We don’t need to tell you about the HTC Desire HD‘s huge screen, Android 2.2 operating system, 8-megapixel camera, and aluminium frame — we know you want one. All you need to decide now is where to get it. The phone is available with deals on 3, T-Mobile and Vodafone, so we’ve compared over 100 …
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An update to Angry Birds for Android means HTC Heros can now join the feather-flinging fun, despite earlier claims by Rovio that the Hero can’t handle the frame rate of the game. Today’s free update to the free app also supports QVGA graphics, so phones with a paltry 320×240-pixel display, such as the HTC Wildfire, can get in on the pig-pokin’ …
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Few mobiles elicit the red-hot love and ice-cold hate that the iPhone does. In the passionate world of mobile phones, where a new Nokia can bring tears to the eyes of grown men, the iPhone has managed to stay the latest and greatest since the moment it spawned from the labyrinthine mind of Steve Jobs. Here’s why I think it should …
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We can break a phone just by leaving it on a desk or lending it to Rory Reid, but some idiots have found more creative ways to destroy their expensive handsets. We hate to see a good phone suffer — although we once shot a Vodafone 540 just to watch it bleed — so we’ve created the Mobile Darwin Awards …
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The HTC Desire HD lives up to its name — it’s our favourite smart phone of the moment. And there’s nothing we like better than dressing our favourite gadget du jour up in the best of its accessories, be they car kits or hand-knitted bobble hats. There aren’t nearly as many accessories for the Desire HD as there are for …
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We had to be harsh with the Nokia N8, judging it the greatest touchscreen phone Nokia’s ever made, but still not good enough to take on the smart phone competition. Three stars. But Nokia fans didn’t like seeing us spank the object of their affection. We love our commenters and treasure every word that drops from their keyboards, so we …
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The Nokia X3 Touch and Type may sound familiar — it’s got the same name as the Nokia X3 slider that came out in February. But this new X3 looks very different, with a widely spaced four-by-three keyboard and a touchscreen. Nokia is plugging the X3 Touch and Type as a simple, inexpensive mobile for when “you just want a phone”. …
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The tablet tornado is spinning up, and some worthy contenders are taking on the mighty Apple iPad. The BlackBerry PlayBook is RIM’s champion, while the Samsung Galaxy Tab is fighting in Android’s corner. But will the over-grown smart phones best the naked netbook? Enter our tablet tussle to find out. Apple iPad The iPad wasn’t the first tablet computer, but …
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The HTC Desire HD is a megalithic smart phone that packs in a 4.3-inch screen and the latest 2.2 Froyo version of the Android operating system. But it’s not just a fantastic uber-phone — it also sports an 8-megapixel camera and dual LED photo lights. But forget about the specs race — we’re here to let the pixels do the talking. …
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The iPhone is no longer the undisputed sultan of the touchscreen kingdom, with worthy challengers arriving almost daily. HTC has it in a pincer movement with the HTC Desire HD, HTC HD7 and HTC 7 Mozart, while the Samsung Galaxy S and Nokia N8 are also taking a swing. Join us as we pit them against each other in a battle royale. HTC …
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