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HTC One M8 Marshmallow update rolling out to phones across Europe
Ladies and gentlemen, the Android 6.0 update for the European HTC One M8 has landed! We have received reports from over two dozen HTC One M8 owners across Europe who have successfully downloaded the new Android 6.0 update for their phones. From what we can tell, the update is being pushed to unlocked and carrier-branded…
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HTC denies its VR business spin-off ‘will be wholly owned by Wang’
In an effort to squash the rumors regarding the spin-off of its virtual reality business, HTC has only raised more questions. HTC issued a statement which denied that the spin-off the VR business into an “independent entity that will be wholly owned by Wang is incorrect.” Many tech outlets are taking this statement as a…
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HTC may be working with Google on two Nexus phones for 2016
HTC’s 2016 flagship smartphone is expected to be unveiled during Mobile World Congress towards the end of February, but a new rumor gives us something quite important to look forward to during the second half of the year. Google has apparently chosen HTC to build a 5-inch and 5.5-inch Nexus smartphone. Besides the size of the…
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THORPE PARK Resort makes Derren Brown’s Ghost Train a suspended VR experience
Those in the UK looking for a thrilling adventure will want to board Derren Brown’s Ghost Train when it arrives this spring at the THORPE PARK Resort. The scary, one of a kind virtual reality ride will be on an old Victorian train car suspended in the air inside an old Victorian style warehouse. Those…
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HTC Vive pre-order listed on eBay for US$1200
Official pre-orders for HTC’s ultimate virtual reality experience isn’t expected this month. In fact, HTC’s CEO, Cher Wang said to look for a February 29th announcement and we still don’t know how much the Vive will cost. So it’s interesting to find a listing on eBay, that closes in six days, to pre-order the HTC Vive.…
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HTC UK to release One M8 Marshmallow update ‘over the next 48 hours,’ One M9 update ‘to follow shortly’
It looks like HTC’s Android Marshmallow floodgate is about to break open. HTC UK has just shared that the Android 6.0 update for the HTC One M8 is ready and will be released sometime within the next 48 hours. Following the HTC One M8 Marshmallow update rollout, HTC will also flip the switch and begin…
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Report claims that Cher Wang plans to spin off HTC’s VR business into a separate company
According to an unnamed source, HTC Chairwoman and CEO is planning to step up the company’s commitment to the virtual reality market by spinning off the HTC Vive and any related virtual reality work that the company has under way into its own subsidiary. The entity would focus exclusively on virtual reality products and work…