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HTC freezes trading ‘pending a major announcement’

After trading markets closed in Taiwan today, HTC announced a halt to trading of its company’s shares. HTC has not given any indication as to why trading of the company’s stock will not be allowed tomorrow (or possibly the following day), but there’s a good chance that HTC is getting ready to announce that it…
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Pixel 2 teaser claims it’ll solve your smartphone frustrations

Have you ever been frustrated with your smartphone’s battery life, storage limitations, blurry pictures, software updates and overall performance? If you have, Google’s new Pixel 2 teaser claims that the answer to your frustrations is coming on October 4th. There shouldn’t be any hardware surprises due to the avalanche of leaks we’ve already seen, but…
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Billboard reveals Pixel 2 will to be unveiled on October 4

The upcoming Pixel 2 unveiling has been rumored for October 5th. It looks like the rumors were close, but they appear to have missed the mark by one day. A new Google billboard has gone up in Boston, telling viewers to “Ask more of your phone”. There’s no direct or indirect reference to the Pixel…
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HTC Ocean Life will be HTC’s first Android One phone

Rumors have been circulating for a while regarding the upcoming HTC Ocean Life. The phone appears to be a smaller/cheaper version of the HTC U11, but according to @LlabTppFeR, we may also see an Android One variant of the phone as well. For those who aren’t familiar with Google’s Android One program, Google handles all…
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Edge Sense beta will add custom squeeze actions to any app

HTC will soon (sometime Thursday night) be releasing a beta update to Edge Sense via the Play Store which will enable some of the new features which were teased a few weeks back. In Google maps and Google Photos you’ll be able to zoom and out by squeezing the edges of the HTC U11, but the…
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Google may be ready to buy HTC’s smartphone business

The end is near. According to a new report, HTC and Google are currently in talks which could lead to HTCs smartphone business being handed over to Google. This news comes a week after it was reported that HTC was looking at strategic options which would help the comany get back onto its feet. As…
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HTC could soon be looking for a buyer to help save the company

A report from Bloomberg claims that the company is working with an advisor to determine the best course of action for the company. Options which are currently being discussed include completely spinning off HTC’s Vive virtual reality business or bringing in a strategic investor to buy HTC outright. Based on the market’s current valuation, HTC is…