Author: Nick Gray

  • HTC Sense Home update brings new theme customization options and subtle UI tweaks

    HTC Sense Home update brings new theme customization options and subtle UI tweaks

    If you own a phone that’s currently running HTC Sense Home, you likely woke up today to find that the app received an update over night. The launched itself looks identical to the last version, but HTC did tweak one minor detail in the app drawer. Rather than displaying a subtle scrolling line when you…

  • Verizon HTC One M9 Android 5.1, Stagefright update available today

    Verizon HTC One M9 Android 5.1, Stagefright update available today

    More than two months after Sprint released the Android 5.1 update for its version of the HTC One M9, the new software update is finally rolling out to the Verizon HTC One M9. While Verizon’s One M9 owners have had to wait an inexplicably long time for the new software, the extra time allowed HTC…

  • Rumor: HTC M10 may ditch One branding, could feature Snapdragon 820 SoC

    Rumor: HTC M10 may ditch One branding, could feature Snapdragon 820 SoC

    The successor to this year’s HTC One M9 isn’t expected to be unveiled until early 2016, but rumors of HTC’s next flagship smartphone are already making the rounds. New details claim that the HTC One M10 will feature the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC which Qualcomm has been teasing lately. Qualcomm hasn’t revealed full details…

  • HTC Desire 626 unboxing and first impressions

    HTC Desire 626 unboxing and first impressions

    When you think of HTC, you typically envision a high-powered, aluminum-clad, flagship smartphone. HTC has set the bar high on design in the smartphone world with its One series for the past few years. But the device we have in hand today is quite different from HTC’s flagship line. The HTC Desire 626 is one…

  • HTC releases Stagefright patch for Sprint HTC One M8

    HTC releases Stagefright patch for Sprint HTC One M8

    HTC One M8 owners on the Sprint network can now download a system update which patches the Stagefright vulnerability in Android. The 4.25.651.18 system update for the Sprint HTC One M8 is being pushed out to device automatically, but you can manually trigger the update by going to Settings > System updates > HTC software update > Check…

  • HTC cutting 15% of its workforce in an attempt to end its downward spiral

    HTC cutting 15% of its workforce in an attempt to end its downward spiral

    Following last week’s disappointing revenue numbers for July, HTC has announced today that the company will cut its workforce by 15%. The internal reorganization will leave more than 2,000 HTC employees jobless. HTC has not announced how quickly the jobs will be eliminated, but it is in HTC’s best interest to move as quickly as…

  • HTC Desire 526 now available from Verizon, Desire 626 coming soon

    HTC Desire 526 now available from Verizon, Desire 626 coming soon

    Starting today, the HTC Desire 526 can now be purchased from Verizon. The phone sports a 4.7-inch qHD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 clocked at 1.1 GHz, 1.5GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, microSD card slot with support for 2TB cards, 8 megapixel main camera, 2 megapixel front-facing camera and a 2,000 mAh battery.…