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After extensive coverage of Samsung‘s war with Apple overseas, there’s a bit of a twist today: the legal battles don’t always involve Samsung and they aren’t taking place overseas. Welcome back to the legal battles between HTC and Apple. On December 14th, the smartphone manufacturer may face a giant ban against U.S. imports. If so, it…
Our friends over at WMPoweruser have spotted a great deal on a T-Mobile Windows Phone: the HTC Radar 4G can be had for free when you order online and sign up for a new, two-year contract. Not bad. With a 3.8-inch Super LCD screen, 5-megapixel camera and a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, the Radar 4G…
HTC today announced that it has started to roll out Honeycomb (Android 3.x) to the GSM version of the HTC Flyer. This update is hitting Europe first, but folks in the U.S. shouldn’t pout because the Wi-Fi version of the Flyer will “receive its Honeycomb update soon,” according to HTC. The company left the following…
It looks like Sprint and AT&T aren’t the only ones in the U.S. using the now-infamous Carrier IQ debugging tool. The app which apparently logs a ton of user information in the name of support and quality control is also loaded up on a bunch of T-Mobile phones, including: HTC Amaze 4G Samsung Galaxy S…
After enjoying a lengthy stay on TELUS, the HTC Amaze has found its way to Canada’s two underdog carriers, WIND Mobile and Mobilicity. Both are slapping the “4G” title next to the device, but hey, what doesn’t count as 4G these days? The HTC Amaze received top marks in our review, particularly for its sturdy, stylish construction.…
Once Senators starting demanding answers about what Carrier IQ was tracking, you just knew that lawsuits wouldn’t be far away. Carrier IQ, HTC and Samsung are all facing class-action lawsuits for allegedly violating federal wiretapping statutes. The Carrier IQ software bills itself as a tool for mobile operators to better manage their networks and it…
We’ve never really liked preinstalled apps on Android phones but now that North Carolina State University researchers have revealed a major flaw in some on-board Android apps, we hate it even more. The researchers said these vulnerabilities can allow for the sharing of your potentially sensitive information without your permission. Malicious apps could tap into…
Despite it’s antiquated name, Cyber Monday is a good time to get some deals on electronics without having to worry about being pepper sprayed. Best Buy has rolled out its Cyber Monday sale and this includes some good deals on tablets and smartphones, including the ability to get the HTC Titan for virtually nothing. You…
OtterBox launched new cases for two HTC smartphones – Rezound and Rhyme. The tougher Defender Series case is available only for the Rezound, while Commuter Series cases are available for both phones. Not sure why there’s no Defender case for the Rhyme, though. Anyway, the Defender Series cases completely cover the phone with three layers…
An old dog can learn a new trick as proven by the following video, featuring the original HTC G1 running Android Ice Cream Sandwich. Of course, you shouldn’t expect everything to run smoothly; quite the contrary not only the device is slow, but some of the phone features are not working like WiFi, Bluetooth and…