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Black HTC One caught at AT&T’s website

Well what do we have here. The black HTC One, which we’ve seen before without any carrier committing to sell one. That could change soon with AT&T’s website now hosting a page dedicated to this black beauty. Yep, it’s sexy, and we like a lot. Then again, we like the silver version just as well. AT&T hasn’t issued a press release to announce the One in black and the phone is still not available for purchase. However, now that the page is live – I would have to guess the launch Read more

HTC One kernel source now available from HTCDev

HTC has released the kernel source for its shiny new HTC One smartphone, which is now available for download from HTCDev. If you’re not developer looking to tweak things, you don’t care about this sort of things. On the other hand, if you do fit that group of people and have some spare time to play around custom ROM builds – rock on, show us what you’re made of. If you come up with some solid software that runs on HTC’s flagship, we’ll be glad to give you some space Read more

Mid-end HTC Desire L announced in Taiwan: 1GHz dual-core CPU, 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 5MP camera

HTC announced a new smartphone in its own backyard – Desire L. This mid-ranger won’t impress many with its specs sheet, and as I’m writing this we’ve no idea whether it will be available in the West or not. Price wasn’t unveiled, either. Here’s what we know… The HTC Desire L comes with a 4.3-inch Super LCD2 screen with WVGA (480×800 pixels) resolution, 5-megapixel rear camera with auto-focus and LED flash, 1GB of RAM, Beats Audio, 1800mAh battery, 4GB of internal memory and a microSD expansion slot. Android Jelly Bean Read more

HTC One Developer Edition delayed until the end of April

Those of who you might be interested in getting your hands on the HTC One Developer Edition model will have to wait a bit longer for that day to come. HTC sent around an email to folks who pre-ordered it a few weeks ago saying there’s been a slight delay. Buyers were originally supposed to receive the device today, April 19th. According to the email as reported by ZDNet, HTC said, “Due to shipping issues with the new 32G unlocked and 64G Developers Editions of the new HTC One, there Read more

HTC One on sale now from Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T

It’s time for the HTC One to land in the US with a launch across three major carriers. Starting today prospective customers can buy the HTC One from either Sprint, T-Mobile or AT&T. Each carrier has different prices and terms, and we will break down the details for each one below. AT&T AT&T is selling the Glacial Silver model in 32GB and 64GB capacities with a price starting at $199 with a two-year customer agreement for the 32GB model. The 64GB version will set you back $299. AT&T is also offering the Read more

Kelly Hodgkins

Verizon Continues 4G LTE Rollout, Lights Up Five New Markets

Verizon has deployed 4G LTE service in five new markets today, lighting up El Centro, CA; Fort Dodge, IA; Middlesboro/Harlan and Paducah, KY; and East Liverpool, OH. Verizon is continuing to roll out its 4G LTE service in suburban and rural areas, covering over 95% of its 3G service areas with 4G LTE. Verizon plans on delivering 4G LTE service to every one of its 3G markets by the middle of this year, and is in good shape to do so. Verizon now provides its 4G LTE coverage to 287 Read more

Ian Kersey

AT&T’s HTC One X+ gets bug fixing update, Android 4.2 not included

AT&T has released a small, bug-fixing update for the HTC One X+, bringing the firmware version to 1.19.502.1. Sadly, the new software doesn’t include Android 4.2, but you’ll get Address Book, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi tweaks, as well as other minor bug fixes. As far as we’ve understood, the update is still not rolling out over-the-air, and for the time being, you’ll have to use your PC to get all of the goodies listed above. Or wait for the moment when you’ll be able to accomplish the same thing right from Read more

New HTC Device Spotted in China Sporting Ultrapixel Camera

A new HTC device has been spotted today, touting an Ultrapixel camera and an interesting spec sheet, similar to that of the HTC First. The device, known as the HTC606w has recently passed regulatory approval in China. It seems to be a beefed up version of the HTC First handset, sans Facebook home of course, and is most definitely not the earlier reported HTC M4 that also was rumored to be touting an Ultrapixel camera. The HTC 606w will be sporting a 4.3-inch 720p screen, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 2GB Read more

Ian Kersey

T-Mobile Confirms HTC One Availability for April 24th

After a delay in the launch of the HTC One due to component shortages, T-Mobile has now confirmed that the new HTC flagship handset will be available on their network on the 24th of April. The smartphone will be available in select stores and online, and will also support Wi-Fi calling. The HTC One is one of the most anticipated handsets of the year, and has been garnering great reviews and accolades from those reviewers lucky enough to play with the unit. A tweet from @tmobilehelp revealed the release date, Read more

Ian Kersey

Sexy-lookin’ pink HTC Butterfly heading to Taiwan

HTC is preparing a special version of the Butterfly smartphone for its own backyard. The device that you may know as Droid DNA, though sans Verizon’s touch, will be available in pink, making for an awesome lookin’ product as you can attest for yourself from the image above. As you know, this isn’t “yet another pink phone” and it hides pretty powerful hardware under the hood, including a quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 8-megapixel camera, full HD screen, a ton of built-in storage and so on. Interested Taiwanese will be Read more

Leaked Photos Show Possible April 24th HTC One Release on T-Mobile

T-Mobile customers who have been salivating for the HTC One were thrown a couple of bones today, and they’re pretty juicy ones too. Earlier in the day, TmoNews reported on a leaked picture that details T-Mobile’s display plans for the HTC One in their retail stores, with a release date of April 24th on the plan. The picture also confirms that the HTC One will not be appearing in every T-Mobile store, with display plans for “stores not carrying the HTC One” detailed at the bottom of the image. Just Read more

Ian Kersey