Author: Andy Medders

  • How many steps does it take to update your HTC One?

    How many steps does it take to update your HTC One?

    HTC has gone the extra mile to show us what it takes to go from a fresh Platform Development Kit (PDK) to an approved, over-the-air Android update on the HTC One. As we’ve mentioned before, HTC used to have a great track record when it came to deploying Android updates to the various HTC handsets…

  • HTC Butterfly S receives Android 4.3 update with Sense 5.5

    HTC Butterfly S receives Android 4.3 update with Sense 5.5

    HTC is working hard to set the bar as top manufacturer to release software updates in a timely manner and the Android 4.3 update hitting the HTC Butterfly S right before Christmas comes to us with open arms. In the past, HTC received high remarks for supporting its devices out on the market, but then…

  • Google plus update brings HTC-like photo and video enhancements

    Google plus update brings HTC-like photo and video enhancements

    A recent Google+ update brings features that seem to draw influence from the HTC One and the HTC Zoe toolbox. With new photo features to enhance smartphone photos and a few other tools like an awesome video maker complete with transitions to the beat and filters, Google+ has given HTC One users something to think…

  • HTC One with Sense 5.5 gets 25 GB Google Drive storage

    HTC One with Sense 5.5 gets 25 GB Google Drive storage

    Google is getting mighty generous these days with extra storage through one of its biggest cloud services and we just found out that users of the HTC One getting the Android 4.3 update along with HTC Sense 5.5 will also get an offer for 25 GB of free Google Drive storage for 2 years. Once…

  • Update: Expect details of Android 4.3 on the Verizon HTC One tomorrow

    Update: Expect details of Android 4.3 on the Verizon HTC One tomorrow

    UPDATE: Jason Mackenzie followed through with his promise about the Verizon HTC One, but unfortunately the news that came back from Verizon means our beloved manufacturer needs to make some software modifications and then re-test with Verizon. HTC is forecasting another month before the update can hit Verizon airwaves granted big red approves that changes…

  • HTC confirms Android 4.3 rolling out in areas across the globe with a surprise

    HTC confirms Android 4.3 rolling out in areas across the globe with a surprise

    HTC has been using Twitter a lot lately to inform fans about the arrival or pending arrival of operating system updates to current phones on the market. This morning the HTC_UK account informed the world that the Android 4.3 update for HTC One in the European, Middle Eastern, and Asian regions has started rolling out.…

  • Samsung pays a fine for drawing negative attention towards competitors

    Samsung pays a fine for drawing negative attention towards competitors

    A couple of months ago, word got out that Samsung had been responsible for paying people to make comments on the web praising Samsung products and slandering devices made by its competitors and now the manufacturer has officially been fined for these actions. An investigation led by the FCC finds Samsung guilty of paying a couple of marketing companies…