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Mint SIM becomes more appealing with new pre-paid pricing
If you live in the US and you’re a fan of unlimited voice, text and data services, Mint SIM’s new rates may be exactly what you’ve been looking for. Unlimited packages aren’t anything new, but Mint SIM is offering deeper discounts than its competitors by selling you multi-month blocks. You’ve likely heard of or even…
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Update for Unlocked HTC 10 in the US delivers July’s security patch
UPDATE: One of our sources has informed us that HTC is, in fact, working on the security update for the international models of the HTC 10. At this time, we are not privy to the update’s release timeline, but we’re working to gather more information. ORIGINAL ARTICLE HTC has been a bit slow at getting Android’s monthly security…
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HTC has a unique standalone Vive RV headset for China
Google announced that HTC would be building a standalone VR headset based on the Daydream VR platform at Google I/O a few months back, but it looks like HTC isn’t stopping there. The company has teased the launch of another standalone VR headset for China which will use the same reference design. But since Google service doesn’t…
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The HTC U11’s Bluetooth 5.0 software update is in the works
More than a few of you were disappointed that the HTC U11 didn’t have Bluetooth 5.0 when it was announced. The phone’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC does support the Bluetooth standard, but for some reason, HTC’s software engineers didn’t enable the feature. The good news is that HTC is planning on adding support for Bluetooth…
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SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick Review: portable storage, now wireless
It seems like everyone these days own a smartphone and a computer. Both devices serve their respective purposes, but there’s a huge disconnect when it comes to sharing media or files between these devices. Most the time, you have to pull out your USB cable and plug your phone directly into your computer if you want…
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128GB HTC U11 goes up for pre-order in the US tomorrow
The HTC U11 is the best smartphone we’ve seen from the company in years. HTC released a 64GB and 128GB version of the phone, but the latter has only been available in a handful of select markets. But that’s about to change. Starting tomorrow, HTC will start taking pre-order for the 128GB model of the…
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No, HTC doesn’t want to put ads in your phone’s keyboard
HTC can’t seem to catch a break. A few days ago, an update to TouchPal (the third-party keyboard which is used on HTC’s newest smartphones) started showing banner ads for a handful of HTC 10 owners. While HTC has resorted to showing ads in BlinkFeed and even using its Themes app to promote a new…