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Vote for some Windows Phones (Lumia 800/900 and HTC Titan) in 2011 Engadget Awards!

February 9, 2012 | By Livven

The Nokia Lumia 800 only barely lost against the Galaxy Nexus in round 3 of the Gizmodo Gadget of the Year polls (48% vs 52%), but there’s still Engadget, eh? The three Windows Phones that have made the cut in the smartphone section of the 2011 Engadget Awards – the Lumia 800, Lumia 900 (which was announced in 2012, but hey, let’s not complain), and the HTC Titan – they’re waiting for some votes from you!

Head over to Engadget to cast your vote.

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Second Generation Windows Phones launch in Sudan

February 5, 2012 | By Surur

Click the pictures for bigger versions.

Gizmo, a Sudanese retail chain, have just brought the second generation Windows Phones to the country.

A reasonable portion of the range is represented, including the HTC Titan, HTC Radar and Nokia Lumia 800.

In Sudan handsets are generally purchased unlocked and unsubsidized, and the handsets are pretty pricy, with the HTC Titan hitting 3125 Sudanese pounds (about $1170) while the HTC Radar is around $700 dollars. The Lumia 800 is in between at $890.

While we wish the prices were lower, we are happy more Windows Phone fans in more places can get easy access to the best devices available.

Thanks Hassan for pictures of the launch.

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AT&T claims the HTC Titan runs Android 2.2

February 3, 2012 | By Surur

Talking about advertising fails, on AT&T’s website the much lauded HTC Titan is currently being promoted with a flash animation as running Android 2.2.

The other defining features of the handset is similarly murdered – the 4.7 inch screen is replaced with a 3.8 inch one, and the 8 megapixel camera with a 5 megapixel one.

See the flash animation, hopefully before AT&T yanks it, here.

Thanks Leon for the tip.

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Bounty for HSPL for the HTC Titan reaches nearly $500 so far

January 31, 2012 | By Surur

There is a movement on XDA-Developers at the moment to raise a bounty to motivate a XDA ROM hacker to develop a HSPL or RSPL for the HTC Titan, which should allow custom ROMs and all kind of other hackery, up to and including running other operating systems on the handset.

So far, in little over 2 weeks, the XDA-Dev members have pledged $480, and while this is a lot, it is not enough to buy an unlocked HTC Titan yet, and so far no devs have bitten.

If you want to do a lot more with your HTC Titan, and feel like contributing to the cause, hop on over to the XDA-Developers thread and pledge your contribution here.

Thanks RyoTGZ for the tip.

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Suning already offering Windows Phones for pre-order in China

January 27, 2012 | By Surur

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Chinese support for Windows Phone 7 is only expected in the second half od 2012, but it seems no-one told Suning, Microsoft’s Chinese retail partner for Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8.

The large retailer has been passing round a circular calling the 6 handsets, which include 3 Windows Phones, the “6 most anticipated products in the year of the dragon” and are offering the Nokia Lumia 800, 900 and HTC Titan for pre-order.

Buyers will have to put down ?100 (about 16 US$) to secure the phones, which translates into a ?300 reduction when the phone actually ships.

WPSauce notes that a pre-order 6 months before availability seems unlikely, suggesting Chinese support has been moved up quite a bit.

China has recently overtaken USA as the largest smartphone market in the world, and is one of Nokia’s stronger markets. I am sure the company cant wait to bring their devices to the region.

Via WPSauce and WPXAP.

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HTC releases new HTC Titan car cradle with “car panel” app

January 26, 2012 | By Surur

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HTC has just released a new car cradle for the HTC Titan. The accessory features its own charging port to help manage the wires in the car, and features the stylish ball and joint design (pity about that awful plastic holder however).

More interesting however is that inserting your Titan into the cradle will activate both Bluetooth and the “car panel”.

We assume the car panel is a similar app to the bedside cradle app, which may include easily fingerable launchers to car navigation apps and other information.

It will cost a pricy £49.99 ( $79) to find out exactly what the car panel does, but when you do please let us know.

Find the HTC Titan Car Upgrade Kit CU S600 in the HTC Accessory store here.

Via WPCentral.com

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HTC Titan having antenna issues?

January 17, 2012 | By Surur

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WPSauce reports that arguably the best Windows Phone out at the moment, the HTC Titan, has a fatal flaw, due to its metal unibody design.

They report dramatically poor call quality which they blame on the antenna, and HTC support appear to agree that there is a problem.

Dear Sushovan De,

Thank you for taking the time to contact HTC, Sushovan. We are sorry to hear that you are experiencing issues with the sound quality on your Titan. We will gladly assist you with this issue.

We are currently aware of this issue, where your voice sounds muffled to the caller, and we are investigating possible resolutions. At this time, we do not have an ETA as to when this issue will be resolved. To stay on top of updates for any of our devices, keep an eye on our official website and our official social media outlets(Facebook & Twitter). Once we have information regarding an update, it will be posted to these sites first.

We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused, Sushovan, and we appreciate your patience while we work to resolve this important issue for you and other Titan users. As always, we are here to answer any technical questions or concerns you may have between 6am to 1am EDST, 7 days a week for your convenience, or by phone at <number>

WPSauce notes it is rather suspicious that the new HTC Titan II has replaced the metal back with a new all-plastic design.

Given that the HTC Titan has extremely high satisfaction rates, is this evidence that we do not really use our phones for phone calls anymore, or is it possible that only some people are suffering this issue, possibly due to the phone not being seated properly in the unibody, which also contains the antenna?

If any our readers have this issue with their HTC Titan let us know your experience below.

Photo via Techtv101.com

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Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket vs the HTC Titan (video)

December 22, 2011 | By Surur

PhoneDog have started a dog fight between the best Android phone and the best Windows Phone on AT&T.

In the Android corner we have the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, which features LTE, and on the Windows Phone side the HTC Titan.

Aaron seems pretty fair. See part 2 with the verdict after the break.

Continue reading →

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HTC Titan users–100% satisfied

December 13, 2011 | By Surur

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They say size is not everything, but the HTC Titan does not only have 4.7 inches but knows exactly how to use it, if the satisfaction rates for the handful is anything to go by, with buyers reporting being 100% satisfied with the device, making it the top-rated handset for customer satisfaction on AT&T.

The Samsung Focus S have slightly less equipment, which probably explains why it comes in at position 3, but that’s still pretty good from around 50 handsets in total.

Are you a satisfied HTC Titan user? Tell us why it is the love of your life in the comments down below.

See the list at AT&T here.

Thanks Guy for the tip.

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HTC Titan reviewed against the Samsung Focus S

December 11, 2011 | By Surur

Mobiletechreview have had a showdown between the two giants of the US Windows Phone Market, trying to help buyers decide between the near identically priced devices.

There found numerous differences between the often identically specced devices, finding the Titan had the better display, the Focus S the better voice quality, the Titan the better build quality and also the better camera quality.

They concluded:

So that’s our comparison smackdown between two high end Windows Phones on AT&T. Honestly, you won’t go wrong with either one, even if we give the HTC Titan the win for two important features; display and build quality.

Read their full review here for all the detail.

Do our readers have a specific preference between the two phones? Let us know why below.

Thanks Isaac for the tip.

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Panorama and Burst Camera Modes gets an update on the HTC Titan and HTC Radar

December 7, 2011 | By Surur

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One of the best features of the HTC camera app in its new generation of devices is its multiple special modes, including a pretty good Panorama mode.

Now the apps appeared to have had an update via Marketplace, bringing unspecified improvements to the software.

The update is only for the HTC Titan and HTC Radar. Have our readers noticed any specific improvements? Let us know below.

Via WPCentral.com

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HTC Titan back in stock at AT&T

December 6, 2011 | By Surur

The HTC Titan has been sold out on AT&T for about 2 weeks now, but it seems the drought has finally come to an and, as the handset is back in stock on AT&T’s website.

The 1c deal is now well and truly gone however, and it will cost you a cool $199 smackeroons to pick up the 4.7 inch monster.

Find the phone at AT&T here.

The HTC Titan is a new Windows Phone with a 4.7” S-LCD screen, HSPA+ data speeds, and a 1.5 GHz single-core processor. The phone has a new 8-megapixel rear camera, a front-facing camera, gyro sensor, and 16 GB of storage. It is currently for sale in numerous countries. Full specs…

Via WPCentral.com

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Physical hack–Chrome your HTC Titan

December 3, 2011 | By Surur

FInalForce111 on XDA-Dev had grown tired of the black look on his HTC Titan, and with a bit of sandpaper (400, 240, 120, and 40 gr if you must know) and 2hr 20 min of time he managed to shine HTC Titan right up, exposing the aluminium underneath the layer of paint on the battery cover.

He notes he did not go all the way to a mirror finish as in the past this finish did not remain attractive for long.

Taking up the challenge BigT188 did the same, but replaced the finish afterwards with a white layer of paint.

If you are already tired of the HTC Titan look, don’t care about your warranty, and want to jazz up your device, read how in this XDA-Developers thread here.

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