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16 Feb 2011

The HTC Salsa allows users to capture the moment in HD stills or video with its 5-megapixel camera and share it immediately with their friends on the 3.4-inch, 480 x 320 pixels resolution touch display.

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			<h2 class="header-green">MWC 2011 - Making Sense of HTC&#039;s New Android Tablet and Smartphones</h2>
		<span class="byline">Article by Seow Tein Hee on Tuesday, 15 Feb 2011</span>
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		 		<h2 class="page-title">HTC at MWC 2011 and eyes-on with HTC Flyer</h2>
		 		<h3 class="page_title">HTC&nbsp;at MWC&nbsp;2011</h3>
<p>The &quot;Quietly Brilliant&quot; motto has been one of the key focus for HTC&nbsp;during its press conferences. But this year's MWC&nbsp;was anything but quiet when the Taiwanese company revealed a slew of Android devices that will hit the market very soon. Five of which, are newly updated Android devices, two of which have been <a target="_blank" href="/tech-news/view/143996">leaked as Facebook phones</a> that will get a dedicated Facebook button while the remaining three sees some updates in the hardware and software aspect. Most importantly, 2011 is the year when HTC&nbsp;introduces its very own Android tablet, the HTC&nbsp;Flyer.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img height="400" width="500" title="A total of six Android devices were announced by HTC, namely the HTC Incredible S, Desire S, Wildfire S, Facebook-centric phones such as the HTC Salsa and Chacha, and finally the first HTC tablet, the HTC Flyer." alt="" src="/files/images/HTC_01_0.jpg" /></p>
<p>During the earlier press conference, Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, shared how the company saw a 50%&nbsp;growth in brand awareness over the last year, with a total of 25 million units sold in that same year. In a mere few years, HTC definitely saw its name splashed all over the world, a name that was once recognized as one of the largest OEM&nbsp;of smartphones. However, times have changed, when it's no longer just the hardware, but the whole ecosystem that will drive the growth of the company. This year, HTC&nbsp;also made some significant announcements with regards to partnerships. Content will be its key focus, as apparent through its collaboration with Saffron Digital and OnLive. The former dabbles in online movie distribution, which will be part of the HTC&nbsp;Watch service that'll be available on the Flyer. The latter is an online gaming service that streams games such as Batman:&nbsp;Arkham Asylum with the tablet's broadband connection.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img height="400" width="500" title="With its investment in both Saffron Digital and OnLive, HTC is making its first, major step to providing more content to support its ecosystem." alt="" src="/files/images/HTC_02_0.jpg" /></p>
<h3 class="page_title">Eyes-on with HTC&nbsp;Flyer</h3>
<p class="rteleft">There were a limited number of units on display at the HTC&nbsp;press conference, and unfortunately, the media were only allowed to attend a show-and-tell policy from the presenters, leaving us with no opportunity to have a hands-on experience with the HTC&nbsp;tablet. Nonetheless, we managed to gleam some info from the demonstration, such as how the new HTC&nbsp;Sense will be running on the Flyer. Adopting a carousel interface with widgets as its focus, the new Sense departs from HTC's usual page and apps approach. In our opinion, this makes much more sense for the tablet device, given the 7-inch real estate space that will be fully utilized by the widget, not to mention an easier time when it comes to accessing content through the widgets. Here's a video demo followed by a few still shots of the upcoming product:-</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><iframe height="340" frameborder="0" width="560" allowfullscreen="" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9Fy1Nose8Ao" title="YouTube video player"></iframe></p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img height="400" width="500" title="An updated HTC Sense with a carousel interface populated by widgets can be seen on the HTC Flyer." alt="" src="/files/images/HTC_Flyer_04.jpg" /></p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img height="400" width="500" title="A 7-inch display with a screen resolution of 1280 x 600 pixels will be the interaction point between the Flyer and the Scribe pen." alt="" src="/files/images/HTC_Flyer_01.jpg" /></p>
<p>Further to that, the Flyer will also be armed with a stylus capable of capacitive input, and with it, a new input method known as HTC&nbsp;Scribe and an enhanced note-taking feature called HTC&nbsp;Timemark that captures audio to work in tandem with your note taking. Scribe shows its usefulness beyond note taking, through the act of sharing content that are added with specific notes on web pages, images or even documents.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img height="400" width="500" title="The HTC Scribe pen is used in various formats, one of which is drawing and taking notes on the tablet." alt="" src="/files/images/HTC_Flyer_02.jpg" /></p>
<p>For its hardware, the Flyer chose to retain a single-core 1.5GHz processor, unlike most other tablets of 2011 that have gone the dual-core route. It's powered by a 4000mAh battery for its 7-inch screen at 1024 x 600 resolution. Its memory is well-catered for, with 1GB&nbsp;of RAM to handle multi-tasking on the Google Android platform, and sufficient storage with 32GB&nbsp;internal and the option to expand via microSD. On the point of Google Android, it was reported as Google Android 2.4 as a minor update to the Gingerbread version, much like how Google positions the Android 2.1/2.2 Froyo platform. To complete its full suite of services, the Flyer is armed with a rear 5-megapixel camera, and a front 1.3-megapixel camera for video chatting purposes.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img height="400" width="500" title="At the rear lies the 5-megapixel camera (obscured by the finger) while a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera will be used for video calls." alt="" src="/files/images/HTC_Flyer_03.jpg" /></p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img height="400" width="500" title="The microUSB port at the bottom serves as the data port and display output for the tablet." alt="" src="/files/images/HTC_Flyer_05.jpg" /></p>
<p>According to HTC, the HTC&nbsp;Flyer will be available in Q2 2011.</p>
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            <td class="rtecenter"><img height="300" width="300" title="HTC Flyer" alt="" src="/files/images/HTC_Flyer.jpg" /></td>
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            <p class="rteleft"><strong>             Key highlights of the HTC&nbsp;Flyer<br />
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                <li>Google Android 2.3</li>
                <li>Qualcomm 1.5GHz processor</li>
                <li>1GB&nbsp;RAM</li>
                <li>32GB&nbsp;internal storage / microSD&nbsp;expandability</li>
                <li>Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n</li>
                <li>Bluetooth 3.0</li>
                <li>7-inch capacitive / 1024 x 600 pixels</li>
                <li>Rear 5-megapixel camera / Autofocus /&nbsp; LED&nbsp;flash</li>
                <li>Front 1.3-megapixel camera</li>
                <li>4000mAh battery</li>
                <li>415g</li>
                <li>195.4 x 122 x 13.2mm<br />
                &nbsp;</li>
                <li>Availability: Q2 2011</li>
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