Well, well, well, look at what we have here. Phone Arena has leaked out some photos and specifications for a mysterious HTC smartphone that’s not only running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but it apparently touting 4G LTE capabilities courtesy of Verizon’s next-generation network. And while details surrounding the hardware and software are known, the [...]
Earlier today, HTC announced that it would begin rolling out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to its devices by the end of March. The first batch of devices that will be getting the Android 4.0 update include the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation 4G, and the HTC Sensation XE. In addition, the company confirmed that a [...]
Those of you with an HTC Sensation, T-Mobile version or otherwise, have probably been wondering when you’d see HTC announce an Android 4.0 roll out date for your device. Well, today, the manufacturer has kind of that as it says that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will be rolling out to the HTC Sensation, HTC [...]
Samsung won’t host a press conference at the Mobile World Congress this year according to an email sent to PC World. That doesn’t mean that Samsung won’t be announcing new devices, it just won’t be doing so on the main stage. Yeah, that probably means that there won’t be anything earth shattering announced, maybe a [...]
After revealing disappointing financial figures for its Winter quarter, HTC revealed a couple interesting tidbits in its recent earnings call. The first being the creation of a ‘cross-disciplinary’ Studio group that will report directly to the CEO to create new and compelling products. The second of which is that the company is now more open [...]
AT&T is about to be the first carrier in the United States to land two 4G LTE Windows Phones and we thought it would be appropriate to compare them to each other. The phones we speak of are the HTC Titan II, a handset that features an absolutely massive display and the Nokia Lumia 900, [...]
The HTC Ville, which is rumored to be one of the handsets that the company will announced at this month’s Mobile World Congress, has made shown up in a number of photos today, photos that show off its slim physique. Ameblo has leaked the photos out and they purportedly show a device that will check [...]
2011 saw the introduction of widespread 4G LTE and the devices that support the next-generation network that can pull down speeds 10 times faster than those of normal 3G. One of the companies responsible for said devices was HTC which came out with the first widespread 4G LTE smartphone in the HTC ThunderBolt, a phone [...]
In addition to launching a white variant of the original HTC Sensation on March 1 with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box, it appears that HTC will be prepping its entire Sensation line for Ice Cream Sandwich, including the HTC Sensation XE and the HTC Sensation XL. The update will be delivered [...]
The HTC Sensation has almost been around for a year now and apparently HTC likes it so much that it’s going to be releasing another edition with a couple of interesting changes. The first, it’s going to be arriving in Ice White, you can see how that color scheme works in the photo. And secondly, [...]
HTC had promised that it will be offering Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates to select phone models in 2012, but the company has not been specific on a timeframe as to when that would happen. Fortunately, a user who recently purchased the HTC Sensation XE Android smartphone had asked HTC in a Twitter message [...]
Yesterday we heard that T-Mobile might be killing off two of its high end smartphones in the HTC Amaze 4G and HTC Sensation 4G which many suspect means other high-end smartphones are on the way. One of those phones is rumored to be the HTC Ville which has appeared on video today showcasing its thin [...]
Over the weekend, TMoNews dropped a piece of evidence that seems to indicate that T-Mobile has plans to kill off a whole bunch of phones. And by kill of, we of course mean tag them with an End-of-Life (EOL) status. The phones in question include two high-end ones, the HTC Sensation 4G and the HTC [...]
If you’ve had your eyes on the HTC Rezound for Verizon’s 4G LTE network, you’re in luck today. That’s because Amazon has slashed the price of the Rezound down to a cool $80 for new customers. That’s a pretty incredible price for this phone and one that you’re definitely going to want to look at [...]
It’s been a few weeks and the dust from a very active CES for phone announcements is beginning to settle. AT&T and pretty much every major OEM announced phones. Motorola and Verizon announced a few rehashed devices, one of which launched on January 26th, 2012. Nokia and Samsung were fairly busy as well. That leaves [...]
Though unadvertised and not marketed by HTC nor Verizon Wireless as a global world phone, the Android LTE HTC Rezound may in fact be a world phone complete with a GSM radio. After the device was shipped overseas, a user had inserted a T-Mobile UK SIM card into the advertised CDMA/LTE smartphone and was able [...]
Verizon Wireless is beginning to deploy a new firmware update for the 4G LTE HTC Rezound smartphone, which was the first device to debut with Beats Audio, 4G LTE, and a 720p HD high resolution display. Though considered a minor software update, the update, delivered to users over the air, brings a number of welcomed [...]
A new leak for AT&T reveals some interesting tidbits, including pricing and the launch date for the HTC Titan II smartphone as well as a new unannounced device called the Sony Crystal, which is believed to be a tablet. The HTC Titan II is said to be launching on March 18. The device is among [...]
In comments made to Mobile Today, HTC has confirmed that it will be slashing its smartphone portfolio for 2012 and that it will shift focus away from the tablet market and instead focus on the quality of the company’s phone lineup. This confirmation comes just shortly after Motorola said something similar in that it will [...]
In addition to the release date and price leaks of both the Nokia Lumia 900 and the Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T, BGR’s roadmap has also revealed the possible release date and pricing of one of Ma Bell’s upcoming Windows Phone devices, the HTC Titan II. The 4G LTE-powered device is currently slated to be [...]
The ‘quietly brilliant’ smartphone-manufacturer has begun sending out media invitations to its event in Barcelona for February 26 during the trade show Mobile World Congress. In the past, HTC has used MWC to introduce its worldwide lineup of GSM smartphones with a few of those devices re-branded to reach the U.S. market, and the invitation-only [...]
It looks like Sprint is gearing up to retire some older smartphone and tablet models in an attempt to make room on its retail shelves for newer upcoming models with 4G LTE on-board. The models being retired and placed on Sprint’s EOL, or End-of-Life, list include the WiFi-only version of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook, [...]
Despite its larger than life name, the HTC Primo will be targeted as a mid-range Android smartphone running Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich platform. However, it seems that HTC will be moving to make its premium audio experience, thanks to a partnership with Beats Audio, more widely available and the mid-range Primo will be bundled with [...]
Earlier this month, owners of the of the HTC Flyer here in the U.S. were finally treated to Android 3.2 Honeycomb. Well, it looks like HTC isn’t done as the company’s customer service (not the most reliable of sources) has confirmed that the Flyer will getting another update in the form of Android 4.0 Ice [...]
For a limited time, Verizon is going to be offering up its original 4G LTE phone, the HTC ThunderBolt, for the low price of free so-as you sign a new two year agreement with the carrier. That’s a bit of a tall offer considering the 4G LTE phones that Verizon is currently offering and the [...]
The issue of poor reception with metal construction on cellular phones was made notorious on Apple’s iPhone 4, which had a stainless steel band that served as both the phone’s antenna and as structural support for the phone. In what was known publicly as Antennagate, the iPhone 4 had diminished reception when a user held [...]
Although Sprint is now focusing on its 4G LTE smartphones and network moving forward, the carrier still has three planned software updates, one for each of its high-end smartphones released over the last two years. The first one goes to the original Epic 4G, which is the carrier’s keyboarded variant of the Samsung Galaxy S [...]
HTC’s rumored quad-core Tegra 3-powered HTC Edge may get a codename change and be known internally as the HTC Endeavor. Interestingly, the phone may be released as the HTC Supreme. It looks like HTC is going grand with names for its smartphones if its Android flagship will be called the Supreme and the Windows Phone [...]
Slowly but surely, HTC is unlocking the bootloaders for its smartphone lineup and today, we see that the manufacturer has not forgotten about some of the older devices in its stable. According to a tweet from its HTCDev account, the company has gone ahead and unlocked the bootloaders for a grand total of six smartphones [...]
T-Mobile USA didn’t have many significant announcements this year at the Consumer Electronics Show unlike rivals AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint, but the nation’s fourth largest carrier may have something big coming in the form of the HTC Ville, a super slim and thin smartphone. The device has been rumored for months now and is [...]
Earlier today, Chuong and I attended the 2012 AT&T Developer Summit where AT&T’s Ralph de le Vega and HTC’s Peter Chou announced the HTC Titan II. The Titan II is one of the 1st LTE Windows Phone devices announced to run on AT&T’s LTE network. The HTC Titan II has a 4.7 screen, it features [...]
This morning at the AT&T Developer’s Summit in Las Vegas, AT&T and HTC announced the first AT&T LTE Windows Phone device for US markets: the HTC Titan II. Peter Chou of HTC was on stage with Ralph de le Vega and Steve Balmer to show off this hot new phone. The HTC Titan II has [...]
While most of our attention is currently on the happenings at CES 2012 here in Las Vegas, but we couldn’t help but notice that another high-end Android phone has dropped in price today, and this time its HTC’s most recent release, the HTC Rezound, which has fallen down to $199 just two months after launching. [...]
Though HTC had taken a departure from the HTC HD7 and HD7s with the release of the larger-screened Titan, the company may be revisiting the 4.3-inch display form factor for the Windows Phone platform. A device with the HD8 moniker was seen in stats released by the app “I’m a WP7.” Unlike the HTC HD7, [...]
If you were hoping to see quad-core phones from HTC unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas it appears that your dreams may have been dashed as Commercial Times is reporting that HTC won’t be unveiling any quad-core smartphones until the Mobile World Congress which is set to take place in February. [...]
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