HTC has ambitious plans for 2011 to ship 10 million 4G smartphones. By now we know 4G doesn’t just mean LTE but also WiMax and HSPA+, which makes the job that easier. Last year the Taiwanese company shipped about 3.5 million such devices in the U.S. alone, including 3 million HTC Evo 4G and 500,000…
T-Mobile myTouch 3G 3.5mm Jack and myTouch Fender LE getting Android 2.2 Froyo by February 1st
T-Mobile USA announced that users with myTouch 3G 3.5mm Jack and myTouch Fender LE will be getting an Android 2.2 Froyo update by February 1st. The update will be sent in “staggered waves” starting from January 12th, when folks will be able to Froyo-ize their devices in an over-the-air fashion. myTouch devices affected should be…
Video: HTC Droid Incredible saves Atlanta man from stray bullet
John Garber, an employee at Club Halo in Atlanta, was at the wrong place in the wrong time. Two people who that were thrown out of the club got into an argument outside in the parking lot which resulted in both men running to their cars, grabbing pistols, and then proceeding to fire at each…
HTC Inspire 4G hands-on at CES 2011
We got a quick hands on of the HTC Inspire 4G at this year’s CES, and all we can really say is the hardware seems solid. Of course, if you’re already familiar with HTC’s style and hardware, then it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to you. The phone is solid, thin and has…
Hands-on with the HTC Thunderbolt for Verizon Wireless with 4G LTE power
Verizon announced one of its newest 4G LTE smartphones at CES 2011 yesterday – the HTC Thunderbolt. The latest Android 2.2 handset for Big Red sports a 4.3-inch touchscreen display, a 1GHz Qualcomm processor and a kickstand behind it – sort of like the EVO – that opens up to reveal another speaker. We came…
Quicky: Sprint’s HTC EVO Shift 4G caught at Best Buy, Sam’s Club
HTC EVO Shift 4G is hitting the major retailers across the country, Best Buy and Sam’s Club included. Walmart is also on the list and soon enough you’ll be able to put your signature on a Sprint contract and go home with a QWERTY keyboard-equipped Android smartphone. Of course, there’s also an option to do…
HTC and Verizon announce the 4G LTE Thunderbolt
Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, took the stage during Verizon Wireless’ CES press event and unveiled the new Android-powered Thunderbolt. The Thuderbolt will be HTC’s first LTE handset and will feature a beautiful 4.3-inch Super LCD touchscreen display. While on stage, Chou confessed to using the Thunderbolt as his primary device and claimed it was…
AT&T Announces HTC Freestyle Brew MP Phone
One of the more overlooked announcement at AT&T’s CES event this morning was the HTC Freestyle, a lower-end feature phone running Brew MP. Although it’s not technically a smartphone, it runs Sense and AT&T is aiming to provide apps for the platform. Whatever it takes to get ’em using data, right AT&T? The Freestyle has…
AT&T struts its 4G stuff: 20 devices in 2011 including tablets, phones
With T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint all having 4G services, it was beginning to look like AT&T was being left behind in the mobile data race. At its developer summit in Las Vegas (going on around the same time as the CES 2011 show), the nation’s second-largest carrier showed that it’s not messing around when it…
HTC Inspire 4G Announced for AT&T, Runs Android
The HTC Inspire 4G has been announced at AT&T’s CES event today, running Android with the usual Sense customizations, though HTC’s CEO remained sketchy about hard specs. The Inspire 4G includes a new feature called Fastboot which turns the phone on in a mere second or two. It also brings for the first time to…