HTC EVO™ 4G, exclusively from Sprint, is the world’s first 3G/4G Android handset, and delivers a multimedia experience at 4G speeds that is second to none, making it possible to download music, pictures, files, or videos in seconds – not minutes – and watch streaming video on the go.
Experience Android at 4G
HTC EVO 4G features the Android 2.1 platform, which can deliver a wide array of useful new features:
• Android 2.1 with access to more than 30,000 apps on Android Market
• Through Android Market™, get access to thousands of useful applications, widgets and games to download and install on their phone, with many more to come
• GoogleTM mobile services including Google SearchTM, Google MapsTM, Google TalkTM, GmailTM, YouTubeTM , and syncs with Google CalendarTM
• Google Goggles™ enables a new way to search with pictures instead of words, and works with everything from books, DVDs and barcodes to landmarks, logos and artwork3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capability – connects up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices
• World class HTML browser – bandwidth and quality that rivals that of netbooks
• Text messaging and email composition feature built-in voice-to-text technology. Simply press a microphone button on the screen and messages can be composed by just speaking
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PRODUCTIVITY
* 3G/4G capability
* Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ QSD8650 (1GHz) processor
* 4.3” capacitive display with pinch-to-zoom and tactile feedback
* World-class HTML browser – bandwidth and quality that rival that of netbooks
* Android 2.1, with access to more than 30,000 apps on Android Market
* GoogleTM mobile services including Google SearchTM, Google MapsTM, Google TalkTM, GmailTM, YouTubeTM , and syncs with Google CalendarTM
* Access to Google Goggles™ to search with pictures instead of words
* Sprint Navigation, with turn-by-turn driving directions and 3D maps
* Updated HTC Sense, award-winning user experience, which includes Friend Stream to integrate Facebook, Twitter and more into a single flow of updates
* Visual voicemail
* Messaging – personal and business email, IM and text messaging
* 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capability – connects up to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices
* 4G data speeds (WiMAX) – peak download speeds of more than 10 Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1 Mbps; average download speeds of 3-6 Mbps.
* 3G data speeds (EVDO Rev A.) – peak download speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1.8 Mbps; average download speeds of 600 kbps-1.4 Mbps.
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Sprint HTC EVO
Ok folks here’s the big news we’ve been waiting for the HTC EVO, aka the Supersonic to be release this summer. As suspected the HTC EVO will run in both 4G and 3G markets.
Specs:
- 4.3″ 480 x 800 Touch Screen with Kickstand for handsfree moving viewing
- Two, that’s right 2 camera’s with one being 8 megapixels
- forward-facing 1.3 megapixel camera
- Dual Flash
- 1 gig of memory; 512 MB RAM; 8GB microSD card
- 802.11b/g WiFi
- Mobile Hotspot Connectivity, connecting up to 8 devices
- 1 GHz Snapdragon Processor
- Runs a combo of EV-DO Rev. A and WiMAX
- 720p video
- HDMI Connection
- HDMI output to connect to your home theater system
- YouTube HQ which streams higher quality YouTube videos when you are on WiFi or 4G
- Qik video streaming
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Today Google released an update to their Google Voice app for Android.
Google added a new feature to the Google Voice app called feature called Inbox synchronization, which will notify your Android-powered device of new text messages or voicemails within seconds of receiving new messages in your Google Voice inbox, previously you had to wait as long as 15 minutes for these notifications to appear.
To activate Inbox synchronization, open the Google Voice settings on your phone and touch Refresh and notification. Once you have selected the Synchronize Inbox option, you will start receiving faster notifications. Plus, Google Voice will automatically disable SMS forwarding to your mobile phone, so you won’t receive duplicate notifications.
Google has made it much easier and faster to respond to your contacts from the Google Voice app. All you have to do is click on any contact photo and you get the option to quickly respond to voicemail by email or IM. This only works for those contacts already in your contact manager.
Google Voice Quick Reply
If you have a Google Voice number and use the Google Voice app on your Android device head over to the market to download the updated Google Voice app.
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Samsung Galaxy S
Samsung Galaxy S, Samung’s new Google Android phone will sport a 1 GHz processor and will also be one of the first mobile devices to ship with Bluetooth 3.0 on board.
The Galaxy S runs Android 2.1 and features a 4-inch, WVGA, super AMOLED screen, which offers better viewing in bright outdoor light than previous AMOLED screen technology.
According to Samsung the 1Ghz processor will allow the Galaxy S to play HD videos at 720p resolution. You’ll be able to watch those videos on larger screens when you connect the Galaxy S to your DLNA compatible home theater equipment. The Samsung Galaxy S supports a full range of audio and video formats; including MP3G4, H.264, H.263, H.263Sorenson, DivX HD / XviD and VC-1 video codecs, and 3GP (MP4), WMV (ASF), AVI (DivX), MKV and FLV video formats, as well as MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, OGG, AMR-NB, WAV, MID, AC3, IMY, FLAC and XMF audio formats.
Galaxy S will ship with the Layar Augmented Reality browser on board, in addition to some custom apps and widgets to support news and information feeds as well as social networking services.
For text input, the Samsung Galaxy S will use the Swype keyboard design for gesture-based typing. A 5-megapixel camera can be found around back, and the phone has a front-facing VGA camera for video conferencing. The phone’s camera offers Auto Focus, Self shot, Action shot, Add me, Stop motion, Cartoon shot, Smile shot and Panorama shot.
The phone will also support Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n when it comes to connectivity.
You will also get to choose from 8GB and 16GB versions of the Galaxy S, and there’s also a microSD memory slot with support for up to 32GB cards.
Check out the side by side comparison with the iPhone over at infoSync.
We’re still waiting to hear which U.S. carrier will offer all this Android goodness.
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