Desire is based on the latest version of Android, combined with a 3.7 inch AMOLED touchscreen with zoom functionality. Resolution is 480 x 800 pixels WVGA.

Thus the platform is Android 2.1 (Eclair) with HTC Sense and the processor, a Snapdragon from Qualcomm, is at 1 GHz. The internal memory consists of a ROM of 512 MB and 576 MB of RAM. Expandable up to 32GB with microSD.

For internet connectivity you can use both Turbo 3G, GPRS and EDGE as usual wireless LAN (WLAN also known as Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b / g). This means that the mobile networks in Europe and Asia is suitable. HSPA / WCDMA and GSM in all four frequencies (850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz).

The more traditional connectivity options are a normal stereo headphone of 3.5mm and Micro USB.

Moreover, there is also a built-in GPS and thus a digital compass.

Multimedia
HTC Desire, in addition to a built-in FM radio is also capable of playing music, videos and displaying photos.

Supported audio formats are aac, amr, ogg, m4a, mid, mp3, wav and wma. For audio recording it uses the amr format.

Video formats supported for playback are 3GP, 3G2, MP4 and wmv and 3gp for video recording.

The camera is a color camera of 5 megapixels with autofocus and flash. The functionality also includes face recognition, wide-angle photography and geotagging.

Weight 135 grams.

Serious flaws in the study’s design and contradicting results from national research teams has brought the study to chaos. The scientist are busy disagreeing with each other, according to The Economist.

Wether mobile phones causes cancer seems to remain a question unanswered.

Xperia X1 is the flag ship smart phone from Sony Ericsson. X1 is first out in what seems to be a new line of mobile smart phones based on Microsoft Windows Mobile.

X1 has already been released in the UK, Germany and Sweden. The rest of the world will just have to wait a little more. Sony Ericsson has published a list of countries for which release dates will be announced later this year.

With a real keyboard and a three inch wide VGA-screen the Xperia X1 is a fantastic combination of a handheld computer and a mobile phone. It enables you to work outside the office or use multimedia functionality to enteratin yourself. All you have to do is touch the touchscreen to open up a world of possibilities. The TFT-display itself has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and displays 65 536 colours.

Connect to the Internet using high speed 3G (HSDPA) or WiFi and the built in browser.

The mobile phone is 110 x 53 x 16,7 mm and weighs 145 grams. It comes in black, plain and simple. Sony Ericsson calls it “Solid Black”.

Most mobile phones come with a digital camera and the X1 has a built in 3.2 megapixel digital camera and a light for taking pictures.

You won’t get lost with Xperia X1 it has a built in GPS as well.