Category: Misc

  • The Samsung Galaxy S III compared to the HTC One series on the surface

    The Samsung Galaxy S III compared to the HTC One series on the surface

    Last week, I had the opportunity to spend a few days with a Verizon model of the Samsung Galaxy S III. While this quick run-down is not nearly as deep as the Vellamo review posted earlier today it is a good perspective on the surface of the GSIII and how I compared it with my HTC One S. Here…

  • The HTC One X and Samsung GSIII go head to head in Vellamo 2.0 benchmark tests

    The HTC One X and Samsung GSIII go head to head in Vellamo 2.0 benchmark tests

    Qualcomm, HTC’s primary chip manufacturer for quite some time has updated their benchmarking tool called Vellamo to version 2.0 and with the update comes the introduction of two new benchmark chapters. Let’s see how the HTC One X stacks up against the Samsung Galaxy S III. The Metal Chapter: This measures the CPU subsystem performance of mobile processors by testing CPU…

  • HTC is open to licensing RIM’s Blackberry operating system

    HTC is open to licensing RIM’s Blackberry operating system

    HTC has been very open to a variety of mobile operating systems over the years. HTC hardware has run multiple flavors of Windows operating systems, a light-weight OS called Brew MP, and has had the most success with Google’s mobile OS, Android. These days users can typically pick up a nice new phone running either Android or Windows…

  • HTC says a comeback is on the way

    HTC says a comeback is on the way

    HTC has had a run of misfortune over the past few quarters, but let us not forget that before the luck turned HTC had been on a six quarter streak of record-high sales. Now HTC plans to rebuild the brand and maybe even start fresh with a new slogan, ditching part or all the “Quietly…

  • HTC sales make a slight bump up in the US market

    HTC sales make a slight bump up in the US market

    HTC has posted its numbers for July and although the overall earnings are less than compared to last years HTC saw an increase in the US market according to the research firm comScore. While ranked fifth in the US market, HTC has managed to draw closer to the fourth ranked US manufacturer, Motorola. Manufacturers ahead of these two include,…

  • Google I/O opening keynote LIVE video 9:30am PST

    Google I/O opening keynote LIVE video 9:30am PST

    If you find yourself living in a cave for some reason, we’d like to be the first to inform you that Google I/O 2012 kicks off this morning at 9:30 PST. The opening keynote agenda is unknown at this point, but it’s safe to assume Google will be talking about the never ending domination of…

  • HTC Car StereoClip now available at Sprint for $59.99

    HTC Car StereoClip now available at Sprint for $59.99

    Sprint is now selling the HTC Car StereoClip.  This wireless adaptor plugs into any 3.5mm headphone jack and allows you to stream music from any HTC Bluetooth-enabled device.  While this functionality already exists with many devices, the included aptX codec promises a higher quality audio experience.   Owners of the HTC One X and other…