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HTC cuts smartphone development and shipment goals for Q1 2013?

Despite a number of impressive smartphones, HTC has struggled against the Apple-Samsung juggernaut and seen its market share and sales fall significantly in the last year. HTC’s sales woes do not appear to be limited to its Android devices. The report indicates that sales of Windows Phone 8-based smartphones have also not met expectations. That trend looks to continue in […]

More details emerge about HTC M7

More details today emerged about the HTC M7, the rumoured next flagship device from HTC. According to @evleaks, HTC will unveil the device at MWC in late February, a year after the debut of the HTC One X at the same event. The report adds that the HTC M7 will come with a 4.7-inch Full HD (1920×1080) SoLux display that […]

HTC drops plans for larger display Windows Phone 8 smartphone?

HTC looks to have scrapped plans to launch a Windows Phone 8 device with a larger display due to Microsoft’s display resolution rules. According to Bloomberg HTC decided that a device with a large display offering the maximum Windows Phone 8 resolution of 1280 by 768 pixels would not stand up well against competing Android devices offering resolutions as high […]

First Microsoft Windows Phone 8 OTA update headed to Windows Phone 8X by HTC

Microsoft has begun rolling out the first OTA update for Windows Phone 8. Headed to the Windows Phone 8X by HTC [product information], it includes a number of new features, including one that Windows Phone users have been waiting for for some time. Probably the key new feature added is the ability to keep Wi-Fi active when the screen times […]

List of HTC devices to be updated to Android Jelly Bean revealed?

HTC has taken its time announcing which of its devices it would upgrade to Android Jelly Bean. To date, only the HTC One X and HTC One S have been confirmed. Its last update back in mid-November indicated that it was still deciding which other devices to upgrade. We may now have more information courtesy of the usually reliable @Football4PDA: […]

HTC announces HTC Butterfly, international version of DROID DNA

HTC today quietly introduced the HTC Butterfly, the international version of the HTC J Butterfly [product information] and Verizon DROID DNA [product information]. There was no announcement but it can now be found on HTC’s global website. As expected, it is very similar both in appearance and specifications to its DROID sibling. HTC Butterfly specifications: Processor: 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon […]

Virgin Mobile Canada launches Windows Phone 8S by HTC

Virgin Mobile Canada today launched its first Windows Phone 8 device, the Windows Phone 8S by HTC [product information]. The smaller sibling to the Windows Phone 8X by HTC, it comes with a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 and 4-inch WVGA (800×480) super LCD display. Virgin is offering it blue. Virgin Mobile is offering the Windows Phone 8S for CA$79.99 […]