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New Vulnerability Found in HTC Android Phones with WiMax Radios

One day after HTC and Sprint started to roll out a software update to all the EVO family devices that was meant to patch a hole it the smartphones' security, a new vulnerability has been found that threatens the usage of these HTC devices.It appears that XDA developer TrevE has been working hard on founding and ...

28 October 2011
06:07 GMT

Sprint Releases Software Update for HTC Android Phones

Mobile phone carrier Sprint has just announced the availability of a new software update for the HTC smartphones available on its network. Apparently, this is the update aimed at bringing a fix for some of the security issues that these devices have been struck with. The new update will be sent to users over-the...

26 October 2011
12:21 GMT

HTC Thunderbolt Gets Gingerbread Update Again

One month after Verizon and HTC decided to deploy the Gingerbread upgrade for HTC Thunderbolt device and then pull it immediately due to a couple of critical bugs, Verizon is rolling out the update again.Hopefully, Thunderbolt owners will be able to use their smartphones properly after downloading and installing the ...

25 October 2011
04:23 GMT

HTC to Offer 5GB Dropbox Storage on New Android Phones

The partnership between HTC and Dropbox has just been officialized. Well, kind of, as the Taiwanese handset manufacturer made a short mention of the partnership on its official Facebook account.Rumors about a possible collaboration between the two companies emerged a few months ago when HTC confirmed that the HTC Rhy...

25 October 2011
03:15 GMT

HTC Is Evaluating Ice Cream Sandwich

Google has just made official a new version of their Android operating system, namely Ice Cream Sandwich, and handset vendors around the world are already considering the delivery of this platform flavor to their customers. Among them, we can count the Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation, which has just unv...

19 October 2011
05:11 GMT

Windows Phone-Based HTC PI86100 Emerges

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is expected to bring to the market in the near future a new handset that will run under Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, and which has just started to emerge around as HTC PI86100. The smartphone was spotted over on the Occasional Gamer’s stats site, ...

18 October 2011
13:31 GMT

HTC Leads the 4G Smartphone Market in the US in Q2 2011

During the second quarter of the ongoing year, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation managed to dominate the 4G smartphone market in the United States, a recent report notes. The handset vendor accounted for no less than 62 percent of 4G smartphone sales in the country in the time frame, market research firm ...

17 October 2011
15:41 GMT

HTC Delivers Software Update to Sensation in Europe

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has reportedly started to deliver a new software update to its Sensation devices in Europe. Apparently, this is the update that HTC promised not too long ago to be delivered to its devices so as to put an end to the sending of users' personal information. Fol...

13 October 2011
14:21 GMT

HTC Works on Patching Security Flaw in Its Android Devices

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has just responded to a series of claims that some of its Android handsets are plagued with a security flaw resulting in user's private date being sent out to the Internet, and said that it is working on finding ways to patch it. The company has acknowledged the ...

4 October 2011
04:46 GMT

Security Vulnerability in HTC Android Phones Exposes User Data

Owners of an HTC mobile phone running under Google's Android operating system might have their personal data exposed to applications that enjoy Internet access, a recent report explains. Apparently, a new update from the handset vendor included a series of tools that collect data such as email addresses, rec...

3 October 2011
03:15 GMT

HTC Believes That Windows Phone Will Beat Other Platforms

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC was once the largest provider of devices running under Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system, yet the company is selling at the moment more Android devices than Windows Phones. However, it seems that they are still confident that Microsoft's mobile operating syste...

29 September 2011
15:11 GMT

HTC to Pack Beats Audio in Windows Phones Too

Recently, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation announced the launch of their first handset to sport Beats Audio, the Android-based HTC Sensation XE, and it seems that the company is already considering the inclusion of this feature inside more devices. Among them, we should see Windows Phone handsets as w...

22 September 2011
08:01 GMT

New HTC Media Player Looks Like a Phone but Isn't

HTC may be best known for its many phones, but its stake in the media player market is also considerable, possibly set to grow some more if a certain report is anything to go by.Over the past couple of years, many consumer products were created by this or that company in collaboration with beats by Dr. Dre.In HTC�...

19 September 2011
11:09 GMT

Verizon Deploys Gingerbread for DROID Incredible Now

DROID Incredible should have been one of the first smartphones to receive the Gingerbread upgrade this summer.Unfortunately, HTC was forced to postpone the release of the upgrade back in August. No reason for the delay was given, but it's most likely software related, as the update was already pushed for testing...

8 September 2011
13:01 GMT

Google Lends a Helping Hand to HTC in Legal Fight Against Apple

Apple has feuds with many mobile phone makers around the world, especially with successful ones, and HTC is no stranger to that. The company has been sued by Apple over the alleged violation of various patents, and has even lost some battles in court, but it seems that it might have a few aces up its sleeve, and...

8 September 2011
10:23 GMT

Google Sells Motorola Patents to HTC to Help Fight Against Apple

In the escalating patents war, Google has been staying mostly quiet so far. It did start gobbling up patents wherever it could and complained about the unfairness of it all, but it's been mostly on the defensive, in fact, mostly on the sideline. With HTC's latest lawsuit against Apple, Google is finally ...

8 September 2011
03:30 GMT

HTC Unlocks Bootloaders for More EVO 3D and Sensation Models

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has just made more of its customers happy by adding new device models to the list of handsets that can have their bootloaders unlocked. New HTC EVO 3D and Sensation models can now be unlocked via the dedicated website HTC has put in place for developers and end-users ...

7 September 2011
07:47 GMT

AT&T Officially Launches HTC Jetstream Tablet

The Puccini started out as a name in rumors, then got labeled Jetsream and, now, AT&T has finally made the official introduction of this tablet loaded with Android 3.1.It was just over ten days ago that a certain HTC tablet was identified as a slate that AT&T would soon offer to its customers.Sure enough, the carrie...

31 August 2011
10:43 GMT

HTC Flyer Gets Almost $250 Cheaper, Might Retire in Puccini's Favor

Whether it is because of the Puccini's emergence or not, the Flyer tablet from HTC has been found to have undergone a fairly significant drop in price, at least in the UK.Users keeping track of developments on the tablet market will likely have learned of the new project HTC has cooked up. Dubbed the...

26 August 2011
09:33 GMT

HTC Sense 3.5 Screenshots Emerge

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is getting ready for the release of a new flavor of their user interface for mobile devices, one that should arrive as HTC Sense 3.5, and which can be admired in a series of leaked shots on the web today. The handset vendor did not make an official announcement regard...

25 August 2011
08:11 GMT

New Gingerbread ROM for HTC Thunderbolt Leaks

It looks like Verizon's HTC Thunderbolt is getting a lot of attention these days with all the Gingerbread ROMs that keep leaking in the wild. Only a few days ago we reported about an official Gingerbread ROM that was leaked courtesy to the guys over at XDA, and we already got another one, which seems to be a ...

24 August 2011
15:01 GMT

Window Phone UK Invites You to an HTC Event on September 1st

If you were wondering when the next Windows Phone-based HTC devices could be unveiled to the world, we might have an answer for you: September 1st. The Taiwanese mobile phone maker has already announced plans to hold an event in London on that day, but did not offer specific info on what might be unveiled there....

22 August 2011
08:45 GMT

New HTC Phones Coming September 1st

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation might unveil new handsets to the world as soon as September 1st, recent reports suggest. On its Facebook page, the handset vendor announced that it would be hosting a party on September 1st in London, which suggests that it might be set to unveil a new mobile phone on tha...

19 August 2011
14:21 GMT

HTC Puccini Tablet Gets Named Jetstream by AT&T

Just a day ago, HTC was found to be working on a certain tablet device, one on which there was hardly any information available, though this situation appears to have now changed, courtesy of AT&T. The tablet market is growing, as always, even though HP did announce it was dropping its entire webOS project (in addi...

19 August 2011
08:11 GMT

HTC Puccini 10-Inch Tablet on Course for Q3 Release

One company that has, so far, not steered too close to the tumults of the tablet market is HTC, but its quasi-neutrality is about to end, since it too will be releasing a tablet in the more or less near future. The tablet market is already a place of inventiveness and rapid advancement, but it has witnessed and pla...

17 August 2011
08:43 GMT

HTC Sues Apple Over Patents Infringed by Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPods

HTC Corporation is suing Apple Inc. alleging that the Cupertino giant’s Mac computers, iPhone, iPad and iPod players are infringing on several key patents owned by the Taiwanese smartphone maker.HTC this week filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. District Cou...

17 August 2011
04:05 GMT

HTC Announces Partnership with Beats by Dr. Dre, New Devices Will Launch in Fall

The 'major announcement' that HTC 'threatened' is earlier this week has nothing to do with the launch of a new device or service.Instead, the Taiwanese handset manufacturer announced an interesting partnership with Beats Electronics, the audio company led by famous rapper Dr. Dre.Following the col...

11 August 2011
07:15 GMT

HTC to Launch Its First NFC-Enabled Smartphone in China

HTC Stunning will be HTC's first smartphone to embed a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip.The phone will be launched in China some time in September and will support bank card network China UnionPay’s mobile payment standard.“Mobile phone users no longer have to bring their bank cards in the future,...

10 August 2011
13:57 GMT

HTC Desire Gets ‘Only For Experts’ Android 2.3 Gingerbread Update

After numerous delays HTC has finally announced the availability of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread software update for HTC Desire. However, the company recommends the update only for expert users who want to experience Android 2.3 and understand the limitations which apply to this update for the HTC Desire. For t...

1 August 2011
05:07 GMT

HTC Trademarks New Names, Confirms 6-8 New Devices for 2011

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is gearing up for the release of a new range of handsets and mobile devices for the second half of 2011, and the company has already confirmed plans to make the move. While making the announcement regarding its financial results for the second quarter of the ongoing year,...

29 July 2011
11:00 GMT

PCM 2011 Diary: Stage 11 – I Fail at Sprints Yet Again

I like cycling and even I tend to get a little bit bored with the sprint-oriented stages that I have to play around with mainly because they tend to concentrate all the excitement in the last twenty to ten kilometers and require the rest to be experienced at 8X speed. This year's Il Giro, the three-week Tour ...

13 July 2011
18:41 GMT

Nexus 3 to Come from Samsung and/or HTC

Google is already working on the next flavor of Nexus, there is no doubt about it, but what exactly the device is all about remains a mystery, and the same applies to its manufacturer. Rumors on this device already emerged into the wild, apparently confirmed by official sources, but nothing is formally announced ...

12 July 2011
10:37 GMT

HTC Promises Unlocked Bootloaders in August

On Sunday, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has announced that it would start rolling-out software updates for its latest flagship Android-based device as soon as next month, in an attempt to provide users with increased access to handset's features by unlocking its bootloader. The handset vendor ...

11 July 2011
02:00 GMT

HTC Receives Eight Prestigious Awards for Excellence in Design

In recognition for its excellence in product design, Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC has been awarded by three international organizations, IDEA, red dot and IDA. The company was honored with four top awards at the 2011 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), also known as the “Oscars of Design.&rd...

7 July 2011
04:24 GMT

HTC to Purchase VIA's S3 Graphics

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is set to purchase the S3 Graphics subsidiary of VIA, some of the latest reports on the matter suggest. The leading handset vendor will acquire all of the shares that VIA currently has in the GPU maker, as well as the shares that WTI, which invested in S3 back in 2005,...

6 July 2011
13:41 GMT

HTC Sensation to Get Unlocked Bootloader via Software Update

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is reportedly gearing up to change the bootloader on its latest flagship Android-based mobile phone out there, the HTC Sensation.The handset vendor launched this device in the market with a locked bootloader, but it seems that it would unlock it in the not too far future....

8 June 2011
07:11 GMT

HTC Brings Sense to Developers with OpenSense SDK and HTCdev

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has just announced the release of a new portal for developers, called HTCdev, with the tools, resources and community that would support mobile development.Along with it, HTC announced the new HTC OpenSense SDK, meant to ensure the building of integrated mobile applicatio...

3 June 2011
07:01 GMT

12-Megapixel HTC Windows Phone Emerges

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is preparing the release of new devices running under Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, and one of these devices would pack a 12-megapixel photo snapper, some of the latest reports on the matter suggest. Update: A video presentation of Mango, coming from th...

30 May 2011
07:34 GMT

HTC Promises Unlocked Bootloaders

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is set to make some changes to its current policy regarding the bootloaders on its mobile phones. While it has them locked at the moment, HTC promises unlocked bootloaders from now, a move that would offer users increased freedom when it comes to the software they can ...

27 May 2011
02:33 GMT

HTC Remains Committed to Windows Phone

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is set to bring to the market new devices running under Microsoft's Windows Phone platform, the company's CEO Peter Chou confirmed recently.In all fairness, this does not come as a surprise, since the handset vendor was already known to be working on the release...

26 May 2011
16:11 GMT

HTC to Start Mass Producing the 10.1'' Puccini Tablet in June

Taiwan-based mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is expected to bring to the market a new series of tablet PCs before the end of the ongoing year, and the first of them would enter mass production as soon as June, if some of the latest reports on the matter are to be believed. Apparently, the company would be ready...

26 May 2011
06:21 GMT

HTC to Change Its Bootloader Policies

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation might alter the bootloader locking policy it is currently applying to some of its handsets, and which already made a lot of users unhappy. The company has been long locking the bootloaders on its devices, so as to prevent users from installing custom ROMs on them. Thi...

25 May 2011
01:58 GMT

HTC Changes Executives, Commits to Asian Market

Last week, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation announced a series of changes at the executive level, aimed at showing the company's commitment to the Asian market.The leading handset vendor notes that the Asia-Pacific region is one of the most important markets for its products, and that its interest i...

23 May 2011
03:49 GMT

HTC's Upcoming Windows Phones Omega and Eternity

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is expected to bring to the market during the ongoing year a nice range of new devices, many of which would be powered by Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system, and the recently leaked HTC Omega and HTC Eternity would be among them, it seems. We already learne...

19 May 2011
06:41 GMT

Microsoft Says Color Issues on Windows Phones after NoDo are HTC's Fault

Soon after updating their mobile phones to a new version of Windows Phone, some users out there reported various issues with the colors their handsets displayed. Apparently, devices suffered a noticeable drop in color resolution just after the NoDo software update was delivered to them, and started to complain about...

13 May 2011
20:11 GMT

DROID Incredible 2 by HTC in Best Buy's Catalog

DROID Incredible 2 is reportedly the latest addition to Verizon Wireless' DROID lineup, coming straight from HTC, the same as the original Incredible, and making an appearance on Best Buy's website, in the latest buyer's guide from the company.The handset was not officially confirmed as of yet, nor di...

26 April 2011
05:57 GMT

HTC's 16MP Smartphone Emerges Again

A few days ago, rumors on the possible upcoming availability of a new HTC smartphone running under Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system emerged, pointing at the possible inclusion of a 16MP camera in the mix, and some more details on the matter are available now, it seems. According to new reports, the ...

21 April 2011
11:21 GMT

Rumor Mill: Upcoming HTC Windows Phone with 16MP Camera

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is rumored to plan the upcoming launch of a new handset powered by Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform, one that would boast a 16-megapixel camera on the back. A recently spotted video ad, which can be seen at the bottom of this article, is the purported proof of th...

18 April 2011
02:46 GMT

Yet More Tablets Get Delayed

It looks like a certain natural disaster that struck a certain country a certain day of last month has begun to make its effects felt now that some tablet PCs are unable to get launched when their makers intended.Products get delayed all the time on the IT market, but it's not every day that a bunch of products...

15 April 2011
09:55 GMT

HTC Confirms Gingerbread for ThunderBolt and EVO 4G

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC is reportedly gearing up for the release of an Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system upgrade for two of the 4G-capable handsets it released on shelves in the United States, namely ThunderBolt and EVO 4G.According to some of the latest news around the web, the company might be...

12 April 2011
11:51 GMT


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