An EU specific ROM upgrade for the HTC Touch HD is now available for download from the HTC website. The update addresses the following: 1. Update to the Connection Setup Database. 2. Improved emergency calling connections while using Airplane Mode. 3. GPS position updating speed enhanced. 4. A Title bar display flickering issue in the [...]
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Nikon has announced a new DSLR camera to add to the existing and comprehensive range. The D5000 whilst having the biggest model number on a current Nikon DSLR, actually sits below the D90 in the range, although will boast an improved imaging engine which the D90 does not have. Other features include a 24 fps [...]
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HTC has announced what is effectively a Touch HD with a keyboard, but is in fact the follow-up to the Touch Pro – the new Touch Pro 2. With a 3.6 inch WVGA (800×480) display (slightly smaller than the Touch HD), and a full QWERTY keyboard this looks like being a great addition to the [...]
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The latest issue of PDA Essentials (issue 84) has an interesting match up between the iPhone, HTC Touch HD, Blackberry Storm and Sony-Eriksson Xperia X1. Other magazines seem to have only taken notice of the Blackberry so it is good to see some coverage for some of the other touch screen contenders. The latest issue [...]
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Much as I love my HTC Touch HD, the specs for the recently announced Toshiba TG01 look fantastic… 4.1 inch WVGA touchscreen (even larger than the 3.8 inch screen of the Touch HD!) 1GHz T- Snapdragon QSD8250 Qualcomm chip set (Touch HD is 528MHz). Just 9.9mm thick G-sensor and a ‘shake” function Windows Mobile 6.1 [...]
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The new range of Casio compact cameras coming this year look very interesting with the addition of a 1000fps movie mode to complement a more sensible HD (1280 x 720) 30fps mode. The EX-FS10 is credit card sized, although obviously a bit thicker than a credit card (0.64inches) with 3x optical zoom, while the EX-FC100 [...]
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ALK Copilot 7 sat nav with HTC Touch HD. As promised in the ALK blog, a version of Copilot 7 specifically for the Touch HD is now available. Existing owners of the standard Windows Mobile version can get the new version by contacting ALK support. The new version is supposed to be available for new customers [...]

