Posts Tagged ‘HTC’
Monday, June 1st, 2009
iTunes is one of the easiest ways to download and organise your music if you use an iPod or iPhone – but what if you use iTunes to organise and play your music and don’t have an iPod or iPhone?
I’m sure that most of us don’t know that you can sync pretty much any phone with iTunes. Generally speaking, you’ll get a software disc in with your phone that will have a program on for copying your music to your phone, but this can sometimes be clumsy, lead to duplicate songs on your computer, or require your songs to be changed to a different format, but there are ways around this.
I recently came across 2 free programs, (one for Windows, one for Mac OS X) that will let you sync just about any phone with iTunes.
iTunes Agent for Windows users:
This is a simple and easy program to use. It doesn’t matter what phone you have, as long as your PC can recognise it as a storage device once you’ve plugged it into a USB port.
Once you’ve downloaded and installed the program, you just need to tell it:
- How to organise the music on your phone:
- iTunes saves it in the format: Artist / Album Name / Song.mp3
- Artist Folder saves in the format: Artist-Album / Song.mp3
- Flat saves in the format: Artist – Song.mp3
- Where the music should be saved to on your phone
- Which playlists you want to synchronise with your phone
That’s about all there is to it. It really couldn’t be easier. Further instructions on how to use it can be found on the iTunes Agent support website.
iTuneMyWalkman for Mac OS X users:
Again, a very simple and easy to use application, that will install scripts that will automatically sync your music when your phone is connected, without the need to launch a separate application.
Once installed, you’ll need to change some of the preferences to tell it where to save the music to on your phone, whether to autosync or not and what type of files you want to synchronise. (Movies, Podcasts, MP3 etc..)
You can use a combination of playlists and smart playlists, and iTuneMyWalkman will transfer over as much music as your phone will hold, or up to a threshold that you choose.
As with the Windows version, this really couldn’t be any easier, and this will work with all phones that can be connected via USB.
If you have a Nokia N-Series device, you may also want to check out Nokia Multimedia Transfer for Mac. This software is currently in Beta, but will also allow you to sync your photo’s with iPhoto, as well as sync your music and playlists over Bluetooth and USB.
One thing to bear in mind with both of these applications, is that they will delete any music off your phone the first time that they sync. So if you have purchased or downloaded an music files on your phone that you don’t have on your PC, you’ll need to back these up or send them to your PC before you start.
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Tags: HTC, itunes, lg itunes, mp3, music, nokia itunes, pc sync, ringtones, samsung itunes, sony ericsson itunes, USB,
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
The newly announced HTC Snap is due for release in July, and is available now to pre order.
The Snap runs Windows Mobile 6.1 and features a QWERTY keyboard, 2MP camera, WiFi, 3G and Bluetooth. Unlike most other HTC devices, the Snap is not a touchscreen device and resembles the popular BlackBerry range of handsets.
For pricing information, or to order yours now – head over to the HTC Snap product page.
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
T-Mobile, HTC and Google have just officially announced the G1 – The first handset to run on Google’s Android Operating System. Having been codenamed the “HTC Dream” the G1 is going to be on sale in the USA on the 22nd October, with a UK launch to follow in November.
So whats so special about this phone then?
Well, the operating system is the first to be produced by a non phone/computer manufacturer. Its open source, meaning that any developer will be able to develop applications for it. With it being powered by Google, using the internet on the device should be excellent.
Specification:
Not the prettiest or smallest of handsets, the G1/HTC Dream does have some impressive specifications.
- 3.17″ Touch Screen
- 5 Hours Talk Time, 130 Hours Standby time
- 3 Mega Pixel Camera- Low resolution considering we’re now upto 8MP
- HSDPA with upto 7.2Mbps downloads
- Supports upto 8GB Micro SDHC, 1GB card bundled with phone
- In Built GPS with Google Maps & Street view pre-installed
- Android Market – Similar to Apple’s App Store, the Market will allow you to download 3rd Party Applications straight to the phone
- Amazon MP3 Store – The Amazon MP3 store hasn’t launched yet in the UK, but is not far off.
- YouTube, another of Google’s toys, YouTube support will be built in as standard.
UPDATE: If you want to have a play with the new Android operating system, T-Mobile have launched an online simulation that lets you experience the G1 in all its Android glory. Head over the the T-Mobile G1 Emulator to try it for yourself.
More details will emerge over the next few days, and I’m certainly keen to see reactions on how the phone is to use. Feel free to leave your comments below.
UPDATE: The T-Mobile G1 is due for release on the 30th October.
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
One of the biggest handset launches of the year so far was the HTC Touch Diamond. Its got a decent camera, touchscreen, compact design, full internet, email and built in GPS to help you get around, which is great, if, like me, you’re hopeless at finding your way around – but, it doesn’t come with any mapping software built in.
So far there hasn’t been a Sat Nav solution available for the HTC Touch Diamond as most third party Sat Nav software is installed onto a memory card. As the Touch Diamond doesn’t have a memory card slot, this made it impossible to install – until now!
CoPilot have just launched CoPilot Live 7, a fully featured Sat Nav system designed exclusively to run on the HTC Touch Diamond. Supplied on a DVD, the software is quick and easy to install and completely eliminates the need to use a memory card as installation is done through your PC.
The software features a large, clear touch based user interface, and can navigate using your phonebook contacts, address, or search for an address using a UK post code. CoPilot Live 7 aims to keep distractions to a minimum, so clear spoken instructions will guide you to your destination, while the clear 2D and 3D mapping will show you where to go and automatically zoom in when needed. Safety Camera alerts are also included at no extra cost with free periodic updates. Maps for the UK and Ireland are included as standard, and additional maps can be downloaded using CoPilot Central – a desktop application that allows you to plan and print your routes in advance, upgrade your services to include traffic updates and buy the extra maps.
Visit the Mobile Fun website for more details on CoPilot Live 7 for the HTC Touch Diamond.
UPDATE: CoPilot Live 7 with European Maps is now available. Visit the Mobile Fun website for more details on CoPilot Live 7 with European Maps for the HTC Touch Diamond.
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Tags: diamond, GPS, HTC, Maps, navigation, sat nav, software, touch, touch diamond gps, touch diamond sat nav,
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Mobile Fun now stocks an Original HTC extra battery for Diamond – it is the HTC Touch Diamond Battery ( BA S270 ).
As all HTC Diamond users will know the Original Diamond Battery is not the best in the world. Thankfully HTC have seen the problem and are releasing a Diamond Extended Battery (BP E270).
The battery is literally so packed with extra power it won’t fit the original housing, but HTC supply you with a new back cover with the battery. So finally you can speak longer and impress more people with the touch screen functionality in a single charge.
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
This week we are comparing two of the most talked about touch screen phones around - the iPhone 3G and the HTC Touch Diamond.
By HTC Touch Diamond Fan – Mark Hadley
"The tiny size is the first thing that you notice when you first hold a HTC Touch Diamond in the palm of your hand.
But don’t think this constrains its use as the TouchFLO interface is a joy to use. Navigating through menus and websites is a very simple process. Flicking through photo albums has a nice touch when using your finger and the accelerometer mean that when you turn the phone on its side, the screen automatically rotates to landscape mode so your photos fill the whole screen.
It looks great – the back of the phone has many faceted edges, resembling the surface of a diamond. This gives the phone a special feel and makes it look classy! Also a cool little feature is that the slot that the stylus is stored in is magnetized, so the stylus is ’sucked’ back into the slot when inserting the stylus.
Overall, internet browsing is a simple, enjoyable experience with the large 2.8" inch screen and full Internet Explorer functionality giving you a classy user experience."
For those of you who are interested in buying the HTC Touch Diamond, we have a SIM free version available. If you already have the HTC Touch Diamond, why not check out our great range of accessories.
By iPhone 3G Fan – Andrew Simpson
"When the original iPhone launched last year, I was all set to get one. 
That was until I saw the spec and realised how limited it was in regards to the choice of network operator (only available on 02), the lack of 3G and the price. Knowing Apple as I do, I knew it wouldn’t be long until they brought out an upgraded model and that it would be the one I’d get. I use my phone a lot for browsing the internet and for email, so having a phone only running on O2’s Edge would be painful. The Edge network was poor but I’ve noticed that over the last few months, coverage has increased and you can now get HSDPA signal pretty much everywhere you go – equating to speeds of around 3mbps.
Although there have been loads of "iPhone Killers" launched over the last 12 months, none of them have come close to the iPhone. Their touch screen interfaces tend to be sticky and uncomfortable to use, where as the iPhone is slick and easy. iPhone 3G also comes shipped with the latest version iPhone 2.0 software, which adds support for third party applications and games. This was something that was only possible on earlier versions if you unlocked you iPhone. The iPhone 2.0 software is also rumoured to act as a remote control for iTunes, so no more running around the house to change tracks – great if you use airport express at home to stream your music around the house.
Visually, there's not much difference between the new version and the old iPhone, other than the introduction of a white 16GB model. The best news for me now is that i'm not going to have to shell out £269 for it as I can get this iPhone for free!"
See the full range of iPhone 3G accessories.
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