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AT&T to drop price of HTC One X to $99.99 on July 29th
In order to combat the recent launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III, AT&T and HTC may soon reduce the on-contract price of the HTC One X to just $99.99. The new price for the HTC One X would be a 50 percent reduction on its current $199.99 price tag, making it a direct price…
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HTC and Facebook are looking to launch a new device in 2013
Apparently, Facebook hasn’t given up on the HTC branded ‘Facebook’ phone. Bloomberg is reporting that the Facebook is working with a team of engineers from Apple and Palm to help develop a “modified operating system” for a new Facebook phone. While no specific information was provided, it’s likely that the new OS will be based…
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Rumored HTC Era 42 turns out to be the HTC One X+, not the QWERTY equipped G3 we were hoping for
QWERTY fans got a bit excited last week when rumors about the HTC Era 42 started floating around. Not much was known about the device, but the name did have a loose affiliation with the HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1). It turns out that our speculation of a QWERTY equipped T-Mobile G3 may have been off…
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HTC backtracks and decides not to release ICS for Desire HD. New petition arises to combat that decision.
UPDATE 7/25: After only a few days, the petition asking HTC to release a stock Android 4.0 build for the HTC Desire HD has already recevied over 10,000 signatures. If you have not already A while back signed your name to the petition, click on the link and help support those who still own and…
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HTC reduced ownership in Beats Audio by 25% – remains exclusive mobile partner
In a surprising move, HTC has announced that it will be reducing its investment in Beats Audio by roughly 25%. The deal will cost $150 Million and will return 24.53% of the company’s shares back to Dr. Dre and Beats’ current CEO Jimmy Iovine. While the official press release talks about providing “Beats with more flexibility for global…
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HTC Desire HD Android 4.0 update officially canceled by HTC
It’s been a roller-coaster of a week for HTC Desire HD owners. On Monday, Telus posted that the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for the HTC Desire HD has been canceled due to performance issue with the software. Two days later, HTC issued a generic statement, claiming that the Android 4.0 update for the…
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Legacy HTC phones and the One S getting a taste of Jelly Bean
Some HTC phones will never die! Earlier this week, news broke of the Windows Mobile phone the HTC HD2 receiving Google’s latest Android operating system, Jelly Bean. And today you really need to give a round of applause to the modding community for putting all sorts of effort into keeping the HTC Nexus One and the HTC Evo 4G alive with Jelly Bean…