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Rumor: HTC One M10 will feature Snapdragon 820 and MTK models, to launch at dedicated event
Following yesterday’s news that HTC has pushed the launch date of the HTC One M10 to March, @LlabTooFeR share some new information regarding HTC’s 2016 flagship smartphone. Two separate Tweets reveal that the HTC One M10 will not be running Android 6.1 at launch. Instead, the phone will be running Android 6.0.1 with Sense 8.0_GP…
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Rumor: metal-clad HTC One M10 will not be unveiled at Mobile World Congress
Sourcing multiple Chinese language forums, a new rumor claims that HTC has pushed back the unveiling of the One M10 to March with an April release date because it’s still working to finalize its design. According to the rumor, the phone will be built from aluminum with an IP78 waterproof and dustproof rating. The handset…
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Our 2016 new year wishes for HTC
To say that 2015 has been a bad year for HTC is a massive understatement. Its flagship HTC One M9 was a disappointment when compared to the competition, the HTC Grip fitness tracker launch was scrapped and even the HTC Vive’s release date was pushed back until the second quarter of 2016. All this led…
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HTC denies claims it is ‘heading for extinction in 2016’
According to Robyn Mak, columnist for Reuters Breakingviews, HTC will be “heading for extinction in 2016.” Robyn remarks were targeted at HTC, Sony and a few other smartphone makers, based on the smartphone industry’s slowing growth rate and near-nonexistent profit margins. But HTC isn’t planning on closing up show any time soon. It’s true that…
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Android 6.1 to feature split screen support and app permissioning tweaks
Google is still rolling out the Android 6.0.1 update to its Nexus devices, but rumors are starting to circulate regarding next year’s Android 6.1 build. According to Android Geeks, Android 6.1 will be a fairly minor update which will include tweaks to the way the OS handles app permissioning and the addition of split-screen support.…
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HTC Perfume is the code name of HTC’s 2016 flagship smartphone
We don’t know much about HTC’s 2016 flagship smartphone, but a Tweet from @LlabTooFeR claims that rumored HTC O2 device is now dead and will be replaced with a device codenamed HTC Perfume. Unfortunately, the only details we know so far about the device are its name and that it will run Android 6.1 with HTC…