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Feb

6

2012

HTC Admits 2011 Devices Not Up to Par

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by Emily Aquin
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Following disappointing revenue results in the last quarter of 2011, HTC is conceding that their phones were under performing.  The company had previously announced that it would release fewer but more quality phones in 2012.  HTC had spread itself too thin by releasing a constant stream of devices. Earlier today, the company had announced that its [...]

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Feb

2

2012

HTC Admits Security Exploit Affects Specific Handsets, Says Fix is Already Out for Most Affected Devices

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by Jack Holt
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It seems that HTC is always in the news for one security scare or another. Well you can add this to the pile as HTC has acknowledged that a bug/exploit can expose security credentials on wifi networks when their devices handle specific Android requests. It was found that applications on affected HTC devices with the [...]

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Jan

31

2012

Jays Announces Partnership With Samsung to Bring Better Audio and Bundled Headphones to Samsung Phones

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by Jack Holt
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As more people are starting to use their phones as their main media devices manufacturers are looking to pair up with big name audio companies to bring a better audio experience to smartphones everywhere. HTC went the Beats by Dre route by buying stock in the company and putting it in their phones but Samsung [...]

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Jan

30

2012

HTC Amaze 4G, Sensation 4G, LG DoublePlay, myTouch And myTouch Q Reportedly Nearing End Of Life

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by Roy Alugbue
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Another day, another set of phones approaching the dreaded End-of-Life status. Tmo News reports several of T-Mobile‘s popular phones are nearing their EOL including the HTC Sensation 4G, HTC Amaze 4G, LG DoublePlay, LG MyTouch Q and the LG MyTouch. While it is not too surprising to see the LG MyTouch series and DoublePlay on the list, it [...]

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Jan

26

2012

What to Expect From HTC Sense 4.0: A Hands On Report

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by Stacy Bruce
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Among the many new things that will be unveiled at next months Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, HTC Sense 4.0 is one that you may have forgotten about. If your anything like me, you don’t really care for manufacturers UI overlays, and prefer the vanilla experience as Android intended it. I have always thought the [...]

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Jan

26

2012

HTC to Release Fewer Phones in 2012, Hero Strategy Focuses on Quality Not Quantity

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by Jack Holt
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As it seemed that almost every week in 2011 there was an announcement for a new Android device, consumers were overwhelmed with the amount of smartphones they had to choose from. While Motorola was the first to grasp this, it appears that other companies are starting to follow suit. HTC has announced that they will be [...]

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Jan

26

2012

Contest: Submit the best caption and win an HTC Wildfire S or HTC Status compliments of HTC (Updated With Winner)

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by Robert Nazarian
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Updated with winner below It’s time for another Talk Android contest. This time HTC is providing two phones, the HTC Wildfire S and the HTC Status. The winner will get their choice of which one they want. The HTC Wildfire S is currently offered on T-Mobile and features a 3.2-inch display and a 5MP camera. Recently, [...]

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Jan

26

2012

OTA Update For Rezound Imminent, Update Documents Now Live

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by Jack Holt
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The HTC Rezound is a power house of a phone that was released in late 2011 and is currently going for $199.99. Given that the Galaxy Nexus was taking much of the news at that point of being released it kind of went along with not a lot of attention. Well Verizon is showing it [...]

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Jan

25

2012

Kantar: Apple Smartphones More Popular Than Android Phones

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by Roy Alugbue
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The Apple iPhone has taken over as the smartphone in highest demand in the U.S. According to research firm Kantar Worldpanel Comtech, the latest iPhone model helped Apple beat all phones using Google’s Android platform in the U.S. smartphone market in Q4 2011, according to data presented Wednesday. It states “Apple’s share of the U.S. [...]

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