Live Shots: HTC Sensation XL – No, it’s not for the USA
Basically, this article begins and ends our Sensation XL coverage. HTC confirmed to us this evening that the Sensation XL is officially never coming to the United States. They were a bit mum however, on if a variant would ship here. Since you can’t purchase a Sensation XL in the United States of America, we […]
HTC Thunderbolt Gingerbread Update Pulled Due to Voicemail Bugs
Verizon Wireless has confirmed to PhoneNews.com that the HTC Thunderbolt upgrade to Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” has been pulled, due to bugs with the voicemail notification components of the firmware. The Thunderbolt was Verizon’s first 4G LTE phone, and has suffered several issues, as well as being one of the last LTE devices to be upgraded […]
Virgin Mobile Announces LG Optimus Slider and HTC Wildfire S for October
Virgin Mobile has officially announced pricing and launch details for two new Android smartphones in the previously revealed LG Optimus Slider and the HTC Wildfire S. The LG Optimus Slider is Virgin Mobile’s version of the LG Gelato Q which will be released next month on October 16th online for $199.99, in Sprint stores on October […]
Verizon to Launch HTC Rhyme Next Week
Verizon has announced its latest HTC smartphone release in the HTC Rhyme, which is targeted towards female customers with pricing set at $199.99 after new 2 year agreement and the launch date set for September 29th.
MetroPCS HTC Wildfire Surfaces
Following up, the first images and hard specifications for the MetroPCS version of the HTC Wildfire have surfaced, courtesy of HowardForums. The MetroPCS version of the phone will be functionally identical to the GSM version with a 600MHz processor, Android Gingerbread version 2.3.4, HVGA resolution capacitive display, speakerphone, 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi N […]
AT&T Announces HTC Jetstream 4G Tablet with LTE for September 4th
Lost in the current wave of news following the Department of Justice suit against the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, the carrier has announced that it will launch its first LTE tablet in the HTC JetStream 4G this Sunday, September 4th. The tablet will be launched for $699 with a new two-year contract and a new 3GB $35/month data […]
Sprint Rolls Out HTC EVO 3D Update
Following up on a previous report, Sprint has rolled out the 2.08.651.2 maintenance update for the HTC EVO 3D. The update covers the following fixes and additions: Enhancements/Fixes – Device Lock-screen stuck in “half-state†– Potential for birthday to be one day off between contacts and Facebook – Random GPS coordinates issue – Lock-screen displays three […]
Sprint Rolling Out Updates for Conquer 4G and EVO 3D
According to Sprint internal documentation, Sprint will be rolling out two new updates, a launch update for the forthcoming Conquer 4G and a bugfix update for the EVO 3D. The Conquer 4G update will address last minute launch security issues while the EVO 3D update will address the following: lockscreen issues, Bluetooth contact transfer, Facebook […]
T-Mobile Rolls Out G2 OTA Update
T-Mobile has begun to roll out the long expected Android Gingerbread update for the T-Mobile G2 after being leaked last week and previously being mistakenly distributed by T-Mobile through insurance replacements. The updates features improvements and fixes such as the Tell HTC customer support app, support for Google Books, Wi-Fi calling fixes, notification improvements and […]
T-Mobile G2 Android Gingerbread Update Leaks
Following up, the long-awaited Android Gingerbread update for the T-Mobile G2 has been leaked from the build accidentaly distributed by T-Mobile last month after repairing select units for customers. The build is reported to feature a few bugs, which explains T-Mobile’s immediate halt to its distribution once it was made aware, but many users have […]