Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Android Tuesday: Onslaught of HTC News

Yep, today is Android Tuesday (not sure if it's going to be a thing) and we have a ton of news coming to you, particularly HTC involved. Recently Droid-Life leaked a dozen images of the HTC Thunderbolt (previously referred to as the Mecha and/or the Incredible HD), and what we can confirm is this is the first phone to launch on Verizon with LTE 4G support, it will have a kickstand, it will have a 4.3 inch screen, and it will be the first device on Verizon with a front-facing camera. This phone is practically a carbon copy of the Desire HD but with Verizon branding on it. The phone is not expected to have a dual-core processor (but HTC can easily correct us at CES next week) and will be behind the curve as many devices are expected to launch with dual core chips, such as LG and maybe Motorola. In other news, the HTC Desire HD has been cleared for the FCC for North American 3G, and it is probably coming to Telus in Canada. We all know that it would be a beast on one of the US carriers, but this only supports bands provided by AT&T, which would kind of ruin this phone's awesomeness. If you haven't heard, this beast is sporting a 1GHZ second-gen Snapdragon processor, a 4.3 inch screen, an 8MP camera capable of shooting 720p, and runs Android 2.2 with HTC Sense UI on top. This guy shoots around a 1900 on Quadrant with Sense UI on top. Now for the most surprising news of the day: the Android market has reportedly passed 200,000 apps. This news has been reported by AndroLib, which has been known to be wrong, but this does show how quickly that the Android market is growing. The thing is, if there were a million "hello purr" apps in the market, nothing would be helpful. If there were 5,000 good, high-quality apps in the market that all served different purposes, that would be what we needed. Be sure to comment, share, and subscribe, and happy new years!

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