AT&T HTC Titan II to cost $200 and be launched on March 18. Sony Crystal tablet also coming soon?
Earlier this month, when AT&T officially announced the HTC Titan II, it didn’t say when exactly the handset would be available for purchase. Now BGR is reporting that the Titan II will probably be released by AT&T on March 18 for $199.99 on contract. The new smartphone features Windows Phone Mango, LTE connectivity, a 4.7 [...]
Sprint set to discontinue the HTC Evo 4G, Evo View 4G, and BlackBerry PlayBook this month
Sprint is set to discontinue a few of the devices it currently sells before this month ends. These things do happen from time to time, as smartphones and tablets reach End-of-Life (EOL), which is what carriers usually call the fact that they stop selling one gadget or the other. Now SprintFeed has received Sprint’s latest [...]
HTC Droid Incredible 2 now just $9.99 at Verizon, still $0.01 at Amazon
The HTC Droid Incredible 2 has been a very affordable smartphone for many months now, seeing many price drops and special offers. But this has to be one of the best yet – especially if for some reason you only like to purchase your phones from Verizon directly. That’s because Big Red is now asking [...]
Telstra HTC Velocity 4G to get Android 4.0 ICS next month
As previously announced, tomorrow (January 24) Telstra will launch Australia’s first LTE smartphone – the HTC Velocity 4G. While the handset will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread at launch, an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is coming really soon. According to AusDroid, the Velocity should get Android ICS “next month or so”, before other [...]
UK: HTC Evo 3D now just £249.99
The HTC Evo 3D can now be found heavily discounted at a few retailers in the UK. ASDA, for example, will send one your way for just £249.99. That’s SIM-free and unlocked, of course. If for some reason you’d like to spend a bit more for the same device, there’s also Expansys, which now charges £284.99 for [...]
HTC ThunderBolt free at Verizon until January 26
This is hardly surprising, but the HTC ThunderBolt is now free from Verizon. You do have to sign a new two-year contract though, as you’d expect. Still, a free smartphone is a free smartphone. The ThunderBolt may not be today’s cream of the crop, but it’s still a pretty decent upper-midrange handset based on specs, [...]
Sprint’s HTC Evo 4G, Evo Design 4G and Samsung Epic 4G are all getting software updates today
Starting today, January 19, Sprint is rolling out software updates for three of its Android smartphones: HTC Evo 4G, HTC Evo Design 4G, and Samsung Epic 4G. The new software version for the Evo 4G is 4.67.651.3, and brings a security update, plus battery life improvements, and updated Peep client “to align with Twitter.” You [...]
Quad-core HTC Edge smartphone gets codename changed to Endeavor, may be sold as the Supreme
Back in November the first quad-core smartphone to come out of HTC was leaked. It was codenamed HTC Edge, and rumor had it that it would launch around March or April touting an Nvidia Tegra 3 processor, a 720p HD ‘optically laminated’ touchscreen, 1 GB of RAM, and 8 MP camera, Beats Audio, and Android [...]
HTC Ville on its way to T-Mobile
Last year, two upcoming high-end HTC Android smartphones leaked – the HTC Edge with a quad-core processor, and the HTC Ville, with ‘just’ a dual-core CPU. But after a couple of bits in November, we haven’t heard anything about the Ville so far. The Taiwanese company didn’t announce it, but perhaps that will happen during [...]
Sprint’s HTC Evo 3D gets a software update that improves battery life and security
Sprint’s HTC Evo 3D has received a new software update. Before you run for the Champagne, you should probably know that this isn’t Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It’s just a small, but possibly important update. It has three functions. It improves battery life, adds a needed security patch, and comes with an updated HTC [...]
HTC Velocity will be Telstra’s first 4G LTE Android phone
Back in September 2011 we’ve reported that Telstra would launch the HTC Holiday as Australia’s first 4G LTE handset. And it will, it’s just that the final name of the device has been changed to HTC Velocity. According to Ausdroid, the Velocity could become available at Telstra as soon as January 24, “for $0 upfront [...]
HTC Titan II (Radiant) with LTE, Windows Phone and 16MP camera announced by AT&T
Remember that rumor abut a possible HTC Windows Phone handset with a 16MP camera? Well, such handset now exists – it’s the new HTC Titan II (previously known as HTC Radiant), officially announced by AT&T just moments ago. Unlike the Titan that’s already available at AT&T since November, the new Titan II comes with LTE [...]
7 HTC smartphones to get Android 4.0 update in January, HTC Turkey says
In November last year, HTC let us know that some of its Android-powered smartphones would certainly receive updates to Ice Cream Sandwich, the newest version of Google’s mobile operating system. The devices listed then were the HTC Sensation (and Sensation 4G), Sensation XL, Sensation XE, Rezound, Amaze 4G, Evo Design 4G, and the Evo 3D. [...]
Samsung may have shipped 35M smartphones in Q4 2011, posts record profit. HTC’s profit down
Samsung may have shipped 35 million smartphones in the fourth quarter of last year (October to December), according to forecasts quoted by Reuters. That would be a record for the Korean company, and in fact would be the biggest number of smartphones shipped in a single quarter by any company ever. At least before we [...]
Sprint HTC Evo Shift 4G free with contract until January 7
The HTC Evo Shift 4G for Sprint can now be yours for free if you agree to sign a new two-year contract. And unlike what usually happens, this offer doesn’t come from a big third-party retailer, but from the carrier itself. Just one caveat – the deal is only valid through January 7. So you [...]
HTC Radiant for AT&T (Windows Phone with LTE) pictured
HTC Radiant – allegedly one of the world’s first Windows Phone devices to feature LTE connectivity – has appeared in a photo earlier today, allowing us to see that it looks a lot like the HTC Titan. Reportedly headed to AT&T sometime later this quarter, the Radiant has the same massive 4.7 inch display as [...]
HTC Flyer Android 3.2 Honeycomb update starts rolling out in the US for both Wi-Fi and 3G units
The update to Android 3.2 Honeycomb for the HTC Flyer is now rolling out across the USA. Previously, this update was made available to HTC Flyer owners in Europe last month. This comes after the Taiwanese company had promised that Honeycomb would arrive on its first tablet shortly after launch. That didn’t happen, but here [...]
T-Mobile will hold a “New Year, New Phone Sale” this weekend
T-Mobile is getting ready for its first big sale of 2012. The aptly named “New Year, New Phone Sale” will take place this weekend, from January 6 to January 8. During the sale, you’ll be able to pick up any smartphone and some broadband devices for up to $49.99 net down payment. The price is [...]
HTC Radiant and Samsung Mandel 4G LTE Windows Phones will arrive in the US in early 2012
So far Windows Phones have been missing out on the 4G LTE action, but that’s about to change. We’ve heard in the past that Nokia is prepping an LTE-enabled version of its Lumia 800 smartphone, which may end up at AT&T, Verizon, or both carriers sometime early next year. And now it seems that Nokia [...]
UK: HTC Sensation XE now available on £21.50 per month O2 contract
When O2 launched the HTC Sensation XE in October, the smartphone was free on £36 per month contracts. That pricing was pretty much on par with the phone’s features. However, here we are about two months later, and there’s already been a huge price drop for the Sensation XE on contract. Phones 4U now offers you [...]