HTC Supersonic is one of the most awaited Android smartphones of the year and we’ve just found a video showing its beautiful 4.3 inch display in action. You can check out the vid below and know taht this Android 2.1 will support WiMAX, as a bonus cool feat:
Odds are this device will make it to Sprint’s portofolio, since a HTC mystery device recently showed up in their inventory. What do we know so far regarding the HTC Supersonic? It’s a 4.3 inch smartphone, that doesn’t use an AMOLED display, runs Android 2.1, uses the HTC Sense UI and sports a kickstand.
Yahoo is taking another approach at the mobile market, by disbanding its mobile segment and reorganizing the employees, for a new direction of the company. Mobile feats will be integrated in the rest of the company’s divisions and this new direction is a sign that CEO Carol Bartz wants to compete with the likes of Google.
Cory Pforzheimer, Yahoo’s senior manager of corporate communications recently said that the company is integrating its mobile business into its DNA, creating the best possible user experience for consumers and partners. It’ll be hard for Yahoo to go against Android, Buzz for Mobile and Google’s products, but it can be done, specially through the Microsoft partnership.
Recently, Yahoo took a hit by being replaced as the main search engine on T-Mobile phones by Google, so they might want back what’s theirs and a bit of revenge, if possible.
Google is very keen on giving away Nexus One units, as they did during their 2009 Christmas party (Google employees only) and now they’re up for a new session of gifts, destined to reach the hands of Android developers. This time, devs will choose between a Motorola Droid or Google’s very own phone.
There’s a catch to this: you’ll get the handset for free only if you have at least one app that that got more than 5,000 unique downloads and scored 3.5 stars or more. This is a pretty original way of drawing specialist to Google’s side, specially with strong rivals like Microsoft or Apple not needing such PR to draw devs to them.
While Apple is famous for its business model, App Store, iTunes and all and Microsoft has a great tradition in the field, Google and Android are also trying to get some love from the software creators. A good move towards this appreciation will be the end of the fragmentation of Android, by implementing the 2.1 version on all devices, as announced before.
Back to the freebies, know that they’re invite-only and available for developers in the US.
Nokia recently announced that they want to patent a “piezoelectric kinetic energy harvester”, a way to capture energy from the phone’s movements. This may remind you of the kinetic wristwatches, based on the same principles and generating clean energy.
Nokia’s technology allows the heavy internal components to move on rails within the device, as part of a “force-transferring assembly”. The forces and acceleration will be put to good use, generating energy and powering the future handsets, maybe even replacing traditional chargers.
Below you can see the schematics of the technology, if you’re curious.
T-Mobile has recently started sending out invitations to a press event taking place on March 16th in New York City. Apparently, the event is linked to the launch of HTC HD2, taking place on March 24th, according to a bunch of leaks from sources close to the story.
Engadget confirms the information and we’ll be seeing the classic launch party probably, complete with a bunch of celebrities, cocktails maybe, perhaps even a band or two? The tech side of the show will include the HTC HD2 being showcased with all its features, from the beloved 4.3 inch multitouch display, to the 5 megapixel camera or Windows Mobile 6.5.
HD2 has started to lose its appeal since we’ve learned that it won’t support Windows Phone 7, sadly…
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