Category Archives: HTC

HTC Edge rumored

PocketNow has gotten its hands on images of and information about a new smartphone from HTC that is purportedly going to be the first quad-core smartphone to hit the market. Called the Edge, the phone is said to be powered by a Tegra 3 processor from NVIDIA and have a 4.7-inch display.PocketNow’s sources say the Edge is just over 10mm thick, and the 4.7-inch display sports a 720p HD resolution. An 8 megapixel camera with a 28mm, f/2.2 lens and backlit sensor is on the back of the phone, and there is supposedly 32GB of internal storage. The quad-core processor features a clock speed of ...

HTC Commits to Upgrading 7 Smartphones to Android 4.0

HTC announced today via its Facebook page that it plans to update a number of its smartphones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in early 2012. In the U.S., HTC will update the Rezound, EVO Design 4G, and Amaze 4G. In world markets, HTC will update the Sensation, Sensation XL, and Sensation XE, as well as the EVO 3D. HTC said that the devices will be updated in cooperation with their network operator partners; more specific details aren’t yet available. HTC said that it is still evaluating its device portfolio and will have more to announce in the coming weeks. ...

Verizon Offering Double the Data Promotion for 4G Phones

Verizon Wireless today announced a data promotion that will be available to those who buy smartphones starting November 8. Customers who subscribe to a 4G smartphone data plan will receive double the amount of monthly data. For example, someone who chooses the 2GB plan for $30 per month will receive 4GB of data per month for the same $30. Verizon says the promotion is available to new and existing customers. Existing customers need only change their plan via Verizon’s online account controls. For customers who want a smaller data plan, they will be able to add a 300MB plan to any ...

Sprint Affirms Android 4.0 for its HTC Lineup

Following HTC’s announcement earlier today, Sprint confirmed via its community support forums that it will update the HTC EVO Design 4G and the HTC EVO 3D to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in early 2012. Sprint said that Android 4.0 will be pushed out to these devices over the air. It also said that Android 4.0 will be available to “other key products in our line-up.” Sprint said that more information will be provided in due time. Tweet Vote on HN ...

HTC Vivid for AT&T

Following the Samsung Skyrocket, the HTC Vivid is the other leading Long Term Evolution 4G smartphone for AT&T’s burgeoning high-speed network. Here’s a first look.The HTC Vivid is a new LTE 4G smartphone for AT&T. It takes a different design approach when compared to phones we’ve seen recently from HTC. It is weighty, dense, and has an odd, trapezoidal shape that gives it a curious appearance.With its qHD display stretching across most of the front surface, the Vivid is the plainest, blackest-looking smartphone I’ve seen from HTC in recent memory. Gone are ...

HTC Rezound Brings Beats Audio

Verizon Wireless and HTC today announced the Rezound, the first Android smartphone to include integration with Beats Audio technology for the U.S. market. Features of the Rezound include Long Term Evolution 4G, 4.3-inch 720p HD display, and both Beats Audio software and a set of Beats Audio headphones that work together to produce a better music experience. Other specs include a dual-core 1.5GHz processor and 1GB of RAM; 8-megapixel camera with f/2.2 lens, action burst, dual-LED flash and 1080p HD video capture; and 2-megapixel user-facing camera. It will ship with 16GB of internal storage ...

HTC Radar 4G (T-Mobile) Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone

The HTC Radar 4G is a great little Windows Phone smartphone. It features solid construction and good looks, both of which are mated to the very user-friendly Windows Phone 7.5 OS, with its gorgeous live tiles and Microsoft Metro user interface look.There’s really very little wrong with the phone at all, and for people that don’t want one of the new breed of monstrously large smartphones, the Radar and its 3.8-inch display and commensurate size are going to please. The only real problem is that it feels just like any other Windows Phone device, and some of those (like ...

HTC sold 13.2 million smartphones in last quarter

HTC sold a whopping 13.2 million smartphones in Q3 2011 – 93 per cent more than it did in the same quarter last year and nine per cent more than the previous three months. HTC will be looking to handsets like the HTC Titan and the HTC Sensation XL to perform in the coming months.The Taiwan giant has worked wonders in converting itself from a largely white-label manufacturer to a powerful tech brand in its own right. Tweet Vote on HN ...