Techie Sham Hardy, one of my colleagues was salivating over the HTC Desire when he saw mine. Needless to say, he couldn’t wait to get his hands on it for a tech spin to see how it fares against an older model like HTC Hero.
And being the kind soul I am (ahem), I loaned him the HTC Desire for a short stint.
So was Sham impressed? Read on to find out!
I can always regurgitate (aka copy and paste) all the technical details off some tech site & you will find that whatever’s on my post is your search result for “difference between BB and HTC Desire/Android” online…………..
OR
I could get real life experiences reviews from the very people who owns the phones & get them to share their thoughts on it.
After all, nothing beats real life experiences & that’s is why we all read blogs for ain’t it? If you want another tech-jargon filled post I’m afraid you are at the wrong site. But if you’re looking at being entertained (I have some wacky posts coming up 😉 ) then watch this space & enjoy! :yes:
So here’s what you can expect for the last leg of the Maxis10Reviews week.
First up is Hanie Hidayah, who has a BB Curve 8520 and previously a T- Mobile SideKick LX user.
Next is Josh Lim, a hardcore iPhone enthusiast, and who thinks iPhone/APPLE rules the world *roll eyes *
Then we have Sham Hardy, a techie blogger & a current Android user, but wondering if an upgrade is worth it.. (and I just have to do my part to make sure he does! 😉 )
So yeah, the stage (page) is all yours Hanie !
Recently, Rebecca found out that she is one of the 10 chosen bloggers to review the HTC Desire, and she asked us to compare it with other phones cause here in the office, everyone uses different phones. I’m using a Blackberry Curve and a T-Mobile Sidekick LX, Josh & Jason Ong an iPhone, Sham HTC Hero, and Rebecca, a Nexus One.
It’s much fun that way cause we know how each others’ phones work, and we get to play around with it, rather than everyone having the same freaking phone 24/7.
Blackberry is now my main phone, due to the internet usage so I guess I’ll compare the HTC Desire with it instead.
For those who had been following my tweets (with hashtag #Maxis10Reviews), you’ll notice that I have been using the camera a lot on my HTC Desire.
Like I said before, I’m no techie & I’m appreciating the phone more for it’s æsthetics and it’s easy to use functions suitable for an on-the-go female.
And like all females, I whip out my camera more often that not at any events and for any reason. I do however, rely more on my point and shoot camera as my previous handphones doesn’t photographs very well.
Things are different now that I got a HTC Desire. Yup, even my Nexus One loses out to this baby. Hence, I thought this is worthy of a review post.
Camera specifications:The HTC DESIRE.
* 5 megapixel color camera
* Face detection capability
* Auto focus and flash
* Widescreen photo capture
* Geotagging
Average file size of image is 1.5 – 1.9 MB.
Camera – NEXUS ONE.
5.0 megapixel color camera
Auto focus & Flash
2X digital zoom
Geotagging
pic: Right: The HTC Desire, Left: Nexus One.
I have below some screenshots of the options/functions a HTC Desire owner can expect of it’s camera.
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I was shortlisted by Tourism Malaysia as one of the bloggers for the Melaka Homestay Programme at Parit Penghulu recently.
I have to admit that when I agreed to participate, my idea of the homestay was at some Baba Nyonya Peranakan house RIGHT SMACK in the middle of Malacca town. I pictured myself walking around Jonker St, gorging on the local fare (courtesy by Tourism Malaysia 😉 ), being served home cooked Nyonya delicacies by my foster parents & participating in beading, traditional embroidery & pineapple tarts making classes.
Imagine my horror when I saw the itinerary & realized that the homestay is at some twilight area of Sg Rambai/Parit Penghulu (where the hell is that??) !!!
Short of pulling out at the last minute (which isn’t my style) I resigned myself to 2 days of drudgery & boredom.
Well, as of now, (1st night here) I’m happy to report that the trip wasn’t that bad so far, and the bunch of bloggers that came along was an easy-going bunch :yes:
I have to thank my lucky stars too that tech blogger FriedBeef happened to be in the group; as well as Android fan flyguy729!
Haha..we just ignored the (at some parts) boring itinerary & talked about iPhones, Androids, free apps & blogging!
Since there are some interesting activities, I decided to capture those moments using the video camera of my HTC Desire and share it on my blog since I will be writing about this trip anyway.
1st up is a video I took of the decades old, TRADITIONAL, actual lived-in (not the display versions in museums!) village house I had to stay in during my homestay programme.
Video 1: My foster parent’s house
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UPDATES: The winner is Andrew of http://www.runningandrew.blogspot.com/. The answer we were looking for is “CrocsLite”, the main factor that differentiates the fake from the original.
No worries to the rest who left so many comments and also to Henryee, we will be giving you guys some freebies as a token of appreciation in the next 2 weeks!
Yes, I am a proud Crocs Malaysia Official Blogger for 2010! :yahoo:
A whole bunch of us (bloggers) were invited for the “Meet & Greet the Toy Story Characters” session followed by a premier screening of the movie in Mid Valley Megamall today.
We were all wondering which characters exactly we were to meet…
..till we saw …
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Only very recently bitten by the Android bug, I have never been much of a tech expert & like 70% of the population ( I think), I buy based on…
Decadence.. Luxurious.. Opulence and Lavish.
I have always said to NOT expect anything less than the above from any projects from the YTL Group. And that’s exactly what one can anticipate from YTL Corporation’s annual Starhill Gallery’s Midsummer Nights Feast.
A week of fabulous food & wine, paired with music & entertainment to create a convivial, festive experience that CELEBRATES life (Ok, I’m not going to argue with that!) by engaging all the senses & the intellect.
The map of all the restaurants in Starhill Gallery, KL.
