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HTC One, Butterfly S and Flyer used to debut COS (China Operating System)
Remember that rumors and leaks around HTC’s mysterious operating system for the Chinese market? It turns out that the operating system was real. Commissioned by the Chinese government and build by the Institute of Software at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, COS (an acronym for China Operating System) is intended to “break the foreign monopoly in…
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Will your HTC handset be updated to Android 4.4? Here’s what we think
Android 4.4 has been around for only a few months, but HTC is already off to a good start, releasing Android 4.4 builds for the HTC one Google Play Edition and the unlocked/developer HTC One here in the US. HTC has also posted its own Android 4.4 update page which highlights the update process and…
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HTC Butterfly S receives Android 4.3 update with Sense 5.5
HTC is working hard to set the bar as top manufacturer to release software updates in a timely manner and the Android 4.3 update hitting the HTC Butterfly S right before Christmas comes to us with open arms. In the past, HTC received high remarks for supporting its devices out on the market, but then…
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HTC’s new OS for China revealed in leaked picture?
Over the past few weeks we’re heard rumors that HTC is working on a new operating system, custom designed for the Chinese market. We do not know if the new OS is based on Android or something more in tune with the custom Brew MP built HTC introduced with the Smart a few years back.…
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HTC Butterfly S oddity revealed – touchscreen works with a fork
The HTC Butterfly S is a bit of an oddball. The phone it’s not means be HTC’s flagship device,but it outshines the One in almost every category. It has a larger display, faster processor, and a massive 3,200 mAh battery. The only thing that’s really missing a optical image stabilization in the camera. But as it…
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HTC One, Butterfly lines to merge, polycarbonate HTC One on deck for 2014
Though HTC has already announced the HTC Butterfly S (a successor to last year’s HTC Butterfly), rumor has it that HTC will be killing off the Butterfly brand and consolidating the line of products under the HTC One name. While this is more of a shift in the way the devices will be marketed, it…
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Official: HTC Butterfly S unveield, outclasses the HTC One in everything but design
The rumors regarding the HTC Butterfly S turned into reality today when the device was unveiled in Taiwan. The HTC Butterfly S may look like last year’s HTC Butterfly with an extra front-facing speaker, but the internal specifications of the device make it the best phone in HTC’s lineup. Specs on the HTC Butterfly S…