HTC One developer and unlocked models start receiving Android 4.4 KitKat in the US
If you were bold enough to buy a Developer Edition HTC One or its unlocked sibling, today is your lucky day. HTC’s US division has announced that it’s rolling out an Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade to both One variants, weeks ahead of the expected upda…
The big list of of discounted smartphones from Amazon
Online retailer has more than 30 Android handsets listed at one penny (with service agreements) Rather than publishing post after post for smartphones discounted through Amazon, we’re going to create on singular page of deals and lump it all together. You’ll find contract phones as…
Dual-SIM HTC One with expandable storage comes to the UK
Just days after it unveiled a second gold One, HTC is releasing another variant of its Android flagship in an attempt to boost sales in the UK. Today, the company announced the availability of the HTC One Dual SIM, which you may already know as HT…
HTC Desire 700 and 501 unveiled along with dual-SIM Desire 601
HTC is back with some new smartphones, and this time with a trio. They introduced the HTC Desire 700, Desire 501, and a dual-SIM version of the Desire 601. The devices are launched in the hometown of HTC, which is Taiwan. All of them are mid-range devices, but the prices might make you put…
HTC outs Desire 701 and 500 handsets in Taiwan, sets sights on the mid-range market
As if that recently announced trio of Desire smartphones wasn’t enough, HTC today introduced a couple more, this time in Taiwan. Meet the Desire 700 and Desire 501, both aimed at the mid-range market in said Asian territory. For its part, the 700 …
Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile unveil holiday smartphone deals
Pre-paid carriers get the shopping season started with deep discounts on smartphones You didn’t think Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals were limited to smartphones with contract, did you? Indeed, both Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile have announced their promotional prices for devices over…
T-Mobile’s Black Friday deals feature plenty of ‘zero down’ savings
Save up front with instant discounts and free shipping on a variety of Android smartphones T-Mobile’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are almost entirely comprised of zero down payments and free shipping. Not that we’re complaining one bit; who doesn’t want some extra money…
HTC discounting HTC One for Black Friday and beyond
Head to HTC.com and you’ll be able to buy the HTC One for a very affordable $49.99 right now. Come Black Friday, however, and you’ll be able to get the highly rated smartphone for a mere $29.99 through AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon. This is a two-day sale and lasts 11/29-11/30….
New HTC M8 Benchmarks reveal specs
The HTC One was one of the hottest smartphones of this year. It made number one on many lists, got great reviews, and was one of HTC’s best selling smartphones. As we know, something this successful almost always gets a sequel, and in the smartphone industry, a sequel is also almost always…
Major benchmarking service delists Samsung and HTC phones it suspects of cheating
Oh yes, things are really starting to kick off in the arcane world of smartphone benchmarking. First, there came clear evidence of phone makers manipulating scores in apps like AnTuTu and GFXBench, and now a more mainstream benchmarking company, F…
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