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	<title>What Android ? &#187; Smartphones</title>
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		<title>More Power to Google Docs On Android and iOS</title>
		<link>http://www.whatandroid.com/create-and-edit-google-docs-on-android</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashant  Sharma</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Smartphones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From now on, Google Docs will be far more productive than what it has been so far. Google has just released a new update to Mobile Google Docs, which will let you edit your Google documents right from your Android device(both phones and android tablets). The same applies for iOS devices such as iPhone and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mobiledocs1.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-461" title="mobiledocs1" src="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mobiledocs1.png" alt="" width="130" height="259" /></a>From now on, Google Docs will be far more productive than what it has been so far. Google has just released a new update to Mobile Google Docs, which will let you edit your Google documents right from your Android device(both phones and <a href="http://www.whatandroid.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-asia" target="_blank">android tablets</a>). The same applies for iOS devices such as iPhone and iPad.</p>
<p>The idea of customizing proper web apps to Android and other mobile OS systems has always been loved by mobile users even if screen size of smartphones is far smaller than size of desktops or laptops. And Google has finally delivered the same for <em>Mobile Google Docs.</em></p>
<p>Finally, you can now move around, create &amp; edit your Google documents on the go, without having to buy some paid android or iPhone app for creating or editing documents or spreadsheets.<span id="more-458"></span></p>
<p>The video below tells enough about what you should expect from Mobile Google Docs. Here is the official post from Google about it.</p>
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		<title>Stop leaking your Money: Think Before You Buy Your Next Cell Phone</title>
		<link>http://www.whatandroid.com/save-money-on-smartphone</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashant  Sharma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smartphones]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With a plethora of fancy smartphones launching every week or so and many of them, coming with lucrative subsidized prices, it&#8217;s not surprising to see most of smartphone buyers, choosing subsidized smartphone with a 1 or 2 year contract over contract-free unsubsidized costlier smartphones. But that&#8217;s probably one of the major reasons why majority of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/savekey.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-371" title="savekey" src="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/savekey.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="180" /></a>With a plethora of fancy smartphones launching every week or so and many of them, coming with lucrative subsidized prices, it&#8217;s not surprising to see most of smartphone buyers, choosing subsidized smartphone with a 1 or 2 year contract over contract-free unsubsidized costlier smartphones.</p>
<p>But that&#8217;s probably one of the major reasons why majority of smartphone buyers end up paying thousands of dollars more than what they should have actually paid to their service providers over a span of one or two years. Customers also neglect the significance of comparing plenty of available <a href="http://www.billshrink.com" target="_blank">cell phone plans</a> from various Mobile carriers namely <a href="http://www.sprint.com" target="_blank">Sprint</a>, AT&amp;T, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc. before making their final decision, such as entering into 1 or 2 year contract with a particular mobile carrier or buying a new smartphone.<span id="more-368"></span></p>
<p>To avoid getting trapped into an undesirable or costly cell phone plan for next two years, it is better to look out and shortlist the <a href="http://www.billshrink.com/cell-phones/plans.html" target="_blank">best cell phone plans</a> available in the market before making a phone purchase. Next, you need to stack up your smartphone preferences and decide if you should go for an <em>Contract-free smartphone</em> and choose a separate voice and data plan afterwards or simply go for a <em>subsidized contract-bound smartphone</em>.</p>
<p>With a little more efforts in seeking the best voice and data plans available, you will certainly save yourself a lot of money in the long run.</p>
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		<title>HTC EVO 4G: Jaw-dropping 4G Android Smartphone from Sprint.</title>
		<link>http://www.whatandroid.com/htc-evo-4g-price</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashant  Sharma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smartphones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The much rumored hyper capable, heavily loaded Android smartphone from HTC, tied up with Sprint has finally been unveiled to the public and we must admit that the HTC EVO 4G is stunning by all standards. From what we generally expect from HTC, this one matches the standard and rather goes much beyond that. From [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The much rumored hyper capable, heavily loaded Android smartphone from HTC, tied up with Sprint has finally been unveiled to the public and we must admit that the <strong>HTC EVO 4G</strong> is stunning by all standards.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/htc-eveo-4g-05-pr1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-361" title="htc-eveo-4g-05-pr" src="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/htc-eveo-4g-05-pr1.jpg" alt="" width="422" height="244" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">From what we generally expect from HTC, this one matches the standard and rather goes much beyond that. From processor to internal storage space, from front/rear camera to HDMI support, HTC EVO outclasses every existent smartphone(or superphone for that matter) we&#8217;ve witnessed so far.</p>
<p>Anyone who has already bought an HTC HD2 should rather have waited for today as the equally capable(or better) hardware has eventually got loaded with the utmost desired mobile OS, Android 2.1 with Sense UI. Not to forget that it&#8217;s a 4G capable smartphone, the first ever 4G phone from Sprint in U.S.</p>
<p>We wish, they could brand this phone better and could come up with a better, impactful name atleast.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/htc-evo-4g-01-top.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-358" title="htc-evo-4g-01-top" src="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/htc-evo-4g-01-top.jpg" alt="" width="288" height="196" /></a></p>
<p>Take a look at <strong>EVO 4G&#8217;</strong>s<strong> </strong> tech specs now:</p>
<p><strong>Mobile OS</strong>: Android 2.1 with Sense UI</p>
<p><strong>Resolution</strong>: 480 x 800 4.3-inch TFT LCD</p>
<p><strong>Network technology</strong>: EV-DO Rev-A/WiMax</p>
<p><strong>Processor</strong>: 1GHz Snapdragon QSD8650</p>
<p><strong>Touch-screen</strong>: Capacitive multi-touch enabled</p>
<p><strong>Carrier</strong>: Sprint</p>
<p><strong>RAM</strong>: 512MB</p>
<p><strong>Internal storage</strong>: 1GB</p>
<p><strong>Expandable storage</strong>: microSD</p>
<p><strong>Rear Camera</strong>: 8MP with Flash</p>
<p><strong>Front Camera</strong>: 1.3MP</p>
<p><strong>Battery</strong>: 1500mAh</p>
<p><strong>WiFi</strong>: 802.11 b/g</p>
<p><strong>Additional</strong>: HDMI support, rear stand</p>
<p>The phone&#8217;s hardware capabilities and internet browsing speed are bound to be impressive as the voice calls will be made over sprint&#8217;s CDMA network and a combo of EV-DO and WiMAX technologies will power data usage, making both voice and data services more effective and ubiquitously available to end consumers.</p>
<p>Watch this Hands-on review of HTC EVO 4G, shot by folks at Engadget.<br />
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<p>Pricing and availability is not yet known so we&#8217;re keeping a close eye on that. Our notion is that HTC EVO will not be dirt cheap but would rather be sold somewhere around $600-700 range without contract and $250-350 with contract but that&#8217;s just speculation at the moment. It might be made available somewhere during the summer.</p>
<p>And finally, will this phone do the magic for Sprint ?</p>
<p><strong>HTC EVO 4G </strong>blends the best of hardware with the best of software(Android 2.1) and with tens of thousands of Android apps on board complemented with the blazing WiMAX/EV-DO data speeds, the phone has got the stuff to strike gold. A whole lot of things will now depend over its marketing and pricing.</p>
<p>Regarding HTC EVO 4G&#8217;s availability in India and other asian countries, there has been no announcement yet but the phone will certainly hit the asian markets soon. The price might not be too comfortable though.</p>
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		<title>Confirmed: China-Google Tussle Won&#8217;t Jeopardize Android Growth In China</title>
		<link>http://www.whatandroid.com/android-phones-in-china</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashant  Sharma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier, we wrote a post on the China-Google issues and its possible effect of Android adoption in Chinese Mobile Phone market. Opposite to what was suspected by a WSJ journo, we asserted that Google&#8217;s withdrawal from Chinese search market will hardly have any repercussions on Android platform&#8217;s growth in China with couple of logical facts. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" title="android-logo" src="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/android-logo.jpg" alt="" width="239" height="264" />Earlier, we <a href="http://www.whatandroid.com/android-growth-in-china" target="_blank">wrote a post on the China-Google issues and its possible effect of Android adoption</a> in Chinese Mobile Phone market. Opposite to what was suspected by a WSJ journo, we asserted that Google&#8217;s withdrawal from Chinese search market will hardly have any repercussions on Android platform&#8217;s growth in China with couple of logical facts.</p>
<p>Now, our assertion has a heavy supporter, no other than Reuters. A <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60Q0LV20100127" target="_blank">recent news report from Reuters</a> confirms the assertion we earlier proposed. Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology spokesman Zhu Hongren clearly stated that China will not limit adoption and future growth of any Mobile OS platform as long as it complies Chinese law.</p>
<p>Complying to national laws has never been an issue for Android platform, globally so China will not be an exception at all.</p>
<p>From Google&#8217;s perspective, <strong>Google.cn</strong> is a sole property of Google and Google reserves all the rights to shut it down or keep it running, whatsoever be the reason. For Android, it&#8217;s a different ball game altogether. Google leads Android development but doesn&#8217;t own Android as a whole.</p>
<p>Android has been picking up growth rate like never before and Chinese Mobile market is already excited with this new Mobile platform.</p>
<p>Now that Google has also entered into the territory of self branded smartphones with the <a href="http://www.whatandroid.com/nexus-one-android-phone" target="_blank">Nexus One</a>, it will be pretty hard for Google Android to stop from cruising fast, be it China or elsewhere.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;HTC HD2&#8243; Comes to India&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.whatandroid.com/htc-hd2-in-india</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashant  Sharma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smartphones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[HTC HD2, as many of us know already, is probably the best &#8216;hardware capability&#8217; phone from HTC till date and now it has made its way to Indian sub-continent as well. This is probably the best Christmas gift from HTC to smartphone fanbois in India. But as speculated by us early on, it has been [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-311" title="HTC-HD2-cell-phone-12" src="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/HTC-HD2-cell-phone-121-300x199.jpg" alt="HTC-HD2-cell-phone-12" width="300" height="199" />HTC HD2, as many of us know already, is probably the best &#8216;hardware capability&#8217; phone from HTC till date and now it has made its way to Indian sub-continent as well. This is probably the best Christmas gift from HTC to smartphone fanbois in India.</p>
<p>But as <a href="http://www.whatandroid.com/htc-hd2-android" target="_blank">speculated by us early on</a>, it has been priced at a hefty sum of Rs.36990. This amount is fairly large and will hardly give strong reason to smartphone buyers in India to buy it for themselves.</p>
<p>Tata Docomo is selling <strong>HTC HD2</strong> with a plan of 500 MB of monthly download limit for first 6 months. Not great but not bad at all either.</p>
<p>But factually, if any of the mobile phone operator in India needs to tap into huge Indian market, there&#8217;s a strong need of cheap contractual smartphones with 3G infrastructure backing it up. And when will that happen ? Don&#8217;t expect anything like that before 2013 or may be later than that.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Nexus One&#8221;(aka Google Phone) to remain Unlocked. Good or Bad ?</title>
		<link>http://www.whatandroid.com/nexus-one-android-phone</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashant  Sharma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend was wholly dedicated to Nexus One (the Google Phone) whose pictures flooded like anything across the Twitterverse. You could literally see tech bloggers and journalists turning into paparazzi for getting a glimpse of the breathtaking Google Phone. And yes, a huge count of Twitteratti has now witnessed what was limited to Googlers until [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-298" title="nexus one" src="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/nexus-one.jpeg" alt="nexus one" width="235" height="314" />This weekend was wholly dedicated to <strong>Nexus One</strong> (the Google Phone) whose pictures flooded like anything across the Twitterverse. You could literally see tech bloggers and journalists turning into paparazzi for getting a glimpse of the breathtaking <strong>Google Phone</strong>. And yes, a huge count of Twitteratti has now witnessed what was limited to Googlers until two days back.</p>
<p>Here are some of the <a href="http://www.agooglephone.com/nexus-one/" target="_blank">technical specifications of Nexus One</a> known so far and some <a href="http://www.agooglephone.com/nexus-one-pictures/" target="_blank">more pics taken by Googlers</a> while playing with it in Googleplex. Now that most of us know the surprising fact that <strong>Nexus One</strong> (Google Phone) will be sold online by Google directly, bypassing any conventional retail sale structure, an even shocking surprise is that <strong>Nexus One</strong> will be sold unlocked.</p>
<p>Nowadays, most of the well hyped smartphones come locked with a mobile carrier, mainly to subsidize the phone pricing and in the middle of all this, Google deciding to launch <strong>Nexus One</strong> unlocked, would make it a costly affair for end users.</p>
<p>But staying unlocked will have its own advantage for <strong>Google Phone</strong> as well. Here are some of them&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li>There will never be an embaressing situation for Google, similar to what Apple is facing right now, because of network incapabilities of a particular mobile carrier (AT&amp;T for iPhone)</li>
<li>All existing users using unlocked mobile subscription services will just have to buy <strong>Nexus One </strong>and put their in-use SIM cards into Nexus One and that&#8217;s it ! Users will also be able to opt for cheap internet plans due to non-exclusivity.</li>
<li>We aren&#8217;t sure about it but if <strong>Nexus One</strong> will stay unlocked and will be sold Online by Google, it might be a case that Google will start selling it globally starting January. It means that Google will start getting millions of orders across the globe, not just from U.S. but elsewhere as well.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Nexus One</strong> might not be damn cheap but in the longer run, it will save more money to the buyers.</p>
<p>Stay hooked for more on <strong>Nexus One</strong>&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Sony Ericsson J10 Coming Soon&#8230;Don&#8217;t Expect Any Wonders BTW !</title>
		<link>http://www.whatandroid.com/sony-ericsson-j10-price</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashant  Sharma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sony Ericsson is planning to launch another Android phone called J10 but there are hardly any reasons to feel excited about it. We&#8217;re so used to touchscreen phones now that any conventional numberpad phone, specially when it&#8217;s coming up with Android Mobile OS at its heart, seems a dumb decision by the handset manufacturers. This [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sony Ericsson is planning to launch another Android phone called<strong> J10 </strong>but there are hardly any reasons to feel excited about it. We&#8217;re so used to touchscreen phones now that any conventional numberpad phone, specially when it&#8217;s coming up with Android Mobile OS at its heart, seems a dumb decision by the handset manufacturers. This time, the dumb manufacturer is <em>Sony Ericsson</em>.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-294" title="se-j10-androidin" src="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/se-j10-androidin.jpg" alt="se-j10-androidin" width="536" height="356" /></p>
<p>This phone is rumored to be coming with 5mp camera and WiFi support but that&#8217;s not enough. The phone will most probably come unlocked and shouldn&#8217;t be more than $199 by any chance. According to the rumor mill, this phone is going to join the Greenheart line, which is good coz the manufacturing and packaging of the phone would be <em>eco-friendly but the lame approach towards eco-friendly J10 </em>isn&#8217;t something to appreciate about Sony Ericsson.</p>
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		<title>HTC HD2 To Remain Pure &#8216;Windows Mobile 6.5&#8242;, NO Android !</title>
		<link>http://www.whatandroid.com/htc-hd2-android</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashant  Sharma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With recent leak of HTC&#8217;s portfolio of first half of 2010 on the web, it&#8217;s clear that HTC is heavily betting on Android as their Mobile platform and Windows Mobile 6.5 is, well, on the backseat of course. Still, one big shot from HTC that was speculated to get an Android treatment has gone in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-274" title="HTC-HD2-cell-phone-12" src="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/HTC-HD2-cell-phone-12-300x199.jpg" alt="HTC-HD2-cell-phone-12" width="300" height="199" />With recent leak of HTC&#8217;s portfolio of first half of 2010 on the web, it&#8217;s clear that HTC is heavily betting on Android as their Mobile platform and Windows Mobile 6.5 is, well, on the backseat of course. Still, one big shot from HTC that was speculated to get an Android treatment has gone in favor of Windows Mobile, its HTC HD2.</p>
<p>A monstrous touch screen(over 4 inches), 5MP camera with autofocus and LED Flash and lighterning fast processor, makes HTC HD2 stand apart. It may take years most other OEMs to beat such a swashbuckling hardware configuration.</p>
<p>But we feel sad to say that HTC, although going Android for almost all its High end smartphones, has exclusively gone for Windows Mobile 6.5 as its OS. To us, it seems thatHD2 is a</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Old Generation Software over a Next Generation Hardware</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The only reason HTC puts forward when questioned about <em>No Android policy</em> <em>for HD2 </em>is that <em>they have to take care of Windows Mobile as well. <span style="font-style: normal;">Well, that&#8217;s just Microsoft !</span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;">Well, many folks are also interested when HTC HD2 is going to enter Indian markets. And at what cost will it priced. HTC has announced that HTC HD2 will enter European and Asian markets first and then U.S. markets will follow up.</span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;">It will soon be available in HTC retailers in India and the price is suspected to be between Rs.35-40k</span></em></p>
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		<title>HTC Launches &#8216;HTC Tattoo&#8217;(Android) in India for Rs.16990</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashant  Sharma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indians can finally grab some cool android mobile devices coming their way at an affordable price. After HTC Magic, HTC is coming up with another android phone, which is undoubtedly a better option to opt for. HTC Tattoo , a feature packed phone from HTC is scheduled to get released in India very soon. HTC Tattoo was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Indians can finally grab some cool android mobile devices coming their way at an affordable price. After HTC Magic, HTC is coming up with another android phone, which is undoubtedly a better option to opt for. <a href="http://www.htc.com/www/product/tattoo/overview.html" target="_blank">HTC Tattoo</a> , a feature packed phone from HTC is scheduled to get released in India very soon. HTC Tattoo was available to US and Europe so far and now, its India which would be getting this phone. As 3G services are virtually absent in India, expecting a bundled offering is unfeasible for HTC Tattoo.</p>
<p>In case you buy HTC Tattoo with Vodafone, you will get a 20MB of data usage for three months, free of charges. To be honest, 20MB is like a drop in the sea for an average internet user but still, something is better than nothing.</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px initial initial;" title="HTC_Tattoo" src="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/HTC_Tattoo.png" alt="HTC_Tattoo" width="450" height="272" /></p>
<p>Still, the pricing of this phone has been kept quite affordable, around Rs.17,000($370) which makes it much lucrative option for niche but growing smartphone fanatics in India. Anyways, here are some of those features that are most probable to grab attention in nascent Indian smartphone industry. Take a look !</p>
<ul>
<li>2.8 inches touchscreen with 240&#215;320 QVGA resolution</li>
<li>In-built GPS</li>
<li>Bluetooth, Wi-Fi support</li>
<li>3.5 mm audio jack</li>
<li>3.2 MP camera</li>
<li>Video format support : MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media<span style="word-spacing: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal 'Times New Roman'; text-transform: none; color: #000000; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal; letter-spacing: normal; border-collapse: separate; widows: 2; orphans: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px; color: #444444; line-height: 16px; font-family: Arial; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">®</span></span> Video 9</li>
<li>G-sensor</li>
<li>Digital Compass</li>
</ul>
<p>Android as a Mobile platform is starting to grow big but India has not seen most of Android phone launches yet. Its a positive sign that HTC is bringing yet another phone in India and this time, the pricing is quite cheaper. HTC was the one brand that took the things off for Android in US and it seems that India will also see first few android phones from HTC only.</p>
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		<title>Droid&#8217;s &#8216;Camera Auto-Focus Problem&#8217; Got Fixed Overnight. Credit Goes to &#8216;Bug&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prashant  Sharma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bug fixes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the blogosphere was busy writing reviews about the Motorola Droid, the common problem pointed out by most of the product reviewers/early buyers was the Camera Auto-focus issue. Droid&#8217;s 5MP camera was unable to auto-focus while capturing photos, making it quite a difficult task for clicking a clear picture from the inbuilt camera. It was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-234" title="computer-bug" src="http://www.whatandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/computer-bug.jpg" alt="computer-bug" width="245" height="162" />While the blogosphere was busy writing reviews about the Motorola Droid, the common problem pointed out by most of the product reviewers/early buyers was the Camera Auto-focus issue. Droid&#8217;s 5MP camera was unable to auto-focus while capturing photos, making it quite a difficult task for clicking a clear picture from the inbuilt camera.</p>
<p>It was quite a shame for a 5MP camera(Droid) to perform poorer than a 3.2 MP camera(iPhone) but suddenly things got in place by itself and every guy who was complaining about the auto-focus issue in droid was happy to see everything fixed.</p>
<p>At the backstage, the problem had been identified by Motorola and Google and it was decided to update the Droid&#8217;s software with required bug fixes on Dec 11, 2009. It was actually a pleasant surprise for even Google and Motorola to see the problem disappearing by itself but the real cause behind this <em>sudden bug removal </em>was the <em>nature of bug</em>.</p>
<p>A guy from Google&#8217;s Android team<span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">has confirmed</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span>that there&#8217;s a date-related bug in the Droid&#8217;s camera software that leads to it having <em>cycles</em> of good and bad focus that depend on the date. The thing is that the <em>good cycle </em>had started recently and everything went fine by itself. As told by the one of the Android&#8217;s staff member, this good cycle will last till Dec 17 and the permanent bug fix will be provided via Over the Air(OTA) software upgrade before the <em>good cycle</em> ends.</p>
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