May 18
Mobile News David
android, c7-00, dell, hd7, htc, mobile, nexue one, nokia, phone, tablet
In my continuing series of device gallery posts, I’m turning the camera onto the mammoth Dell Streak. Just like the HTC HD7, I’ll be writing a full blog post about the device soon. As a taster though, here’s the eye candy post!
The Streak is an Android device, and it’s honestly a matter of opinion as to whether it should be classed as a large phone or a small tablet. It’s a fully functioning Android phone, but its five inch screen makes it difficult to describe as “pocket sized”.
The differentiators of the Streak, apart from its screen size come in the form of Dell’s “Stage UI”, which I didn’t find too offensive in comparison to the pure Google experience offered on the HTC Nexus One. The other unique(ish) selling point is inclusion of the Swype virutal keyboard. I’ve tried Swype on Symbian, where I was quite underwhelmed. However, there’s something about doodling lines to type words on such a large screen that is actually an enjoyable experience.
Thanks to Tim Salmon for the loan of this one.
The Dell Streak, a 5 inch Android phone, or is it a tablet?
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May 17
Mobile News David
capacitive, hd7, htc, lcd, mobile, Nexus One, phone, smart, smartphone, touch, windows phone 7, wp7
With the expectation of fruit from Nokia’s and Microsoft’s partnership later this year, I’ve been borrowing the HTC HD7 from Steve Litchfield. The idea is to properly understand and research Microsoft’s new mobile operating system, as all of us at All About Symbian slowly adjust to the new platform. I will be writing a post very soon with my thoughts about Windows Phone 7, in its admittedly early stage of development.
In the meantime though, I wanted to give some attention to the hardware. HTC have come out with what is a somewhat conservative or ‘safe’ design. The HD7 is a fairly nondescript touch slab. There are some things to get excited about though. First of all, the brushed metal bezzle surrounding the camera, LED flash lights and speaker, doubles as a spring-loaded kick stand. I love this feature, and the angle it stands the phone at is ideal. I wish more phones had a kick stand. The kick stand is a perfect complement to the large and bright 4.3″ LCD screen.
There’ll be more on the HD7 here soon, but for now, just sit back and enjoy the the photo gallery!
The HTC HD7
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Apr 22
Reviews David
battery, cable, charger, cradle, desktop, dock, google, htc, mobile, Nexus One, usb
The dual Nexus One charging stand
Today’s review comes courtesy of the kind folks at Mobile Fun, who have sent me a dual charging cradle for my Google Nexus One to test out.
Ever since I began using Android, my constant complaint has been poor battery life. The Nexus One I’m currently using came with the Froyo firmware, which didn’t have great battery life, but things have been even worse since I updated to Gingerbread.
One answer to the problem is a second battery. However, that isn’t much use if you can only charge while it’s in the phone! Therefore, I was keen to try out an independent charger.
Read my review, and see whether this is the accessory for you!
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Mar 6
Mobile News David
android, e51, e55, e7, e72, eseries, htc, maemo, mobile, n900, nokia, phone, qwerty, screen, symbian, symbian^3, touch
The Nokia E7
I’ve been very fortunate to review the Nokia E7 recently for All About Symbian (see my parts of the AAS mega review here and here). My job was to review specific aspects of the software suite, not the hardware. However, before I sent it back to Steve Litchfield, I decided to grab some photos of the device. There are photos of the device by itself, and with other devices I have here at Gilson Towers.
So, if you’re curious about this next-generation Nokia Communicator, then read on to look through my photo gallery below. I’ll be posting these to Flickr in time, but the first exclusive look is here on my blog 
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Jun 17
Personal David
audio, chat, david, gilson, microphone, mobile, phones, podcast, show
Exciting news – I was a guest on this week’s Phones Show Chat podcast!
David recording with the Phones Show Chat team
Quite a while ago, I posted about some of my favourite podcasts, and Steve Litchfield’s Phones Show was one of my video choices. Since then, along with Tim Salmon, Steve launched a companion audio-only weekly podcast where they discuss mobile phones and applications.
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