News about HTC:
Microsoft gets paid, Android brings in more dough than Windows Phone
This morning a report was released stating that Android puts more money in Microsoft’s bank than Windows phone. HTC, which runs Android on a number of its devices is required to pay Microsoft, $5 per unit sold. That being said, if HTC sells around 30 million devices, that would mean they would be paying Microsoft a grand total of (I’m sure our reader can do the math) $150 million. Now that’s a good chunk of cash just from HTC that’s going straight to company that owns the mobile platform, Windows Phone.
So wait…who’s suing who?
If you’re like any of us here at TalkAndroid you’re probably a little confused about who’s suing who. Nokia’s suing Apple, who’s being sued by Kodak, who also sued LG, who was also sued by Nokia, and it’s just a giant mess. Well, if you’re one of those visual learner types have we got the news for you. Matt Brian decided a little while ago that he would make a chart to show you who is suing who. It’s not as messy as you think (he’s pretty good). It’s great if you want a better understanding on what is exactly going on in the Judicial World of Android. Hit the break to see it.
Verizon Wireless announces HTC DROID Incredible 2
Another day, another smartphone is being prepared to hit the market. Of course, HTC has become quite the tour de force to be reckoned with where smartphones are concerned, delivering stunning hardware with their vaunted HTC Sense user interface skin to make it the best Android experience out there to date – even Samsung’s TouchWiz cannot come close. Well, there are also Windows Phone 7 handsets from HTC, but that is a different story for another day. For now, we will concentrate on Verizon Wireless and its announcement for the HTC DROID Incredible 2.
HTC Sensation 4G is set to wow
HTC has certainly done quite well for itself over the years, coming up with phones that play to the gallery, supporting different operating systems across multiple handsets just so that their eggs will not be in a single basket. This strategy has served them more than well, and with the inclusion of the HTC Sense user interface over the stock Android UI, it has worked in their favor with Samsung and the rest of the smartphone market being unable to come near HTC in this aspect.
HTC to release Merge in the US this spring
HTC has just announced that their latest HTC Merge smartphone will arrive across various North American carriers from the beginning of spring onwards. Just what does the Merge bring to the table? For starters, it will deliver a full QWERTY slide-out keyboard that is powered by the Google Android 2.2 Froyo operating system, coupled with the highly vaunted HTC Sense experience.
HTC does Facebook phones with ChaCha and Salsa
As Mark touched on the existence of two Facebook-centric phones being introduced to the world at Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, Spain, we will look at them in greater detail today. Adopting a dance stance, we do wonder whether future iterations of such handsets will not be enhanced with a suffix, but rather, take on other names like the HTC Rock, HTC HipHop or even HTC Classical. I digress, let us see what these social networking phones are able to do.
HTC Flyer enters the tablet airspace
Is it me, or is HTC just plain interested in dipping their fingers into every gadget cookie jar out there? The smartphone company has certainly come very far since its Windows Mobile-powered days, and has since rolled out a fair number of flagship models on the Android platform that can be considered as ‘superphones’. Well, the tablet market is fair game, too, and HTC isn’t lost on the idea – hence introducing the HTC Flyer at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, Spain.
HTC zaps the CES with the HTC Thinderbolt
HTC intends to make the most out of this year’s CES by announcing their latest masterpiece, touted to be the first 4G LTE Android smartphone in the world – the HTC Thunderbolt. Needless to say, something as exclusive as this will be made available via Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network, and you can be sure that with Verizon Wireless, having speedy connections under plenty of areas is something that you can expect without having to keep your fingers crossed. This phone looks set to blaze new trails, and for those who want the latest and the greatest, the HTC Thunderbolt should be on your radar.
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HTC Schubert Windows Phone 7 Leaked into the Wild
It would seem that the leaked footage keeps on coming through, especially for HTC smartphones. First we saw a video showcasing what the visit site to read more]
Sharp 3D smartphone with 3D camera on its way
Sharp are hoping to release a 3D smartphone by the end of the year. The device will feature a 3D camera, but that is about all that is known at the moment. Any further details on the device E.g. name, size, spec, OS, are a mystery, though chances are OS wise Android will be a firm … [visit site to read more]
HTC Desire HD (aka HTC Ace) Video Spotted Showing HTC EVO 4G Like Features
The HTC Desire HD has been spotted on numerous occasions, and only last week it was reported that the smartphone was seen on the … [visit site to read more]
Android global sales rise 886%
Last year Android was still finding its feet and was making a sluggish entrance to the smartphone industry, which makes Google’s current OS success all the more impressive.
Mystery HTC Android Device Hits Verizon’s Inventory System: Could it be the HTC Scorpion?
A brand new and what appears to be a HTC device, has just appeared in Verizon’s inventory system in the last day or two.
The device does not have a name but it has been listed under the code of ADR6325VW. The reason why many believe it to be an Android device over a Windows 7 phone is due to the prefix at the start of the code, ADR, which hints an Android.
Android 2.2 Froyo HTC EVO 4G Official Update Released
August 3rd is the date that has been pencilled into our diaries as the official release date of the HTC EVO 4G Android 2.2 … [visit site to read more]
HTC Hero users on 3 want Android 2.1
As everyone else gets excited about Froyo, HTC Hero owners have been left in the dust, waiting for an update to Android 2.1.
HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z Android Smartphones Spotted on Vodafone Germany
The German site, BestBoyz have acquired screenshots of a database from Vodafone Germany’s systems revealing that HTC’s latest Android smartphones maybe fast approaching.
Android 2.2 HTC Desire Update Pushed for Disappointed Vodafone Customers
It’s Android 2.2 time and as the firmware starts to spring up on handsets, those still waiting must be feeling impatient. Excitement has been building over Google’s latest achievement for months now and finally we are getting the first glimpses of what it can do.
Android 2.2 Froyo Hack Gets Taken Down by HTC
When a new smartphone is released into the marketplace, it is almost certain that hackers are hot on the trail to hack into the phone’s latest OS. We have seen it with the latest iPhone 4 … [visit site to read more]
HTC Wildfire Competition: If All Your Facebook Friends Got Together for the Day, What Would You Do?
Let me ask you this question…If you and all your friends could get together for the day what would you do? Maybe you would have a giant foot fight or organise a cartoon party, dressed up as your favourite character?
Ok so my ideas sound pretty lame…agreed, but if you think you’ve got a better idea then it’s time to put your fingers on the keyboard and enter this amazing competition by HTC.
Have a perfect day with your friends, with the HTC Wildfire
To celebrate the launch of the Wildfire handset, HTC are giving you the chance to have ‘a perfect day’ with your friends.
Social-networking is one of the primary features of smartphones today and we can now keep connected with our friends at all times.
With ‘Unrevoked 3′ you can get Android 2.2 on HTC Desire now.
Were you one of those children who opened their presents before Christmas? Have you got a HTC phone? Then you will love to get your hands on Android 2.2 a month before the official HTC update.
HTC Desire’s Top 5 Features: Better Than the iPhone 4 or Droid X?
You probably all already know the reasons to get (or not to get) an iPhone 4 or a Motorola Droid X, but what about the often forgotten HTC Desire?
HTC fires back at Apple antenna demo with percentage pew-pew
Apple’s Friday press conference may have left a bad taste in some rival handset manufacturer’s mouths, but not all of them are taking Cupertino’s derision of their devices seriously — HTC’s Droid Eris was arguably the most effected by the grip of doom, its bars dropping to zilch when held, but the Taiwanese company keeping any controversial opinions to itself for now. Instead, it’s sharing a simple percentage to help clear the air. Whereas Apple claimed over 0.55 percent of customers called AppleCare with reception-related complaints, HTC’s Eric Lin told Pocket-lint the Droid Eris technical support rate was 0.016 percent, nearly thirty-four times lower — though even with a seven-month head start, we have to wonder if the Eris sold close to three million by the time Verizon brought the axe down. Read the rest of this entry »
Apple’s Steve Jobs: ‘no one’s going to buy’ a big phone
In response to a question at its press conference today about whether Apple could’ve done anything to avoid its antenna issues with the iPhone 4, Steve took the opportunity to rip on bigger rivals, saying that making a phone so big “you can’t get your hand around it” helps, but that “no one’s going to buy that.” We’re assuming he’s likely talking about the latest crop of 4-, 4.3- and 5-inch phones that include the Galaxy S series, the EVO 4G, Droid X, and Dell Streak, even going so far as to call them “Hummers” (we take it you don’t ever drive a Hummer, Steve?). Though ripping on the competition is to be expected, perhaps the more interesting takeaway here is that we can’t realistically expect an iPhone much bigger than the 3.5-inch display they use today — presumably that’ll all be reserved for iPad territory going forward. We personally don’t mind something with a little more screen real estate — but hey, maybe humans need to go through a few more cycles of evolutionary hand enlargement before Cupertino’s willing to capitulate. Read the rest of this entry »
SLCD-equipped HTC Desire ‘coming soon’ to Telus
HTC pulls sideload-capable Sync app for AT&T’s Aria
We suppose this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, but we’re still disappointed to see that HTC has pulled the version its Sync app that had been posted late last week with support for sideloading of Android apps on AT&T’s Aria, seemingly by mistake. Given that the new version of Sync had never been accompanied by an over-the-air firmware update to enable non-Market app installations from the phone itself, this seems to totally confirm what had been suspected all along: it was nothing more than a mix-up, and AT&T hasn’t approved any sweeping changes in its branded Android philosophy. Considering the excitement and buzz this whole thing generated, we can still hope AT&T has a change of heart, of course — but in light of everything we know, we certainly wouldn’t get our hopes up.
Rumored HTC Desire HD specs surface: 4.3-inch screen, 8-megapixel camera
HTC Desire HD gets rumored specs ahead of Q4 debut?
Rumored specifications for the so-called HTC Desire HD, formerly tipped as the HTC Ace, have emerged, with one UK retailer suggesting the handset will arrive in October 2010. According to SuperEtrader, the Desire HD will have a 4.3-inch WVGA touchscreen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor and 8-megapixel camera; in other words, it’s a European version (and presumably 3G-only) of the HTC EVO 4G.
Apple Dominates the US Smartphone Market: How Long Will They Stay on Top?
A recent survey of 4,028 US consumers by ChangeWave has created some interesting statistics to give us an insight into the smartphone market. Unsurprisingly the figures back up the idea that we have become smartphone mad with 16% of respondents saying that they’ll be buying a smartphone within the next 90 days; the biggest increase in the survey’s history.
Apple and HTC lead charge as smartphone market looks set to grow and grow
A recent survey of 4,028 US consumers by ChangeWave has thrown up a number of illuminating statistics, which you might consider as predictable as they are informative. The chief takeaway is that people are keen on buying smartphones like never before, with 16% of respondents saying that they’ll be taking the plunge within the next 90 days, which marks the biggest increase in the survey’s history. Secondly, and crucially for vendor loyalists, Apple and HTC seem to be the biggest beneficiaries (or are they the stimulants?) of this interest, with both improving their share by over 50 percent between March and June of this year. RIM and Motorola have taken a tumble in that same timespan, while Palm has sadly failed to register even a single percentage point. We can definitely see the Droid X and BlackBerry 6 remedying things for the big boys, but Palm’s route out of ignominy seems a little less straightforward. You’ll find a chart of customer satisfaction — dominated by Apple in imperious fashion — after the break, and the full breakdown at the source link. Read the rest of this entry »
With Android floodgates wide open, HTC HD2 gets Froyo and Sense with 2.1
It’s been a long, ugly road, but HD2 owners and hackers alike can finally bask in the glory of an open device with top-notch hardware and specs that still give mid 2010′s best phones a run for their money. We’d already seen a stock Android 2.1-based ROM, but now we’ve got your choice of stock Android 2.2 or Android 2.1 with Sense, too — seriously, pick your poison. Though HTC clearly never intended to get this kind of Sense on the HD2, there’s something that just feels right about it, isn’t there? Follow the break for videos of both firmwares in action. Read the rest of this entry »
Android 2.2 and 2.1 Sense for HTC HD2 released [Video]
Getting Android running smoothly on the HTC HD2 has been a reasonably long project, but the xda-developers teams working on the port are getting close to perfect releases. There are now two almost complete builds available for download, one offering Android 2.2 Froyo for the HD2, and the other taken from an HTC Desire and promising Android 2.1 with HTC’s Sense UI and accompanying widgets.
Motorola Droid X: Top Smartphone Contender This Summer?
Remember the days when Blackberrys were the only smartphones and they were used by businessmen on trains? Well now with the iPhone 4, HTC, Samsung Galaxy etc, the smartphone is everywhere. Maybe we should ask someone if the concept of a ‘mobile’ phone even exists anymore.
Nexus One Getting FM Radio Similar to the HTC Desire
Currently, one of the difference between the HTC Desire and the Google Nexus One is that the Nexus One doesn’t include an FM radio feature.
Nexus One now a step closer to FM radio support, thanks to modified kernel
As you may or may not be already aware, the Nexus One and HTC Desire have the same Broadcom chip. Seems trivial at cursory glance until you realize the Desire has a FM radio app, which should ergo be just as feasible on the Google-branded device. Cut to xda-developers’ intersectRaven, who’s released a custom N1 kernel that theoretically brings life to the FM receptor. It’s available to download, but as for when you’ll get a chance to really use this yourself, that’s entirely up to the custom ROM developers updating their respective wares. For his part, Paul O’Brien said today he’s already got it working on an upcoming Froyo Sense build for the device — hang tight, folks, it’s coming.
EVO 4G shortages may hurt 4G adoption, Sprint gives customers in seven new cities the chance to be disappointed
Concept ‘HTC 1′ is the phone we wish HTC would make
Designer Andrew Kim has cooked up a concept smartphone for HTC dubbed the “1″ that makes the company’s current offerings look, well… last generation. The device, built from a brass housing (coated in silver) eschews the phone-maker’s recent crop of fairly standard looking mobile devices for something decidedly more sophisticated — and cans the familiar Sense interface in the process. Not only is the shell of the phone rethought, the new UI (Sense mono) takes a cleaner, more thoughtful, high-end approach as well, joining Synergy like functions (combined messaging) with a Helvetica heavy interface that looks streamlined and mature. Some notable features of the hardware include stereo speakers (located at the top and bottom of the phone), a kickstand which is actually the bottom portion of the casing, and the lofty concept of a built-in UV light which kills germs on the surface of the phone while you charge up. As far as concepts go, this is one of the finest we’ve seen, so hit the source link below and take a look at the full spread. Read the rest of this entry »
HTC 1 concept takes Android minimal
We’re suckers for a good concept design here at SlashGear, and so we’re hoping HTC are paying attention to Andrew Kim. His concept for the so-called HTC 1 is a premium Android phone that would be clearly differentiated from the company’s mainstream models and better harmonize physical and software design. To that end, he’s come up with a slick slab of minimalist machined brass with a rather striking interpretation of HTC Sense.
HTC EVO 4G shortages undermine Sprint’s WiMAX advantage admits Hesse
Sprint’s patchy stock of the HTC EVO 4G has limited the impact of their early entrance into the 4G market, according to CEO Dan Hesse, telling the WSJ that “we thought we would have more of a head start than we’ll end up having.” HTC says the delay in handsets is down to shortages in stocks of components like touchscreens, and that they’re looking to new suppliers to boost production capacity; according to HTC spokesman Keith Nowak, the company is even monitoring flights to the US to get last-minute shipping space for the EVO 4G – and the Verizon Droid Incredible, similarly in short supply – as it rolls fresh off the production line and thus speed up availability.
Confirmed: HTC Sync lets tethered AT&T Aria sideload apps
Looks like more than HTC’s description was erroneous yesterday afternoon — we’ve just confirmed that the HTC Sync desktop client for the AT&T Aria allows users to install third-party apps on non-rooted devices, just as promised. We ran some quick tests, and while it doesn’t actually enable anything on the handset end, it most certainly does allow those of you with Windows PCs (or VMware) to sideload APKs like Swype over USB with a simple drag-and-drop maneuver. Given how quickly the company sought to correct our original post on the subject, we’d expect HTC will be issuing a rather different version of the software soon, so hit up that source link, pound in your serial number, grab the EXE, and get while the getting’s good.
Cyanogen squeezes Android 2.2 Froyo into G1, MyTouch 3G
Earlier this evening, we took the plunge — now, we’re rocking Froyo on our old-and-busted T-Mobile G1. That’s because Cyanogen’s team of ROM hackers has come through once again for the little handset that could, serving early adopters with HTC Dream and Magic phones (as well as the Nexus One) with the first fully-functioning, stable build of CyanogenMod 6. Based on Google’s famous frozen yogurt, the release candidate’s got more fabulous tweaks than you can shake a stick at, but sadly doesn’t seem to include Flash 10.1, and though WiFi and the camera are working great (as well as SurfaceFlinger and Chrome to Phone) many would-be shoppers in the Android Market are finding themselves faced with the dreaded force close. As usual, you’ll find instructions at the source link if you understand the risks — if you’re not careful, you can easily brick your phone.
HTC Aria update for AT&T enables mobile hotspot, sideloaded app support (update: disappointment)
Well, this is genuinely awesome: it seems AT&T is pulling back from its ban on third-party sideloaded apps on its Android devices, because HTC has just released an Aria update that enables them (either that or HTC just went rogue here, but we highly doubt it). While that doesn’t have much practical implication for your typical smartphone user, it’s a strong sign that AT&T might be ready to take a more reasonable stance on the openness of its branded devices that would put it inline with the attitudes Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile have all taken with their Android phones so far. Additionally, the update includes “the Mobile Network sharing function,” which we take to mean a mobile hotspot app in the same vein as the one that’s shipping with Froyo — if we had to guess, it probably requires AT&T’s 2GB DataPro plan plus the tethering add-on, which would put it in line with what they’re charging on the iPhone. Onward and upward, AT&T.
