The latest Android offering from HTC, the HTC Hero, is an absolutely gorgeous smartphone with a great UI and even better apps. This is the very first Android phone from the Taiwanese company. The device comes with sturdy hardware, with a strong body and form factor. There is a kind of protrusion in the device, which may feel strange at first but is actually nice while using the buttons. The device uses an unusual trackball (maybe ‘inspired’ from BlackBerry, we feel) and several buttons on the bottom of the screen.

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The display is absolutely clear and the Sense UI makes it easy to navigate with feather touch. The Teflon-backing of the device isn’t bad at all and feels good to hold. Now, coming to the homescreen, this is absolutely perfect and contains easily customizable widgets, shortcuts and bookmarks. You can also give shortcuts to several apps that you don’t always use that often, but would like to keep handy, just in case.

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The browser of the HTC Hero is truly something else – this actually supports Flash! That is a rarity that is found to be working beautifully on this device. This handheld also has a virtual QWERTY keyboard, which is great for messaging as well. The device also gives you access on social networking sites such as Twitter, Flickr, Facebook and so on.

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On the whole, the HTC Hero is a truly fantastic device, which is also quite reasonably priced, as compared to iPhone and the like. So, if you’re looking for a nice smartphone, which also fits into your budget, go for the HTC Hero!

HTC Hero

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The Samsung S8000 Jet is a wonderful phone with a stylish design and powerful multimedia functions. It comes with a WVGA resolution AMOLED display, Jet’s Dolfin Web browser and a brilliant 5.0MP camera. Not leaving out the usual Samsung TouchWiz 2.0 UI as well, this phone is about as solid and dependable as any mobile phone can get.
 

Samsung Jet

Smaller and more compact than most other smartphones in its generation, the Samsung S8000 Jet also offers users a high degree of functionality. Definitely worth owning. Check out the two-part video below and give us your comments.

Microsoft officially announced today that they are ready to accept applications for their Windows Marketplace smartphone app store. This will go on air as soon as Windows Mobile 6.5 becomes available to the general public. Those among you who are professional developers can click here to know more about the Windows Mobile for Developers website.

Microsoft will also be organising a contest called The Race to Market Challenge, which plans to offer winning developers huge prizes like the developer edition of the Microsoft Surface touchscreen table, which is currently used by companies such as AT&T. More info about this competition will be available at the official contest site, later today.

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Is any of you looking for a small Bluetooth headset that also comes with a reasonable price tag? Well, this one we just discovered fits that category and more. This headset can even connect two devices at one and the same time. What’s more, it is available for a mere £8.95! Are we kidding? Of course not.

The Bluetooth headset we’re talking about is from i-Tech Arrow X. It is very tiny and lightweight, while at the same time, also delivers high performance, all at an unbelievably low price. It can also connect two mobile phones at the same time.

Order now if you are interested, as the stock is very limited, with one customer given the chance to buy only one headset. Click here to order online right now.

i-Tech Bluetooth Headset

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