HTC ThunderBolt goes official

HTC ThunderBolt goes official, is an LTE-enabled version of the Desire HD

The veil has officially lifted – the HTC ThunderBolt is out in the open and ready to impress with LTE connectivity and a 4.3” touch screen. The rumored UMTS connectivity didn’t pan out though, it’s just CDMA EvDO Rev. A and LTE…

The HTC ThunderBolt flaunts impressive specs but if CDMA isn’t available in your country, don’t feel too bad – the ThunderBolt is essentially an HTC Desire HD with CDMA and LTE connectivity built in along with a few other goodies.

A 1.3MP front facing camera has been added to the mix, along with Skype integration (which integrates with the phone book and supports video calling over CDMA/LTE), bigger 1400mAh battery, 8GB of built-in memory and (if I’m reading this correctly), a 32GB card in the box.

Sounds impossible (and awesome) but how else can you interpret “preinstalled 32 GB microSD”?

Anyway, the rest is still here – 4.3” TFT WVGA touchscreen, 1GHz Snapdragon, 768MB RAM, 8MP camera with dual-LED flash and 720p video capture, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 (updatable to 3.0 “when available”) and Android 2.2 Froyo with the latest Sense UI.

There’s no release date just yet (or price) but you can sign up for a notification when more details are available.

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Here is what you can do with your Xperia Z

Here is what you can do with your Xperia Z, but you probably won't

The upcoming Sony Xperia Z is not only a beautiful phone, but it’s also pretty tough to break down. This has been confirmed by one of those always cool to watch torture videos, which shows the Xperia Z survive various trials to prove that it’s worthy of being your daily driver.

The video contains different scenarios (some of them a pretty ridiculous), and even if it’s a little disgusting, it’s still pretty fun to watch. The great news is the Sony Xperia Z survived everything it was put through.

I don’t know about you but I will certainly consider getting it when it comes out. All that water in the video made me wanting to take this phone to an aqua park next summer and test its water resistance properly. It should at least make for a cool story.

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'Drop' will test your typing skills

'Drop' will test your typing skills, patience

Fond of minimalist but ridiculously challenging games? Here’s another one for you. Created by Marcus Persson, the guy who made the insanely popular Minecraft, Drop is a browser-based game that will test your familiarity with your keyboard and your patience.

The premise of the game is simple. You have a constant stream of letters appearing before you and you have to type the letters on your keyboard. Enter it correctly and you can move on to the next letter. You can retry if you entered it wrong but since the letters are constantly moving towards you, you only have a limited amount of time before the game is over. The letters that appear aren’t at random as they might seem but are actually words and the game gets a bit easier once you figure the entire word out.

Drop pairs this simple gameplay with minimalist visuals and sound that the developer admits is inspired from Super Hexagon, among other games. You will need to install the Unity Engine plugin on your computer before being able to play it, which is a bit of a hassle but thankfully the game is worth it.

One word of warning, though. The game is very addictive and you’re bound to spend much longer playing it than you anticipated. So make sure you finish whatever it is you’re doing before you start playing. You’ll also need to be quite familiar with your keyboard to play this game. If not, you’ll end up becoming anyway.

Click here to play Drop.

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