Category: HTC (Windows Phone)

HTC Radar Windows Phone selling rather cheaply

We all love a deal right? We all love Windows Phone?…. Right. Well Expansys have dropped the price of the HTC Radar, which we reviewed here. They have dropped it to £209.99 which is a bargain really. You can find the deal here. The Radar definitely has a …

CES – HTC Titan 2 Announced

HTC have announced the Titan 2 over in CES running on AT&T’s LTE network.  Specs of the new HTC Titan II include a 4.7″ WVGA super LCD capacitive screen, a Qualcomm 1.5GHz Snapdragon S2 CPU, a 16 megapixel camera (yes, 16 megapixel!) with dedicated hardware button, autofocus, dual …

HTC profits drop by a quarter

Not brilliant news for HTC, especially just a month before Mobile World Congress… Profits have dipped by 25% in the last quarter. HTC has faced stiff competition from Samsung and Apple, with Nokia also above them in the smartphone maker leaderboard. Sales fell in December by 20.3% but …

HTC Getting ready for MWC

More power! Single core CPU’s? Pah, they’re yesterdays news. Digitimes reckon that HTC will be rocking up in Barcelona with many disk and quad-core CPU’s inside their spanky new phones. The HTC Edge is going to be one of them but there’s now rumours of Tegra 3 (quad …

HTCs banned in Germany for Christmas?

Another day, another legal battle over patents, and another one HTC has lost. HTC has withdrawn its appeal against the defeat it suffered to patent company IPCom, meaning it is now open to having to pay IPComs costs, as well as a handset ban on any that involve …

HTC HD2 gets a tasty Ice Cream Sandwich

The poor old HTC HD2. It’s had some serious abuse from the community. Windows Mobile 6.5 powered it originally but then someone put Android Gingerbread onto it. After that there was a Windows Phone 7 ROM, followed by dual-boot special. Now, now the HD2 has received the all-new …

Fire up the Quattro. HTC Codenames revealed

Some time ago Pocketnow was given a load of code-names for future HTC handsets. They weren’t totally sure on the source so held back on publishing, but as more and more devices appeared with names of the list they’ve now published the whole lot. To be honest, the …

HTC Radar on Orange – Video walk-through

We got to cover the HTC Radar launch last month and it appeared on the Orange coming soon pages shortly after. It’s now available to buy and is free on 24-month plans costing £31 or more. It’s not currently available on Pay As You Go though. The Radar …

HTC Radar and HTC Titan now available

The HTC Radar and HTC Titan have both just appeared on the Phones4U website. We managed to get a lot of hands-on time with the HTC Titan (full specs here and the HTC Radar (full specs here) some weeks ago but we didn’t expect them to actually ship …

HTC Radar hits Orange coming soon pages

At the start of the month we showed you the all-new HTC Radar. Powered by the latest Windows Phone 7.5 it has a 5 megapixel xcamera with 720p HD video recording and a second one for video calls. It has a 3.7″ 480×800 pixel screen and is powered …

HTC announce Titan and Radar devices.

We’re here at the big summer HTC event in London at the moment. We’ve already had lots of hands-on time with the Titan and Radar handsets but, just to give you a feel of the event itself, here’s a collection of shots from the event itself 🙂

Hands On With HTC Titan

We are here live at the HTC evening in London where they have just announced to the world two new Windows devices which really pack a punch! These are hands on pictures of the ‘big daddy’ the HTC Titan but even though it has a 4.7 in screen …

Hands On With HTC Radar

Here are some photos of the HTC Radar which has JUST been announced! More details on our earlier story.

Live at the HTC Launch

Recorded live, we broadcast this just a few moments ago. Dive in for the live launch of HTC’s two new handsets.. Live video for mobile from Ustream

HTC Titan Announced

The HTC Titan is just.. Titanic.. Like the ship it’s big and packs a mahoosive 4.7″ 480×800 LCD screen but it’s not a great deal bigger than, say, the Android-powered Galaxy SII. The Titan is 6 mm longer than the SII and 4mm wider. This, though, is powered …

HTC Announce Two New Windows Devices

HTC have just announced two new devices to the world, both running the latest version of the Windows Phone 7 OS called Mango.  Mango enables a whole host of new features including multi-tasking which is one of the most requested missing features and something we are looking forward …

HTC Radar Announced

The HTC Radar slipped out last week and has just been officially announced. It’s the seconds Windows Phone to appear today and features a 5 megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording and flash, plus a second face-pointing camera for video calls. There’s a dedicated hardware button for …

HTC Omega / HTC Radar images and rumoured specs

We’re quickly getting the impression that the HTC September 1st event will see at least one Windows Phone handset running Mango. Now first images of a device called the HTC Omega, possibly also called the HTC Radar, have appeared online. OK, rumoured specs mention a 3.8″ SLCD screen, …

New Windows Phones from HTC next week?

Could the big HTC event on September 1st feature a new Windows Phone or two? That seems to be what’s happening if rumours are to be believed. An update on the Windows Phone UK Facebook page is inviting everyone to the exact same HTC event we spotted last …

HTC London Event – Tune in here for full coverage

It’s that time of year again. HTC are gearing up to another pretty massive launch down in London. This time Facebook reveals that the event will have a Twitter hash-tag of #HTCQB, but that probably just means “HTC Quietly Brilliant”. Gah… HTC aren’t giving much away, but we’ll …

HTC to sue Apple for Patent Infringement

It’s fair to say that we’re slightly losing track of who is suing who now. Today HTC are to take action against Apple, claiming that the iPhone, iPad and iPod all infringe HTC patents. At first glance the patents seem a little generic and are used in many …

HTC and Beats tie-up for a better sound experience

We’re assuming that the major HTC announcement coming this afternoon is this, a deal between HTC and Beats by Dr. Dre. Estimated to be worth around $300 million will help to “create superior mobile audio experiences”. We assume that this will mean the end of tinny and weedy …

Major HTC Announcement this afternoon

HTC are to hold a teleconference to “Make a Major News Announcement” at 4.30PM BST today. We’re not at all sure what this is just yet, but HTC CEO Peter Chou will be hosting the call live from Los Angeles. We’ll have full news on this shortly after …

Horace Luke leaves HTC

Well, we weren’t expecting this. Chief Innovation Officer at HTC, Horace Luke, has left the company. We first Horace many years ago when he worked for Microsoft and we were bowled over by his ideas for Windows Mobile. He moved to HTC in 2006 and has worked on …

HTC Boss Prepares to Fight

HTC Boss, Peter Chou, has spoken to the BBC about the continuing patent battle with Apple. In the interview he says that the company will “make a stand” and are “confident that we have a strong case”. The recent Apple complaint pushed down the value of HTC shares …

Apple file complaint against HTC

Apple has just filed a complaint about HTC with the International Trade Commission (ITC). If successful it could see a complete ban on HTC products being sold in the USA. Apple state that HTC are illegally using patents relating to “scrolling operations”, “double-sided touch-sensitive panels” and “programmable tactile …

HTC Revenue increase yet again

So, despite what you may read elsewhere on the web, HTC is still on the up. Record profits have just been posted, with a near-£1 billion revenue in June. This is an increase of over 10.9% in May and a new high for the third month in a …

HTC Eternity specs and pics revealed

The HTC Eternity popped up on the web recently. It’s running Windows Phone “Mango” and is apparently 9.9mm thick even with the huge 4.7″ 480×800 Super LCD screen. Powered by a 1.5GHz CPU it has a dual-LED flash, 720p HD video camera with the 8 megapixel rear camera …

Unlocked HTC HD7 Under £290!

How does a brand new unlocked unbranded HTC HD7 running Windows Phone 7 for a great price sound?.  Well eXpansys have this very phone on offer at just £289.99 and in stock ready for you to buy right now!. The HTC 7 comes with a massive 4.2 inch …

Snapped – Upcoming 12 megapixel HTC Windows Phone

Mr Blurry-cam is definitely on holiday today. Instead we have some very clear shots of an upcoming HTC Windows Phone device with a 12 megapixel camera. We’re currently trying to get a little more information regarding this device. These shots have appeared on the Twitter stream of Eldar …

HTC Sees big future in tablets and a return to form for Microsoft

We’ve only had a brief look at the HTC Flyer so far (we’re sending chocolates to HTC and everything) but, with the stylus and funky HTC Scribing system it seems to be generating some very positive remarks around the web. HTC are feeling a warm vibe too, with …

HTC Mozart – £349.99 on O2

You can grab the HTC Mozart, powered by Windows Phone 7, for £349.99 on Pay and Go when you also grab a £10 top-up. The Mozart is one of the new HTC handsets released last year as part of the Windows Phone 7 launch. Link – o2.co.uk

HTC Mozart Heads To O2, Breaks Orange Exclusivity

Remember the HTC Mozart which was one of the launch Windows Phone 7 devices?… you know the one all about the camera with the 8 megapixel lens and Xenon Flash?. Well before now it has ONLY been available on Orange here in the UK with an exclusive deal, …

HTC 7 Pro Review

The HTC 7 Pro is a handset which was announced back in October along with the other HTC Windows Phone 7 devices like the Mozart and HD7 but has only just been made available here in the UK recently and at present is the only Windows Phone 7 …

HTC 7 Pro – Up Close

Windows Phone had a quiet year but that does not mean there is not impressive hardware out there running the OS, one phone caught my eye which we have not managed to cover yet due to not being available until just a few days ago outside of the …

HTC win Device Manufacturer of the Year at MWC 2011

HTC have just been awarded the 2011 Device Manufacturer of the year by GSMA. It follows another successful year for the company which has beaten Apple and Sumsung to the title. CEO of HTC, Peter Chou, stated.. “For HTC to be recognized by the industry in this way …

HTC HD2 Gets Windows Phone 7 and Android dual-boot

There’s certainly a great deal of interest in the HTC HD2. Normally powered by Windows Mobile 6.5 the bulk of this interest comes from the fact that you can stick other operating systems on it, such as Windows Phone 7 and Android. But wait right there fair reader, …

HTC post massive profit rise

HTC have announced huge profits of £315 million in the three months from October to December last year. They represent a rise of 160% compared to the same quarter in 2009 and, combined with rumours of HTC tablet devices, growth is expected to continue and remain strong, although …

HTC Gratia and HTC 7 Pro announced for the UK

The HTC 7 Pro, which appeared on o2 Germany recently, looks set to arrive here in the UK from February. The Windows Phone 7 device brings a QWERTY keyboard, 1GHz CPU and a tilting 3.6″ screen. Other specs include Doly Mobile and SRS WOW HD sound, Xbox Live …