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HTC announced a sleek-looking new handset today.  Billed as the HTC Gratia, the smartphone sports mid-range hardware, paired with Android 2.2.
Possibly the biggest news for this release is that it will come in a choice of colors that include “forest green.” No, really, as in a lovely dark shade of green, as pictured above.    Wouldn’t that be awesome as a regular colorway for everything else HTC releases?  That’s aside from the usual blacks and whites, of course, in case your tastes run more towards the familiar.
Details of the HTC Gratia include a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen (320 x 480 resolution), a 5.0 megapixel camera module (only with VGA video, though), 3G with HSPA, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 and microSD card expansion.  Core hardware consists of a 600MHz processor, with 512MB of ROM and 384MB of RAM.  There appears to be no GPS radio.
Phone dimensions measure up at 4.09 x 2.27 x 0.46 [...]

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If you’re not a fan of colorful cases, the next best thing to consider are leather cases. They’re simple yet elegant and can also protect your iPhone. The SGP Illuzion leather case is one of the many leather cases available for the iPhone 4 from the SG…

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It’s surprising how long it took for the original Android phone to get its proper follow-up.  Fortunately, the T-Mobile G2 does its predecessor proud, coming in with a sleek design and outstanding performance.
Physically, the handset does a complete turnaround of the G1′s uninspiring looks.  The design is very professional, with stainless steel parts and a soft-touch finish, all while staying adequately pocketable.  Display is a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen (800 x 480), with superb brightness and sharp details.  A landscape QWERTY keyboard also slides out from the side, offering four rows of raised buttons with adequate spacing for a terrific typing experience.
As a phone, the T-Mobile G2 makes for great calls, with very clear audio and little distortion.  Those on the other end reported similar quality, although they did detect a slight tinniness.  Speakerphone is a bit hollow, but usable enough with plenty of loudness.  The 1,300 mAh battery is rated [...]

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Do you regularly use Filemaker on your computer?  Well, you can now access and edit your databases while on the move with the FileMaker Go, a lighter version of the long-running desktop application.
Being a mobile version, the app doesn’t have all of FileMaker Pro’s wide range of features.  There’s no facility for creating and modifying database structures and scripts, for instance, so you’ll have to do all the admin stuff on an actual computer.
What FileMaker Go lets you do is access any database created using FileMaker 7 or later, which you can load onto your iPhone via iTunes.  You can also connect to databases on a live FileMaker Server over 3G or WiFi.  From there, you can search, view, add, modify and delete records right from the handset, as well as display information in table, form and list formats.
Most scripts will work on the mobile version (you’ll have to test [...]

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Just when you thought Nokia was finally done with S60 5th Edition, they go ahead and announce a new handset running just that.  Except they’re now calling the OS, Symbian^1 — as if that really changes anything.  The new phone is billed as the Nokia C5-03, an affordable touchscreen device with the platform’s same old feature set.
Sporting rounded corners, two-tone colors and a clean design, it’s actually quite gorgeous for an entry-level smartphone.  It measures 5.8 x 51 x 13.8 mm and weighs a light 93 grams, so it’s quite the compact bundle, too.
Details of the Nokia C5-03 include a 3.2-inch resistive touchscreen display (640 x 360 resolution), a 5.0 megapixel camera module, aGPS (with free Ovi Maps Navigation), 3G with HSPA,  WiFi, stereo Bluetooth, FM radio, a 3.5mm headset jack, 40MB of onboard storage and microSD card expansion (with 2GB in the box, expandable to 16GB).  Battery is rated [...]

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