You may’ve heard rumors that HTC is considering dumping Beats Audio as part of its cost-cutting measures so it can compete with other handset makers, namely Samsung and Apple. That, however, isn’t true with HTC issuing a statement that it will “let the Beat goes on.” Here’s what they said to Phandroid: HTC remains strongly…
HTC offering the One V on Cricket starting September 2nd
HTC announced today that for the first time, it will sell a smartphone on regional carrier Cricket Wireless. The handset of choice is the HTC One V, part of HTC’s One series, and it will be available starting September 2, 2012. The HTC One V has a 3.7-inch super LCD screen with an 800×480 pixel…
Will the next Galaxy Nexus be a small improvement over the current model?
Information obtained by SamMobile suggests the next Galaxy Nexus GT-I9260 will be a small improvement over the current model. The next Nexus is rumored to include a faster 1.5 dual-core A9 processor, an improved 8-megapixel rear camera and slightly better 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera. The rest of the specs are the same as the current version of…
HTC loses $40 million in OnLive deal
OnLive, an online game and app streaming business, made headlines recently when it announced it is restructuring its business. The company fired all of its employees and sold its assets to another company that will continue to do business under the same name. Hurt the most by this transaction are companies who invested in OnLive…
HTC Desire HD gets unofficial Ice Cream Sandwich update
HTC has disappointed its Desire HD users, having left them without their serving of Ice Cream Sandwich. The Taiwanese company did listen to the community and even responded to the petition signed by more than 15,000 users, but the answer was no – it’s too hard to learn the old dog a new trick. According…
Taiwan’s top banker advises government to help HTC
HTC has seen better days and is still having hard time convincing users to buy their products (rather than Samsung’s). Even though we like the HTC One X, it seems that its awesome specs sheet isn’t enough to take HTC back to profitability. Heck, it looks like the situation is getting super-cereal when Taiwanese central…
Strip your HTC One X naked and slip into something a little more Jelly Bean
The HTC One X is still one of our favorite devices of the year so far, but one thing that may hold a few people back is its custom user interface, Sense. The software on the One X is hardly bad, and many actually prefer it, but we’ll take stock Android over anything if we…
HTC confirms select smartphones will receive ICS update in August
Now that Jelly Bean is out, HTC is under pressure to get its version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on its devices. The Taiwanese company recently confirmed on Facebook that some of their older handsets will receive ICS by the end of August. The list of devices slated to get ICS include the Droid…
Windows Phone 8-powered HTC Rio and Accord to be unveiled in the third week of September?
We’ve been telling you about HTC’s Windows Phone 8 plans before and now we have another rumor to add to the pile. It says that the Taiwanese company will unveil two Windows Phone 8 devices in the third week of September. The new HTC phones we may see announced at that time are Rio and…
It’s time for HTC Shift 2.0
With HTC having a tough time competing with Samsung, it’s time they get back to the basics, to the time when they were one of the biggest innovators in the industry. Personally I would like them to introduce a new version of the HTC Shift. I did talk about this subject before, but I think…









