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HTC allegedly working on One with stock Android

HTC allegedly working on One with stock Android

24 May, 2013 | comments (32)

Google surprised everyone at the I/O 2013 keynote by unveiling a special edition of the Samsung Galaxy S4 running stock Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Now, it seems HTC is working on a similar version of its own HTC One for the US market. According...


It's official: HTC First UK launch is cancelled

It's official: HTC First UK launch is cancelled

23 May, 2013 | comments (38)

HTC First took yet another critical hit today. The UK carrier EE (the merged Orange and T-Mobile) has confirmed it won't launch the HTC First in Britain and the pre-orders won't be fulfilled. This strike on the HTC First comes shortly after...

Tags: HTC, Android


HTC exec claims HTC One already reached 5 million sales

HTC exec claims HTC One already reached 5 million sales

23 May, 2013 | comments (85)

The HTC One got a troubled start due to supply shortages of crucial components – the aluminum unibody and the UltraPixel camera sensor – but an anonymous HTC exec speaking to the Wall Street Journal claims the phone has been doing pretty well...

Tags: HTC, Android, Rumors


HTC Desire 600 dual sim goes official, Sense 5 on board

HTC Desire 600 dual sim goes official, Sense 5 on board

23 May, 2013 | comments (51)

The HTC One leads the charge of the Sense 5 experience and now the HTC Desire 600 dual sim fills the ranks with an affordable alternative. The smartphone was introduced today and is supposed to bring many of the One's premium features at a far lower...

Tags: HTC, Android, Dual SIM


HTC J One makes its way to Japan's KDDI carrier

HTC J One makes its way to Japan's KDDI carrier

21 May, 2013 | comments (42)

The HTC One has made its way to Japanese carrier KDDI under the J One moniker. The device sports the same beautiful aluminum design, but now packs a microSD card slot for storage expansion. The HTC J One also differentiates from its...

Tags: HTC, Android


HTC One to get Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update in 2-3 weeks

HTC One to get Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update in 2-3 weeks

18 May, 2013 | comments (67)

The HTC One, the Taiwanese flagship smartphone was launched back in March with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on board, and it looks like the company might soon roll out the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update for the smartphone as well. According to a...

Tags: HTC, Android


HTC deals with shortages, ramps up One production

HTC deals with shortages, ramps up One production

17 May, 2013 | comments (56)

HTC, having put its legal troubles and component shortages behind it, is ready to double up its production of the HTC one this month, in anticipation of what it hopes to be a "high-end sales" period during the coming months. The HTC One,...

Tags: HTC, Android


HTC One update on Sprint improves touch key sensitivity

HTC One update on Sprint improves touch key sensitivity

17 May, 2013 | comments (20)

The HTC One on Sprint has received a software update, which bumps up the version number to 1.29.651.10. The main change in this update is an improvement in the Back and Home key sensitivity. The HTC One has a minor issue where the capacitive...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


IP57-certified Panasonic Eluga P with 4.7

IP57-certified Panasonic Eluga P with 4.7" 1080p display unveiled

15 May, 2013 | comments (18)

Panasonic unveiled an HTC One competitor in Japan – it's called Eluga P P-03E and it's for DoCoMo. The Panasonic Eluga P is an Android 4.2 phone with a 4.7" 1080p screen, which is optimized for one-handed operation. The screen can detect a...


Samsung ships 6 million Galaxy S4's, breaks own record

Samsung ships 6 million Galaxy S4's, breaks own record

15 May, 2013 | comments (127)

There was never any doubt that the Samsung Galaxy S4 would be a runaway success in the market. The only question was would it be able to beat the record of its super popular predecessor. The Korean company has managed to ship over six million...

Tags: Samsung, Android


Nokia Lumia 925 announced with aluminum frame, OIS camera

Nokia Lumia 925 announced with aluminum frame, OIS camera

14 May, 2013 | comments (210)

Nokia just announced its third phone in five days, its new WP8 flagship called Nokia Lumia 925. It's similar to the Lumia 920 and Verizon's Lumia 928 in that it packs an 8.7MP sensor with Optical Image Stabilization and f/2.0 aperture. The flash...


WP8 Amber update to bring Smart Camera, FM radio to old Lumias

WP8 Amber update to bring Smart Camera, FM radio to old Lumias

14 May, 2013 | comments (39)

Nokia just announced the Lumia 925, which packs the Smart Camera app – the culmination of the company's acquisition of Scalado. The app will be released to current WP8 Lumias later on with a firmware update Nokia calls the Lumia Amber update. The...


HTC Butterfly Android 4.2.2 firmware with Sense 5.1 leaks

HTC Butterfly Android 4.2.2 firmware with Sense 5.1 leaks

09 May, 2013 | comments (29)

A system dump of the HTC Butterfly, the international twin of the Droid DNA, running on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with the latest Sense 5.1 UI has leaked. The system dump is available in the source link below courtesy of a XDA-developer named...

Tags: Sony, Android


HTC removes HDR microphone from the One's spec sheet

HTC removes HDR microphone from the One's spec sheet

02 May, 2013 | comments (35)

HTC has removed the HDR microphone from HTC One's specs sheet, promo pages and local official websites. This is a result of the legal battle between Nokia and the supplier - ST Microelectronics. In case you've missed the news, HTC's flagship...

Tags: HTC, Android


HTC M4 surfaces, looks like a mid-range variant of the HTC One

HTC M4 surfaces, looks like a mid-range variant of the HTC One

01 May, 2013 | comments (71)

It seems HTC is planning on releasing a younger sibling to the critically acclaimed HTC One. The HTC M4 as it is called for now (the One was called M7 at one point) looks very similar to the HTC One but will have downgraded specifications and a...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


US variants of Galaxy S4 ship with locked bootloaders

US variants of Galaxy S4 ship with locked bootloaders

30 April, 2013 | comments (49)

CyanogenMod developed Steve Kondik has confirmed in his post on Google+ that the AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with a locked bootloader. As you may know, an unlocked or unlockable bootloader is imperative if you want to run a...


16GB HTC One to hit Taiwan carriers this week

16GB HTC One to hit Taiwan carriers this week

29 April, 2013 | comments (33)

A word has arrived that HTC One with 16GB of built-in memory will make it to its home market this week. All three major wireless service providers in Taiwan will offer the smartphone with the new, lower storage capacity. The largest carrier...

Tags: HTC, Android


HTC President pleased with the Galaxy S4 reviews

HTC President pleased with the Galaxy S4 reviews

29 April, 2013 | comments (109)

A majority of the Samsung Galaxy S4 reviews hit the internet this past week (although ours was out a month ago because that's just how we roll) and although Samsung should be generally pleased with the response the phone has received it seems HTC...

Tags: HTC, Samsung, Android


HTC One to get new mics after the current stock is exhausted

HTC One to get new mics after the current stock is exhausted

28 April, 2013 | comments (72)

HTC has clarified that the injunction filed by Nokia for the dual-membrane microphone in its flagship smartphone in The Netherlands is against STMicroelectronics (a supplier of components to HTC) and not against the Taiwanese company...

Tags: HTC, Android


More Samsung Galaxy S4 Exynos 5 Octa benchmarks surface

More Samsung Galaxy S4 Exynos 5 Octa benchmarks surface

28 April, 2013 | comments (120)

The fourth generation Galaxy S smartphone was launched with two different processor variants, one with Snapdragon 600 chipset on board and the other with the company’s own Exynos 5 Octa platform. The folks at FoneArena have got their hands on the...

Tags: Samsung, Android