Sprint has begun distributing system updates to the HTC EVO 4G, Samsung Epic 4G, and HTC EVO Design 4G smartphones. The updates remove Carrier IQ’s software, as well as fixes bugs, boosts performance, and resolves security issues. The updates are being distributed over the course of the next 10 days. Tweet Vote on HN ...

HTC recently announced that the bootloader unlock tool that allows users to load custom versions of the Android operating system on their devices is now available for more smartphones in the HTC family. The new phones added to the compatibility list for the tool are the HTC Desire Z, ChaCha, Aria, DROID Incredible, Status, and T-Mobile G2. As before, use of the tool requires the Android SDK and will void the device’s warranty. Tweet Vote on HN ...

HTC recently made the tools that allow users to unlock their device’s bootloader available to more smartphones via its developer web side. The new handsets include the Desire HD, Wildfire, Desire Z, T-Mobile G2, Aria, ChaCha, and Status. HTC has already made the same tools available for most of its Android smartphones released since September 2011. Once unlocked, owners will have more freedom to install custom software on their Android smartphones. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Eastman Kodak today filed new lawsuits against Apple and HTC regarding digital imaging patents. Kodak alleges that Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and iPod, and some of HTC’s smartphones and tablets infringe Kodak patents that relate to technology for transmitting images. Kodak also believes HTC is infringing on a separate patent related to previewing images on digital devices. Kodak filed complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission as well as in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Kodak hopes the ITC will agree to block the import of the infringing ...

HTC dropped a Windows Phone-shaped bomb on AT&T today. The Titan II packs Long Term Evolution 4G and a 16-megapixel camera. Here are our first impressions. Tweet Vote on HN ...

The 3G-equipped version of the HTC Flyer tablet and the 4G-ready variant known as the EVO View 4G sold on Sprint may have been upgraded to Android 3.2 Honeycomb already, but now the Wi-Fi-only version of the 7-inch tablet is getting in on the action. Though this isn’t the upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich that everyone would rather have, the update does bring a proper tablet operating system to the Flyer, along with a new version of HTC’s Sense interface for tablets. Also included are various performance improvements and support for HTC’s Scribe pen input. Users ...

HTC has made the tools available on its developer web site that will allow users of HTC Android devices to unlock the bootloader of their phones. Earlier this year, HTC committed to providing such tools to its Android users and has slowly been making good on that promise. “All HTC Android devices launched after September 2011 are unlockable. The website will be updated accordingly to reflect this in the coming weeks. We continue to work on models launched prior to September 2011, please check back often for the status of older devices,” said the company. Once unlocked, owners ...

HTC has announced that the tool that it provides to unlock the bootloaders of its Android smartphones has been updated to work with all models released after September 2011. This means that owners of the HTC Vivid, Rezound, and other recent models can now unlock their bootloaders and load custom software on the devices. As with previous versions of the unlock tool, use of it will void a phone’s warranty, and users need to have the Android SDK installed on their computer for it to work. The company says that it is still working to provide unlock options for other models released prior ...

The one thing that is notoriously missing (well, one of the things) from any Windows Phone smartphone on the market is true 4G network support. Specifically, we talking about support for LTE networks. Microsoft and its partners have promised that will change in 2012, and if today’s rumors have any weight, we could see LTE-equipped Windows Phone smartphones from HTC, Samsung, and Nokia at the CES trade show in early January. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Apple has won a legal case which, in theory, bans the sale of some HTC Android phones in the United States from April 2012.According to the International Trade Commission’s findings, the Taiwanese smartphone titan has infringed upon an Apple patent.The patent in question, US594667, relates to how the phone deals with an email or phone number. The method of clicking on the number/address to bring up the dialer or a new email belongs to Apple.HTC now has until April 19 2012 to rectify the issue or handsets like the Evo 4G, and Droid Incredible will be banned from ...