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HTC admits several hundred thousand US consumers have pre-registered to purchase the HTC One
Following the official HTC One statement regarding the delays retail launch of the HTC One in North America, HTC President Jason Mackenzie, sent out an email to personally apologize to the U.S. customers who hard pre-registered to purchase the phone through the company’s $100 HTC One upgrade promotion. The email did not contain any new details regarding the eventual launch…
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HTC confirms North American HTC One roll-out will be delayed until April
If you were still hoping that HTC would be able to pull off a North American retail launch of the HTC One before the end of March, we have some bad news. The company has released an official statement which confirms that North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific markets will not be getting the HTC One until April. While most…
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New HTC One commercials highlight BoomSound and Blinkfeed features
Less than 24 hours since we spotted the HTC One make a cameo appearance in a new music video, two new HTC One commercials have hit the web. As we expected, HTC will be using BlinkFeed and BoomSound as main selling points for the HTC One. In the BlinkFeed ad, a solitary subway ride comes to life…
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Rumor: HTC named as possible suitor for Panasonic’s mobile phone business
According to SankeiBiz, HTC has been named as a possible buyer of Panasonic’s mobile phone business. Panasonic currently has efforts in place to stabilize the company and refine its product line in an effort to maximize shareholder value. Over the years, Panasonic has dabbled in the mobile phone industry on more than one occasion, but…
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HTC One marketing campaign kicks off with music video tie-in
HTC has said more than a few times that the company is looking to change its marketing strategy with the HTC One. A few months ago, HTC chose not to renew its contract with Mother, the ad agency responsible for the HTC One X skydiving promos from last year in favor of an in-house marketing approach under the direction of Benjamin…
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Nokia wins injunction against HTC for patent infringement in Germany
If you thought that the HTC One delays are the only thing keeping HTC executives up at night, think again. Today, German courts handed Nokia a victory in one of its patent disputes with HTC. The outcome of the verdict is a permanent injunction on all HTC products which infringe on Nokia’s wireless power saving technology. The injunction can be enforced immediately, even before HTC has the opportunity to…
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Unnamed HTC executive admits Ultrapixel senor shortage to blame for the HTC One delay
Ten days ago, HTC One component supply shortage rumors suggested that HTC would have a hard time building enough devices for its global March launch. Since then, HTC has issued a statement that some HTC One pre-orders would be fulfilled before the end of March, but most markets would not be getting the HTC One until April.…