The HTC TyTN II (also known as the HTC Kaiser, the HTC P4550, and the HTC 8925) is an

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-enabled

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designed and marketed by

HTC Corporation HTC Corporation ( zh, t=宏達國際電子股份有限公司, s=宏达国际电子股份有限公司, p=Hóngdá Guójì Diànzǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, first=t) or High Tech Computer Corporation, (literally ''Hongda International Electron ...

of Taiwan. It has a tilting

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with a right-side slide-out

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keyboard. The TyTN II's functions include those of a

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and a

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in addition to

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and multimedia messaging. It also offers Internet services including

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, and local

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connectivity. It is a

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phone with

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, and

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Video driver issues

Soon after its release to market, reviewers and end users reported the TyTN II's graphical performance was below par. Both 2D and 3D graphics were affected, with notable symptoms being poor video playback and severely low frame-rates when running 3D applications and games. The hardware platform (Qualcomm 7200 chipset) suggested that the device was capable of high graphical performance, however the device was consistently outperformed by older HTC devices. A community of enthusiast developers investigated the cause of the poor performance and concluded that

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and

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applications were running in

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mode only. No hardware acceleration was taking place, and the drivers required to take advantage of the

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hardware appeared to be missing. Many users within the community were dissatisfied by the apparent omission of a video driver that would allow hardware acceleration of graphics, particularly since the device included rendering hardware which was not being used. In an attempt to elicit interest from developers with relevant expertise, the community began raising a bounty which could be offered to any developer (or team of developers) who could solve the problem by enabling hardware acceleration with a homebrew driver. A website was also established to document and publicize the problem, to pressure HTC to provide a fix, and ultimately start a

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lawsuit against the manufacturer. At least one developer is working to get proper driver support working at HTCClassAction.org. They have successfully created a driver that enables hardware acceleration under specific circumstances (everything but fullscreen). Right now the driver enables D3D and OpenGL ES. This driver does not solve any 2D drawing problems (GUI and menus). The driver does prove that the TyTN II based devices do in fact have functioning GPU accelerated hardware, and it is enabled. It is also important to note that these drivers only work on ROMs based on Windows Mobile 6.1. Some developers are now working to enable 2D DDI support for the Polaris, which could lead to support for the Kaiser. They are using files obtained from the G810 ROM(s). Also, some users have upgraded to the driver present in the Samsung Omnia. This driver also uses software rendering, but it has been properly optimized for the ARM architecture.

Versions

Besides the branding differences, there are several models of the HTC TyTN II: the KAIS100, the KAIS110, the KAIS120, and the KAIS130. The KAIS110 has no camera; the KAIS100 has a 3.1

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rear-facing camera; the KAIS120 and KAIS130 have a 3.1-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The TyTN II model was sold as: * KAIS100 **

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TiltAT&T Tilt for Business , AT&T wireless services
/

8925/

8925a(United States) * KAIS110 **

Tilt/

8900/

8900a (United States) * KAIS120 **

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Emonster S11HT (Japan) **

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TyTN II P4550 ** O2 XDA Stellar (United Kingdom) **

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MDA Vario III (Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, Montenegro) **

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v1615 (Netherlands, United Kingdom) **

VPA Compact V * KAIS130 ** 3 TyTN II (Ireland, United Kingdom) **

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MDA VArio III (Austria) **

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HTC TyTN II (the Netherlands) **

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HTC TyTN II (Australia) **

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HTC TyTN II (United Kingdom) ** Plus GSM HTC TyTN II (Poland) **

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v1615 (France) **

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Mobile Assistant XPA v1615 (Switzerland)

ROM updates

The TyTN II shipped with Windows Mobile 6. Official updates are available for several versions of the TyTN II, including the AT&T Tilt (WM 6 AKU 0.4.4), the O2 XDA Stellar (WM 6.1), and the Vodafone v1615. Developers at

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have succeeded in porting Google Android and

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to the TyTN II.

Specifications

* Screen size: 2.8 in * Screen resolution: 240×320 pixels at 139 ppi, 4:3 aspect ratio * Screen colors: 65,536 (16-bit) * Input devices:

interface, slide-out

keyboard, and 360 degree three way jog wheel * Battery: 1350 mAh, user-accessible; up to 7 hours talk, 365 hours standby *

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s: 3.1

rear-facing with

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, 0.3-megapixel front-facing for

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ing * Location finding by detection of cell towers and Wi-Fi networks and with

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(through Google Maps Mobile) * Qualcomm MSM7200 (400 MHz

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1136EJ-S processor) * RAM: 128 MB

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* ROM: 256 MB

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* Removable media:

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, up to 32 GB * Operating system:

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, can be upgraded to Windows Mobile 6.1 *

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(

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) *

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(

/ 2100) The EMobile EMonster S11HT is reported to have a UMTS 1700 band. *

( 802.11b/g) * Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR * Mini USB (HTC ExtUSB) *

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built-in receiver for navigating; built in antenna and MS-147 connector for external connector * Size: H, W, D * Weight:

Preloaded software

(Varies by operator) *

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Instant Messenger * BlackBerry Connect * Brain Challenge * Bubble Breaker * Business Card Scanner * CoPilot Live 7 Sat Nav (Not with O2 UK) *

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Mobile * HTC Home * Midnight Pool *

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Mobile *

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Mobile * MobiTV *

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* MyCast * Solitaire * Sprite Backup *

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GPS Navigator *

Track * Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 *

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Navigator 6 Taster Edition *

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Messenger *

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Mobile * Xpress Mail *

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Messenger

GPS compatibility

Users of this phone have successfully installed and used other GPS map software applications (such as ALK Technologie
CoPilot Live 7

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br>Street Atlas USA 2009

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br>Mobile XT

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br>Maps Mobile
iNavbr>iGuidance
Intrisyn
Destinator

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br>Live Search Mobile

Tracky
and VisualGP

, which are either free or cost nothing beyond the original purchase price. The map applications are compatible with the built-in GPS receiver, provided users set the appropriate COM port for the map application (COM4, 4800 baud). The built-in GPS receiver was intended by some wireless providers to be used preferably with

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, which is a service that charges users monthly fees or fees based on the amount of downloaded map data. Telenav can only provide map data in areas where applicable cellular phone services are available and that users must have a data plan with their wireless providers.

References

Discussion forums

4WinMobile HTC TyTN II Forum

HowardForums HTC Forum

HowardForums Windows Mobile Professional Forum

HTCGeeks HTC TyTN II Forum

PDA Phone Home HTC TyTN II Forum

PPCGeeks HTC TyTN II Forum

XDA-Developers HTC TyTN II Forums

External links

HTC Mobiles: a news blog dedicated to HTC Mobiles

AT&T Tilt/AT&T 8900 User Manual

HTC TyTN II PDA Phone User Manual

O2 XDA Steller PDA Phone User Manual

XDA-Developers HTC TyTN II Wiki

HTC Source: a news blog dedicated to HTC devices

AT&T Tilt at WikiSpecs

TyTN II FCC exhibits list

HTC Kaiser News
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