiled with a lawsuit from Apple over this very issue. HTC already makes Windows Mobile hardware, too, so this deal should expand HTC's ability to continue to do so without fear of crossing a patent line.

But there's more to it than just Android and Windows making nice.

Fast Company's Kit Eaton smartly connects the dots, saying Microsoft and HTC are effectively joining forces with this agreement in order to fight Apple as 'a smartphone IP bloc' that will help both Android and Windows Phone 7 to improve their chances of success in an Apple-dominated world.

Will it work? The iPhone's success story has few parallels in recent years, and betting against Apple right now would be folly. This move does at least give the others a fighting chance.

— Christopher Null is a technology writer for Yahoo! News."

Nexus One Is Out at Verizon, But 'Cousin' Will Be Offered

Nexus One Is Out at Verizon, But 'Cousin' Will Be Offered - Yahoo! News: "If you were hoping to get fixed up with Google's Nexus One on the Verizon Wireless network this week, you're in for some disappointment. But Google, which markets and sells the HTC-made Nexus One, wants you to get its 'cousin.'

That's Incredible

The Nexus One blog linked to Google's online phone store broke the news Monday that Verizon isn't in the picture. Instead, it said fans of both the Android mobile operating system and the nation's largest mobile network can 'pre-order the Droid Incredible by HTC, a powerful new Android phone and a cousin of the Nexus One that is similarly feature-packed.'

The Incredible hits Verizon stores on Thursday. It will sell for $199 with a two-year contract.

Both the Incredible and the Nexus One are equipped with a one-gigahertz Snapdragon processor, run Android 2.1, and have a 3.7-inch touchscreen, but the Incredible ships with 8GB of memory compared to Nexus One's 4GB and has an eight-megapixel camera compared to Nexus One's five megapixels. Some early previews say the Incredible also offers a better multi-touch experience.

Google touted the HDMA-compatible version of the Nexus One when it unveiled the smartphone to great fanfare in January.

In a statement, Google said, 'We won't be selling a Nexus One with Verizon, and this is a reflection of the amazing innovation happening across the open Android ecosystem.'"

SHOW #89 - NerdBoyTV: Asurion, HTC Desire, Eye-Fi

In this episode, Ryan Yee kicks off NerdBoyTV's 3rd Anniversary Show with a discussion on the importance of smartphone insurance, the new HTC Desire, and the Eye-Fi memory card for digital cameras.

HTC Legend: Frankly, it feels expensive

By Wireless- msnbc.com

"With HTC's upcoming crop of Androids, you'll be able to separate people into two distinct groups: those who spring for the brainier, better-specced Desire, and those who get bowled over by the beautiful, yet lesser-specced Legend.

The Desire (or Nexus One) is the final word in the Androidsphere — it's a mark of someone who knows what they're doing, who wants to show people they NEED that extra computing power. If you compare it to the Legend, you could be justified in saying Legend-salivators are more shallow, ignoring the might of a Snapdragon processor in lieu of a unibody aluminum shell and slim build.

You'd be wrong, however."