MSMobiles is reporting from a reliable source that the HTC TyTN II (aka the "Tilt") is scheduled to get a new ROM update that will include "…improved graphics drivers and will offer improved performance ".

What is more exciting is that this update is planned for this month and possibly even next week .

Yowzers. Though, fyi we’re taking this with a huge grain of salt , so don’t get those torches and mob ready just yet.

The potential bad news? This is only for unbranded HTC TyTN II devices, meaning the AT&T Tilt won’t be included, for whatever reason (we’re betting it has to do with this: money and who pays).

While unfortunate and inconvenient, at least it may be possible for the prominent hacker community to rip the driver for those unlucky owners of branded devices. Stay tuned .

However, what may be even worse, if true, is this quote from MSMobiles:

HTC is not not (!) preparing in near future updates for any other phones that might have these graphic issues.

Probably not what anyone wants to hear. Hopefully details will follow as pressure mounts on HTC if any of this pans out to be accurate,

We’ll await for an official HTC response though for our final judgement.

It’s been a hot minute since we’ve seen any fresh new kit from Plextor, but the firm has just rolled out a new pair of NAS drives for those on the hunt for — what else? — networked storage. The StorX PX-NAS500L / PX-NAS1000L drives offer up 500GB and 1TB of capacity, respectively, and each unit includes a gigabit Ethernet port, one-touch USB back-up button and the ability to grow thanks to a pair of USB 2.0 sockets. Beyond that, you won’t find much else special about the new duo, and your guess is as good as ours on pricing / availability.

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You’ll never believe this, but it looks like Cupertino might be getting ready to drop a bomb this summer — a 3G bomb, in fact! The latest beta release of Firmware for the iPhone has apparently revealed a preference screen that allows users of the new model to disable the 3G radio and fall back to GPRS / EDGE because the faster service "decreases battery life." Gotta pay to play, as they say. The ability to disable 3G service in favor of improved standby performance is a pretty common one in modern phones, so we’re not surprised to see it here — just a little disappointed that Apple hasn’t incorporated enough fairy dust to magically make the problem go away.

HTC looks set to send a powerful blow towards the iPhone camp by releasing its HTC Touch Diamond, the latest handheld device in the Touch line of Windows Mobile touchscreen devices from HTC. This will oust the highly popular HTC Touch, but it will drop the QWERTY keyboard in favor of a full touch screen experience. Features are highly impressive, as you wil get the following with each purchase :-

• 4GB of onboard flash memory
• VGA display
• 528MHz Qualcomm processor
• 3.2 megapixel camera
• Wi-Fi connectivity
• Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
• HSDPA/HSUPA mobile broadband support
• GPS navigation

It will hit the US sometime in 2H 2008, and will probably be made available by T-Mobile or AT&T.

Mention the word projector and you will probably be faced with the image of something large, bulky and heats up way too easily. Thankfully, the advance in technology has managed to miniaturize many devices, including the traditional projector. This diminutive sized projector isn’t exactly the highest resolution of the lot, but what more can you ask for for something its size? After all, it retails for approximately $200 and measures 6.7? x 3.9? x 3.5?, being small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. It will cast an image around 30″ diagonally, anything more than that will greatly degrade the image quality (480 x 240 resolution). Four AA batteries will be able to power it for up to 2.5 hours, so make sure you stock up on rechargeable batteries before picking this up.

Mashups are great, they combine the best of multiple applications and make for a more versatile and convenient user experience. The latest map-mashup to hit the iPhone brings together the convenience on local search, Google Maps, and City Guides. Enter Schmap.

Directing your iPhone Safari browser to www.schmap.com takes you to your Schmap homepage, where you can choose to browse through "City Guides" broken down by categories (restaurants, shopping, etc.) or search for local businesses in your area. Great, there are a lot of map-services on the web that do the same thing. Right?

Well, not exactly. Schmaps offers iPhone users a unique way to browse through their "City Guides." With the iPhone in portrait orientation, Schmaps presents a list of local businesses But, turn the iPhone into the landscape (horizontal) orientation and Schmap will rotate the screen and list the businesses next to a map showing the location of each business. It really is trick.

Schmap’s local search function is currently unavailable as the service is still in beta development. In fact, the service is closed to the public, but we’ve got the hook up. Point your iPhone to  www.schmap.com and enter "724627" when prompted for an access code.
via: intomobile