My first Week for HTC Titan
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There ya go, Windows Phone 7 Connector (for Mac):
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=20993
I downloaded it and read it and it only says about itunes music, pictures, I was more interested in browser and bookmarks syncing
I'm shopping for a phone that I can sync but I like to have my bookmarks with syncing
I suppose you have windows but are you able to sync everything including your bookmarks ?
Nope, you can only sync music, pictures and videos direct from your pc via zune, you can access documetns from your skydrive in the office hub, no way to sync bookmarkks, although there is an app called send to wp7 that allows you to send url's direct to your windows phone
My biggest gripe with Titan is that HTC forgot to drill a hole for a memory card in it..otherwise it would be a keeper...
anyone had problems with the keyboard freezing while typing or phone restarting sometimes when u check your news feed on facebook or even super lag while trying to play sonic 4 ?
No issues with my Titan, UI is one of the smoothest I've come across. No lags no restarts whatsoever
Jeje mi htc titán is the best smartphone with Windows phone ;-)
Sent from my TITAN X310e using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
Sent from my TITAN X310e using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
What exactly do you mean? All HTC's I have are relatively good in aquiring GPS signal.
I don't know if you are still having voice recognition problems on your titan but have you tried setting all the values in "region+language" and then 'tapping' at the top of that screen to restart and set the region on the phone?
Have been playing with my week old Titan. Great! My predecessor was an HD2. What a difference in performance! The Titan is definitely more powerful and quick in terms of smoothness of performance and crash free experiences of the WP7 Mango OS.
Other positives
1. Keyboard is much more accurate and responsive compared to the HD2 with windows mobile
2. Although the screen realestate bump is only 0,5 inches, the extra screen is a real sight for sore eyes and the viewing experience in both portrait and landscape is much more pleasant. The is also less bezel on top and below compared to the HD2. I still don't understand why iPhone and Nokia stay under the current 4 inches norm. HTC is definitely a plus in my experience on this matter.
3. I really have to get used to the thinness of the Titan. It is VERY thin, it is MUCH lighter, than the HD2.
4. The unibody back case feels trustfully solid, as if the heart of the machine is held in a safe cradle.
5. Although the back case feels slippery sometimes, the relatively sharp edging to the front body gives you a feel for a pinching grip. Something a rock climber could well understand.
6. The word that pops to mind when using WP7 Mango is efficiency. They did a good job of adding deep linking, live tiles and a more integrated feel of a diverse range of apps. It is as advertised in the beginning a more integrated experience. Things are at your fingertips. With windows mobile this was also the case, but asked you to switch often between tasks, making it relatively labor intensive with regard to search and retrieve. This went so far the I even used my desktop less than usual.
7. At first I was critical to the integration of xbox live to WP Mango, thinking it wasted the efficiency goal. Have however changed my views. Especially the internet integrated games are on occasion useful as a break in the days activities.
8. I love the background multitasking. the streaming of music and running it in the background works beautifully. The controls on the lockscreen are great!
9. The amount of apps in the marketplace are not disappointing. Although many are similar, it is fun to try different makes and see which suits best.
Tips and improvements needed
1. LANGUAGE SUPPORT. Was as expected very poor. It is a shame microsoft does not invest more. A mediocre language support makes the UI only half as useful, and yet again one is dependant on third party apps. A shame for such an investment in this operating system.
2. Improved international Bing Search and integration. The experience is very poor in the Netherlands. map search, visual search are very bad. Bing Netherlands doesn't even have a speech button for search (which can be seen in the US versions). This makes the OS messy. I have not used Bing once since the first tries. I can't help feeling this is more a Tango than a Mango version.
Yet again another impression of 50% less useful...and again the search for third party apps....messy, messy.
3. A lot of apps requiring server access are tailored for the US market. I was expecting the microsoft the Netherlands would have a least done a behind the scenes update for the Dutch or European market. Yet again this was not the case. Perhaps this could be improved in the coming weeks.
4. directions from A to B in Bing maps does not work. It can not find simple things like a movie, hospital, or even main street and number. So, at least as I can tell, Bing maps in the netherlands simply does not work. There are alternatives luckily, but if microsofts advertises an integrated experience and only delivers an OS that seems to work integratedly half the time, I'm wondering where that promise is.
Thus far my experiences in the first week. Will keep you posted.
Other positives
1. Keyboard is much more accurate and responsive compared to the HD2 with windows mobile
2. Although the screen realestate bump is only 0,5 inches, the extra screen is a real sight for sore eyes and the viewing experience in both portrait and landscape is much more pleasant. The is also less bezel on top and below compared to the HD2. I still don't understand why iPhone and Nokia stay under the current 4 inches norm. HTC is definitely a plus in my experience on this matter.
3. I really have to get used to the thinness of the Titan. It is VERY thin, it is MUCH lighter, than the HD2.
4. The unibody back case feels trustfully solid, as if the heart of the machine is held in a safe cradle.
5. Although the back case feels slippery sometimes, the relatively sharp edging to the front body gives you a feel for a pinching grip. Something a rock climber could well understand.
6. The word that pops to mind when using WP7 Mango is efficiency. They did a good job of adding deep linking, live tiles and a more integrated feel of a diverse range of apps. It is as advertised in the beginning a more integrated experience. Things are at your fingertips. With windows mobile this was also the case, but asked you to switch often between tasks, making it relatively labor intensive with regard to search and retrieve. This went so far the I even used my desktop less than usual.
7. At first I was critical to the integration of xbox live to WP Mango, thinking it wasted the efficiency goal. Have however changed my views. Especially the internet integrated games are on occasion useful as a break in the days activities.
8. I love the background multitasking. the streaming of music and running it in the background works beautifully. The controls on the lockscreen are great!
9. The amount of apps in the marketplace are not disappointing. Although many are similar, it is fun to try different makes and see which suits best.
Tips and improvements needed
1. LANGUAGE SUPPORT. Was as expected very poor. It is a shame microsoft does not invest more. A mediocre language support makes the UI only half as useful, and yet again one is dependant on third party apps. A shame for such an investment in this operating system.
2. Improved international Bing Search and integration. The experience is very poor in the Netherlands. map search, visual search are very bad. Bing Netherlands doesn't even have a speech button for search (which can be seen in the US versions). This makes the OS messy. I have not used Bing once since the first tries. I can't help feeling this is more a Tango than a Mango version.
Yet again another impression of 50% less useful...and again the search for third party apps....messy, messy.
3. A lot of apps requiring server access are tailored for the US market. I was expecting the microsoft the Netherlands would have a least done a behind the scenes update for the Dutch or European market. Yet again this was not the case. Perhaps this could be improved in the coming weeks.
4. directions from A to B in Bing maps does not work. It can not find simple things like a movie, hospital, or even main street and number. So, at least as I can tell, Bing maps in the netherlands simply does not work. There are alternatives luckily, but if microsofts advertises an integrated experience and only delivers an OS that seems to work integratedly half the time, I'm wondering where that promise is.
Thus far my experiences in the first week. Will keep you posted.
Have you had the chance to check if the sd card is upgradable, like in the HD2 and HD7? Would love to put a 32Gb card in this.
No. It uses the Flash NAND Samsung Internal Storage. Would outperform the SD Card and save the battery some juice.
Sorry for the stupid delay, i have to choose another host for image, uploading now.
On the maps point, Nokia maps will be available soon for all WP devices - should help a lot!
I love the phone but...
I love the look and format of the phone, but, and that's a big but, I am scared to death of buying one and accidentally dropping it and having it shatter, rendering it both inoperable and irreparable. I had an HD2 and loved it, but I dropped it once, at a height of less than one meter and it shattered the glass rendering it inoperable and contacting HTC, inoperable! I paid nearly $1000 for this phone and got less than a years worth out of it. Where on the other hand, I've been using the Samsung Focus since January and I've inadvertently dropped it numerous times in my nearly one year of ownership and the gorilla glass is holding true to it's name. This thing is rock solid.
Hence my being leery of jumping back on the HTC bandwagon. I would love to see a youtube video demonstrating the relativity of it's gorilla glass!
Has anyone experienced dropping the unit and it coming out unscathed?
I love the look and format of the phone, but, and that's a big but, I am scared to death of buying one and accidentally dropping it and having it shatter, rendering it both inoperable and irreparable. I had an HD2 and loved it, but I dropped it once, at a height of less than one meter and it shattered the glass rendering it inoperable and contacting HTC, inoperable! I paid nearly $1000 for this phone and got less than a years worth out of it. Where on the other hand, I've been using the Samsung Focus since January and I've inadvertently dropped it numerous times in my nearly one year of ownership and the gorilla glass is holding true to it's name. This thing is rock solid.
Hence my being leery of jumping back on the HTC bandwagon. I would love to see a youtube video demonstrating the relativity of it's gorilla glass!
Has anyone experienced dropping the unit and it coming out unscathed?
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