Let’s wrap up the week with one more morning edition of the best darn tech wrap up show on the net, the US Update. We kick off the morning with a fresh new Casio carbon fiber G-Shock, dubbed the GW-9300 Mudman (yes this watch is mud resistant). We jump on over to some leaked images of the upcoming HTC Kingdom, an Android smartphone with a qHD display like the Sensation. We close the show with new on the Android 2.3.4 update rolling out to the Nexus S and one blockbuster feature guaranteed to brighten your day.
Casio’s is adding a new addition to the G-Shock family this June. The Casio G-Shock GW-9300 Mudman follows in the footsteps of its predecessors, packing a fully dust-proof design with the reliability necessary for nearly any terrain. Google has made its second bold leap, by removing apps which provide ‘free’ tethering. Is this a sign of Google playing a more active role, possibly even curating future Market submissions?
The HTC Kingdom and Rider will be the next qHD-packing smartphones unleashed to the Android community, following in the footsteps of the HTC Sensation. Both phones use 4.3-inch displays and running at qHD resolution. Google Talk for Android smartphones now supports video and voice calling. A feature previously only available to Android Honeycomb tablet touting souls, the video-capable Google Talk client will gradually be rolled out to Nexus S devices “in the next few weeks” as part of the Android 2.3.4 OTA update.
The world simply can’t get enough of HTC’s Android smartphones as the company sold 9.7 million units in the first quarter alone. The combination of the Inspire 4G, Thunderbolt, EVO Shift 4G, Desire S and Incredible S were consumed with what seemed like an insatiable consumer appetite. To cut to the chase, HTC’s revenues were up 174.5 percent year-on-year.
That wraps up your daily tech update. As always I’m Nick Marshall and I’ll see you again on Monday, enjoy the weekend.
