The long anticipated wait for a Pocket Pc phone with a difference is now here! HTC have announced the release of their HTC Shift, the fold-up Windows Vista and Windows Mobile-capable UMPC with a full QWERTY keyboard, 7″ tilted touch screen, and a 30GB Hard Drive.

Features:
• High Speed Global connectivity
• Tri-Band
• Quad-Band
• Bluetooth 2.0
• WiFi Connectivity
• Microsoft’s Windows Vista
• Windows Media Player
• 1GB of DDR 2 memory and a 30GB hard drive
• 7 ” Titled Touch Screen
• SnapVUE technology

The HTC Shift is due in stock here at TotalPDA later this month so keep your eyes peeled and be the first to own this fantastic piece of kit!

If you were impressed by the release of the HTC Touch, with it’s intuitive Touchflo interface and unique styling, then get ready for the new HTC Touch dual!

As well as the amazing features packed into the original HTC touch the new model now boasts high speed connectivity through 3.5G and HSDPA, a memory upgrade to 256MB ROM / 128MB RAM, Windows Mobile 6.0 pro software, and new touch-driven photo slideshow giving the ability to view photo slideshows one-handed through the touch interface.

HTC have also released a new virtual keypad, available as a free download through the HTC website. As well as this multitude of new features, the new model now features a sliding keypad with choice of 12 or 20 keys, making using the device a whole lot easier!

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If you are starting to get tired of all the hype surrounding the imminent release of the new iPhone, you may be wondering if there is an alternative to Apple’s offering. Surprisingly, there is – the HTC Touch – which has been knocking around for at least a few months now. With a wide array of features packed into a sleek and stylish form factor, as well as the mobile functionality consumers have come to expect from their devices, HTC now delivers an exciting new way to interact with your mobile device in the form of TouchFLO, the new touch screen technology developed by HTC.

Rivalling even the iPhone in style and function, users can now control touch screen devices with the sweep of a finger. In fact, the technology is so advanced that it can distinguish between finger and stylus input and respond appropriately. According to sources at HTC, this technology ushers in a new era for interacting with your mobile device, and will help to eliminate some of the issues which arise with accessing increasingly feature packed mobile devices.

The HTC Touch is the first device to feature the new TouchFlo technology through Touch Cube, a unique 3 dimensional interface for you to pan and scroll with ease through your software packages. By swiping a finger right or left across the display, users are given efficient access to the features most commonly used.

A great device, the HTC Touch is a fantastic alternative to the iPhone, and well worth a look!

HTC have finally released the much anticipated HTC TyTN II (aka HTC 4550 or HTC Kaiser). It seems that the during the development of this unit, HTC were determined to pack in every feature developed to date, bar none, and have come up trumps with this amazing device.

Do you want full PDA functionality with the complete Windows Mobile® 6 Professional suite? You’ve got it. How about a fully connected Quad band mobile phone sporting Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, 3.5G HSDPA connectivity delivering file download speeds up to nine times faster than 3G. Yup! Did you need a 3 megapixel CMOS camera with autofocus capability? It has that too. And if you were worried about losing your way on holiday, or for that important business meeting, the Kaiser also has a fully integrated GPS receiver, plus a taster version of TomTom navigator (which includes the TomTom software, but requires that you purchase the maps for your region).
continue reading "HTC Kaiser - TyTN II – The King of PDA Phones?"

After much anticipation, Apple have finally launched the iPhone in the US, a move many believe will revolutionise the mobile phone industry in the same way the mp3 industry was transformed by the release of the iPod in 2001. The iPhone combines the functionality of a mobile phone, with multi-media functions of an internet browser, mobile phone, and an internet browser – all controlled exclusively via a touch screen.

Consumers of this highly sought after gizmo will, of course, be treated to the master class in design we have come to expect from Apple. Featuring nothing more than a large glass touchscreen with a single main button on the front panel, and a brushed aluminium finish on the rear, the iPhone promises to be a visual delight as well as a joy to use.

continue reading "A Touchy Subject? Apple iPhone Vs Market Leading Rival HTC."

HTC Corp. have released the innovative HTC Touch PDA phone, boasting a wide array of features packed into a sleek and stylish form factor. As well as the mobile functionality consumers have come to expect from their devices, HTC now delivers an exciting new way to interact with your mobile device in the form of TouchFLO, the new touch screen technology developed by HTC.

With this unique interface, users can now control touch screen devices with the sweep of a finger. In fact, the technology is so advanced that it can distinguish between finger and stylus input and respond appropriately. According to sources at HTC, this technology ushers in a new era for interacting with your mobile device, and will help to eliminate some of the issues which arise with accessing increasingly feature packed mobile devices.

The HTC Touch is the first device to feature the new TouchFlo technology through Touch Cube, a unique 3 dimensional interface for you to pan and scroll with ease through your software packages. By swiping a finger right or left across the display, users are given efficient access to the features most commonly used.

Full details and technical specifications of the HTC Touch can be found at HTC’s press release pages, or TotalPDA’s product page.

HTC boss Peter Chou has lauded Apple for its new iPhone, calling it eye-catching and innovative. But he has no plans to take HTC in the same direction.

“We need to differentiate ourselves. We will not be successful if we are a copy cat,” he said.

Thank goodness! I wouldn’t want one of my favourite mobile handset makers to start creating me-too products. In my opinion, HTC make excellent (and probably slightly underestimated) smartphones.

The HTC 2007 roadmap surfaced on a Russian website a few days ago, and SmartPhoneToday appears particularly interested in the clamshell, codenamed Erato. It looks like an update of the HTC StrTrk:

We can speculate, however, that Erato may add a higher resolution camera than the Star Trek’s 1.3 megapixel type; high-speed 3G HTMS/HSPDA cellular data networking (the current model tops out 2.5G EDGE technology; and, just maybe, Microsoft’s next-generation mobile operating system codenamed Crossbow.

This phone is not only fully wireless, it’ll also have an integrated GPS receiver. Too bad it doesn’t look as pretty as the original StrTrk (I’m biased, I have one).

Russian site Mobile-review.com got their mitts on the rumoured HTC Athena (via phoneArena.com), have posted photos and a review of this Pocket PC phone (otherwise known as the HTC H7500). It’s got quad-band, GPRS/EDGE and HSDPA, a 10GB hard drive, miniSD slot, and a GPS module (supports NMEA). It boasts a 5″ screen and a VGA/TV out and USB. The device is not a clamshell or slider; it detaches itself from the QWERTY keyboard. It reportedly runs Windows Mobile 5.0, but may be updated to version 6.

The retail price is estimated at US$1,500 - 2,000, and should be launched Q1 2007. You can see more photos on the Russian language page and the full spec in English (about halfway down).