The HTC HD2 is by no means an ugly phone. But being the geeks that we are, there’s always something that can be done to spritz up an aging beauty. In the case of the HTC HD2 you see above, it was a simple case of taking the dark mat back cover and sanding/polishing it down to a nice gleaming mirror finish. It’s not rocket science by any means, but if you need a helping hand, stop on by WhiteSites for the...

Back in the days before the iPhone, it seemed like the smartphone sphere was a lot less cramped. You had a few decent offerings here or there, but certainly nothing like 2010 were literally every other handset that comes out at least grabs my attention for a few minutes. Yes, before the iPhone there was Helio. The first Helio device was a game changer with it’s cheap plans and smartphone-like features transformed for consumer oriented ventures. And then the iPhone...

The old saying goes: Don’t judge a book by it’s cover. But does it apply to something more digital, say a phone? If it does, Palm would be in trouble. If you take the last couple years of Palm’s portfolio and performance and made that “the cover”, this is one book that would be well worth passing up. And yet Palm’s latest attempt proves intriguing. The Pre is by no means new, now going on one year old come early June. But one could...

Android homescreen replacements are increasingly blurring the lines of distinction. To some extent, there is some stand out traits between them, but overall, they all do the same basic thing. Sweeterhome was “just another homescreen” option, that like the rest, seemed to blend in. Though to be truthful, I played around with the preview 1 version every now and then and came away each time yearning for more and unimpressed. However, the actual beta is very...

Let it be known, the last few days have been a roller coaster ride for Windows Mobile/Windows Phone users (and hopefuls). The announcement that copy&paste wasn’t going to be available at launch has filled the interwebs the last couple of days. For good reason though. Regardless of how “smart” an OS is at determining types of data and what to do with them, good ‘ol fashioned cut/copy/paste always has it’s place. There may be hope however...