Category: Hardware Reviews

Canary – A Faster bird than a Tanager?

A very explosive news, came to me today. Checking the manual of both HTC birds, the Canary and the Tanager, i saw what it seems to be an error, but maybe not. The new Tanager is actualy slower than it's predecessor Canary. Despite, they both use a...

SPV and E100 accessories with the E200 – not all work

I personally tested on my \SPV E200 the following:   1. Battery Extender (with 4x AA Duracell batteries) - plugs in, but does nothing.  Tested with E100 to make sure it was still OK.   2. Car Charger - plugs in, but does nothing.&n...

Flexis FX100 Keyboard

Flexis FX100 Keyboard for Smartphone £49.99 from www.orangesp.comTested on - HTC Tanager (Smart Amazing OS 1.3.7.8) Well, here it is - the Flexis FX100 keyboard from Orangesp.com. I'm going to attempt to write this entire review on the keyboard - I...

Orange SPV C500 Review

My first impressions of this handset are good. It's fast, the refresh on the camera is much better, the battery lasts blinkin’ ages, it’s well built, it has a completely flat screen.   Then I start using it.. and still, things are good. It’...

BoxWave miniSync

Boxwave MiniSync What is it ?A durable, light-weight, tiny sync-cable for your smartphone with charger! The power comes directly from any USB port - just plug in and go.Where can I use it ?This is ideal for laptop users, or anyone who wants to quickly...

Battery Extender

Battery Extender for Smartphone - £8.99 from www.orangesp.com Tested on - HTC Tanager (Smart Amazing OS 1.3.7.8)   Yes we know ! The Smartphone is great and all but what about battery life? Do you find that after a long night on the be...

Sync & Charge Cable

Sync & Charger Cable for Smartphone - £8.49 from www.orangesp.com Tested on - HTC Tanager (Smart Amazing OS 1.3.7.8)   You know, I've been sitting here thinking (which isn't something I do too often, as it interrupts beer drinking) .. ...

Mitac Mio DigiWalker (8380)

So, as I said a while ago I went to Taiwan to see about buying the Mio, yes I know its a hell of a way to go just for a phone, but I was in the area (Singa). I also know a friend out there so that …

HTC Tanager – Review 1

Paul, from the microsoft.public.smartphone newsgroup, recently posted news about his new Tanager. He managed to get one by flying to Prague to get one!!  Here's Paul's story....I was getting fed up waiting for the SPVx/Tanager to arrive or not to ...

HTC Tanager – Review 2

  SMART Communications, in conjunction with Microsoft, released the first ever Windows powered Smartphone 2002 here in the Philippines -- branded as Smart Amazing Phone (I'll refer to it as SAP)! Generally, its physical appearance outside and fun...