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Dec

20

2011

ITC Rules In Favor Of Apple; Bans Some HTC Devices, But HTC Feels “Gratified” In New Statement

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by Justin Routhier
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    In a ruling issued by the International Trade Commission, HTC was found in violation of two patents belonging to the Cupertino company; a ban will go into effect for all affected HTC devices on April 19, 2012. The patents cover a UI feature of sorts that basically turns computer text data into a link [...]

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Dec

19

2011

“HTC Elite” To Hit AT&T In Early 2012?

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by Axl Logan
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Our friends over at BGR are claiming, thanks to a trusted source, that HTC is all geared up to change strategy in 2012.  The company is reportedly going to be “shockingly quiet” for most of the first quarter and will release fewer devices overall next year as opposed to what we’ve seen this year.  It’s [...]

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Dec

17

2011

Android UI Lead Developer Gives A Shrug For Custom Android Skins By OEMs

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by Roy Alugbue
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        Ice Cream Sandwich is undoubtedly Google’s best OS yet. The notable enhancements and improvements seen here over the previous versions are no doubt welcomed and loved by even the most advanced Android users. While the Android 4.0 build is seen on the Galaxy Nexus (and now Nexus S) only, we can [...]

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Dec

16

2011

Senator Al Franken Still Has Concerns over Carrier IQ

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by Spencer McClendon
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  Senator Al Franken has received letters from from Carrier IQ as well as; AT&T, Sprint, Samsung, and HTC. All explaining how carrier IQ works and their involvement in it’s use. With all of theses responses it still leaves the Senator with some questions and concerns. As it should you too. Here is a quote from the Senator’s [...]

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Dec

13

2011

DROID Incredible 2 Update 5.10.605.9 Rolling Out

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by Jim Farmer
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Alright Incredible 2 owners, today is update day! That’s your cue to head to Settings>System updates>Check new. In a somewhat surprise update, a handful of security bugs have been addressed as well addition of some new capabilities, including playing video in airplane mode. Of course that’s not all. Here’s the gist of it, straight from Verizon: [...]

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Dec

9

2011

HTC Desire HD and Incredible S Get Updated to Sense 3.0, Wildfire S Gets New Lockscreen

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by Jack Holt
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Even with releasing their new phones (like the Rezound), HTC is showing some love to their older ones. Multiple users have reported that the Desire HD and Incredible S have both received updates to Android 2.3.5 with Sense 3.0, which puts them right up there with the likes of the Sensation and EVO 3D. Before [...]

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Dec

8

2011

ZTE To Hit U.S. Market Hard With High-End Smartphones

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by Jack Holt
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As we all know, Apple, HTC, Samsung and Motorola are locked in a furious battle for U.S. market share. According to the Wall Street journal it appears that the Chinese company, ZTE, will be throwing their hat into the ring as well with a new line of high-end smartphones that look to debut sometime next [...]

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Dec

5

2011

New Carrier IQ Suit Brings Apple, Motorola and Carriers Into the Mix

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by Jack Holt
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While the extent of the damage that Carrier IQ has caused is still out to jury, it appears that a few more companies are being added to the lawsuit mix. The only people that haven’t heard of Carrier IQ are those that have shunned technology, but if you are one of those folk that don’t [...]

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Dec

5

2011

HTC Flyer starts receiving Honeycomb update in Europe, WiFi version coming soon

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by Robert Nazarian
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When the HTC Flyer was introduced earlier in the year, we wondered if it would ever see Honeycomb. Wonder no more because GSM versions of the HTC Flyer in Europe are starting to receive the update.  So what about the WiFi version? Well according to HTC, we can expect it soon: Ready for some ‘sweet’ [...]

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Dec

1

2011

Carrier IQ Gate: A brief summary of the controversy

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by Robert Nazarian
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Carrier IQ has become the buzz lately, but not for good reasons. It all started when a researcher named Trevor Eckhart posted evidence that Carrier IQ logs every text message, Google search, and phone number typed and reports back to the phone carrier. Shortly after, Carrier IQ sent a cease and desist letter to Eckhart [...]

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