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Facebook phone, HTC First announced

HTC and Facebook have today announced a joint device called the HTC First and is all based around the best Facebook experience with high quality HTC hardware we have come to expect. The HTC FIrst offers Android JellyBean 4.1, a dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 4.2 inch 720p screen, 5 megapixel camera and …

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HTC First Facebook Home Screens appear on the web

We should have the official details on this phone direct from HTC very shortly but, in the meantime, there’s more leaked photos to enjoy. This time a custom “Facebook Home” system is on show and gives us a glimpse of what to expect when the press event starts …

Facebook Phone Revealed……..?

Well it appears that the rumours may well be true. We know that Facebook are holding a shindig on April 4th and thanks once again the the Twitter account @EVLeaks, it looks like we may know exactly what they are about to reveal. Cue the HTC First…….   A …

HTC One now available on Three

So, you’ve read our HTC One Review and you want to slot this hot new handset firmly into your soft pocket. Now it’s time. Three have now got the HTC One in silver and you can grab it online or in store. It’s available free for a limited …

HTC all set to turn it up to 11

You may have seen that HTC are going to go “large” with their marketing message from now on.The HTC One, which we must admit is brilliant, won’t be shown off next to the “Quietly Brilliant” tagline. Instead HTC will be turning things up to 11* and shouting about …

HTC Desire P & Q appear online

In a move contradictory to the whole “One” ethos HTC have some more handsets to release. Only for China mobile though so don’t get too excited. The first device is the HTC Desire P. Which seems to be a refreshed HTC One SV. It’s a medium sized device …

HTC One to be available from next week

There has been an unannounced race going on.  The race has been between Britain having a hot sunny day in 2013 and HTC actually making their flagship One handset available for purchase. Well it looks like the race has been won and HTC are the proud victors.  Whilst the snowbound …

Deal – HTC One X for £319.99

The HTC One X was a great phone and still is a great phone, loved by many across the land. As is always the way leading up to a new device being released the old ones get discounted. So the HTC One is out very soon and the …

HTC One – Review

HTC have suffered somewhat this last year. Samsung, with a massive marketing budget and good quality handsets, have bashed the company over the head. It was clear that the next HTC flagship had to be something special. Something to help bring the company back into the forefront of …

Never miss a moment with BlinkFeed

A day doesn’t pass without either HTC or Samsung posting some information about their upcoming devices. Today is no different, today is the turn of HTC and they’ve posted two videos about BlinkFeed their rather controversial new home screen addition. Take a look. HTC have come up with …

HTC One delays – HTC no longer a tier-one customer

Following our earlier report on the HTC One delays, HTC Chief Marketing Officer Benjamin Ho has revealed a little more information to the Wall Street Journal We…are working tirelessly with all of our channel partners to ensure that we can fulfill as many orders as possible. We will …

Specs Compared: Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One

There’s bound to be some fierce competition between the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. Both handsets aim to grab that elusive smartphone crown and it’s fair to say there’s no love lost between the two companies (check out what HTC had to say about the S4!). So …

HTC get their claws out over the Galaxy S4

As we saw last night Samsung released their new flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy S4. While general reaction to the phone has been a little mixed (many people on my Twitterl timeline simply described it as ‘meh’, it hasn’t taken HTC very long to get the claws out. …

HTC One – Q&A

Yesterday we posted the first content on the new HTC One which has attracted a lot of attention before it goes on sale this Friday.  Of course there will be lots of questions from readers who want to know things before they go out and spend a large …

HTC One – You might not get it until April

Chocolate eggs. Yummy, yummy chocolate eggs. We’ll be scoffing plenty of them soon because Easter is just around the corner. Sadly this has made us realise something. Following our HTC One story yesterday, we’ve also had confirmation from Expansys that the handset is expected to arrive “with the …

HTC are going to release a developer edition of the HTC One

Woohoo HTC are releasing a developer edition of the HTC One, that’s a good thing right? I’m not so sure. Unlocked bootloaders have been quite a contentious issue over the years. Personally I have unlocked no end of devices over the years, from the ridiculously complicated HTC Desire …

HTC One delayed (UPDATE)

Oh no this is not good news for HTC and their new flagship phone, the HTC One. Clove have just announced that the launch date has been delayed until 29th March and on checking the Three UK website just now their date has also changed to later, this time the …

HTC One – BlinkFeed

There are lots of things to cover on the brand new HTC One device but one of them seems to be getting a lot of attention so far and that is BinkFeed. Views on this new idea are split with many people hating the idea and wanting to …

HTC One arrives at CoolSmartPhone

The HTC One was the highlight of MWC for many people and won many awards for this. With the One going on sale this Friday (15th March) we have been lucky enough to get a device in for review ahead of launch. The phone is currently being charged …

Further HTC Myst specs leak

Specs trickled out for a mid-range HTC device called the “Myst” some months ago. The device has a 4.3″ 720p screen with two cameras – a 5 megapixel rear shooter and a front 1.6 megapixel cam. It’ll do 4G and has 16GB of storage but no microSD storage. …

Want to win a HTC One V? Get clicking, baby

It’s the weekend. Sure, you could go and fix that leaking shower. Yes, you could be emptying out the garage. Or… you could be entering out HTC One V competition. It’s so easy to enter. You just follow us on Twitter or send us an email here. We’ll …

The rise and fall of HTC: Android gains wiped out

It was the mobile manufacturer success story. HTC, the company which started life as an ODM supplying low-cost network branded handsets, has now lost all the revenue it gained from being an early adopter of Android. Since it brought us the G1 back in 2008, it has been …

HTC Tiara leaked

A mid-range HTC handset called the “Tiara” is said to be heading this way pretty soon. It’s a mid-range device and will run the upgraded version of Windows Phone 8. Rumoured specs include a 1.2Ghz Snapdragon CPU, 1GB RAM and a 4.3″ 800×480 pixel screen. An 8 megapixel …

HTC One available to pre-order on Vodafone

Before I start, if you’re interested in this phone, watch our HTC One preview from earlier in the week. Every little bit of the phone was tested out and demonstrated here in Barcelona. Now the HTC One has popped up on the Vodafone site although, if you want …

Win a HTC One V with Coolsmartphone

Over the next few weeks we’re running another massive competition to celebrate our 10 years only. In addition to the rather excellent RHA headphones competition (which ends tomorrow by the way) we’re now giving away three HTC One V handsets. The HTC One V has a 3.7″ screen, …

MWC – HTC in Barcelona. A full workout with the One

Last week we were in London for the launch of this, the HTC One. The launch event was pretty crowded and, although we got a video demo and some pictures, I asked the guys at the HTC stand to give us a full run-through of every new feature …

HTC USA KO’d by FTC

Ouch. Body shot. Boom. The Federal Trade Commission have slapped HTC for the security issues on many Android handsets made by the company. The FTC complaint states that… HTC (..) customized its Android-based mobile devices by adding and/or modifying various pre-installed applications and components in order to differentiate …

HTC One vs the iPhone 5 – Camera samples

Well we all knew this was coming didn’t we. Here are the first comparison shots of the HTC One camera with it’s Ultrapixel technology and the iPhone 5. From the samples (and with the caveat that the HTC One may not be final hardware / software) is looks as …

HTC One – Up close

The HTC One press launch wasn’t the only place for people to see and feel the HTC One handset. The Phones 4u store in Oxford Street is letting people have a play with this hot new Android handset and they’ve sent us some advertising bits which I won’t …

Return Of The IR Blaster ?

Not so many years ago most phones/PDA’s came fitted with a IR (infrared) emitter, but this has slowly died a death and the technology was left behind. Bluetooth became the new way to transfer data. I remember lining up two devices to”beam” over simple text files or ring …

HTC One – The unveiling

HTC yesterday announced their new flagship device. The One. As is often the way with these events the official stream is private and then gets shared on YouTube a few days later. Well guess what HTC just put on their YouTube channel?

HTC One – Video Demo and my thoughts

Here it is then, the HTC One. This huge event at the German Gymnasium in London wasn’t just a phone launch or the confirmation that the leaked M7 was indeed the HTC One. This was showing what mobile companies must do now, because all phones are getting similar …

Go hands-on with the HTC One, only at Phones 4U

Are you in London? Fancy playing with the shiny new HTC One announced only hours ago? Well, we have just the thing for you. Phones 4U have teamed up with HTC to transform it’s flagship Oxford Street store in London into a ‘HTC Experience’ zone where, until the …

HTC Blinkfeed announced

Along with the HTC One, HTC today announced a range of features included with Sense that are all designed to turn the One into the ultimate content creation and consumption tool. One of these is HTC Blinkfeed. It essentially changes your homescreen from the place where, in my …

HTC One heading to Vodafone

Vodafone are the latest network to announce availability of the new HTC One device and even have a date of 15th March if you you are me and itching to get your hands on one! We are expecting to hear pricing over the next few days We’re live …

Three confirmed to range HTC One

Three have just emailed us to confirm they will be stocking the brand new HTC One on their network here in the UK.  No real information as of yet but we expect to hear much more over the next few days Also remember the HTC One is an …

HTC One flagship announced

HTC have just announced their flagship phone for 2013 and it is called the HTC One. There have been other phones in this series before such as the One XL, One S and One X+ but with this being such a big launch for the company they have …