Android 4.2.2 with Sense 5 Rolling out to AT&T HTC One X+ Devices
A few days ago we caught a tweet that went out telling everyone that the HTC One X+ would be picking up Android 4.2.2 from AT&T this week. 3 days later, and the update is starting to rollout. That is great news for a good number of you out there. The update Brings in Android 4.2.2 with the Sense 5 UI overlay. WHile it won’t bring in all that is found on the HTC One, it will bring plenty of what is new to your device. Things like the new HTC Gallery, Blinkfeed, updated lockscreen, Daydream and battery percentage notification. It will be missing HTC Zoe and Sense TV.
The update carries a software build of 2.15.502.1 and will be delivered in waves, just like everything else. You can check in settings > AT&T software update > Check for updates > OK. Don’t count on that to pull it any faster for you though. If you do happen to see it pop up, be sure you have asolid Wi-Fi connect and plenty of power handy to download it and get it installed. While you wait, feel free to head over to the HTC One X+ software update page to get the real dirt on what to expect.
Source: HTC Source
HTC One successor due in late March – Bloomberg
The successor to the HTC One will arrive in late March, according to a source close to Bloomberg. Expected to feature a display of 5-inches or larger, the handset is also alleged to offer a twin-sensor rear camera which improves focus and image quality. Reportedly, the device will employ “Qualcomm Inc.’s later Snapdragon processor”, likely the Snapdragon 805 announced toward the end of 2013.
As for the name, it appears HTC may potentially leave things alone and go with the same branding. Perhaps they’ll market it as the “new HTC One” or something that alerts consumers that it’s the new version of the flagship. Works for Apple and the iPad, right?
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HTC One sequel rumored to have two rear cameras for better focusing and image quality
Last year’s leak of the HTC One’s follow-up, the M8, seemingly raised more questions than it answered. When will it ship? And what’s the deal with that second hole on the back? We may have a much clearer picture today, though. Bloomberg sources now claim that the M8 will arrive in late March, and that additional hole is reportedly for an additional camera that would assist a next-generation Ultrapixel sensor. The companion shooter would improve focusing and image quality while allowing for depth of field effects — we’re guessing that means tricks like post-shot refocusing, not the 3D video that HTC gave up years ago. The tipsters otherwise support rumors that we’ve seen before, including talk of a larger screen and a newer Snapdragon processor. It’s tough to know whether or not the M8 will be a worthy sequel based on these leaks, but they do hint that we’re looking at more than just a mild refresh.
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Source: Bloomberg
The Engadget Show 49: CES 2014 wrapup
Grab a wearable, switch on the ‘ole curved TV and fire up your favorite 3D printer. We came, we saw, we conquered and now we’re ready to distill it all for you in the form of some high-quality video content. We’re not going to suggest that it’ll replace the seemingly endless stream of posts we’ve churned out over the past week or so, but if you’ve got a cocktail party full of guests you need to impress tonight, it’ll help you drop some serious CES 2014 tech news knowledge on their collective heads.
We’ve pulled together some top editors to offer up an abbreviated view of tech’s biggest show of the year, charting trends in old standby categories like HDTV, mobile, tablets and cars, to emerging spaces set to define the changing face of the show for years to come. Oh, and we’ve also tossed in some fun video of the show’s gadgets, because, well, it wouldn’t be much of an Engadget Show without that sort of thing, now would it? Toss in a bit of video of your long-time host getting a bit welled up the end, and you’ve got yourself a little thing we like to call The Engadget Show 49.
‘Til we meet again, Engadgeteers.
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China reveals COS: a government-approved operating system designed to break the monopoly of foreign software
China’s tried to create its very own mobile OS ecosystem in the past, but let’s face it, the attempt with OPhone was hardly something that would make the nation proud. This time round, though, a company by the name of Shanghai Liantong has joined forces with the ISCAS (Institute of Software at the Chinese Academy of Sciences) and the government to launch COS, which simply stands for China Operating System. While there’s no official mention of this, it appears that HTC is a big supporter behind this project, which would match what we heard from a Wall Street Journal report from August.
Apart from the open source code, this Linux-based OS is said to be developed “entirely independently,” in the hopes of breaking the foreign software monopoly, as well as providing better localization for the likes of language input, cloud services and monetization. At yesterday’s launch event, the head of ISCAS criticized iOS for being a closed ecosystem, while Android has the infamous fragmentation problem, and both Windows plus Android are let down by poor security.
Ironically, all the COS variants — in the form of phones, tablets, PCs and set top boxes — shown in the promo video after the break are very Android-like, and some of those features like multi-tasking, content streaming plus remote desktop are nothing new. Even the HTC One and Butterfly S we saw looked like they were still carrying Sense 5. But hey, maybe such a close relationship with the Chinese government is just what HTC needs for its recovery this year.
Via: Engadget Chinese
Source: People.com.cn (Chinese)
HTC One X and One X+ Won’t be Moving Past Android 4.2.2
Looks like the 2012 HTC One X and One X+ will be left back on Android 4.2.2 with the Sense 5 package. HTC made the news official in a Tweet response to David O’Rourke asking about if the rumor was true.
@davidjorourke Hi. We can confirm that the One X+ will not receive further Android updates & will remain on the current version of Android.
— HTC UK (@HTC_UK) January 9, 2014
For a device that is only 14 months old, it does seem odd that HTC would drop it so soon. Obviously they are putting all their eggs in the HTC One and the various versions that have released more recently. Still, the One X and One X+ are still new enough and customers are still probably pretty far away from an upgrade that they should have put a little effort into it. While we all know the device is capable of supporting KitKat, HTC Sense Skin might be too much for the phones to handle to make a feasible option. It is funny that they offered up an explanation to The Verge that states both devices have been optimized to their potential for their “amazing camera and audio.”
HTC confirms One X, One X+ updates will stop with 4.2.2
HTC today confirmed that the HTC One X and HTC One X+ will not receive any further software updates. According to a statement provided to Phone Scoop the two devices will stay put with their most recent updates of 4.2.2 with Sense 5 UI.
“We can confirm that the HTC One X and One X+ will not receive further Android OS updates beyond Android 4.2.2 with Sense 5. We realize this news will be met with disappointment by some, but our customers should feel confident that we have designed both devices to be optimized with our amazing camera and audio experiences.”
Initially released in 2012, the HTC One X and One X+ were the predecessor to the HTC One; both were U.S. exclusives with AT&T.
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HTC confirms One X and X+ won’t be upgraded to Android 4.3 or higher
It looks like Android 4.2.2 will be the end of the upgrade roadmap for the HTC One X and X+, two of the company’s primary flagship phones in 2012. The phone maker tweeted out — and later confirmed to the press — that neither handset will be upgraded to Android 4.3 or anything newer. As frustrating as this announcement is, we don’t consider ourselves shocked: the original One X launched nearly two years ago, and we speculate that the 15-month-old X+’s Tegra 3 processor may have been the reason for its fate. Take a look at HTC’s official statement below.
We can confirm that the HTC One X and One X+ will not receive further Android OS updates beyond Android 4.2.2 with Sense 5. We realize this news will be met with disappointment by some, but our customers should feel confident that we have designed both devices to be optimized with our amazing camera and audio experiences.
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile, HTC, Google
Via: The Verge
Source: HTC UK (Twitter)
Champagne Gold HTC One pops off in Vegas, baby
We’re here at CES, and what should we spy but HTC’s “Champagne Gold” version of its flagship. Unlike the edition crafted for the MOBO awards, this one ditches the 18-carat shell in favor of a finish that, up close and personal, is actually a little classier than the real thing. We’ve taken some snaps of the handset just because we know that you’re curious to see it in the real, but we should warn you of a couple of downsides. First up, it’s not coming to the US, at least not in its current form, and secondly, with the HTC One coming up to its first birthday, it’s not likely to be favorite son for too much longer, you know?
Dana Wollman contributed to this report.
HTC notches second consecutive quarterly loss despite Beats sale
HTC just posted another operating loss of NT$1.56 billion ($52 million), and it could have been worse had it not just booked an $85 million profit selling its remaining Beats stake. Though the Taiwanese company trimmed last quarter’s loss of NT$2.97 billion ($101 million), total revenue actually fell a touch to NT$42.9 billion ($1.6 billion). That marks the ninth consecutive quarterly drop in sales, according to Bloomberg, despite the recent addition of the HTC One Max to the lineup. Unfortunately, the company’s also been dealing with sales bans and patent setbacks, which are not helping the declining interest in its handsets. The alleged successor to its much loved but not much sold HTC One should be arriving soon, and at this point it looks like a crucial release.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, HTC
Source: Bloomberg
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