The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to review a decision made by a judge in October that cleared Apple of violating four of HTC’s smartphone patents. The ITC is going to revisit one of the four patents, which pertains to “technology for looking up and quickly dialing phone numbers and different techniques for managing power consumption on portable electronic devices.” HTC appealed the October ruling and the ITC has agreed to reexamine the judge’s decision. Due on Monday is another decision from the ITC on whether HTC infringed on Apple patents. If the ...

The U.S. International Trade Commission today ruled that HTC has violated a 1999 Apple smartphone patent pertaining to how computers talk to one another The ITC ordered that HTC be banned from importing some of its products, though the ban will not commence until April 19. HTC will be allowed to import refurbished products to meet repair claims, but no new products will be allowed to enter the U.S. once ban begins. HTC may find relief if the ITC reverses its decision or if it proves a work-around can be met. ...

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 on Tuesday, “Since the infringing elements identified by the ITC involve and impact only a very minimal part of the user interface, we will remove it as soon as possible and sell non-infringing products.” ...

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. Tweet Vote on HN ...

T-Mobile is delivering a software update to the HTC Amaze 4G today that adds a number of improvements to the device, including Wi-Fi calling. Wi-Fi calling, which has been available on other T-Mobile phones for some time, allows users to make phone calls over their own Wi-Fi network, saving their plan’s minutes for when they are away from home. The Wi-Fi calling feature is also useful for those that live in areas where T-Mobile’s network is not especially strong. The update is being delivered to users in stages, and users should get notifications on their phones when it is ready ...

HTC has announced that owners of its Android-powere Desire HD and Incredible S smartphones in the UK are about to get a new firmware upgrade for their phones. Both Google’s Android 2.3.5 operating system and HTC’s own Sense 3.0 user interface are rolling out to users in the UK now, according to the handset manufacturer. Tweet Vote on HN ...

HTC has announced that it is sending out an update for the HTC Flyer today, which will add Android 3.2 Honeycomb to the tablet.With all this talk of Ice Cream Sandwich, it’s easy to forget that there’s still many a tablet on shelves that isn’t yet equipped with Honeycomb, Google’s first OS dedicated to tablets. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Cincinnati Bell today announced the launch of the HTC Radar 4G Windows Phone. The Radar is free after a rebate to new customers who switch carriers to Cincinnati Bell. Current customers can get the Radar for $99.99 after rebate. It’s available starting today. Tweet Vote on HN ...

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 this injunction in the shortest possible time.”Bad SantaIPCom’s MD, Bernhard Frohwitter, added, “Apparently, HTC has accepted it had no realistic chance of winning this case – the courts have clearly ...

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 to purchase S3 Graphics, in part, due to its patents, with which it hoped to better defend itself against litigation. HTC didn’t say when a final decision will be made on the purchase, which will cost HTC $300 million if it ...