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Video: HTC One S keeps its cool during Qualcomm’s butter benchmark
Today’s high-end smartphones are powered by some incredibly powerful processors which delivery amazing frame rates for 3D gaming, 1080p video recording and intensive computing which allow users to keep up with Twitter, Instagram and all those Facebook updates. We’ve already seen enough benchmarks to know that the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor used in the HTC One S and…
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Qualcomm S4 supply issues to blame for the S3 chip inside Taiwan’s HTC One S?
The launch of the HTC One S has just hit the shored of Taiwan, but it’s not exactly the same phone we’ve seen in Europe and North America. Rather than shipping with a 1.5Ghz Qualcomm S4 processor, the HTC One S that’s heading to Taiwan is powered by last year’s Qualcomm dual-core MSM8260 S3 processor…
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HTC partnering with ST-Ericsson to develop CPU for low-end devices
The relationship between HTC and Qualcomm took another hit today. Multiple reports claim that HTC and ST-Ericsson have signed a memorandum of cooperation with plans to co-develop a CPU for low-end HTC devices. Over the years, HTC has partnered closely with Qualcomm (which owns a minority stake in HTC), but HTC may be looking to…
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T-Mobile announced HTC One S launch date and price
Last night, T-Mobile announced that the HTC One S will launch on April 25th. The price of the HTC One S is set at $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. As we reported yesterday, off contract pricing for the HTC one S is set at $599.99. Unlike AT&T and Sprint, T-Mobile is not setting up…
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HTC Incredible 4G images reveal new handset speficications
Sprint has announced the HTC EVo 4G LTE, AT&T will be launching the One X and T-Mobile’s One S could be only two weeks away from launch. But what about Verizon? The latest rumors indicate that the HTC Incredible 4G may launch before the end of April and new pictures give us a closer look at the…
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Qualcomm launches The One Charge Challenge to see how long your phone can go on a single charge
When it comes to power efficiency, the new Snapdragon S4 processor from Qualcomm is one of the best chips on the market. To prove that the 28nm SoC helps your phone hold a charge longer than the competition, Qualcomm is kicking off the One Charge Challenge and sent a phone across the globe to see…
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Qualcomm S4 SoC production stoppage may cause HTC One launch delays
According to a report by SemiAccurate, production of Qualcomm’s new S4 chip has come to a halt. Qualcomm’s SoC manufacturer, TSMC, halted 100 percent of it 28nm chip production three weeks ago (before the HTC One was unveiled) to make changes to the production process. No details are currently available as to when production of…