HTC, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today announced the UAE launch of its new flagship smartphone, the new HTC One, first and exclusively with du, benefitting from the telco’s 4G LTE network.  Crafted with a distinct zero-gap aluminum unibody, the new HTC One introduces HTC BlinkFeed, HTC Zoe and HTC BoomSound, key new HTC Sense innovations that reinvent the mobile experience and set a new standard for smartphones. 

The new HTC One smartphone is the beginning of a journey that will revolutionize the smartphone space. We are introducing game-changing technologies that push the boundaries of smartphone accomplishments further than ever before,” said Jon French, Vice President, HTC MEA. “The new HTC One gives our consumers what they want: easy access to everything that’s important to them. Every aspect of the new HTC One, from its aesthetics to its user interface and groundbreaking technology, was designed because we listened to our consumers, and to the market.

Since HTC’s inception, we have sought to partner with leading organizations to further expand upon our offerings. These collaborations are carefully selected to boost our user experience, and we are proud to have partnered with the UAE’s vibrant and dynamic telecom provider, du, for the launch of the new HTC One,” said Mohamed Kais Zribi, HTC MENA Regional Director. “This partnership sees the coming together of two like-minded brands who share the same vision and philosophy of delivering the highest level of customer experience, as well as a harmonious merging of complementary technologies with the new HTC One and du’s 4G LTE network.

We chose to partner with HTC for the launch of the new HTC One because of the synergy between our brands. We share the same desires to create customer-centric products; we are driven by innovation and seek to drive change in our respective fields,” said Yasser Al Yousuf, Director – Premium Personal Market, du. “The new HTC One is among the first LTE phones to be launched on our 4G LTE network, giving customers the ideal platform to enjoy data consumption upto 100 Mbps in the UAE.

The new HTC One will be available in the UAE in both LTE and 3G connectivity options with 32GB internal memory. 

HTC BlinkFeed: A personal live stream right on the home screen

At the centre of the new HTC One experience is HTC BlinkFeed. HTC BlinkFeed is a bold new experience that transforms the home screen into a single live stream of personally relevant information such as social updates, entertainment and lifestyle updates, news and photos with immersive images so that people no longer need to go to separate applications to find out what’s happening.  HTC BlinkFeed aggregates the freshest content from the most relevant and interesting sources, giving it to people at a glance, all in one place, without the need to jump between multiple applications and web sites.

To enable this new dynamic approach to the smartphone, HTC will provide both local and global content from more than 1,400 media sources with more than 10,000 articles per day from some of the most innovative media companies, such as the AOL family of media properties, ESPN, MTV, Vice Media, CoolHunting, Reuters,  Al Jazeera, and many others. For more information on HTC BlinkFeed’s content partners, visit the HTC Blog.

HTC UltraPixel Camera with HTC Zoe

The breakthrough HTC UltraPixel Camera redefines how people capture, relive and share their most precious moments. HTC Zoe gives people the ability to shoot high-res photos that come to life in three-second snippets.  These Zoes, photos and videos are then displayed in a unique way that brings the gallery to life and transforms the traditional photo gallery of still images into a motion gallery of memories.  It also automatically creates integrated highlight films from each event comprised of Zoes, photos and videos set to music with professionally designed cuts, transitions and effects. These highlight videos can be remixed or set to different themes, and can be easily shared on social networks, email and other services.
    
To enable this innovative camera experience, HTC developed a custom camera that includes a best-in-class f/2.0 aperture lens and a breakthrough sensor with UltraPixels that gather 300 percent more light than traditional smartphone camera sensors.  This new approach also delivers astounding low-light performance and a variety of other improvements to photos and videos. In addition, the perfect self-portrait or video is just a tap away with an ultra-wide angle front-facing camera which supports 1080p video capture. Multi-axis optical image stabilization for the rear camera also helps ensure video footage smoother whether stationary or on the move. HTC UltraPixel camera adds many other features and effects such as enhanced 360′ panorama, time sequencing and object removal.

HTC BoomSound

The new HTC One offers the best audio experience of any mobile phone available today. HTC BoomSound introduces for the first time on a phone, front-facing stereo speakers with a dedicated amplifier and an amazing full HD display that immerses people in music, videos, games and the YouTube clips they love. Beats Audio integration is enabled across the entire experience for rich, authentic sound whether you’re listening to your favorite music, watching a YouTube video or playing a game.

HDR recording uses advanced dual microphones and audio processing to capture clean, rich sound that is worthy of high-definition video footage.  Phone calls sound great on HTC One thanks to the addition of HTC Sense Voice, which boosts the call volume and quality in noisy environments so that conversations come through loud and clear.

Metal Unibody Design

Wrapped in a zero-gap aluminum unibody and sporting a brilliant 4.7”, Full HD (1080p) screen, the new HTC One features the latest Android Jelly Bean operating system and LTE network technology to offer blazingly-fast browsing in a package that combines premium design with breakthrough build quality.

Available in stunning silver and beautiful black, the sleek and crafted aluminum unibody sits comfortably in the hand and showcases HTC’s unique antenna technology, which helps people achieve a crystal clear signal. The display also resists scratches and reduces glare, whilst offering incredible 468ppi resolution and rich, natural colors.

Picture the scene. It’s 2010. Samsung’s new Galaxy S has proven to be flashy but full of bugs, and the iPhone 4 has decided that it doesn’t like left-handed people.  Out of the shadows, a new(ish) firm unleashes a sleek sexy new smartphone that took the best bits from both competitors, whilst working perfectly and not discriminating against southpaws.  The Desire was absolutely huge.  How, then, can HTC’s latest model compete with the current market?  The HTC One X.  Will it get the job done?

The first undoubted plus of the One X is the power that eminates from the processing.  With the first quad-core processor to be included in a smartphone, the One X operates with a true smoothness that really can’t be matched by anything outside of the tablet market.  Whether you’re viewing the latest YouTube videos or reading up on your e-books, there is a fluidity in operation here that really can’t be matched.

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Secondly, the new integration of Beats technology is almost illegally exciting.  With doctor Dre’s headphones to be found on every third head in the UK and the US, the inclusion of a pair with every One X is a seriously big deal.  What’s even cooler is the integration of the technology, meaning that with the press of a button, the sound going through the headphones is instantly improved tenfold.  It’s a superb feature, and one that will make the One X an instant favorite amongst audiophiles.

The screen is also excellent: quite possibly the finest one we’ve seen on a mobile device thus far in terms of clarity and life-like display.  At 4.7 inches, it’s a whopper in terms of mobile screens, using a 720p display in order to make it’s presence felt.  Whilst it doesn’t quite have the same beautiful color display of the AMOLED screens that are favored by Samsung, its clarity is well worth the slight sacrifice.

Are there flaws?  Well, yes, there are.  Firstly, the lack of removable storage (what I like to call ‘the Apple sin’) is a real bugbear.  Essentially, this leaves you completely stuck with what you’ve got, and rules out the smaller HD models for anyone who likes to keep movies and music on their phones.  Bad show indeed.

Overall, though, it seems hard to argue with the HTC One X.  As long as you’re able to get around it’s fairly substantial bulk (that screen size comes at a cost), it’s a superb, sleek and easy-to-use piece of technology.  Good work. 

Charlotte Daniels is a freelance writer and tech fanatic working in association with FactoryFast Online Shopping.

Chinese mobile phone manufacturer HTC has, for a long time now, enjoyed huge sales success in the Eastern markets. They were unable to transfer this success over into the western markets though. That is until the last couple of years, when phones such as the brilliant HTC Wildfire and especially the hugely successful HTC Desire and Desire HD were released. These have attracted attention and sold in huge numbers all around the world.

For a while now we have all been wondering what HTC had in store for this year. There have been a few announcements in the first few months of 2011, including the recent news that they will soon bring out their first tablet computer but it is smart phone news we want though and few will be disappointed to hear that HTC have announced the release of a new, high end smart phone, the HTC Sensation.

This new phone will head HTC’s summer catalogue of phones and it looks as if it could be a beauty.  The Sensation has a dual core, 1.2GHz processor which apparently runs apps and widgets twice as fast as previous HTC smart phones and will mean that you can multitask without your phone annoyingly slowing down to the speed of an anemic snail.

HTC Europe boss Florian Seiche has been trumpeting the media aspects of his phone as HTC joins the growing list of manufacturers to focus on this area, saying: ‘Video, gaming and reading books have become more popular with consumers, turning their smartphones into pocket-sized multimedia centres, new superphones have to be designed with that new reality in mind.

A new feature that falls into this multimedia category will be the HTC Watch app which will allow you to download and stream movies to your phone and watch them wherever you want. Pretty great stuff really and we will see in May, when the phone hits UK stores, whether customers will respond to it positively.

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Since the release of the Apple iPhone three years ago, Microsoft is probably the worst to suffer from the competition. The Windows 7 Phone Series is an attempted comeback on the part of Microsoft to compete against the current market. They are throwing away everything that has gone before and coming up with completely new ideas and a fresh new interface. This is designed around ‘hubs’; a home-like screen that brings together apps and documents following a certain theme. Some of the great features this phone will have to go with the great OS are the five megapixel camera and flash, 256MB RAM with 8GB flash for storage, light sensor, proximity sensor and DirectX9 accelerated GPU. Microsoft has set out to launch the phone in November.

HTC have announced their model called the HTC 7 Pro, which has a slide out QWERTY keyboard, 3.6" display screen, a five megapixel camera with HD capabilities, 3.5G support, Wi-Fi and GPS. It has a 1GHz processor and 448MB of RAM combined with 8GB internal flash memory.

The model has been said by the Sprint network to be available early 2011 in the US but unfortunately no news for the rest of us! However, on a brighter note the new LG Optimus 7 and 7Q windows 7 phones are said to be available in 35 countries worldwide and has just been released! The LG Optimus 7 and Optimus 7Q phone, like most Windows phones has three buttons on the front, back button, windows button and search button. The difference in these two phones is simply the screen size and a QWERTY keyboard.

The Optimus 7 is a tablet style smartphone with a 3.8" display and the Optimus 7Q has a 3.5" inch display, but comes with a slide out QWERTY keyboard. Both of the models have a five megapixel camera with flash, 512MB of RAM, 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 16GB internal flash memory and a large 1500 mAh battery.

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The HDD cellphone conception was cheered by HTC smartphone designed by NAK Design. HDD is a smartphone which is designed in such a way that it can handle dual operating system on it, you just have to plug the HDD smartphone with your computer/laptop and follow the instructions. You have a choice to either switch between Windows Phone 7 or enjoy Android 2.2 Froyo.

The HDD smartphone concept was grabbed from HTC Touch Diamond as it also features the same screen rotation. HDD smartphone is not just a phone it is a complete multimedia gadgets as it has a 10 mega pixel camera to save your precious life moments in great quality.

On the back is 10 MP camera, and the front camera can be used for video calls. HDD smartphone has 32GB of internal memory, it is a Wi-Fi capable and much more.

After the release of new HTC smartphones i.e HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z the previous week in UK we came across an exciting features which was the Fast Boot mode, allowing you to make quick calls and check email by reducing the time taken to complete the boot-up sequence. This is an exciting feature.

As compared to other Android powered devices, in general Android powered devices takes at least a minute or two in order to completely boot up the device, but HTC’ Fast Boot allows device to be functional in less than three seconds.

At first i was thinking that this feature was result of new Snapdragon 2nd-generation processor, but the reality was hidden under a smart software package. Yes the Fast Boot is enabled with software not the hardware. Hackers have successfully ported the new Sense UI ROM from Desire HD to the previous Droid Incredible and were able to introduce the Fast Boot technology.

Droid-Life have just flashed the ROM on his Incredible to show really how fast the booting time is which was achieved from an older device. Apparently the phone does not power’s off itself completely but it places itself in somewhat Sleep mode which helps the quick boot in action.

HTC HD 7 (also called HD 3) has been spreading over the tech circle for quite sometimes now and it seems the time is near to its launch. HTC HD 7 is the very first smartphones to run the most awaiting Windows Phone 7 operating system. Today i came across some leaked specifications of the phone along with some authenticate snap shots of the device.

The most interesting item in the spec list is the support of T-Mobile USA which can run on 3G frequency at 1700 MHz, this proves that T-Mobile will be launching HTC HD 7 formerly in US market. As expected earlier, the phone has a 4.3-inch TFT touchscreen display that encourages a WVGA (480 x 800) pixel resolution, further it has a 1 Ghz Qualcomm QSD8250 processor family inside to achieve gain enhanced and better performance levels.

HTC HD3 (HD 7) Specification List :

It has a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor to light up the device and extract the most extreme capabilities the device can deliver along with a 576MB on-board RAM. Further for multimedia purpose it has a 5MP camera with a dual LED flash light which supports 720p high definition video recording. There is 8GB of internal fixed memory which cannot be extended (not confirmed).

According to a leaked documentation from German operator O2, HTC HD 7 is expected to get official on 18th October the next month.