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HTC One, Butterfly S and Flyer used to debut COS (China Operating System)
Remember that rumors and leaks around HTC’s mysterious operating system for the Chinese market? It turns out that the operating system was real. Commissioned by the Chinese government and build by the Institute of Software at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, COS (an acronym for China Operating System) is intended to “break the foreign monopoly in…
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HTC One X+ Android 4.2.2 passes AT&T technical acceptance testing, roll-out coming later this week
A little more than 24 hours after HTC broke the news that the HTC One X+ would not be updated beyond Android 4.2.2, one of HTC’s product managers has announced on Twitter that the Android 4.2.2 update has been given the all clean from AT&T. With technical acceptance secured, the Android 4.2.2 update for the…
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Will your HTC handset be updated to Android 4.4? Here’s what we think
Android 4.4 has been around for only a few months, but HTC is already off to a good start, releasing Android 4.4 builds for the HTC one Google Play Edition and the unlocked/developer HTC One here in the US. HTC has also posted its own Android 4.4 update page which highlights the update process and…
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Official: HTC One X and One X+ reach end of file status – no more updates planned beyond 4.2.2
The good news from earlier today trumped by an announcement from HTC regarding the Android update status of the HTC One X and the HTC One X+. While these devices are less than 24 months old, HTC will not update either of the devices to Android 4.3 or higher. We checked with HTC and they…
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German court dismissed Nokia patent suit against HTC
We may only be two weeks into 2014, but it appears HTC’s fortunes may be turning for the better. After posting preliminary numbers on a profitable Q4, a German regional court has decided to throw out Nokia’s patent suit against HTC. Nokia claims that HTC’s products infringe on one of its patents which allows phone…
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HTC posts preliminary Q4 earnings report with $10.3 million in profits
HTC closed out 2013 with its preliminary earnings report for Q4, highlighted by $10.3 million in profits. While HTC remained in the black thanks to $85 million in proceeds from the sales its remaining stake in Beats Audio, the latest numbers indicate that HTC managed to stay profitable in 2013. It’s unclear how long HTC’s earnings reports…
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Rumor: HTC M8 camera enhancement to include separate ‘lenses for low and high lighting’
The latest HTC M8 rumor on the web comes from market research analyst Wilson Miao, shedding light on a possible camera enhancement for HTC’s 2014 flagship phone. According to Miao, the HTC M8 will come with separate camera lenses for low/high lighting conditions. Up until now, HTC M8 rumors have suggested that the phone will…