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HTC Car StereoClip now available at Sprint for $59.99

Monday 21 May 2012 @ 1:55 pm
Sprint is now selling the HTC Car StereoClip.  This wireless adaptor plugs into any 3.5mm headphone jack and allows you to stream music from any HTC Bluetooth-enabled device.  While this functionality already exists with many devices, the included aptX codec promises a higher quality audio experience.   Owners of the HTC One X and other [...]



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HTC One V coming to U.S. carriers later this Summer

Monday 7 May 2012 @ 2:59 pm
HTC announced in a press release today, that it will be bringing it’s HTC One V series to U.S. carriers later this Summer.  They will have the global device on display at CTIA 2012 which is taking place in New Orleans this week. Additionally, the global variant of the highly anticipatedHTC One V will be displayed [...]



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Update: T-Mobile wants to pay you $100 for buying the HTC Sensation 4G for free

Wednesday 2 May 2012 @ 8:58 am
T-Mobile is currently offering the HTC Sensation 4G free through tomorrow, May 3rd.  The web-only offer gives you an instant $199 off the phone making it completely free with a new two-year agreement. The Sensation 4G ships with a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor, 768MB of RAM, a 4.3″ qHD screen, and the ability to shoot [...]



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HTC CEO expects “difficult” recovery in U.S. market

Tuesday 24 April 2012 @ 2:42 pm
HTC is hoping that the upcoming release of the HTC EVO 4G LTE for Sprint and the HTC One X for AT&T will help it regain market share in the increasingly competetive U.S. smartphone market.  The Taiwanese company’s profits have bee declining over the past several months and have only recently began to show an improvement. HTC’s CEO [...]



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HTC manager discusses reasons behind handset color choices

Saturday 21 April 2012 @ 8:34 am
In an event in Seattle, WA on Friday, HTC manager of product strategy, Eric Lin, described some of the thought process behind why manufacturers use certain colors for handsets. When asked why most handsets are available today in either black or white, Mr. Lin detailed HTC’s ideas on the topic.  He stated “white really helps [...]



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HTC and Sprint sending invites to join them in New York City on April 4th

Tuesday 20 March 2012 @ 7:09 pm
We just received an invitation from Sprint and HTC to “experience their latest collaboration” at a gathering in New York City on April 4th.  Sprint CEO Dan Hesse and HTC President, Jason Mackenzie will both be in attendance as will HTC Source. What do you think they will announce?  The Sprint version of the HTC [...]



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Verizon readying a maintenance update for the HTC Rezound

Thursday 26 January 2012 @ 9:27 am
Verizon has released a document detailing an upcoming update for the HTC Rezound.  I know this isn’t the Ice Cream Sandwich update we are all waiting for, but hopefully this update will alleviate some stress from those experiencing the issues mentioned. We do not have any details regarding the release of this latest update for [...]



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Sprint Adds EVO 4G and EVO View 4G to ‘End of Life’ list

Tuesday 24 January 2012 @ 10:53 pm
The newly-updated Sprint ‘Expected Upcoming EOL’ list now includes two HTC EVO family devices that will be phased out in the near future.  The EVO 4G and the EVO View 4G have been added to Sprint’s latest list of devices nearing end-of-life.  The EVO 4G is tentatively scheduled to reach this milestone this week with [...]



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Sprint beginning to remove Carrier IQ from HTC devices

Tuesday 17 January 2012 @ 12:36 pm
In December, Sprint stated that they would remove the network diagnostic tool Carrier IQ, from all their devices. Now, an HTC representative has confirmed that they are working with Sprint to begin removing the infamous software from HTC devices. The first HTC device on Sprint’s network to actually have Carrier IQ removed was the HTC [...]



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Verizon introducing new $2 ‘Convenience’ fee in January

Thursday 29 December 2011 @ 11:09 am
Verizon sure picked the worst possible time to bring us additional bad news.  The month of December has seen a few major 4G outages from Verizon and now they want to grace us with news of upcoming additional fees?  Not a good way to treat those new customers that came aboard after getting their shiny [...]



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