Guest tdroza Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 News from CES that I don't think has been posted yet - should be good news for official Froyo updates (and beyond)... http://ces.cnet.com/8301-32254_1-20027821-283.html
Guest Ron=) Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 i get page not found :D Strange, works fine for me. It says: "LAS VEGAS--ZTE isn't announcing devices besides its tablets, but we were able to glean a few things during our meeting with the Chinese phone manufacturer at CES. Chiefly, ZTE is looking for a home for the ZTE Blade, an Android-powered smartphone that's already been released in Europe and Asia. We took a look at the Blade--it has a 3.5-inch touch screen, and a 3.2-megapixel camera. In global markets, it currently runs Android 2.1 but should be upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo). Right now ZTE says it's in talks with major and regional U.S. carriers to find the Blade a home. Design-wise, our first impressions peg it as run of the mill: black with some silver accents and a soft-touch back cover. It's certainly more of an entry-level device from what we could see, best suited toward casual or newer smartphone users. More significant is that this would be ZTE's first smartphone in the U.S. market, just as the Blade was also the company's first smartphone in Japan. At this point, it's too soon to tell where the Blade will stick and if it's sharp enough to penetrate the U.S. market or at least give ZTE more mindshare among phone owners. This CES also marks the first time that ZTE has reached out to the U.S. press, CNET learned. We take that as an indication of more ZTE smartphones to come." If the phone started selling heap loads in the US too - no doubt cheap accessories would be avalible soon!
Guest aquaspace Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 i get page not found :D maybe because of estonian ip.
Guest aquaspace Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 maybe because of estonian ip. must be avalible after spring in estonia. :D
Guest Sebastian404 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) oh great.. more flipping yanks.. coming over here, buying our cheaply made Chinese products... using our forums... awt to be a law again it! Edited January 8, 2011 by Sebastian404
Guest Lew247 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 Design-wise, our first impressions peg it as run of the mill: black with some silver accents and a soft-touch back cover.
Guest Lew247 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) oh great.. more flipping yanks.. coming over here, buying our cheaply made Chinese products... using our forums... awt to be a law again it! On the bright side - more developers to make better roms? Also the more countries it goes to the more chance we have of them updating the software to 2.3 at some stage and even better if it sells well make an updated phone with a better processor and a decent camera/flash to go with it Someone needs to post a proper review of the blade at the bottom of that comment on it Edited January 8, 2011 by Lew247
Guest Sebastian404 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 On the bright side - more developers to make better roms? Also the more countries it goes to the more chance we have of them updating the software to 2.3 at some stage and even better if it sells well make an updated phone with a better processor and a decent camera/flash to go with it Someone needs to post a proper review of the blade at the bottom of that comment on it <SPOILER>look at my location</SPOILER>
Guest jt_mcg Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 <SPOILER>look at my location</SPOILER> Yeah but you're a limey expat! (If I've understood you correctly) I'm a real yank ruining your forum and such!
Guest Lew247 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 LOL never noticed it before Sebastian
Guest leetron1 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 Good news I'd say..maybe then those clever guys over at XDA will really take the Blade onboard.. :D
Guest fonix232 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 On the bright side - more developers to make better roms? Also the more countries it goes to the more chance we have of them updating the software to 2.3 at some stage and even better if it sells well make an updated phone with a better processor and a decent camera/flash to go with it Someone needs to post a proper review of the blade at the bottom of that comment on it I guess if it get's high sales in the US too, Cyanogen team will think about supporting it :D Yes, Seb, we know you're in the US, but you bought your Blade in Europe, and usually modders can't afford to fly here just to buy a phone :P
Guest Arr Too Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 Little video from CES: http://cnettv.cnet.com/zte-blade/9742-1_53-50098492.html
Guest Sebastian404 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 I guess if it get's high sales in the US too, Cyanogen team will think about supporting it :D Yes, Seb, we know you're in the US, but you bought your Blade in Europe, and usually modders can't afford to fly here just to buy a phone :P There are at least another 3 rolling around the US since I bought 4 of of them, for friends back in the US. And I'm sure I've seen other yankies hanging around this forum... I do welcome more users... but I also worry that we're going to end up with yet another 'type' of device to support, since any american builds are going to have different radio hardware... tho maybe verizon can get it, and we'll have CMDA too... lovely.
Guest Arr Too Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 I also worry that we're going to end up with yet another 'type' of device to support, since any american builds are going to have different radio hardware... Wasn't there a feeling that the Japanese phone was quad band already? (Or is the US different again?)
Guest Sebastian404 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Wasn't there a feeling that the Japanese phone was quad band already? (Or is the US different again?) Im not sure, we never got the bottom of that.. that I saw, but I'm sure the 'perfect rom' we are getting on Wednesday will fix all that.. Edited January 8, 2011 by Sebastian404
Guest fonix232 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 There are at least another 3 rolling around the US since I bought 4 of of them, for friends back in the US. And I'm sure I've seen other yankies hanging around this forum... I do welcome more users... but I also worry that we're going to end up with yet another 'type' of device to support, since any american builds are going to have different radio hardware... tho maybe verizon can get it, and we'll have CMDA too... lovely. Actually I want the big modders (no offense, I meant the ones from the beginning like Firerat, Cyanogen, Amon_RA, even Koush, or some others). More devs means more knowledge, faster deploying of stuff, and so on. I hope you understand :D
Guest Cyburner Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 This will be good news for ZTE Blade owners, more exposure may mean, a offical Stock 2.2 ROM will come out.
Guest Androidlover287 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 This will be good news for ZTE Blade owners, more exposure may mean, a offical Stock 2.2 ROM will come out. Do you know when? because i'm stuck on Android 1.1 Eclair until a 2.2 Froyo rom comes out, I don't know how a OTA will work because i am on T-Mobile (sim Unlocked phone) and i'm running the Hungarian Hedgehog rom :D
Guest Cyburner Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 Do you know when? because i'm stuck on Android 1.1 Eclair until a 2.2 Froyo rom comes out, I don't know how a OTA will work because i am on T-Mobile (sim Unlocked phone) and i'm running the Hungarian Hedgehog rom :D Well hopefully soon (depends on the carrier), but Im on Eclair 2.1 as well and thats fine for me.
Guest ergo911 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 must be avalible after spring in estonia. :P I'm in UK so, not a ip problem... now i get only Bad Gateway, i hate my Internet provider :D And about the "spring" part Blade will be available this month (at least so they say), and i know you joked about the web page availability. Ok, thanks anyway B)
Guest Rotmann Posted January 9, 2011 Report Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) Do you know when? because i'm stuck on Android 1.1... Offtopic: shiet dude, it must look like crap :D Look: Edited January 9, 2011 by Rotmann
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