Nokia, Samsung, LG, ZTE and Apple earned places in IDCs 2010 list of top-five phone vendors. Notably absent were Motorola, BlackBerry-maker RIM and HTC. – Nokia, Samsung, LG Electronics, ZTE and Apple all earned the
distinction of being the top five smartphone vendors during the fourth
quarter
of 2010 and the year on whole, IDC reported Jan. 27. Notably absent
from the
list were Motorola, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion and HTC, each
of whic…
Facebook is again denying that its building a phone. A new HTC phone, and an earlier reported INQ Mobile phone, may just have “deep integrations of Facebook.” – Facebook officials are once
again denying they have a smartphone
in development. The social network sites denial follows a report by London
site City A.M. that the Taiwanese
smartphone maker HTC plans to unveil two Facebook-branded phones at the Mobile
World Congress event next month.
The p…
New details about HTCs rumored Android-running tablet, the Flyer, suggest the 7-inch tablet, with a stylus, could arrive in March running Android 2.3. – Rumors that
smartphone maker HTC is planning an Android-running tablet called the Flyer
received a bit more backing Jan. 26, though the device still has yet to be
officially confirmed.
Norwegian site
Amobil, citing an “insider who is familiar
with the companys plans,” has offered specification…
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 on the HTC HD7 offers users a solid smartphone experience, but the platform may need something more to compete with the iPhone and Android. – As implemented in HTC’s HD7 smartphone, Microsoft’s
Windows Phone 7 emerges as a solid mobile operating system with no major issues
worth complaining about. Despite its overall polish and functionality, the
platform feels a bit like a first draft one far more polished than the Android
1.6 that r…
HTC is said to be working on three Android-running “Flyer” tablets. The first will reportedly begin shipping in the United States in March. – HTC is
planning to launch three media tablets in the first half of the year, according
to reports.
The first
model, according to a Jan. 20 report from Taipei-based DigiTimes,
is slated to begin shipping in the United States in March. No specs were
offered, but Digitimes noted that an unnamed s…
When the folks at repair site iFixit took a look inside the Windows Phone 7, running HTC Surround smartphone, they found a whole lot that reminded them of the HTC-made Google Nexus One. The phones share their motherboard design, as well as basically all the chips on it, and both phones address noise cancellation the same way. However, unique to the Surround, the iFixit team found, was a 16GB SanDisk microSD card& buried deep in the phone below some silver tape and two warning stickers& acting as the phones "internal memory." The media-driven phone has a hearty sliding mechanism for its speaker grille, and while tough to repair& earning it just a 5 on iFixits 10-point scale& Miroslav Djuric, iFixits director of technical communication, called it a "very solid, capable phone that will undoubtedly please its users." – …
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When the team
at repair site iFixit decided to tear down the HTC Surround, they thought they
were doing “something completely different.” What they found, instead…
Got keypad? Sprint customers now have a choice of the HTC Evo Shift 4G, with its slide-out QWERTY keypad and Android 2.2, or the original HTC Evo 4G. – @font-face {
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The HTC Evo Shift 4G is now
officially available on the Sprint network.
Like its keyboard…
Motorola, Toshiba, HTC and other tech giants are using this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to debut their latest and greatest products. In what should prove a surprise to exactly nobody, many of those products are smartphones and tablets. While every company is offering something different with regard to software and hardware, some trends are definitely emerging: Many of the upcoming tablets, including the Motorola Xoom and Toshiba’s tablet, embrace Android 3.0. With regard to smartphones, manufacturers definitely have their eye on 4G networks.
If last year’s CES was all about e-readers for many companies, this one is all about tablets. Companies such as Research In Motion (with its PlayBook) hope to make a dent in the increasingly crowded space. Other tech stalwarts, though, seem more concerned with offering the latest devices in entirely different product lines, including connected TVs and in-car IT systems. In any case, the sheer number of new devices poised to enter the market suggests that 2011 will be a very big year for tech. – …
The HTC Thunderbolt is one of four 4G-enabled smartphones Verizon introduced at CES. It runs Android 2.2 and HTCs Sense, and has Skype video calling built in. – Leaked images of the HTC Thunderbolt, spilling out just before the new year,
did little to rain on the parades of Verizon Wireless or HTC. At the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Jan. 6,
the pair enthusiastically unveiled their newest Android-running smartphone,
which will be exclusive…
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HTC has become
a major play…
Microsoft hopes its Windows Phone 7 smartphones will allow it to reclaim market share in a mobile space currently dominated by the likes of Google Android and the Apple iPhone. In order to accomplish that goal, the company has teamed with manufacturing partners to produce a series of smartphones whose large touch screens and minimal buttons are heavily reminiscent of the iPhone or Droid X. But how does one of those flagship Windows Phone 7 devices, the HTC HD7, compare to those bestselling rivals? Windows Phone 7 is largely free of glitches, despite lacking certain key features such as cut-and-paste (expected in January), but it still feels like a first-generation operating system in need of a few tweaks and add-ons. The hardware is handsomely constructed, with no glaring errors. In short, the HTC HD7 is a device that most people would be happy to own& and yet nothing about the smartphone stands out in a way that would necessarily drive someone to purchase it in place of a similar Apple or Android device. – …
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 on the HTC HD7 offers users a solid smartphone experience, but the platform may need something more to compete with the iPhone and Android. – Windows Phone 7: Not a disaster!
Sorry, lets try that one again.
Windows Phone 7: A solid start.
Better. In the months leading up to Windows Phone 7s launch, any number of pundits seemed more than
happy to opine that the chances of survival for the
platform, once released, were equivalent to th…
HTC files a trademark for a handheld electronic device named the Scribe, according to the U.S. Patent office. – Mobile phone manufacturer HTC joins the growing list of companies
planning to roll out tablet devices in the wake of the Apple iPad, if a
trademark filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is any
indication. The company filed the trademark for the “Scribe” handheld
electronic device on De…
Leaked images of an HTC Android smartphone are thought to be the Thunderbolt, one of six 4G-enabled phones Verizon Wireless will introduce at CES. – When Verizon Wireless CEO Ivan Seidenberg takes the stage at Consumer
Electronics Show Jan. 6, will there be any surprises left?
On Dec. 28, tech blog Droid Life leaked a dozen images of an Android-running
HTC smartphone, said to be the Thunderbolt, and one of the half-dozen 4G-enabled
devices t…
HTC is showing off a 4G phone sort of on its Website, with the words, “The first to 4G, again,” and the promise of more information Jan. 6. Is it headed for Verizon? – It looks like HTC has a new 4G phone up its sleeve, or maybe under
it. New on the HTC Website is the squarish silhouette of a smartphone,
cloaked in a black drape alongside the words: “The first to 4G, again.”
A button, directing fans to a page where they can be alerted to details as they emer…
Analysts are expecting holiday spending to rise slightly from 2009 levels, despite high unemployment rates and a wobbly economy, and mobile phone makers are doing their share to fuel that trend. comScore is predicting 11 percent growth overall, and notes that spending during the first 21 days of November was already off to a strong start, thanks to major promotions on the part of retailers, including around mobile phones. Indeed, in addition to helping out manufacturers, these deals are a coup for consumers& whether shopping for themselves or looking to imbue someone else with some holiday cheer. Below is a sample of whats currently available for less than $100, from the new and affordable but nonetheless boasting 3G, to the markets very highest-end devices, now miraculously available for a song. For $100& or even free with a contract& consumers can now expect WiFi and even 4G connectivity, high-end cameras, crystal-clear touch screens, media players, HDMI support and super-fast processors. Happy shopping. – …
The Windows Phone 7–running HTC HD7 smartphone is the latest to be said to suffer from “death grip” the antenna problem that first plagued the iPhone 4. – The HTC HD7 appears to be the latest smartphone to fall victim to the antenna “death grip,” according to reports.
In a video from YouTube that is making the rounds, the phone is seen dropping bars when encircled in a meaty mitt the so-called death grip and then regaining them when released.
…
Smartphone makers Samsung and HTC have entered patent licensing agreements with Intellectual Ventures, which should help both avoid patent suits in the future. – Smartphone makers HTC and Samsung
Electronics have taken steps to keep their energies focused on innovation and
not legal documents. In respective Nov. 23 statements, each announced that it
had entered into a long-term licensing agreement and strategic alliance with
Intellectual Ventures.
With…
Sprint will reportedly debut an HTC Evo 4G Slide at Januarys CES event. A smaller sibling to the Evo 4G, it could offer a QWERTY keypad and larger battery. – Sprint has had such good luck with the HTC Evo 4G smartphone that it
seems to be planning a little-brother follow up, the Evo Shift 4G, Engadget reported Nov. 16. The information, says the tech site, comes from an “established tipster.”
Reportedly also known as the “Knight,” the Boy Genius Report…
