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T-Mobile and Google try to prevent Android hardware ban by ITC

Published on: 8th November, 2011

T-Mobile and Google attempted to prevent a possible ITC ban on HTC Android hardware with answers to ITC’s (International Trade Commission) requests for input on the win of Apple in the trade controversy before the hearing on the 6th of December. T-Mobile intended to deny an eventual ban regardless of whether the ruling upheld infringement [...]

HTC ready to have more devices on Android 4.0

Published on: 8th November, 2011

HTC revealed some of its plans to upgrade handsets to Android 4.0. Although vague, it said it would upgrade as many devices as possible. The company promised to give more details in the weeks to come. No mention was made about what phones would be subject to this upgrade, but it seems that high-end phones [...]

HTC’s Thunderbolt to get Android 2.3 this spring

Published on: 28th March, 2011

An HTC representative has recently declared that the just shipping Thunderbolt will most probably get Android 2.3 this spring. While Carol, the representative, was telling John, a Droid-Life reader, about Bluetooth compatibility limits, she also added that HTC was eager to announce the refresh. However, she said that more details will be available closer to [...]

HTC’s Flyer may arrive in the USA by the end of March

Published on: 24th March, 2011

According to some sources, DigiTimes claims that the HTC Flyer tablet is supposedly scheduled to arrive in small volumes for the American customers as early as the end of March or early April. Touchscreen suppliers from Taiwan hint that limited numbers of screens will start being produced in March; larger volumes will most probably begin [...]

Alltel branding for the HTC Merge resurfaced

Published on: 3rd February, 2011

Some early rumors were tying the HTC’s Merge to Verizon but the handset has resurfaced and has Alltel branding. According to sources for Droid-Life, the phone is now in the late stages of tests on Alltel’s network and its launch is expected, after the trials are completely successful, probably next month. HTC’s Merge has been [...]

Sprint softens Evo Shift 4G ad to please Apple?

Published on: 31st January, 2011

Sprint may have probably deliberately toned down an anti-iPhone talk in an ad for the Evo Shift 4G with the intention of courting Apple. The spot focuses on multiple laudatory quotes related to the phone, the last of them touting the Android phone as being superior to Apple’s iPhone 4. it is unclear when the [...]

NVIDIA says Google is behind Apple on tablets

Published on: 19th November, 2010

Jen-Hsun Huang, NVIDIA’s chief, in a conference call dedicated to the discussion of fiscal results, noted that Google had a little slipped back with respect to tablet development when comparing it to Apple. He appreciated the work done by Google on optimizing Android for tablet devices and future smartphones, but also mentioned that the search [...]

Mega phone based on Super AMOLED 2 planned by Samsung for 2011

Published on: 19th November, 2010

Samsung may start next year an ambitious project consisting of an Android phone using a more high-end screen than recently leaked. A two-slide presentation showed a Super AMOLED 2 screen with the size of 4.5 inches and capable of improving the quality of the image beyond everything already existing today. The most important improvement touches [...]

Windows Phone 7 – only 40,000 devices sold on launch in the United States

Published on: 14th November, 2010

It seems that Microsoft has sold only 40,000 Windows Phone 7 devices on launch in the United States. A market research tracker claims that figures represent sales for all devices across both T-Mobile and AT&T. none of the two carriers has confirmed the numbers, although a representative of T-Mobile claimed “strong interest”. At least the [...]

Upcoming update of the HTC Droid Incredible to force Verizon’s app store

Published on: 10th November, 2010

Verizon has posted a note related to an upcoming update to the Droid Incredible of HTC. Along with some typical updates, this will bring for the first time the V Cast Apps store. There will be no option for the customers to decline the store. Whether or not the users will be able to uninstall [...]

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