Sold as an unlocked device with no strings attached
TATA DoCoMo has unveiled that the HTC Desire will be added to it’s ever growing Android portfolio in India. The phone will be available for Rs. 28,900 (about $620) across all HTC resellers across the nation. That may seem pretty steep, but keep in mind that it will be sold as an unlocked device with no strings attached (you can even use it on a pre-pay plan if you want).
The carrier is sweetening the deal by bundling the device with 6 months of free data (500MB per month). Once you buy the phone, you will have to text “Android” to 54321 to activate the free data offer.
For anyone that doesn’t remember, the HTC Desire comes with a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, 3.7-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, Android 2.1 (upgradable to Android 2.2 Froyo) with HTC Sense UI running on top of it, 5-megapixel camera and front-facing camera for video calls, HSPA and WiFi connectivity, GPS, microSD memory card slot and all the other usual smartphone specs. That’s pretty much the same specs as the Nexus One for anyone that wishes they had bought one before it was discontinued.
For all of you HTC Wildfire users out there that have been anxiously awaiting root access, your wait is finally over…kinda. A method has been released from the great folks over at XDA which gives the Wildfire a “soft” root, meaning that although NAND unlock and custom ROMs are not possible, root-only apps like wireless tether are good to go.
Check out the source link for detailed instructions and a download link, and remember, modifying your phone’s software can mess up your phone, so be careful!
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Windows Phone 7
HTC’s PR and community manager Eric Lin has revealed the company’s Windows Phone 7 details.
Lin told Pocket Lint that HTC will be on Windows Phone 7 “on day one.” Lin spoke to the website at Qualcomm’s Uplinq conference in San Diego. However, Lin did bring up the subject of the restrictions Microsoft has applied to the new OS.
“We won’t be able to change the core applications. We won’t be able to put a skin on top of the operating systems like we’ve done in the past,” Lin told Pocket Lint. “However, that doesn’t mean that we can’t do anything. We can add. We can’t cover, we can’t change, but we can add. So we’re going to look at how we can add, and how we can add value because of that. Even for the homescreen (Microsoft) is pretty prescriptive. But we can still add to the homescreen, so we can add our own tiles to that. It’s going to be a lot more adding than changing”.
We’re pretty sure HTC can afford to be positive about its Windows Phone 7 plans – after all, HTC has been the Windows Mobile market leader for quite some while now, and the hardware restrictions Microsoft has applied to the platform will surely spawn some truly range-topping devices.
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