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Hot Deal: T-Mobile’s HTC One S available for $125 from Wirefly through Memorial Day weekend

If a) you don’t need the HTC One X and would rather get something more affordable like One S, and b) want T-Mobile as a carrier – here’s a good news for you. Wirefly has a special offer for HTC’s powerful smartphone, offering it for $149.99 with a two-year contract, which is $50 less than what the Magenta carrier asks at the moment. But that’s not all, if you enter coupon code HTCONES25, you’ll get an additional $25 off for a total price of $124.99 (plus taxes, where apply). Pretty Read more

EVO 4G LTE customers get shipping notices

There are reports circling around saying that some lucky Sprint customers out there are beginning to receive their Evo 4G LTE devices. This brings creditability to the rumors earlier in the week, that some blocked HTC EVO 4G LTE’s were getting through customs. For a minute, this didn’t seem likely considering the ongoing legal battle between Apple, which caused these EVO handsets to be held at customs first. Sprint subscribers who pre-ordered the phone, started receiving notifications from the third largest cell phone provider that their device has shipped today. Read more

Motorola Droid 4, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, HTC Rezound 5G and DROID RAZR MAXX all available for less at Amazon

If you’re looking to get yourself a new phone, don’t want to wait for the HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S III, and would rather get something more affordable, check out what Amazon Wireless’ latest deals. The online retailer sent us an email about 4 cool devices that are offered for less. Here’s what they got: Motorola DROID 4 4G (Verizon Wireless) – $0.01 / $149.99 Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Sprint) – $49.99 / $149.99 HTC Rezound 4G (Verizon Wireless) – $49.99 / $179.99 Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 4G (Verizon Read more

HTC One XL (read: the AT&T One X) to launch in Europe next month

HTC’s One X comes in two flavors. One of them, the international version, has a quad core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor inside. Another, the AT&T One X, swaps that Tegra 3 for a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4. Why? So it can also come with 4G LTE connectivity. Which One X is better? That depends on what you’re looking after. If you’re obsessed with showing off, that somehow the spec sheet of the phone in your pocket makes you better than everyone else, then of course the quad core version is the Read more

Stefan Constantinescu

HTC patent shows off a new smartphone UI based on centuries old book technology

Books are awesome. They don’t need batteries, they have indexes that make things easy to find, and they’re ridiculously easy to use. HTC shares our enthusiasm for the printed word according to a patent that was unearthed by Unwired View. Said patent, which was filed back in April 2008, though it only got approved yesterday, shows a user interface that’s equivalent to a pimped out Filofax. For those of you who don’t know what a Filofax is, it’s the pinacle of human achievement when it comes to paper based planning Read more

Stefan Constantinescu

DirectFix exposes the internal layout of the HTC One S

I’m a big fan of hardware teardowns and enjoy looking inside a device. The best part is getting to see how each manufacturer uses a different design, yet still manages to squeeze similar components into such a tiny space. One of the latest teardowns to hit the Internet is from DirectFix, which takes apart an HTC One S. The repair company takes the device down to its screws and rails, while showing you how to replace the screen. It’s a visual journey that’s enjoyable to hardware fans, but a daunting Read more

Kelly Hodgkins

HTC fills in more blanks about Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates

HTC has been pretty good about letting users know when their handsets will be receiving the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update and has just released more details for a handful of phones. With almost 20 handsets detailed with a time estimate, most of the handsets will be surfing on the latest version of the operating system by June. If you’re rocking a Droid Incredible 2, Thunderbolt, or Desire HD, you could be waiting until August before you receive the update. By that time, Android 5.0 Jelly Bean will have Read more

Some blocked HTC EVO 4G LTE handsets pass through customs

Good news for Sprint customers looking to buy an Evo 4G LTE. According to a note posted by HTC on its investor website, some Evo 4G LTE handsets were reviewed by customs officials and given the green light to pass into the country. These handsets will make their way to Sprint customers who pre-ordered the device and didn’t receive it on the expected launch date of May 18. Starting last week, the Evo 4G LTE and the HTC One X were held up by custom officials who inspected the handsets Read more

Kelly Hodgkins

Verizon flipping the switch for global roaming on select Android phones this summer

If you’re rocking a Droid 4, RAZR, RAZR MAXX, Rezound, then you have an update coming your way. What, pray tell, is in this update? Well, it looks like Verizon is flipping the switch and giving these handsets the global roaming capabilities they’ve had tucked away since day one. This summer, Verizon Wireless will be updating the following 4G LTE smartphones for global use. HTC Rezound DROID RAZR by Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX by Motorola DROID 4 by Motorola Customers will see a notification on their device when the software update is Read more

HTC Amaze 4G Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update now live

We filled you in on the details a few days ago about the Amaze 4G’s upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich update, and it’s now officially available through T-Mobile. The update brings the Amaze 4G up to date with the latest version of Android, but still retains version 3.6 of HTC Sense. We can’t say that we’re sure why this is, but users will likely still be impressed with the enhancements found in Ice Cream Sandwich alone. To start downloading the update, go to Settings>About Phone> HTC Software Updates>Check, and you should Read more

UK Hot Deal: HTC One X available for free on a 12-month 36 GBP/month Vodafone contract!

Talk about a hot deal. UK phone retailer Phones 4U is offering the brand new HTC One X for free on a 36 GBP/month plan. And get this – it requires putting your signature on a 12-month contract with Vodafone!!! Usually this sort of deals come with two-year customer agreements so we’re kinda surprised delighted, especially when we know the One X is pretty much the best Android smartphone you can get at this moment (Samsung Galaxy S III is still not available). The plan that comes with this offer Read more