Author: Nick Gray

  • Rumors suggest HTC phone with Liquidmetal casings are expected in the second half of 2013

    Rumors suggest HTC phone with Liquidmetal casings are expected in the second half of 2013

    The aluminum casing of the HTC One is an amazing feat of engineering, but if the latest rumors are true, HTC may looking ot change things up later this year with a switch of Liquidmetal. According to DigiTimes, HTC will be working with chassis maker Jabon International to develop a Liquidmetal casing in the second…

  • HTC Desire 600 announced for eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa and China

    HTC Desire 600 announced for eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa and China

    If you live in China, Russia, Ukraine, Africa or the Middle East, HTC has a new phone (or phones) for you. While HTC has only released an official announcement for the HTC Desire 600, two variations (606w and 608t) have already been spotted for the Chinese market. We can assume that there will be other…

  • HTC One sales surpass the 5 million mark

    HTC One sales surpass the 5 million mark

    According to an unnamed HTC executive, roughly 5 million HTC Ones have been sold since the device first hit the market in late March. Current ordered for the HTC One continue to exceed HTC’s production capacity, an issue which may soon be solved. While we’re excited to hear that the HTC One is selling well,…

  • Kouji Kodera resigns from his post as HTC’s Chief Product Officer

    Kouji Kodera resigns from his post as HTC’s Chief Product Officer

    Kouji Kodera, HTC’s Chief Product Officer, resigned from his position at HTC last week around the same time Jason Gordon, HTC’s VP of Global Communications announced on Twitter that he was also departing after a 7-year stint at HTC. According to The Verge, the recent departures are only the tip of the iceberg as global retail marketing manager Rebecca Rowland, director of…

  • HTC One Developer Edition software update rolling out now

    HTC One Developer Edition software update rolling out now

    HTC has released a software update for the HTC One Developer Edition. Before you get too carried away, this is not the fabled Android 4.2 update for the HTC One. The 1.29.1540.16 software update weighs in at 17.14 MB, but we’re not exactly sure what changes or bug fixes are included in it. We can…

  • HTC J One launches on Japan’s KDDI with microSD card support

    HTC J One launches on Japan’s KDDI with microSD card support

    The HTC J One, a very close relative to the HTC One, is now available in Japan. The device looks the same as the international HTC One, but it does come with one clear distinction – a microSDXC card slot which is able to support up to 64GB of expandable storage. Before you start throwing…

  • HTC Butterfly to receive Sense 5 update by the end of May

    HTC Butterfly to receive Sense 5 update by the end of May

    It looks like the HTC Butterfly will be the first device in HTC’s lineup to be updated to HTC sense 5.0. According to Focus Taiwan, the new software update for the HTC Butterfly will give the device quite a few of the features which are currently unique to the HTC One. BlinkFeed and a camera…