MWC: HTC Announces One Series and Universal Branding Initiative
At its own press event ahead of Mobile World Congress, HTC has announced its initiative to both offer the apex of its expertise in device design and an effort to actively reduce the number of handsets it releases while simultaneously reducing confusion by adopting a standard naming convention across regions. This is meant to […]
HTC Adds More Phones to Android 4.0 Update List, Still no Tablet Updates
HTC has announced the addition of more supported Android smartphones that will receive updates to Android Ice Cream Sandwich this year following its initial confirmation of the update rollout last week which included recently released models in the Rezound, Vivid, Amaze 4G, EVO 3D, EVO Design 4G, Incredible S, Desire S, and Desire HD. Additional […]
HTC Details Android Ice Cream Sandwich Updates
HTC has taken to Facebook to detail its plans for Android 4.0 parent in terms of updates on its recent lineup, with the Rezound, Vivid, Amaze 4G, EVO 3D, EVO Design 4G, Incredible S, Desire S, and Desire HD receiving updates to the new operating system during the year.
Deal: HDMI MHL Adapter for Samsung & HTC Devices – $6.80
Today, Monorprice is offering a Micro High-definition Link (MHL) adapter cable, for compatible smartphones. The cable enables MHL-enabled smartphones, tablets, and other devices to provide HDMI output, as well as charge the device directly, via the power supplied from the HDMI cable. It also facilitates CEC communications, so that a Television can directly control the […]
Deal: HTC Scribe Pen / Stylus for Flyer, EVO View 4G, Jetstream – $39.99 Shipped
Tired of all the CES news? We’re here to deliver some deals and non-CES news as well. Sprint is selling the HTC Scribe pen for $39.99. For those that don’t know, the Scribe is HTC’s capacitive stylus for their tablet line. This includes the HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G on Sprint, and Jetstream on AT&T. […]
Verizon Quietly Gives Half Off All LTE Batteries at Checkout
Over the past month, Verizon has been discounting LTE batteries. However, it was at times hard, and impossible to lock in the deal. We initially reported the half-off battery pricing with the HTC Rezound in a previous article, but the discounts were giving users errors. Namely, if a user was logged into VerizonWireless.com, they often […]
Sprint Delivers Honeycomb 3.2 to EVO View 4G (with Review)
Just in time for the holidays, Sprint has rolled out the Android 3.2 Honeycomb upgrade that we first confirmed was on its way for the HTC EVO View 4G. The upgrade is is well over a hundred megabytes, those on a capped 3G/4G data plan are urged to download this update over Wi-Fi. The update […]
HTC Loses ITC Dispute Over Single Patent, Considered Winner for Low Impact
HTC will only have to remove one feature for phones, and can be considered the clear winner in this round. However, the continued patent battles between Apple and HTC underscore the general failure of patent systems globally.
Verizon Rolling Out New HTC Thunderbolt Update
Following the Gingerbread update, users encountered new bugs with Verizon’s first LTE phone. As is common with Verizon devices, following a major update, Verizon is offering users a bug fix rollup release, which is now available.
Deal: HTC EVO View 4G – $229.99
Yet another deal on Sprint’s most powerful tablet, which knocks its off-contract price down to match its for-contract price point. The WiMAX tablet doesn’t require cellular service, but can also Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network.