HTC Desire

[mi_canuck]

Anyone notice that the Desire specs mention Twitter a lot?

Is there an official Twitter app coming soon???

From here: HTC - Products - HTC Desire - Specification

HTC Widgets
Bookmarks, Calendar, Clock, Footprints, Friend Stream, Mail, Messages, Music, News, People, Photo Album, Photo Frame, Search, Settings, Stocks, Twitter, Weather
Downloadable widgets

Social Networking
Facebook™ integration
Friend Stream
Photo sharing on Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter
Video sharing on YouTube™
HTC Peep for twittering

 

[nx1977]

I guess simply latching on to marketing towards those who cant live without tweeting.

Personally dont see the point. How many 'friends' want to know what colour your last poo was?

 

[Ghâshûl]

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[wonderbread]

Personally dont see the point. How many 'friends' want to know what colour your last poo was?

I lol'd
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[mi_canuck]

am I missing something here? specs say 720x480 video capture at 20fps or higher...

Nexus One Phone - Feature overview & Technical specifications


or is that actually turning out to be inaccurate?

 

[Ghâshûl]

According to the site I quoted, it will come for the Desire.

 

[hornyhippo]

anybody noticed that the phone lacks an animation on the flip clock/weather widget. And what's the deal not showing any weather animation like the hd2. Oh well, doesnt bother me as much.

 

[grokr989]

April for the UK, not sure sure about elsewhere

EDIT: Sorry March

Just saw this. Says 3/26 on TMO UK.

Twitter / T-Mobile UK Official: The HTC Desire, just unvei ...

Sorry, duplicate. Didn't see your link.

 

[shawn487]

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[tyrone]

Wow, i mean wow.

More pics @ AC @ MWC: Hands-on with the HTC Desire (Update with Video!) | Android Central

Fappppppppppppppppppp Fapp fap fap fap fap.

 

[cdmta]

fap?

 

[Presto343]

fap?

implies masturbation.

 

[wonderbread]

I lol'd and won

 

[mi_canuck]

i wonder if the desire will sound a bit less 'tin'-y ... multi-holed squeaker opening, rather than the slot on the Nexus...

it is however the same squeaker as the Nexus One underneath...

 

[Anthony1]

The guys over here say that without the dual microphone, it brings the price down significantly,

Which makes me wonder why it's so much more expensive

 

[lookseehear]

I did find a video last night where they took the back off and it wasn't red, that image kinda looks like a render anyway imo.

But the HTC hd mini does have a yellow back under the batt cover in the flesh so maybe the desire will be red when it comes out? Also if you look in the image above there's a red 'accent' around the camera which hasn't appeared on demo units.

Not that it matters of course.

 

[mi_canuck]

Which makes me wonder why it's so much more expensive

the advertising... you think all those fancy videos are free?

oh, and i'm sure the carriers are taking their huge cut...

the red is just to highlight the inside... there's no way the production one is red - that's probably just a p-shop job anyways... open up a nexus one and you'll understand - all the metal bits like the sd card holder - and the little speaker felt piece - none of that would be red... so it's not "real"....

 

[vzw+google+htc=:)]

am I missing something here? specs say 720x480 video capture at 20fps or higher...

Nexus One Phone - Feature overview & Technical specifications


or is that actually turning out to be inaccurate?

Nexus one has the qualcomm chip 8250 which has 720p recording built in. They will probably release software update later. They have their hands full of trying to get the nexus one to stay on 3g instead of rolling out the 720p recording. Us verizon people need the qualcomm 8650 chip in a phone for this.

 

[mi_canuck]

did you notice the WXGA (1280x720) support!


of course the 8672 would be even better!

 

[vzw+google+htc=:)]

did you notice the WXGA (1280x720) support!


of course the 8672 would be even better!

8672 would make the phone incredible! That one will probably go in the supersonic. I could still see Verizon getting the supersonic. They did use a stealth fighter in tv ad. Why not use a supersonic jet? This chip will be out probably in Nov.

 

[blackdognorth]

Verizon is smoking a big spliff with feet up on the desk waiting for sales on Eris and Droid to start sloping downward a bit. Just an educated guess. They've got two good well-selling Android phones; why relegate them to the bargain bin when there's more $ to be extracted relative to advertising and placement? Seems like they have never been very concerned about getting new or really high-end stuff on their shelf.

I've been ready to move on an Eris but...I'm just going to wait it out. They still wont' release the 2.1 upgrade for Eris which seems like a no-brainer to keep that device selling well. If we weren't locked into 2 yr contracts (and don't want to front $600) it would be simpler. With Desire/Supersonic/Dragon/Passion/N1 in the rumor zone...I'll wait for something real to hit the shelf. Probably nothing's going to get real until summer given the lack of enthusiasm or action from V.

 

[mi_canuck]

they only sell well because they give them away... there's a huge BOGO going on now or upcoming.... that's the only way they move their chit...

New Verizon Wireless BOGO offer starting tomorrow, includes all Android and Palm webOS handsets? Boy Genius Report


and as for 2.1 on Eris....

HTC Droid Eris & Hero Getting Android 2.1 | Android Phone Fans

 

[blackdognorth]

Personally I think the BOGO is fairly worthless.
Your wife saves the $80 locked-device cost if she signs up and gets a $100+/month voice and data plan for two years. As well as yours. Big deal.
I don't know how people do it; husband and wife with (usually) their kids on a plan too...you're looking at a monthly cost that's equivalent to a car payment!

 

[nx1977]

I dont know why you accept 24 months contracts.

They're trying to push them here in the UK, and no one's taking them. 18 months between handsets, or being tied to a network (as our handsets are subsidised quite heavily - we rarely pay for them), is long enough!

 

[drhill]

I dont know why you accept 24 months contracts.

They're trying to push them here in the UK, and no one's taking them. 18 months between handsets, or being tied to a network (as our handsets are subsidised quite heavily - we rarely pay for them), is long enough!

Because only one company (TMobile) has a plan for unsubsidized phones. Everyone else you pay the same whether you got a discounted phone or not, so why not take the discount and the contract.