Posted by: Anthony Carter
on Jan 9, 2009
Don’t you hate it when your Touch, G1, or other HTC touchscreen phone rings and, because of pressure against it by something else in your purse or your pocket, the phone picks up before you actually hear it? Well, a new mod takes care of that issue! It makes a little curtain appear on your touchscreen when a call comes in. When the phone rings, you have to use your finger to “slide” that curtain off the screen before picking up. Tapping it doesn’t answer, so those accidental pickups are gone. You can still use any of the actual physical answer key on your phone; that’s not impacted at all by this application. Sound great? You can learn all about this app and download it here.
Posted by: Anthony Carter
on Jan 5, 2009
Tired of the plain, boring taskbar on your HTC Touch Pro or your HTC Fuze? Well, you can turn to any of the third party programs and applications that allow you to change the icons on the taskbar into something a little more vibrant, or you can download a new .cab file that has been posted by a member of the XDA-Developers forum. Note, though, that the file will only work on VGA smartphones, not QVGA ones.
Posted by: Anthony Carter
on Jan 2, 2009
The HTC Fuze doesn’t have a dedicated scroll wheel, but the circle that surrounds the d-pad can be used for scrolling in some applications. While those applications were few and far between, a new little program called SensorScroll opens up all sorts of possibilities. SensorScroll allows you to scroll through emails, texts, and just about anything. What’s great is that the developer set up SensorScroll to disable itself in applications like Opera so that the circle’s standard functions (in Opera’s case, zoom in and out) still work. You also have the option of turning the program on or off in various applications as you see fit, which is a nice addition. If you’re using GScroll, be sure to uninstall it before playing with SensorScroll—the two applications do not work together!
Posted by: Anthony Carter
on Dec 16, 2008
Have you been naughty or nice this holiday season? If you’ve been nice, the Santas over at the Boy Genius Report may reward you with an HTC Fuze. To enter, simply go over to the Boy Genius Report’s website and subscribe to their RSS feed. Then leave a comment (be sure to include what country you live in). You must be 18 to win, and if you don’t live in the United States, you’ll have to pay import taxes and the like. The contest ends on December 21 at 11:59 U.S. Eastern Time. If you’re already a subscriber, you can still enter the contest. You just click the RSS icon their page, then comment that you’ve already subscribed.
Posted by: Anthony Carter
on Dec 16, 2008
While there’s only one chance to win the Fuze from the Boy Genius Report, you can be one of 120 winners from HTC’s website. They’re giving away a Fuze a day for 120 days. But you can win more than just a Fuze. One grand prize winner will win $25,000 and two HTC Fuzes. Four others will walk away with $15,000 American Express gift cards and two Fuzes. You may even instantly win a free ringtone or some wallpaper for your mobile device. To enter, simply go to win.howifuze.com and click on the “Enter to Play” button. No purchase is necessary, of course.
Posted by: Anthony Carter
on Dec 3, 2008
Whenever you boot up your HTC AT&T Fuze, it automatically loads all of the AT&T trial and branded software. This software takes up a chunk of your memory, but there is a way to get rid of it, and you don’t even have to install a ROM. First, you do a hard reset. Then you skip through the tutorials and tap OK to install applications. However, right after you tap OK, press the reset button. Once the Fuze reboots, it will skip installing things like the AT&T Mall and Xpressmail.
Posted by: Anthony Carter
on Nov 29, 2008
The phone fanatics over at Android Central have posted a video reviewing AT&T’s version of the HTC Fuze. While many compare the features of the Fuze and the G1 to the iPhone, this review talks more about how Android compares to Windows Mobile, which is an interesting comparison.
Posted by: Anthony Carter
on Nov 29, 2008
In addition to the auto-rotate application, there are a number of other HTC Fuze registry hacks you can download. The folks over at Pocket Hacks have compiled a long list of different hacks, some of which are designed to make TouchFlo 3D run faster and more smoothly. You can change your file cache size, turn off the start up animation and sound, and even enable a burst photo mode on the camera. The list of hacks also lists ones that have been proven to not work, which is good to know. If you’re looking for ways to tweak your Fuze, check out this list. Most of these hacks work behind the scenes to make the device work a bit better.
