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Google’s Eric Schmidt decided to chime in on the Apple lawsuits brought against its hardware partners. The former Google CEO says that Apple is feeling threatened by its competitors, and instead of firing back with new innovations, the iPhone maker is just hitting everyone else with lawsuits. To be fair, Schmidt ought to look at…
Carl Charneski, Administrative Law Judge for the International Trade Commission, has ruled that HTC has stepped on two of Apple’s patents, following a review of a year-long infringement case between the two companies. Apple had originally claimed HTC was infringing on ten of their patents, but even two out of the batch are grounds for…
As expected, the day has come and AT&T is now offering the HTC Status, which is the carrier’s version of the ChaCha. This Facebook-friendly phone rocks a dedicated button for accessing your favorite social network along with full QWERTY keyboard and touchscreen to make cyber schmoozing convenient. This privilege will get 50 bucks out of…
Rogers has kicked off their back-to-school blitz with exclusive 3D handsets from HTC and LG. The EVO 3D and Optimus 3D will be available for pre-order next week, but to spice things up, those who make the dive have a chance at winning a $2,500 prepaid MasterCard or a 55″ 3D TV depending on what…
U.S. Cellular’s roadmap for the rest of the year has been revealed in all its glory, and for a little regional carrier, they’ve got some solid hardware on the way. The Motorola Photon, which just got its Sprint release date yesterday, will be landing on U.S. Cellular as the Electrify in October. The LG Optimus…
If the original Desire can get the Gingerbread treatment so can the Desire Z. HTC said that the QWERTY keyboard-equipped Android smartphone will soon get the same update its other smartphones already got or will get in the near future. Here’s what they said: Thanks to everyone who’s been patiently waiting for the Gingerbread update…
HTC first said the Desire won’t get the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update only to change its mind soon afterwards. We guess it was the angry Desire owners who made the Taiwanese company flip-flop and prepare the Gingerbread treatment for its once flagship Android smartphone. The day is approaching with HTC turning to Facebook to announce…
If you haven’t noticed, megapixel count in mobile phones aren’t everything and the iPhone 4’s 5 megapixel camera has put most Android phones with 8 megapixel cameras to shame. Enter the myTouch 4G Slide, which HTC is saying has the most advanced camera to date on a mobile phone. Well, we put the to hot…
The HTC Status, otherwise known as the ChaCha, will be available from AT&T for $49.99 starting July 17 (which is what we’d been expecting). It’s not a bad deal for those who want a pretty simple smartphone, but capable of serving the needs of the most hardcore Facebook addicts. The HTC Status has a dedicated…
Last year, Apple launched a patent infringement lawsuit against HTC for violating some 20-odd bits of intellectual property. The International Trade Commission stepped in to investigate, and though a judgement on that complaint is set for August 5, Apple has filed at least one more last week. The details of the complaint aren’t disclosed, but…