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Just a few days ago, Microsoft unveiled some of the bigger features it was working on in its upcoming Windows Phone 8 platform, which is set to launch in the fall. Windows Phone has failed to really take off in the United States, partly due to few carriers supporting the platform, but also due to…
While Nokia and RIM struggle in the handset market, HTC is managing to hang on to a small amount of market share. The Taiwanese handset maker certainly doesn’t have the success of Apple or Samsung, but it’s not a sinking ship either. Part of the company’s ability to stay afloat comes from being able to…
Droid Incredible fans out there may be in for a treat come this July, as the Droid Incredible 4G LTE may finally make its debut then. Details have been a bit sparse concerning the handset, with the exception that it was pushed back to July from the originally pegged June release date. Now, if you’re still waiting…
The shortage of Snapdragon S4 processors is prompting HTC to use Qualcomm’s old-gen CPUs in some devices. The One S that is offered in India and Taiwan won’t come with the newest Qualcomm processor, but the old Snapdragon S3 clocked at 1.7GHz. Now we’re not sure how the two CPUs compare and I think there…
HTC has confirmed that the WiFi bug that’s plagued the company’s flagship phone, the One X, is also a problem found in other Tegra 3 models. Let me catch you up to speed, users for some time now have complained of weak WiFi reception, which prompted folks to apply their own weird fixes like squeezing…
Two pretty sweet deals are taking place right now for the HTC One S Android handset. The device has dropped in price significantly at both Best Buy and T-Mobile, selling for $99.99 and $49.99 respectively with a two-year contract. Note that the sale at T-Mobile will require you to pay $99.99 up front for the…
Online phone retailer Dialaphone has a great deal for the HTC One X, which as you probably know, is the best smartphone the Taiwanese company has ever made. Those willing to sign a two-year 20.50 GBP/month contract with Orange will get HTC’s baby free of charge. That plan, however, isn’t the best, bundling just 100…
A lot of the big handset manufactures like Nokia, Motorola and LG offer both high-end smartphone for tech savvy consumers and low-end feature phones that appeal to new customers and those in emerging markets. The biggest exception is HTC, which has focused squarely on the mid-to-high-end range. Despite its slow downward slide, this business strategy…
Custom CM9 and AOKP ROMs are not reserved for select HTC One X versions (i.e. those with quad-core CPUs) any more, and now owners of AT&T’s version of the device can join the party, too. Needless to say, we’re talking about very first ROM builds, so you better be careful and have a spare device…
OtterBox unveiled two cases for the popular HTC One X smartphone – Defender and Commuter Series. The first of the two is made for the toughest of environments like the construction site, military base or the top of a mountain. Touted to offer the “most rugged protection on the market,” the Defender Series case offers…