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European HTC One Android 4.4.2 roll-out begins
The HTC One Android 4.4.2 update rolling out to handsets across Europe. The new 308.24 MB 4.19.401.8 build includes all the usual Android 4.4.2 feature (NFC Tap & Pay, cloud printing, Bluetooth profiles) along with minor bug fixes and security enhancements. Since the HTC One in Europe was already running HTC Sense 5.5, the update…
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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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German court dismissed Nokia patent suit against HTC
We may only be two weeks into 2014, but it appears HTC’s fortunes may be turning for the better. After posting preliminary numbers on a profitable Q4, a German regional court has decided to throw out Nokia’s patent suit against HTC. Nokia claims that HTC’s products infringe on one of its patents which allows phone…
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HTC posts preliminary Q4 earnings report with $10.3 million in profits
HTC closed out 2013 with its preliminary earnings report for Q4, highlighted by $10.3 million in profits. While HTC remained in the black thanks to $85 million in proceeds from the sales its remaining stake in Beats Audio, the latest numbers indicate that HTC managed to stay profitable in 2013. It’s unclear how long HTC’s earnings reports…
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HTC to fight injunction ruling in Germany over Nokia’s data transfer patent
HTC may be facing a sales ban in Germany after the courts ruled that HTC’s devices did infringe on Nokia’s EP 1 148 681 wireless data transfer patent, but HTC will not be going down without a fight. HTC is fighting on three different fronts with a patent invalidity claim, an injunction appeal and software modification to…
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Nokia granted injunction against all HTC devices in Germany
The end of 2013 is certainly not going in HTC’s favor. Judge Dr. Matthias Zigann from the Munich I Regional Court ruled against HTC, granting Nokia an injunction against all of HTC’s Android powered devices. The ruling will eventually lead to a sales ban of all HTC device due to infringement of Nokia’s EP1148681 patent which covers…
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HTC confirms Android 4.3 update for HTC EVO 4G LTE scheduled for February release
With 2014 right around the corner, HTC’s Jason Mackenzie has confirmed that the Android 4.3 update for the HTC EVO 4G LTE will be sent to Sprint for testing in the coming weeks and is scheduled for a consumer release in mid-February. While the HTC EVO 4G LTE has received a few minor updates in…