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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]

