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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…
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Will your HTC phone receive a patch for the Stagefright vulnerability?
At a recent convention, a huge vulnerability with MMS on the Android platform was announced publicly. Joshua Drake, from the security company Zimperiem discovered the loophole and reported it to Google in July. The exploit targets an area of Android called Stagefright giving anyone with your phone number the ability to send a multimedia message with a…
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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…
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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.…
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HTC stock flatlines following revised Q3 earnings projections
A day after HTC announced that the company is planning to lose NT$5.51 to NT$5.85 per share during the third quarter, HTC’s stock has taken a nose dive. The stock price flatlined at NT$63, a 10% drop from the previous day. With HTC’s stock trading at NT$63, its market capitalization has been lowered to $1.65 billion US dollars. HTC…
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HTC announces plans for job, product cuts with disappointing July sales numbers
This morning, HTC announced that July’s unaudited revenue came in at NT$7.41 billion, bringing total (unaudited) revenue from January through July of NT$81.94 billion. The revenue numbers for July are 14.65% lower than what HTC posted in June and a 30.15% drop when compared to July of 2014. While we had hoped that HTC’s declining revenue would…
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Was anyone really annoyed by HTC’s Fantastic Four theme notification?
I’d like to start things off by saying that I’m not a big fan of ads. They typically get in the way of the content I’m trying to consume. That being said, I run a technology blog that relied of ads to generate revenue to pay my bills and the other writers who contribute to…