HTC Desir Z is also known as the T-mobile G2 in the US. This new smartphone incorporates a feature 720p HD video recording and a 5 megapixel camera with auto flash. It is powered by a Qualcomm processor SnapDragon 7230 clocked at 800 MHz. This new device not only has a touch screen LCD of 4.3 inches, but also employs a full QWERTY keyboard.

Desire Z also has a series of keyboard shortcuts and two customizable buttons for quick access to common functions, without going through the menus.

The platform also offers HTCSense.com synchronization and access to its data (contacts, SMS, MMS, call history) of his smartphone to its Web browser.

From a distance, it is also possible to lock the HTC, transfer calls and SMS to another number, and erase personal data stored on their smartphone.

Both the phones come pre-loaded with HTC’s Sense UI along with a dedicated HTCSense.com website. The devices employs HSPA+ that supports a really fast theoretical 14.4Mbps download speed and the regular Wi-fi 802.11n too.

Two Google Phone fairly similar and technically differing primarily in the photo sensor, design and approval of Google. The Optimus One is actually stamped “With Google” according to the letter the specifications set by Google.

LG Optimus Chic


Hosted by Android 2.2 and supported by a software house surchouche, LG Optimus Chic has a capacitive screen of 3.2 inches for a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels in 262,000 colors. Underneath the screen there are the traditional touch-sensitive keys. The terminal measures 112.5 × 57.9 × 12.9 mm for 132g and adopted a battery of 1250 mAh which should deliver 450 hours of standby time according to the Korean automaker.

To animate Optimus Chic you can found Qualcomm MSM7227 processor with 600 MHz and connectivity that are the traditional Wi-Fi b / g, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, DLNA, Bluetooth 2.1 and 150MB of internal memory expandable via microSD slot. There is also a proximity sensor, an accelerometer and a light sensor.

Highly specific (too) classic Google Phone midrange. No possibility of capturing HD video (limited to VGA 640 x 480 pixels at 30 frames per second) despite a 5-megapixel sensor without flash. Playback of video files is complete with support for H.263, H.264, MP4, WMV and DivX.

LG Optimus One

The Optimus One advantage of the hardware config with a processor Qualcomm MSM7227 600 MHz and the same connectivity: HSDPA 7.2, Wi-Fi b / g, DLNA, Bluetooth 2.1, a capacitive screen of 3.2 inches for a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels in 262,000 colors.

Only differences, 170 MB of internal memory expandable via the always microSD slot, a 3-megapixel sensor and a battery of 1500 mAh which should be granted 550 hours of watching. The catch is emptied shows even less exciting than the LG Optimus Chic with the full VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixels), which falls at 18 frames per second …

The Optimus and Optimus Chic one appear as terminal input / medium range, a segment not too crowded, unlike the high-end clean sweep by Desire, S Galaxy. It remains to know the prices and subsidies granted to the operator Google Phone to judge their interests ….Awaiting Optimus One and Chic for the fourth quarter in rest of the world

On the video, the Samsung Galaxy Tab is compatible with DivX, XviD, MP4, H.263, H.264 with a 5.1 3D. It evokes an available mid September and a price of 690 euros.

According to Quantcast, iOS users did 68% of all the mobile Web browsing in 2009, whereas Android users did a mere 9% of mobile Web browsing. Since then, iOS’s share has steadily slipped, while Android’s has grown markedly.

Some of that share growth for Android came at the expense of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry platform, and some of it came from the other platforms (Nokia’s Symbian, Windows Mobilewhateveritscalledthismonth, and Palm’s Palm OS and WebOS). The rest, however has come from iOS.

“In August Android took share from every corner of the market, putting in its best month share gain since November 2009,” Quantcast said in a blog post announcing the numbers.

The chart below shows the change in the various platforms’ share of mobile Web browsing month-over-month, quarter-over-quarter, and year-over-year.

Bing does not ties with Yahoo. Microsoft has indeed released in the United States a free mobile application of its search engine for smartphones Google Android equipped with a subscription to Verizon.

Downloadable from the Android Market under the name Bing App, this new version of Microsoft’s search engine for the mobile internet has a home page similar to that used for computers.

Bing App loads still some nice features, like the Bing Maps mapping service and search tool Bing Voice Voice Search.The mobile application also has a feature to quickly locate wireless hotspots available.

Access to the various search tabs (Images, Videos, Shopping, News, etc.) Has been simplified and a series of practical services such as search for points of interest through geolocation (shops, cinemas, restaurants) is highlighted.Last December, Microsoft had already pulled out its mobile application Bing for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Dell Aero embeds a processor clocked at 642 MHz and offers a touch screen with a size of 3.5 with resolution of 640 X 360 pixels. It has a capacitive storage of 2 GB and features a photo sensor of 2 Megapixels. Compatible WiFi and Bluetooth, it also contains a GPS chip.

Aero is pre-installed with mini-applications that provide access to the Flickr and Picasa photo-sharing sites, YouTube and Facebook social network. Dell Aero weighs less than four ounces.

By launching Dell Aero, Dell competes directly with Apple, the market leader for smartphones, and other businesses that also use the Google Android operating system. The company said Aero is one of the lightest phones with Android and the United States can support the program Flash from Adobe Systems. Unlike Dell, Apple has refused to use Flash on their phones.

The customers have reported the case on various websites forum . The signal quality would begin to vary significantly in many areas yet covered by Verizon. It has not been established whether this phenomenon is related to how people take the smartphone in hand ? At the same time, many customers report they have no reception problems.

Some wonder if it would not be a software defect that Motorola could fix with an update. The manufacturer has not yet commented on the news.

Earlier when Apple iPhone 4 faced the problems the company Motorola flashed a full page ad in The New York Times to mock the fact that Apple is obliged to provide a protective shell for all customers. “We believe our customers should not have to dress up their phone to work properly,” it said on the ad. Motorola would have done better to abstain?

PayPal and Google spokesman did not respond to messages for comment. Informed sources said the two companies are still negotiating, but not necessarily meeting the agreement.

Market research firms Gartner Inc. Said, Android in the United States is quite hot smart phone software, beyond the iPhone and the BlackBerry. In the global market, Android ranked third, behind Nokia in the Symbian and BlackBerry platforms, Apple ranked fourth .

Apple iTunes users can purchase a key application, because their payment information already stored in Apple’s system. Google also provides similar services through the Checkout, but not as popular as iTunes and PayPal, which gives users some new obstacles.PayPal last quarter added 1 million users per month, contributing to 37% of eBay sales. PayPal previous quarter net income grew 22% to 817 million U.S. dollars.

The prototype unit is running a vanilla Android 2.1 OS, but it can be changed during the launch or may be the company will plan upgrade for this future handset.