Android App of the Week: LauncherPro

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Android is one of the most versatile mobile operating systems around, but this has meant that certain manufacturers – naming no names – have skinned their devices with varying amounts of success.

If you’d like to rid yourself of an annoying UI, or just want a change from HTC Sense or the default Android interface, then download LauncherPro, a nifty home screen replacement tool.

Up to seven home screens can be filled with icons and widgets, and a trio of docks sit at the bottom of the screen. The central dock serves up familiar links to the phone interface and your contacts, text messaging and web browsing apps of choice – along with missed call and unread message indicators – with a middle button reserved for a link to the main app drawer. (more…)

HTC Touch HD2 review: first look

Monday, November 16th, 2009

The comparison between any smartphone with a large touchscreen and an Apple iPhone has become a cliché, and one we honestly try to avoid, but this time it’s 100%, completely and utterly unavoidable. What’s more, our early impressions are that the HTC Touch HD2 is in many ways better than the iPhone. And that’s despite the use of Windows Mobile 6.5, aka Windows Phone. (more…)