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Jan

17

2012

HTC bootloader unlocks – Desire Z, ChaCha, Aria, DROID Incredible, Status, T-Mobile G2 attain freedom

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by Jim Farmer
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The shackles have just come off a handful of HTC devices. The developer site bootloader unlock tool now supports the following: Aria ChaCha Desire Z Droid Incredible Status T-Mobile G2 If you have any of those devices, and are wishing to have the bootloader unlocked then you can hit up the HTCDev site below to [...]

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Jan

16

2012

Recent “Security Update” For HTC EVO 3D Removes Carrier IQ

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by Roy Alugbue
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It looks like there’s more to the “security update” feature of the the recent HTC EVO 3D update than we previously thought. There is no longer Carrier IQ according to reports from users. Owners of the device who recently received the update confirmed this by checking in the Manage Applications tab have noticed that “HTC [...]

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Jan

12

2012

Sprint Says OTA Update Out Today for HTC EVO 3D

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by Jack Holt
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A minor update is rolling out today for the HTC EVO 3D. According to Sprint, the update will bring the version to 2.17.651.5 and it address the following. Updated Peep client (to align with Twitter) Battery life improvements Security update If you haven’t received the update yet, you can manually check to see if it’s [...]

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Jan

10

2012

Desire HD, Wildfire and Wildfire S Receive Bootloader Unlock Support by HTC

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by Jack Holt
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HTC has been on a quest if you will, to further support the development community by bringing the ability to unlock your phone’s bootloader. In my opinion this is a quest that more phone manufacturers should join (hint, hint Motorola). Well if you were one of the lucky ones to purchase an HTC phone after [...]

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Jan

4

2012

Quad-core HTC Edge could skip CES for an unveiling at Mobile World Congress

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by Robert Nazarian
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Back in November, HTC’s first quad-core phone, the Edge leaked. Shortly after that, we heard about another quad-core offering, codenamed the Zeta. We were hoping we would see these animals next week at CES, but it looks like we might have to wait until the end of February in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress according to [...]

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Dec

28

2011

HTCDev Site Announces that All Phones Launched After September 2011 are Now Unlockable

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by Stacy Bruce
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Great news coming out of the HTC camp today as they updated the HTCDev website confirming more devices are officially able to be unlocked. Today’s update is as follows: 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 [...]

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Dec

27

2011

HTC Expands Bootloader Unlock to EVO View 4G and myTouch 4G Slide

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by Stacy Bruce
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  A while back HTC made a promise saying that they would begin to offer the online ability to unlock bootloaders of HTC devices. While they have been slow to increase the number of unlockable devices, HTC is keeping true to their word and has added the EVO View 4G and myTouch 4G Slide to [...]

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Dec

23

2011

HTC Fireball and LG Spectrum could be Verizon’s first 4G LTE global devices

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by Robert Nazarian
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We’ve been hearing about the LG Spectrum and the HTC Fireball, two upcoming 4G LTE phones for Verizon Wireless. Now the latest news is that both of these phones may have global capabilities which is a first for Verizon, at least for 4G LTE phones. The above leaked document shows an “O” under “Global Phone” for [...]

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Dec

22

2011

Honeycomb Update for the HTC EVO View 4G Rolling Out Tomorrow

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by Jack Holt
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We have good news for you folks that have an EVO View 4G running Android 2.3. It appears that folks are receiving an over-the-air update pushing software version 2.23.651.1 (Honeycomb). This update comes in at 217MB and brings Android 3.2.1 to the 7-inch tablet. Not only that, but it adds a slew of enhancements and [...]

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Dec

21

2011

Get a Look at What Sense 3.5 Could Look Like on Ice Cream Sandwich with Leaked ROM for the HTC Sensation

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by Jack Holt
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If you are like us, then you are curious as to what Sense would look like on Ice Cream Sandwich. If you have a Sensation that’s rooted then you may be in luck as a leaked ICS ROM has surfaced. Even with the fact that HTC has promised ICS for the Sensation and that it [...]

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