HTC Magic available in spain

HTC Magic has been officially launched in Spain, by Vodafone. It came as a surprise package, as its been released almost a week prior to the possible date of its release, 5th May. The phone is available in online stores of the carrier. But, will be available in the retail stores starting next week. The price starts from 19 pounds.

Magic comes with a 3.2″ HVGA (320*480 pixels) capacitive touchscreen display, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, HSPA and WIFI b/g. It also sports a 3.2 MP camera. It has 512 MB internal memory.

Just like the dream, it comes with the Google suite of applications, like Gmail, internet browser, Android Market, Gtalk, Youtube, etc.

The icing on the cake is, I feel, the 512 MB ROM. Also, it does not have a keyboard. So, this makes the device comparatively lighter.

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I7500 officially announced for the Germany market

Samsung’s first Android phone, I7500 has been officially announced and slated for a June release.

Just a day back, we had rumours about the I7500 being the first android phone by Samsung. But today, it has been officially announced by both Samsung and O2 Germany. The specifications are:

  • Android 1.5 OS
  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, dual-band UMTS/HSPA
  • 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7200A CPU
  • 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive OLED touchscreen display
  • 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • GPS
  • 8GB internal flash memory
  • microSD slot
  • 3.5 mm stereo jack
  • Metal case, 11.9 mm thick

Here are some live images of the phone :

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Vodofone to release second Android phone in Europe

Vodafone is all set to release HTC MAGIC, the second major Android phone next month. It will be first released in Germany (May 5) followed by France, the United Kingdom, Austria, Spain and Italy.

The Magic was annouced at MWC, 2009 in Barcelona. The Magic uses SIP (soft input panel) for inputing text and dumps the hardware keyboard.

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China Mobile is going to release Magic in near future in Chinese market.

The Android is on fire right now as the T-Mobile G1’s sales crossed 1 million in just 6 months!

How to future proof your Android applications?

Here are 5 points to remember if you are an Android developer and want to make sure that you do not get into problems when the Android v1.5 is released:

  • Don’t use internal API’s
  • Don’t directly manipulate settings
  • Don’t go overboard with layouts
  • Don’t assume all hardware (i.e. physical keyboard) will be available
  • Make sure you allow “graceful” re-orientations of the screen

Yes, that’s it! Just make sure to follow the aforementioned tips and stay trouble free

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