HTC officially announced the HD2 (aka Leo) smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional OS. The phone is HTC’s first Windows phone to feature HTC Sense UI.
The HD2 is boosted by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, like Toshiba’s TG01, 512MB ROM and 448MB RAM. It features a large 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen with 480×800 resolution, a 5 Megapixel camera with auto focus and dual LED flash, internal GPS receiver, Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11b/g and a microSD card slot.
The HTC HD2 comes with also G-sensor accelerometer,Proximity sensor, digital compass, and a 3.5mm audio jack. It supports internet tethering via USB or Bluetooth. The smartphone supports quad-band GSM/EDGE and 900/2100 MHz WCDMA/HSPA networks. It has Opera Mobile browser pre-loaded and offers social network integration for Facebook, twitter, YouTube. According to HTC, the HD will be available this month across Europe.
Also available for the HTC HD2 is the optional car kit that automatically transforms HD2s user interface into a finger friendly in-car navigation experience for driving.
Video hands-on from engadget:
Video introduction from HTC:
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Other than new Compaq Presario CQ61z laptop, HP launches also the Compaq Presario 4010f and Compaq 500B Series desktop PCs. The former has a sleek, streamlined design. It is powered by AMD Sempron processor, NVIDIA GeForce onboard graphics and gets a 250GB hard drive. It starts at $309.
The Compaq 500B Series PCs are designed for budget-conscious small businesses. The Compaq 500B gets Intel processor while the 505B packs AMD CPU. They will runs the latest Windows 7 OS and start at $359 and $409 respecitively.
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HP introduces the new Compaq Presario CQ61z entry-level notebook PC that has a piano black imprint finish with a silver panel. The CQ61z is powered by AMD Sempron M100 2GHz processor, 2GB of memory and a ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics. The laptop gets a 160GB hard drive and a DVD burner.
The 15.6-inch Presario CQ61z features also WiFi, 5-in-1 card reader, Altec Lansing speakers and Windows 7 Home Premium. It has a 6-cell battery. The CQ61z starts at $399 after $100 instant savings available Oct. 18 to Dec.19.
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Along with the ProBook b-series notebook, HP brings also the Elite 7000 business desktop PC, which is “the company’s highest-performance small business desktop to date”. The PC gets a sleek exterior design with a metal surface and high-gloss black finish.
Boosted by Intel’s Core i5 or Core i7 processor, the Elite 7000 series gets up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, up to 1TB of hard drive, optional 64GB SSD, either DVD burner or Blu-ray writer, and choices of NVIDIA and ATI graphics cards (GeForce GT210, GeForce GT230, Radeon HD 4550, Radeon HD 4650). The desktop comes with also a 22-in-1 media card reader.
HP Elite 7000 comes with Windows 7 pre-installed. It will be available on 22 October for $789.
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For a system evolved from a BSD Unix the Mac OS does not get much respect from the open source community.
There are Mac-only programs in the open source firmament. AppleJack is a nice troubleshooting assistant. The XBMC media center has no counterpart in the Windows world. Fink connects the Mac to the Linux open source mainstream.
But most of the popular Mac open source products out there are familiar to Windows users. These include the Mozilla Foundation’s Firefox and Thunderbird, Gimp, and the VLC Media Player.
Why hasn’t open source made more of an impact in the Mac universe? Following are some theories. Feel free to add your own, or just heckle:
- Mac people are users. As opposed to programmers. When your initial bundle is filled with usable software who needs to go into the code?
- Steve wouldn’t like that. Apple is not friendly to open source. Their attitude makes the relationship between Microsoft and open source look like a first-class bromance.
- No critical mass. I don’t mean there aren’t enough Apple users out there, I mean there aren’t enough angry ones. Linux people know they’re on their own, and Microsoft frustration abounds. Are you an angry Mac user? Do you have any other friends?
- No profit in it. A lot of open source effort is driven by the profit motive. How much money can one make in Apple open source?
- Apple gets there first. Apple is quite adept at exploiting new niches within its own ecosystem. The capabilities of its operating system are full available in the commercial market.
- Mac people are upscale. Since Macs generally cost less than PCs, ownership of a Mac shows you are not a penny pincher. This changes the make-or-buy equation, tipping it strongly to buy.
- You’re not looking hard enough. There’s really a ton of Mac open source out there, but PC-using reporters are too lazy to go look at it.
What would you add to this list?
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