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Sony Announces New Digital Cameras

August 26, 2010August 26, 2010 kingpinlei 1080i, A33, A44, A560, A580, alpha, AVCHD, camera, digital, DSLR, HD2, launch, mirror, pellicle, SLT, Sony, Still, translucent0 comment

Sony has just announced yesterday four brand new Alpha DSLRs – the A33, A55, A560 and the A580. Sporting the brand new Exmor APS HD CMOS sensors, the A33 and A560 clock in at 14.2 MP while the A55 and A580 are 16.2 MP. The main difference between the A33/55 and A560/580 is the mirror technology that they utilize. While the later are traditional DSLR’s the former are what Sony call ‘Single Lens Translucent’ cameras. The “new” SLT technology Sony is unveiling with the A33 & A55 models is a Translucent…

HTC HD2 review

April 13, 2010July 19, 2010 Doug Groves HD2, HTC, HTC HD2, review, superphone, Swype, T-Mobile, Wind Mobile10 Comments

When the HTC HD2 was released overseas last fall, it quickly gained a lot of fans. They couldn’t help but appreciate the bright, massive screen and the design of the phone itself. This included reviewers generally down on Windows Mobile 6.5. Now that the phone has officially hit North American shores via T-Mobile US, we take a look at it running on Wind Mobile here in Canada. Out Of The Box First impressions are important, and the HD2 absolutely nails it in this department. The design of the phone itself…

Apple sues HTC over 20 patents… war is on?

March 2, 2010March 2, 2010 Doug Groves Android, Apple, google, HD2, HTC, iPhone, Microsoft, Nexus One, Sense UI, Touch FLO, Windows Mobile4 Comments

The news broke this morning that Apple is suing smart phone manufacturer HTC, maker of many popular Google Android and Windows Mobile devices. In their 700 plus page ITC filing, Apple lists a whole slew of specific HTC devices running both operating systems, including the Nexus One, HD2, Touch Pro, Hero, Touch Diamond, Touch Pro2, Tilt II, and quite a few more. It’s interesting that Apple is going after HTC as opposed to either Google or Microsoft and their operating systems. There’s precious little, on first blush, in the patent…

Episode 020 – Mobile Madness

November 15, 2009November 16, 2009 Doug Groves Bell, droid, HD2, HSPA, HTC, HTC HD2, iPhone, milestone, Motorola, Motorola Milestone, Rogers, Telus16 Comments

After taking a hiatus, which allowed us to catch up with our Fan Expo footage, we’re back on a regular schedule. Given the big news in the mobile phone space over the past couple of weeks, we talk about the new Bell / Telus HSPA+ network, and some of the new phones they’ve introduced (or soon will be) such as the Motorola Droid/Milestone, the HTC HD2, the end of Rogers iPhone exclusivity and much more. If you’ve been contemplating switching, or getting a new smartphone, then this is the episode…

HTC Leo aka HD2 Coming To North America

October 6, 2009 Doug Groves HD2, HTC, Sense, Windows Mobile5 Comments

The long-rumoured HTC’s latest flagship phone, the Leo (aka HD2), has finally been confirmed by the company, and the list of specs are nothing to sneeze at. There have been a couple of reasons why it wasn’t brought up here before. One is the fact that we’re not big on hollow rumours (that’s why you don’t see us talking about the Apple tablet). The other is that the HD2, like the original HD, appeared to be aimed at the European market, but that’s been disspelled by HTC’s CEO Peter Chou….