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Three UK have approved the Android 2.3.4 update for the HTC Sensation handset today. The news comes from this Twitter post which advises owners to browse to Applications-> Settings-> About phone-> System Software Update-> Check now to get the latest information. Update – Three are currently waiting for …
HTC just unveiled the special edition Sensation which features Beats Audio technology (along with a rather fetching pair of Beats headphones to be included with the device). This Sensation sports a 1.5Ghz dual core processor and bigger battery than the standard model, which will equate to better performance …
Well according to the (acting) president of HTC America that is. On the iPhone 5 hype: “Apple is innovating. Samsung is innovating. We are innovating. Everybody is innovating. And everybody is doing different things for the end consumers. I brought my daughter back to college — she’s down …
HTC phones now account for 50.9% of UK Android phones – more than double their nearest rival Samsung (on a lowly 21.6%). That’s quite staggering for a company who used to only make rebranded products for other people – indeed their first Android phone was for T-Mobile. However, …
HTC have added more patents to a lawsuit against Apple. The patents were purchased from Google last week and actually come via Pal, Motorola and Openwave Systems originally after Google purchased those companies last year. At face value it seems that Google are helping HTC to fight their …
The HTC Radar got the hands-on treatment last week when we attending the big HTC reveal. It’s a Windows Phone device with a 5 megapixel camera, 1GHz CPU and 8GB of storage built in. The full specs are here, plus HTC have now added these YouTube videos…
Last week the Coolsmartphone team was camped out in London, bring you all the latest news on the latest Windows Phone handsets from HTC. The HTC Titan got the full hands-on treatment and you can get specs here, plus we’ve now got a raft of videos direct from …
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 🙂
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 …
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
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 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 …
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 are hosting a get together in London tomorrow evening (Thursday 1st) with press and general public coming along to see tech and talk tech with each other plus get some nice food and drink hopefully. The team are attending and we will be bringing you any news or information …
Rumoured to be heading towards Verizon in the USA, this is the HTC Vigor. With a grippy rear, this 4G LTE device is said to be arriving on October 6th. Rumoured specs include a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 4.3″ screen, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage and the new Beats by …
Shots of the new HTC Sense interface have emerged on xda.cn. These shots are apparently taken from the upcoming HTC Bliss handset and show HTC Sesne version 3.5. New rounded buttons have appeared at the bottom of the main screen and there’s widgets on the left-side. Rumours have …
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, …
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 …
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 …
We were kindly tipped off a few minutes ago that the HTC EVO 3D has made its way to Carphone Warehouse here in the UK and is now on sale. On checking the website we indeed found that the EVO is in stock and ready to sell both …
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 …
The HTC Bliss we saw last month has appeared again by the looks of it. This this time the name is “HTC Pico” and although it’s got a different name it does look exactly the same as the HTC Bliss renders. Equipped with a 3.2″ HVGA 480×320 screen …
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 …
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 …
The HTC Evo 3D got announced back in June here in the UK. Like the LG Optimus 3D it has a glasses-free 3D screen and dual 5 megapixel cameras, but also adds the HTC Sense experience. Powered by a 1.2GHz Dual Core CPU it comes with a qHD …
We’re hearing reports that Desire Z owners have finally received their Gingerbread update over the last couple of days. Those handsets without network branding appear to be receiving the update first with Android 2.3.3 appearing on handsets yesterday. Please do let us know if you’ve upgraded and what …
The long awaited Gingerbread update for the HTC Desire looks like it has arrived, but don’t get too excited…. Now cast your mind back a few months, HTC announced they wouldn’t be bringing Gingerbread to the desire, they then changed their mind and announced they would be bringing …
Vodafone have had the HTC EVO 3D on their Coming Soon page for a little while now with talk of an expected September release on the UK network. However something seems to have changed, the EVO 3D has been taken off the site and a message from ‘Tom’ …
BGR have just posted some information about an unannounced 10 inch tablet device from HTC codenamed Puccini. Specs are set to include an 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, a 10.1 inch touch screen, 1.5Ghz Processor, HTC Sense running on top of Honeycomb and Stereo speakers. It …
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, 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 …
If you’ve not already received it there’s an update for HTC Desire HD handsets which should fix the WiFi issue that has plagued some devices. The new software version is 2.50.405.2 and we’d love to hear from you if it’s improved your experience. Credit – Marc Holmes
Although it’s still showing as “Coming Soon” on the Orange site, we’re now hearing that the HTC Sensation is available from the network. Steve Taylor has just let us know that he was offered the handset from their direct sales team during a call today. The handset, which …
HTC DACH (Germany / Austria / Switzerland) has just confirmed that the HTC Desire Z will be finally getting the Gingerbread update “in the coming weeks”. This seems to confirm our story yesterday and will hopefully mean that owners in other countries will get their update too. The …
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 …
According to sources, the HTC Desire Z should have received an update to Gingerbread “before the end of June”. That’s not happened as yet. We’re now hearing that it’s to be the end of this month instead, but we’ll keep you updated when we hear more. Unfortunately a …
We’re quickly becoming accustomed to the fact that companies communicate to their customers through Facebook so here’s another update from the HTC page. Following the earlier confusion there’s confirmation once more that the HTC Desire will get Gingerbread and the even better news that it’ll arrive before the …
HTC have just announced that they will be making unlocked bootloaders available from August. Their previous Facebook update has now been updated, with this post coming from Peter Chou (CEO of HTC) himself.. There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC …
Does your HTC Desire Z look like this ? The coating seems to slowly peel off the aluminium battery cover as you use it and, after a few weeks, it looks less than nice. We’ve had an email in from Dave B who fixed his flaky rear panel …
Dan has just added his fantastic review of the HTC Sensation. We’ve already got stacks of deals but the lovely Carly over at somobile has spotted that T-Mobile are selling it direct for absolutely nothing on this £40.85 per month plan. It includes a big 1200 minutes of …
