Review: HTC desire's hands

HomeReviewsPhonesMobile PhonesHTC desire S Review: Mani OnPosted by Richard Wordsworth on Fri, February 25, 2011

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HTC desire's Build

Typical HTC, the HTC desire is carved from a single block of aluminium for a solid and elegant finish. The design will be familiar to anyone who has played with or owned its previous incarnation, you feel the original HTC desire, with smooth edges and a metal cuving cold to the touch. However, the small adjustments have been made to the successor: the desire to s lost clickable buttons at the bottom of the phone and replaced them with touch sensitive Icons, and optical trackball is gone, too, resulting in a phone that is slightly lighter (130 g) and small (115 x 59.8 mm x 4.6 mm) than its predecessor.

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HTC desire Android s

The HTC desire's runs Android 2.2 FroYo, but HTC are promising an update of gingerbread 2.3 in the near future, presumably with his excellent sense UI neatly spread over the top. We love sense UI on the current stable of phones HTC, but we are not fans of how candidates are all launching HTC MWC with an underlying operating system-the-times, especially with Android 2.3 Gingerbread featuring prominently on other phones competitors MWC.

HTC desire screen s

The screen is actually a step down from the original desire (to its initial launch), due to the global shortage of AMOLED screens. So, while the original sported black desire of pitch and lively contrasts, his older brother has to make do with what they call HTC a LCD Super-kinder to more regular batteries, LCD but more power hungry and less vivd more AMOLED.

HTC desire's camera

The camera is a standard 5MP snapper with autofocus and LED flash. It also records video in 720 p HD standard now. In addition, the post-iPhone 4 standard front facing camera also makes an appearance, for those in video call.

HTC desire's battery

The battery on desire had a slight upgrade from the original desire, increase from 1400 mAh for 1500 mAh, which normally mean that the phone would go wider than a single charge. However, the original desire also boasted an AMOLED screen, that offer terrific odds also uses less power than LCD Super that appears on the new desire s. Yet, the battery life is based on more than just mAh, then we will have to wait until we have one from HTC to see people as truly measures to its predecessor.

HTC desire's price

Amazon.co.UK has the HTC desire's listed for pre-order on their site, price £ 419.99.

Date of launch of the HTC desire's

Amazon has put the release date for the desire of St to 18th April 2011.

Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia playing with hands

HomeReviewsPhonesSmartphonesSony Ericsson Xperia Play Review: Mani OnPosted by Richard Wordsworth on Fri, February 25, 2011

Came the long awaited PlayStation phone. Presentation: the Xperia Play.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Build

Now that the hotly anticipated phone PlayStation made official, the generation is to be like the PSP go-a compact device with a slide out gamepad hidden underneath the screen. The controller will look familiar to PlayStation and PSP gamers, sports the d-pad four buttons on the left and the triangle logo, square, cross and circle buttons on the right. Instead of the analog sticks found on PlayStation controller, Sony Ericsson has gone with touch sensitive wheel to control the camera and movement in the game. Shoulder buttons are at the top of the game pad section of the phone, so obscured from view when the screen was slipped up. The disadvantage of this configuration is the inherent slide out chunkiness-do not call fat, but we couldn't call it svelte, either.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Android Play

Unlike the slew of phones that are creeping their way into the hands of consumers with Android 2.2, the Xperia is bang up-to-date Gingerbread 2.3 right out of the gate.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play screen

Obviously a game centered around the laptop, the screen is something of a big deal. Put the game pad of phone below the display screen real estate, leaving a blocked four inches of screen to play, which has a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. According to Sony Ericsson can run games at 60 fps, but from our experience at MWC games that we played we left him skeptical of that figure. The screen of the game is exactly what you'd expect from modern smartphone-bright, responsive and with multi-touch.

Sony Ericsson Xperia camera Play

The Xperia comes packing a 5 .1MP camera with autofocus, image stabilization, flash and video recording mode.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play drums

Of course a killer issue for a handheld gaming device. Fortunately, the credits are from Sony Ericsson that the battery will last for more than five hours of play before needing a recharge, which is exactly the same as the latest PSP, PSP Go and enough wile away a piece of the long car journey. Once the good folks at Sony Ericsson pop one of us a number we'll let you know in real time.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play price

The handset Xperia Play is available for pre-order from a number of online retailers from between £ 500 gadget and £ 550. Assuming that the price does not fall on the launch, the question is: given the choice, would you rather have a HTC desire's (£ 420, amazon.co.uk) and a PSP-3000 (£ 130, also from amazon) or hybrid Xperia Play for the same price? £ 550, the Xperia is going to have excel in gameplay elements and corresponding phone a standalone devices to be worthy punt.

Date of launch of Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

You have not set the release date for the Xperia, with retailers offering it for pre-order by putting the issue on speculative various dates in March.

Timex Ironman Global Trainer GPS watch review: hands on

HomeReviewsComputersPeripheralsTimex Ironman Global Trainer GPS Watch Review: Mani OnPosted by Kieran Alger on Sat 26 February 2011

Fitness with success the technology must inspire us off the sofa and the gym. T3 .com's editor and self diagnosed Mr average, Kieran Alger, has a mission to find fitness gadgets that can really help us to be fitter, faster. This week he gives the new Timex Global Trainer GPS a run for his money.

There is a side effect nerdy to get fit. Training makes is obsessed with statistics. It weigh? What I missed? How many calories I consumed? How many burn? How far away I run? At what speed? What is my mile faster? The list goes on.

This desire to track our every move is derived from the need to feel like we are achieving our objectives. We need benchmarks that say every day: "there is always somewhere." One of the most common reasons for date, when people are asked why they gave their new fitness regime, is that they couldn't see any difference. We want instant gratification and if seeing our intestine shrink instantly, not an option, we need help in other ways. Fortunately technology has the answer.

In recent years we have seen a huge increase in fitness apps and super smart watches that track your every move and give you the tools to see how you've improved, hopefully. First Watch the Timex GPS enabled to carry the name of the Timex Ironman, Ironman Global Trainer with GPS Speed + Distance hear rate, offers just that. But the greatness of his unusually long name?

Timex Ironman Global Trainer GPS Watch: first impressions

The first thing you'll notice about the Timex Ironman Global Trainer GPS is that it is a watch trying chunky. If you felt more generous, you might say robust but whatever word you choose, this is not a clock that you would wear for normal everyday use.

Set up is difficult. Unlike the Nike + SportWatch GPS, this isn't a device that you can use without reaching for the manual. We had to consult the ' Quick start guide ' for at least 45 minutes before we had sorted the basics and the preferences you set.

In its defence that the complexity of global trainer is down to the great amount of functionality, customization options in this computer training crammed. There is much more muscular statistical and tracking capabilities for this clock to Nike + and the majority of smartphone applications.

The main screen can be customized to display up to four Windows data with an incredible choice of statistics including pace, speed and distance.

Multi-sport mode gives you the power to keep track of the different activities such as cycling and swimming, and if you're a real ironman, you can also monitor the transitions between tasks.

However, the buttons are numb and, despite their size, we found that they were not that easy to use, making it difficult to move between screens.

A great advantage over sport new, cheaper apps tracking is that the Timex Ironman is water resistant up to 50 m. Try taking your Android in an Olympic-size swimming pool and seeing how it copes.

You can store up to 20 workouts on clock built-in memory and runs the race against your past and routes, great to motivate you when you are on the routes they run more regularly.

As with the Nike + SportWatch we had difficulty getting the Timex to pick up the GPS. Although we were testing in a built-up area there have been occasions where we had to wait more than 10 minutes before the GPS kicks.

The fact that you need a special USB cable charging that clip on the back of the watch is another sign against.

Timex Ironman Global Trainer GPS Watch: Tracking Online

Just like the Nike + and applications like Endomondo and RunTracker Pro, all information can be uploaded to an online tracking tool via USB.

The Timex comes with an online tracking tools that we have got more in-depth so far, powered by training peaks. After a simple registration you can access a suite of graphs and information that allows you to track and monitor every detail of your training and performance. However, just as the clock, the amount of information here is overwhelming to be useful.

Despite accusations of Timex that have created a thoughful and intuitive interface, there is a real lack of simplicity and usability. Also get information from watch tool training peaks is cumbersome, requiring special software and technical smarts which would have alienated everyone except most serious athletes.

If you are not serious enough about your training to dedicate an hour by starting your tech and management of results, or simply don't need super fine performance data, then this is probably not the gadget for you.

Timex Ironman Global Trainer GPS Watch: the verdict
The Timex global trainer is a beast frustrating. On the one hand offers one of the most complete ranges of information that we have seen in a sports watch, with everything a serious athlete needs to optimize the performance of detection. On the other hand, having all that data that is hidden behind an almost impenetrable user interface on the clock and online tracking tool means that this is not a tool for the casual runner.

LG Optimus 3D is black, but 3D is misleading: Hands On

One of the most buzzed about phones here at Mobile World Congress is LG Optimus 3D, the first phone to use the 3D display technology. How black Optimus and Optimus 2 X, which we saw at Mobile World Congress, Optimus 3D is powered by a dual-core processor and a 4.3-inch display. 3D as it appears on a mobile phone? Well, I'm honestly not all that impressed.

3D is slowly becoming more popular in other categories such as TV and cameras, but certainly is not a mainstream technology. Luckily, you don't have to wear glasses goofy to see up to 720 p 3D video on 3D Optimus. The effect, however, is disappointing. Images are not exactly jump at you from the display and the quality is a little grainy and odd looking.

I like the fact that you can create and share 3D content. Optimus 3D has a 5 megapixel camera with dual so you can capture 3D video, upload it to YouTube 3D (LG also announced a partnership with video sharing service from Google) and share with other 3D devices. You can also connect your phone to a 3D TV via the HDMI port. But once again, how many people have 3D TV?

Unfortunately, the phone doesn't ship with the latest version of Android, otherwise known as gingerbread. Also there is a 4 G phone, which is disappointing.

Another strange-and possibly irregular-what I experienced in my practice is that the phone crashed repeatedly. I try and open an application, like for example the 3D Gallery, and the phone would be stopped. I don't know if this is due to the fact that this was a demo and a lot of hands was on it or if it were pre-production and unstable. I tried to use another phone, but that one wouldn't even turn on. When stand LG is less than a lunatic asylum, I'll give it another shot.