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HTC Desire — upgraded/updated to Android 2.2 – How To!

I have decided to not wait any longer for HTC / LEAF to get Android 2.2 on my phone – HTC Desire.  And surprisingly the process was fairly simple.  For the time being I have decided to stick with the stock HTC ROM which can be downloaded from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773997).  This works if you are [...]

Believe it .. HTC responded again … but am not hopeful at all.

Yesterday I posted the response from HTC on my Open Letter.  I was not happy with their answer and here is what I responded with. Suzanne, to be honest, your reply is meaningless and does not address the issue. I want to know what will be done regarding the pathetic support that is given to [...]

Response to Open letter to HTC re HTC and Android support in South Africa

Yesterday I blogged about the Open Letter that I have send to HTC.  Well, I received a response from them but as they say, it is not worth the paper it is written on.   Here is the response I received. Dear Marius Bock, Dear Mr Marius Thank you for contacting HTC. Please kindly accept [...]

HTC – Open Letter to HTC regarding LEAF and upgrade availability in South Africa

Open Letter to HTC.  I want to lay an official complaint about your (HTC) agent, LEAF in South Africa. The Android 2.2 upgrade for HTC Desire is available for users around the world for a couple of months already.  However here in South Africa we are still waiting.  Everytime that Leaf get contacted for an [...]

HTC Desire rooted — very easy .. now to upgrade to another ROM.

I just got fed-up with the time Leaf (HTC agent in South Africa) take to roll-out the upgrade to Android 2.2 in South Africa.  So I have take the plunge and decided to go the manual way.   First step was to root my phone.  And this was so easy.  Download Unrevoked 3.2.1 for my [...]

MTN Shop (Wollowbridge) customer service shocking – refuce to replace faulty HTC Desire SD Card #MTN #HTC

I have a HTC Desire with a faulty SD Card.  This morning I went to the MTN Shop in Willowbridge, where I got the phone less than a month ago, to have the SD Card replaced.  I was amazed at the shocking service that I received.  First they wanted me to buy a new SD [...]

Nokia Ovi Maps switches off Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – Help!

I have a Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and for a while now whenever I start Ovi Maps, it switches off the phone.  This started when I had Ovi Maps 2.  I upgraded to Ovi Maps 3 (the latest version) and also upgraded the phone firmware to version 31.  Firmware version 40 is not available in my [...]

What is the Nokia N900 all about?

From Ari Jaaksi, he heads Maemo @ Nokia It is all about1) Internet (browsing, chatting, sharing, talking ….) first2) Open source & collaborative development for consumers3) True computer experience in a small package and I have added a 4th — Be able to make calls with it anywhere, anytime. This is exactly what I want [...]

What is your cellphone radiation level?

How much radiation does your cell phone emit? It’s easy to find out the answer thanks to the Environmental Working Group’s new online guide to cell phone emissions. The non-profit research and advocacy group ranked over 1,000 different cell phones according to radiation levels. It looked at the publicly available, but difficult to find, specific [...]