Archive for the 'HTC Thunderbolt' Category



Verizon documents reveal HTC Rezound Android 4.0 update scheduled for May 9th

Thursday 26 April 2012 @ 4:33 pm
Confidential internal Verizon documents have made their way to the web, revealing that several HTC phones should soon be updated to the latest version of Android. The first Verizon HTC phone to receive the Android 4.0 update should be the HTC Rezound. According to the documents, the update will be in testing until May 7th [...]





HTC Phones in North America Listed to get Ice Cream Sandwich

Friday 17 February 2012 @ 4:31 pm
In a note on HTC’s Facebook page called Ice Cream Sandwich Updates: The North American Edition, the manufacturer mentions a couple of older devices and confirms a few recently released models for receipt of the newest flavor of Android called Ice Cream Sandwich. The list below includes mostly smartphones on the Verizon Wireless network, but also throws a bone [...]





HTC and Verizon release HTC Thunderbolt Gingerbread update… again

Wednesday 26 October 2011 @ 2:38 pm
The on-again off-again Gingerbread update for the HTC Thunderbolt is… on-again.  Verizon has re-started pushing out the Android update to the Thunderbolt after fixing the issue which handset owners started complaining about when the original update started to trickle out a few weeks back.  Verizon will be pushing out the Android 2.3 update to phones [...]





Verizon HTC Thunderbolt OTA update features detailed, new UI imminent

Tuesday 27 September 2011 @ 8:35 pm
There are those who still have their doubts about Verizon pushing out an OTA update for the HTC Thunderbolt before the end of the month, but Verizon has just updated their Thunderbolt support page with new details about the new 2.11.605.3 build. In addition to all the usual Gingerbread features, the Thunderbolt update will also [...]





HTC confirms Thunderbolt update coming within 5 days

Monday 26 September 2011 @ 4:44 pm
If you were among those who jumped onto Verizon’s 4G LTE network with the HTC Thunderbolt, we suggest you keep a close eye on your notification bar for the next few days.  The HTC Thunderbolt launched earlier this year with Android 2.2 and has received several system updates since then which have fixed a few [...]





Updates abound! HTC Thunderbolt (which has some downsides), UK Desire, Desire Z update news.

Wednesday 13 July 2011 @ 8:22 am
So for those of you who own a Thunderbolt, you may have noticed an update was pushed to your phone over the last few days. This update addresses the random reboots that some users have been experiencing, along with the data connectivity issues reported by some people. It also adds a few other things, namely [...]





Video: How to disassemble the HTC Thunderbolt

Tuesday 14 June 2011 @ 8:07 am
Handset teardowns aren’t anything new, but it’s not often that we get step-by-step instructions to go along with them.  DirectFix has just posted a new video which gives us a detailed look at how to dismantle the HTC Thunderbolt.  We can’t really think of any good reason you would want to take your 4G handset [...]





Weekend Discount: Amazon cuts price of HTC Thunderbolt to $129

Friday 22 April 2011 @ 10:28 am
Craving to get your hands on the blazing fast HTC Thunderbolt but simply can’t swallow the $250 price tag?  Amazon may have exactly what you’re looking for.  The price of the HTC Thunderbolt has been slashed to $130 for this weekend, nearly half the price Verizon is charging.  The reduced price on the Thunderbolt will [...]





Verizon sells 260,000 HTC Thunderbolts in 15 days.

Thursday 21 April 2011 @ 11:09 am
Trying to get exact sales numbers from carriers of manufacturers is always tricky.  We usually get some rounded numbers from HTC at the end of the year, but Verizon has been very open about how many units of the HTC Thunderbolt they moved in Q1 of this year during its quarterly earnings report today.  During [...]





Rumor: Android 2.3 update coming to the EVO 4G and Thunderbolt before Q3

Tuesday 12 April 2011 @ 7:30 am
HTC has made it pretty clear that they have plan to roll out Android 2.3 to quite a few of their handsets. This this is great news for some, but HTC’s Android update confirmation has only applied to GSM versions of their Desire phones which are available on Europe and Asia. So what about those [...]





Rumor: Android 2.3 update coming to the EVO 4G and Thunderbolt before Q3

Tuesday 12 April 2011 @ 7:30 am
HTC has made it pretty clear that they have plan to roll out Android 2.3 to quite a few of their handsets. This this is great news for some, but HTC’s Android update confirmation has only applied to GSM versions of their Desire phones which are available on Europe and Asia. So what about those [...]





Leaked Skype app brings another video calling option to the HTC Thunderbolt

Monday 11 April 2011 @ 11:19 pm
Looking to get in on some video call action with your new HTC Thunderbolt? The official Skype application with video calling is still MIA but you can now download a leaked version of the app and install it manually. The leaked Skype Video application looks a lot like the one you can currently download from [...]





Easily toggle the HTC Thudnerbolt’s LTE connection with LTE OnOFF

Saturday 2 April 2011 @ 12:41 pm
Anyone still having battery issue with the Verizon HTC Thunderbolt might want to head on over to the Android market and download LTE OnOFF. The new app gives you quick access to the HTC Thunderbolt’s preferred network settings with a simple click.  Users will be able to toggle between CDMA auto, CDMA only, EvDo only, [...]





Rumour: HTC Thunderbolt to get Gingerbread update in Q2 2011

Sunday 27 March 2011 @ 4:38 am
This is just a rumour for the moment, but it does raise hopes in terms of the improvements it may bring to the ailing Thunderbolts battery dilemma. A post over at Android Community today cites and email response that a Thunderbolt user, a little miffed over his bad Bluetooth connectivity, got from HTC. What was [...]





Battery Saving on the HTC Thunderbolt!

Tuesday 22 March 2011 @ 6:15 am
We’ve seen a lot of criticism, of the battery life on the HTC Thunderbolt, and believe it or not many other HTC phones running android, have experienced battery issues. Most users though have little understanding, or the ability to tweak the settings in Android to save battery. People pick up the latest smartphone because of [...]





Developers circumvent security measures, gain root access on the HTC Thunderbolt

Monday 21 March 2011 @ 10:23 am
Those of you who like to have a little more control over your Android phones will hopefully be happy to learn that the HTC Thunderbolt has been rooted.  Even though it only took about a day to root the HTC Thunderbolt, developers certainly had their work cut out.  HTC made things a bit more difficult [...]





HTC Thunderbolt camera and video samples

Monday 21 March 2011 @ 8:56 am
The HTC Thunderbolt is currently the most feature-rich HTC handset on the market. It features a 4.3-inch display, Android 2.2, an 8 megapixel camera capable of shooting video in 720p, and support for Verizon’s 4G LTE network. While most people have been focusing on the Thunderbolt’s internet speeds, but thought we’d take a few minutes [...]





Video: The HTC ThunderBolt™ inspired by you

Friday 18 March 2011 @ 9:52 am
HTC has put together a short video giving us some insight into what the design process for the HTC Thunderbolt was like. It’s not as impressive as the Nexus One videos that HTC and Google shared with the world last year, but it’s always fun to see some of the faces of the people involved [...]





HTC Thunderbolt battery issues completely overblown

Thursday 17 March 2011 @ 3:52 pm
The HTC Thunderbolt has been available to purchase for less than 24 hours and we’re already seeing report from bloggers who are claiming that the device suffers from poor battery life.  One report has taken things to a whole new level, by reporting that the Thunderbolt consumed 92% of its battery reserve in 3 hours [...]





HTC Thunderbolt now available from Verizon for $249

Thursday 17 March 2011 @ 8:59 am
The HTC Thunderbolt has struck!  Verizon’s first 4G LTE phone has finally arrived and can be purchased for $249 with a new two year contract from Verizon’s website.  But if the price sounds a bit steep, you may want to head on over to Amazon where they are selling the HTC Thunderbolt for only $179 [...]





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