HTC Sensation - Your way to stardom

Imagine a phone with 1.2 GHz, dual core processor; it can easily surpass your NETBOOK’s performance. HTC, the Taiwan based high end cell phone maker has come up with their brand new offering called HTC Sensation. The phone is a direct competitor to Apple’s flagship Iphone 4. It’s a flagship phone from the Android brigade. The makers of the phone added a humongous 4.3 inch touch screen with qHD (540 X 960) resolution for easy viewing. You also get 1 GB of internal storage along with 768 Mb of RAM. Sensation comes with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS.  HTC’s own Sense 3.0 UI will keep this monster on top. The handset is capable of recording 1080p HD videos, from onwards no need to carry your old Flip HD cam. To make your moments more joyful, an 8 M.P camera with Auto focus & Dual Led flash is a boon to social butterflies. A front facing VGA camera for 3G calling adds weight to this heavy boxer. Other highlights of sensation include G-sensor, Gyro-scope, Digital Compass, Proximity sensor & Bluetooth 3.0 among other.

UPDATE: HTC Sensation 4G will be coming to USA this summer. The handset will be launched by T-Mobile. 

Is Cloud- Gaming the next big thing?

HTC's recent stake in OnLive(cloud –computing based gaming on demand platform) for $40 million sparked rumors that Cloud -computing could rival console gaming in near future. According to HTC’s Maggie Cheung, deal will strengthen its gaming capabilities & and help to tap into increasing demand for games on Smartphones. If HTC is betting big on cloud –computing, our very own Apple is also not behind. Recently, the Cupertino based company released the third version of its iOS 4.3 beta last week, which indicates that gaming is coming to Apple TV. If we go by ios 4.3 beta number three a string of code with the heading ATVGames, while another indicates ATVThunder. This could rival OnLive Inc for sure. If go by the pricing of OnLive, the whole set up will cost you somewhere around $99 which makes it as par with Apple TV. Are we going to see a kind of gaming in future? Will Cloud-Gaming proved to be a savior for gaming industry? With the coming of heavy industry titans like Apple Inc & HTC , the debate on the future of Cloud –gaming gets hotter. 

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