Apparently HTC has managed to adapt its user interface completely Sense of Android 2.1, because the screenshots show that the differences of the Hero to version 1.5 are only marginally known. When the new version will be available is not fixed yet, even through the changes, there is no precise information.

HTC Hero
The HTC Hero is mainly served by the 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen (320×480 pixels). It’s equipped with HSDPA and HSUPA, WiFi, Bluetooth, a GPS receiver, a digital compass and a 5-megapixel camera. There is a 3.5-millimeter jack for standard headphones and a slot for microSD cards. With the new interface HTC Sense seven startup screens of shortcuts can be individualized to the frequently used functions or widgets that can be downloaded through the Android Market.

The search engine giant Google has announced that he had bought the California company AdMob. The company specializes in display advertising to mobile devices. Google is also the company Gizmo5 have arisen, developed the VoIP systems. The report, citing the blog Techcrunch.com insider circles.
Google sees potential for mobile advertising

For the company AdMob, Google has forked out 750 million dollars in shares. In arguing for the purchase of the 2006 based mobile marketing solutions provider for Google in a statement called the growth potential of mobile advertising as a marketing tool.

Entertainment Options

The possible range of Internet applications in the car is diverse. In addition to offerings from the entertainment field such as online videos to Direktabruf, online games and audio streams as a radio replacement could help the new technology according to experts and safety in the car.

Navigation providers fear Google’s market dominance
Google world

Provider of navigation solutions are afraid, according to the U.S. financial magazine Forbes for their existence. The reason: There are increasing rumors that the search engine giant Google has thrown, which now offers far more than just a search engine, an eye on the navigation market. Accordingly, Google is planning a mobile phone application for mobile navigation. Like many other Google services, this app will also be free and be funded through advertising.
‘Significant investment’

Google spokesperson Carolyn Penner wanted to comment on future products, although not, but confirmed that consumers would ask for a regular navigation option for Google Maps. Steve Andler, manager of the navigation software maker sees Networks in Motion, but Google as a competitor. He points out that Google has made significant investments in maps.

The mobile phone is in East Africa has turned into a popular tool for everyday communication. The report of the Africa researcher Julia Pfaff from Department of Population and Social Geography at the University of Bayreuth. In a lengthy field research, she observed the importance of the mobile phone in Swahili, the population of the East African coast with Arab ancestry and Kiswahili as their first language.
Imitations are in circulation and 600-euro models
“In Western countries, there are fears over again that, given the personal cell phones fall face-to-face interviews and visits, and social interaction is negatively affected. The reality is the example of East Africa as a less radical image,” says Pfaff. Mobile phones are among the Swahili high symbolic significance and are already among the young is a very sought-after object, often the status defined. Especially in cities, the mobile density is very high, and cheap imitations circulating in Asia are just like 600 euro models. “People often wonder, as people gather the money to buy such a device.”

The network equipment maker Ericsson reported yesterday, a milestone on the road to 4G mobile broadband. According to Ericsson, the world’s first commercial LTE modem from the house of Samsung is satisfied when tested in Stockholm. “This is the first time that a commercial, standards-LTE device has demonstrated full interoperability to a real network,” said Johan Wibergh, Ericsson Manager.
LTE pioneer

The first order of an operator for the USB modem is at Samsung have already been received. The Scandinavian TeliaSonera is that next year, not only in the Swedish capital, but also in Oslo, Norway to launch new mobile broadband era, and thus probably secure the LTE lead.

Reason for the action is Fonics crossing the million-customer mark. The so-called gift days, the o2-cheap brand wants to celebrate this together with their customers. Under the free number 0800-8822288 Fonic take employees to meet the present needs. How long is already a client of the Munich mobile discounter, does not matter. Anyone who moves to New Fonic, may also participate. The customer line is connected in the action for 8 to 20 clock. The campaign ends on Friday.

In addition, a computer manufacturer has announced to expand its position in the mobile market and this presented a number of new smartphones for the German market. But manufacturers like Research in Motion News have to offer. The Canadian company has introduced the new BlackBerry Bold, the first BlackBerry model that was designed almost completely developed in Bochum and.

The European project makeITfair has called on the mobile industry to pay more attention to fairness in its mobile phone manufacturing supply chain. Therefore it is not only the manufacturers responsible. “Network operators are responsible for degrading conditions in the mobile phone sector,” says Cornelia Heydenreich, makeITfair Coordinator and Corporate Responsibility Officer at German Watch.
Problems in the supply chain

Consumer electronics and mobile phones were increasingly being produced in developing or emerging countries. Every other phone come from China. In view of serious environmental and social problems in the supply of mobile phones is a need for greater assumption of responsibility there – not only from the manufacturers of mobile phones but also on those who sell mobile phones.