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T-Mobile Announces myTouch 4G Slide, Available in July for $199
T-Mobile has officially announced their latest myTouch device, the Slide 4G. This landscape QWERTY slider sports a 3.7 ” WVGA screen, 1.2ghz dual core processor, Android 2.3 and Sense 3.0. T-Mobile is really pumping up the camera on the Slide 4G, calling it the most advanced camera in a smartphone. It’s a an 8 megapixel with dual led flash and “advanced digital camera features”. One thing interesting to note, is that Netflix support is explicitly mentioned in the press release for this device as well as the usual T-mobile TV and YouTube. The myTouch Slide 4G will be available in two different colors, black and khaki and will hit all the usual channels sometime in July for $199. (whats up with Tmo and these vague release dates lately?) Hit the jump for the full press release.
The Gadget Gurus Podcast Ep 118 – I’m Trying Real Hard to be the Shepard
The Gadget Gurus are back with another week of, wel pretty boring news. They tried their best to entertain you with their wisdom, satire, and charm. Tune in this week as they discuss Best Buy cloud music, iCloud transition, Nokia N9, and more!
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HTC Announces OpenSense Developer SDK
Sense is much more than just a skin for HTC, it has developed into it’s own platform. HTC is looking toward developers to take Sense to the next level by opening up an SDK (software development kit) for devs to create apps and plugins within the Sense framework. Think about the Picasa or Flickr plugins for the gallery or the skins that easily change the entire look of your device. Now think of what developers can do with, hopefully, open access to a bunch of APIs and the framework of Sense. HTC has opened up the developer portal and is requesting formation, but they have not released the SDK yet. I am really looking forward to what devs come up with.
“OpenSense SDK. It’s just the beginning. The HTC OpenSense SDK will allow developers to harness software and hardware innovations on HTC phones to develop more deeply integrated mobile apps and experiences. Altogether, you’ll have access to documentation, sample code, APIs and more importantly, the support and inspiration of the HTCdev community.”
Via [HTCdev.com]
HTC Evo 4G Getting Gingerbread OTA June 6th or Manually June 3rd
All you Evo owners out there are about to get a tasty treat this month. On June 6th Sprint will begin rolling out the 2.3 Gingerbread update to handsets over the air (OTA). To those that want to get the update ASAP, on June 3rd grab your phone and hit home screen/Menu/Settings/System updates/HTC software Update to initiate the upgrade manually.
“HTC EVO™ 4G from Sprint will receive the Android™ 2.3, Gingerbread, update through an over-the-air maintenance release beginning on Monday, June 6.
Sprint will send update notifications to users in waves. The notification will let users know the update is available and provide the simple two-step, over-the-air download instructions.
Users will receive a notification that Android 2.3 is available for download.
Once the user has downloaded the update, they will be prompted to install the update. The user will be notified that their device will be disabled during the installation process. The phone will be ready to use once the process completes.
Can’t Wait Until June 6?
For those who just can’t wait to get Android 2.3, there will be an easy user initiated option to download the upgrade starting on Friday, June 3. To access the update – from the home screen/Menu/Settings/System updates/HTC software Update. This will initiate the upgrade process.
The software release upgrades HTC EVO 4G to Android 2.3, Gingerbread. This version of Android improves download management through the Downloads application, offering the user easy access to any file downloaded from the browser, email or another application. It also fixes the devices ability to stream media through certain applications for the device.
Gingerbread restores HTC EVO 4G’s ability to sync multiple Gmail™ accounts, display email attachments in the email client and fixes battery discharge issues.”
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide Shows Up on Camera
The gang over at BGR received some spy shots of the upcoming QWERTY slider from T-Mobile. From the pictures you can clearly see that it will run Sense 3.0 and the latest (for now) version of Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread. Word is that the myTouch 4g slide will sport an 8 megapixel camera and have keys that feel like the T-Mobile G2. Between this and the upcoming Sensation, T-Mobile is looking to have a strong Android lineup for the summer!
Via [BGR]
