The first 4G smartphone has arrived in Australia, with the HTC Velocity 4G now available through Telstra. The Velocity 4G features Android 2.3 operating software (upgradable to Android 4.0 in the future), a 4.5 inch touch screen, 1.5 GHz dual core processor and an eight megapixel camera with auto focus, dual LED flash, and back-illuminated [...]
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Mobile wrap: Telstra goes 4G, HTC woos Asia, and more
Here’s the latest wrap of happenings in the Aussie mobile sphere. Telstra has switched on its first 4G stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane. Executive director, Telstra Networks & Access Technologies Mike Wright said 4G data had now been sent over the network for the first time outside of field trials. “The integration of 4G [...]
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Mobile wrap: HTC baking Gingerbread, learn mobile programming, and more
Here’s a brief wrap of recent Australian happenings in the mobile world. HTC Australia announced via its Facebook page today that an update to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) is finally heading to our shores. The posting said, “We can confirm we have some ‘Gingerbread’ in the ovens here at HTC Australia. We’ll be providing more information about [...]
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January 24, 2012
