HTC Unfazed By ITC Ruling

HTC called Monday's ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission a "victory," despite the fact that the ITC found HTC guilty of violating a smartphone patent held by Apple. HTC claims a victory because the company was faulted on only one of ten Apple patents in question. With regard to the impending ban on some of its phones, the company said in statement ...

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ITC Delays Apple v. HTC Decision

THe U.S. International Trade Commission today pushed off its decision regarding the patent lawsuit between Apple and HTC. The decision -- already delayed by more than a week -- was expected today. It has been rescheduled for Monday, December 19. Depending on what the ITC decides, HTC may be banned from importing some of its smartphones into the U.S.

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HTC devices to be banned in Germany

It could be a bleak mid-winter for HTC as it its smartphones and tablets look likely to be banned from sale in Germany. Having dropped objections to a patent lawsuit and sales injunction won by a Germany company, IPCom, in 2009, the company's devices could be withdrawn from German stores. IPCom threatened in a statement, "IPCom now intends to execute ...

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HTC to Reevaluate Pending S3 Graphics

HTC has said that it is going to reconsider its planned purchase of S3 Graphics now that S3 has lost a patent case against Apple in court. S3 makes graphics visualization technologies used in PCs, game consoles, and mobile devices. It sued Apple over patent rights and was handed a defeat by the U.S. International Trade Commission this week. HTC planned ...

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ZTE Chorus

Cricket Wireless today announced the availability of the ZTE Chorus with Muve Music. The Chorus is based on Android and includes Cricket's streaming music service. The full retail cost of the Chorus is $199.99, but Cricket is selling it for $49.99 via its web site today. Cricket's Muve Music voice, text, web, and music plans cost $55 per month and do no require ...

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HTC Rezound for Verizon

HTC's first Beats Audio-enhanced phone lands at Verizon's doorstep with LTE 4G, a 720p HD screen, and custom headphones to bring a better audio experience. Here's Phone Scoop's in-depth report, wherein we put Beats Audio to the ultimate test. HTC rekindles the appealing design of the original Droid Incredible in the Rezound, a new LTE 4G Android smartphone ...

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HTC Rhyme

From stick-on Swarovski bling to mobile phones shaped like make-up compacts (ick) to laptops with 'accessorisable covers to match your outfit!' (seriously?) tech companies have always had a hard time marketing at women without making their product look and feel entirely dumb. The HTC Rhyme may not be explicitly aimed at women (though all the mentions ...

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HTC mulling Chromebook device?

HTC is reportedly considering creating an 'internet access device' using Chrome OS and Android. According to Digitimes' component maker sources, the company is looking at combining "the advantages" of Chrome OS and Android for some kind of tablet or Chromebook device. It's not abundantly clear how this dual-OS scenario would work, perhaps by dual-booting ...

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