WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT FROM THE SPRINT AND HTC EVENT LATER TODAY?

HTC kicked this week off with quite a bit of thunder. Embargoes on a few of their latest devices lifted and reviews went live across the Web. Most everyone – that I saw, at least – had only good things to say about the HTC One X and One S. They are a far cry from HTC's last crop of devices; they're much more refined, feature Beats Audio in both hardware and system-wide software, sport a much-improved camera (ImageSense) with ImageChip, better processors and so on and so forth.

HTC isn't stopping there, however. They're teaming up with Sprint in the Big Apple later this evening to co-announce "their latest collaboration."

A few recent leaks force us to believe that the HTC EVO One, which would be Sprint's own version of the One series, will be in attendance. Chances are, that set of rumors is probably true. There isn't much else that we've heard from HTC, specifically in terms of Sprint news. And a render of what we can only assume is the EVO One appeared just yesterday alongside the One X and One S. On top of that, Android-Life was able to snag a few photos of the alleged EVO One.

It's all but official.

But what would such a device entail? For starters, EVO is generally a high-end line of devices, Sprint's best of the best (much like Verizon's DROID series). I imagine Sprint is trying to rejuvenate their EVO line, which is going to take more than the One V or One S. Most likely, the EVO One will closely resemble the One X internally. Through the grapevine last week, we heard the EVO One would feature a 4.7-inch 720p display, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 8-megapixel camera, 4G LTE and a 2,650mAh battery. As for the chip, I imagine it would be the same S4 featured in the LTE-compatible version of the One X that will be heading to AT&T in the future. The great part is that the 2,650mAh is a full 800mAh boost over the AT&T version, which would certainly make up for it being non-removable.

The other important part here, though, is that this device will be bearing LTE, which is why Sprint is co-heading the event. We've been hearing a lot about Sprint LTE lately, particularly around field testing, the LG Viper and Sprint LTE Galaxy Nexus. What we haven't heard, however, is a launch date. With at least three LTE devices on the horizon, the launch of Sprint LTE has to be nearing quickly.

The rumored launch date of the EVO One is "early June." The Nexus, on the other hand, is expected to launch much sooner – April 22nd is the most recent date we've come across. In other words, the dates and devices aren't lining up with any possible Sprint LTE launch dates.

To be more clear, Sprint is teaming up with HTC to supposedly announce a phone this evening, which leads me to believe they also want to launch their LTE network alongside the EVO One. (After all, why would they want to launch it with the Galaxy Nexus, which is going on four-months-old, instead of a brand new device with swelling hype?) This can mean one of two things: either the Nexus launches in June with the EVO One and LTE, or the EVO One and LTE will launch sooner than we had hoped.

Either way, we will know soon enough what exactly HTC and Sprint have up their sleeves. They're set to spill it all at 5:30 PM Eastern. I will be on location at the event, livebloging and bringing you all of the deets as they unfold!

Be sure to keep it locked on PhoneDog. And, in the meantime, take some time to speculate below!

Source:phonedeog

T-Mobile UK starts selling HTC One X and One S on April 5

Today T-Mobile UK announced that it will be joining O2 in offering the HTC hot duo, One X and One S, starting from April 5. The two smartphones are officially on sale from this morning and we already got a chance to play with the One X, but we are still a few days away from getting carrier-subsidized versions.
T-Mobile UK will be offering the HTC One X for free on a £41 per month, 24-month plan, while the HTC One S will be free on a £36 per month, 24 month plan. The carrier allows you to register your interest in the handsets, but strangely enough isn't taking pre-orders for either just yet.
According to the official press release though, you'll be able to purchase the phone in both the T-Mobile brick and mortar stores and its online shop, so you'll be free to choose where to get it.
So with O2 and T-Mobile already confirming the availability dates for the HTC One duo, we are looking at Vodafone to reveal the date when it will be honoring those pre-orders.

Source: GSM Arena

See the Full HTC Mobile World Congress 2011 Keynote

At MWC, HTC launched six (!) devices, five of which were new phones. That includes the Desire S, Incredible S, and Wildfire S, plus the new Facebook-focused ChaCha and Salsa. While all of these devices weren't exactly breakthroughs when comparatively considered, they all round out HTC's portfolio nicely and certainly give HTC more flexibility in terms of price points. For your viewing pleasure, HTC has posted is Mobile World Congress keynote, where you can see Peter Chou and John Wang talk about their latest generation of smartphones.



Source: (Pocketnow)

HTC Announces Desire S, True Successor to Original Desire

Today at Mobile World Congress, HTC announced the Desire S, a device that we've seen leaked numerous times as the HTC Saga. It brings a similar form factor, but has a slimmer, stronger design thanks to unibody construction. The specs aren't going to blow you away, let us warn you, but it looks like a worthy successor to the original. Like the current Desire, it has a 3.7" WVGA display; in the case of the Desire S, it's a Super LCD panel. It's packing a single core Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz with 768MB of RAM, 1.1GB of ROM, and a 1450mAh battery. The camera on the rear can record 720p video and 5MP photos. There's also a front-facing camera for video calls and portrait shots. Beyond that, it's packing an updated version of the Android Sense UI which brings some minor changes to the UI. Look for this device to land in Europe in Q2 2011.








Source: (Pocketnow)

HTC Announces Incredible S, Bumps Screen Size

It turns out that the supposed buttonless phone we've been seeing everywhere was actually the successor to the HTC Incredible, which landed on Verizon as the Droid Incredible in 2010. The successor, the Incredible S, is in a lot of ways similar to the original. Most notably different is the increase in screen size from 3.7" to 4" via a WVGA 800x480 Super LCD panel (no more AMOLED). It's running a Qualcomm Snapdragon single core 1GHz CPU with 768MB of RAM and 1.1GB of ROM. The camera on the back shoots photos at 8MP and can do 720p HD video. It's running an updated version of Sense UI which brings minor changes, like a redesign program tray. Powering everything is a 1450mAh battery. Look for the Incredible S in Q2 2011 in Europe






Source: (Pocketnow, Phonedog)

Gingerbread For Nexus One Within A Week

OK, so the last time we told you that Gingerbread on the Nexus One was imminent, Google didn't deliver. Until we hear it straight from the Android's mouth, there's always the chance for these rumors to fizzle; people misinterpret things, timelines shift, and priorities change. This time feels a little more solid, though, as word is supposedly leaking out of the Mobile World Congress that Google's first smartphone will finally be getting an Android 2.3 update by this time next week.

MobileCrunch caught wind of a casual mention of the update at the MWC, and sought to try and nail it down a bit more before running with it. After mentioning its find to anyone who would presumably have knowledge of an impending update, a collection of off-the-record confirmations has started to become what sounds like a real possibility. After all, if there's anywhere outside Mountain View that you'd expect those in the know at Google to be spending their time this week, it'd be Barcelona.

Getting Gingerbread on the Nexus One could be the opening-of-the-floodgates we need to start seeing Android 2.3 ported to other handsets. Considering that pretty big changes are expected for the next Android, integrating parts of Honeycomb, Gingerbread may be the last major update coming to some of the older, aging smartphone hardware that's out there.

Source: (Pocketnow)

HTC Facebook Phones: First Press Shots

HTC is indeed preparing a pair of Android handsets with dedicated Facebook buttons, and they are pictured above and below. While no specs were available, it is clear from the images that one is a QWERTY candybar a la the Motorola Droid Pro, while the other is a more traditional touchscreen slate.



According to reports first circulated by British financial publication City A.M. -- which also tipped the Google Nexus S -- these models are running modified versions of Android, although the not-yet-announced Sense seems to be running on the slate, streaming Facebook updates directly to the clock widget. According to a BGR report, people who have focus grouped the phones say that they have minimal storage and always-on GPS radios, and that the cameras upload images directly to Facebook.

We're expecting more details at HTC's MWC press conference tomorrow.

Source: (Pocketnow)

HTC Outs Peep Security Update For Certain WM Models

Last September, HTC's integrated Twitter client Peep stopped working because Twitter's switch to a new authentication method called OAuth. Three days later the app started working again, being allegedly fixed by Twitter itself (we believed it was making an exception in Peep's regard).

Last week reports of a security leak surfaced concerning Twitter passwords being leaked and a fix, at least at that time, was offered by HTC on-demand in the form of a secure Peep application.

The Taiwanese manufacturer released an update for the HTC Touch Pro2, HTC HD2, HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC HD mini which is apparently a security update for Peep. It might even be the secure version we heard about before being available on-demand. To apply the update, hook up your device to your PC and let it sync, download the update, transfer the EXE file to your device and run it. Being a software patch, you will need to reapply after a Hard Reset.

Source: (Pocketnow)
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HD2 faster than the 'HD7 phone with Windows 7, another

We have already shown in other video from HDblog, shot when it was published for the first rom WP7 HD2, which in many transactions 's HD2 is faster than the' HTC that comes already with the HD7 system operating Windows phone 7.

As evidence of this here is another video that compares the two terminals.



Source: (HDblog)

Alleged specs of the Galaxy S 2, Desire HD2, Desire 2 and Wildfire 2 are leaked

Seems like the leaked specs of some upcoming smartphone heavyweights are at our disposal (courtesy of Expasys), so it's time to take a closer look at what these handsets have to offer us.

One of the most anticipated smartphones scheduled for MWC appearance is the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S (for now, it's simply dubbed... Galaxy S 2), and if these leaked specs are to be believed, this powerhouse of a phone will pack a dual-core MSM8260 Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.2GHz (previous rumour claimed this handset will be powered by a dual-core Orion processor), a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen with a WVGA resolution (480 x 800), an 8MP rear camera capable of full HD recording and a 2MP one for video calling.

These specs don't sound too bad, eh? Anyway, next in line is the HTC Desire HD2, and it's set to offer the same 1.2GHz processor as the Galaxy S 2, but its resolution is listed as qHD (540 x 960). According to these specs, it will also pack an 8MP camera with full HD recording resolution.

Then we have the HTC Desire 2, which is said to be a single-core powered handset (Snapdragon QSD8250 clocked at 1GHz) with two cameras - the rear is a 5MP one, while the front-facing has 2MP. The screen is listed as a Super LCD one with a resolution of 480 x 800.

And after all these great specced phones... here comes the affordable HTC Wildfire 2. Seems like it will sport a 600MHz MSM7227 CPU, a 3.2 TFT screen with a 320 x 480 resolution and a 5MP camera.

For the detailed specs, check the images below and tell us what you think of this story.






















Source:(phoneArena)

HTC Desire HD now available from TELUS

A couple weeks ago, TELUS listed the HTC Desire HD as 'coming soon' on their website. Good news for those anxious to get their hands on this device, they're now available from the Canadian carrier.

The Desire HD can be had for a variety of pricing options:

•$499 (no contract)
•$449 (1-year)
•$399 (2-year)
•$149 (3-year)
If you've been waiting for the 4.3-inch device to hit TELUS, you can now pick one up.

Source:(androidcentral)

HTC Loses Fourth Place to Samsung; Nokia Still Leading

Korean manufacturer Samsung took over the fourth place from HTC in the global market share game for 2010, while the top three spots remain unchanged with Nokia, RIM and Apple comfortably in the lead, according to analysts.

Samsung’s shipments increased by a tremendous 318.2% in 2010, selling 23 million smartphones while the Taiwanese manufacturer’s shipments saw an increase of “only” 165.4%, with sales of 21.5 million units in 2010. In consequence, Samsung is now placed at the fourth spot with 7.6% of the 2010 market share, followed by HTC on sixth with its 7.1 percent. While the margin between the two is very small, for a total of 0.5%, the distance between second placed RIM and third placed Apple is even thinner, with a slight, 0.4% of the market standing between the two. Meanwhile, Nokia is leading with a comfortable 17% -- more than double -- in front of second placed RIM.

Samsung definitely had a huge benefit from its very popular Galaxy S series Android smartphone – and its carrier variants – that managed to break a sales record of over 10 million units at the end of 2010. HTC has somehow shifted a gear back in the race of innovation – as we noticed ourselves – and this had the outcome of losing a place in the Top 5 ranking even though sales were increasing.

Apple is very close to beating RIM and it might even reach that sweet second spot with the new CDMA iPhone 4 as well as the refresh everybody is expecting this summer. Nokia on the other hand is having a hard time these days with their upcoming policy shift which could seriously influence the numbers for this year but we think it’s safe to assume that the Finnish manufacturer will maintain its top spot as a leader in the market share game for 2011.

302.6 million smartphones were totally sold in 2010 which means that past year every 21st person got a shiny new smartphone to play with, on a global rough average. Not bad! Wonder what next year’s figures will tell us about 2011!

Source:(pocketnow)

http://techtacy.blogspot.com/2011/02/motorola-i786.html

T-Mobile has announced a two-day Valentine's Promotion kicking in Friday, February 11 until Saturday, February 12, where all T-Mobile phones, including the latest and greatest, will be offered for free.

Signing up for smartphone qualifying plans on two-year contracts, customers will be able to choose from 30 phones in Magenta's line-up, including the popular T-Mobile myTouch 4G, HTC HD7, T-Mobile G2 and Samsung Vibrant.

On the other hand, TmoNews ran a Rebate Form for the two days where T-Mobile lists the free smartphones, as well as those requiring a purchase which will later be returned in the form of a rebate. The devices mentioned above belong to this category and you can check them out in the screenshot below. Anyone (and their Valentine) heading to a T-Mobile store this weekend?



Source:(pocketnow)

HTC Pyramid with MSM8260 dual core SoC headed to T-Mobile this year

The latest rumor emanating from the HTC underworld is pointing at the release of a new high-end Android handset called the HTC Pyramid which will supposedly pack a Qualcomm MSM8260 SoC (Dual-Core CortexA8 Snapdragon CPUs clocked at 1.2ghz and Adreno 220 GPU) and a 4.3inch qHD 960×540 screen. This phone does sound like a powerful beast and there’s no denying that Windows Phone 7 is going to be left behind when it comes to powerful smartphones this year (remember that as of right now the OS only supports the first generation QSD8250 SnapDragon). It remains to be seen if all this power is going to be put to good use (other than shooting and playing back HD content and that’s unless HTC once again packs a crappy camera sensor) Given that Android 2.X doesn’t even support and take advantage Dual-Core CPU’s at the kernel level. The rumored HTC Pyramid is said to be launching on T-Mobile around March 2011. MWC is going to be interesting and full and Android news it seems.

Source: (MobileTechWorld)

HTC Thunderbolt Might Arrive Sooner Than Expected

Are you as excited about Verizon's first LTE 4G smartphone as we are? If so, this news might get further stir the geek within. Previously thought to have a release date of mid February, the Thunderbolt might be available sooner than that, according to a Tweet from Verizon:

Many have waited for the Verizon #iPhone. Some looking for the #4G #LTE HTC #Thunderbolt. May be sooner than we expected!

We'll keep an eye out for more about the Thunderbolt. Until then, enjoy some hands-on of the device that we filmed out at CES.

Source:(pocketnow)

First custom Windows Phone 7 ROMs cooked for the HTC HD2

It looks like a lot of the work put into Windows Mobile is making its way on to Windows Phone 7. Just with Windows Mobile ROMs, the Windows Phone 7 ROM for the HTC HD2 has met the chefs and is now being cooked into custom packages. Two custom ROMs have made their way to XDA Developers: Moon light HD2, and HD2 1.00.00.WP7. Both ROMs come pre-jailbreaked and with some custom features, such as different keyboards and registry tweaks. One of the more shocking changes, however, is the fact that they are cooked to identify themselves as an HTC HD7, and claim to have Live services enabled.

The last part we're skeptical about, as we do not believe it is possible to activate Live services without obtaining a custom PVK from Microsoft. Reading the thread, it appears that most users are having difficulty with Live services, due to the fact that each PVK can only be used a limited number of times.

Either way, it is exciting to see custom ROMs, at least for the HD2, as this will save everyone some time and frustration keeping their settings at optimal levels. Head over to the source link to see the downloads, and let us know what you think

Source:(wphonehacker)

HTC Mozart Variant Wi-Fi Certified, T-Mobile-Bound?

Just a couple of days ago we were reporting that a release of the HTC Mozart, a Windows Phone 7 device with a 1GHz Qualcomm CPU and 512MB of RAM, would happen for T-Mobile in the very near future. Adding credence to this story is a passing of a the Mozart over at the WiFi alliance. The model is listed as PD67110, which isn't dissimilar than the PD67100, which is the European HTC Mozart. Rumor has it that the Mozart will hit T-Mobile with both a 8GB and 16GB model. We're still not sure if T-Mobile is going to drop the "7" labeling from the Mozart (as you might recall, the European release goes by "7 Mozart"). Or, they could call this the "Melody", which was trademarked by HTC late last year.

Source:(pocketnow)

DFT Team Preparing SD Card Version of WM6.5 For HTC HD2

DFT (Dark Forces Team), the ones behind the NAND Android solution for the HTC HD2 -- among other remarkable stuff -- are preparing some more interesting things for all you Leo owners out there.

According to a recent tweet, the team is working on a solution that would allow the smartphone's native operating system, Windows Phone 6.5, to run from an SD Card. The tables could turn: if previously, you could run Android off of an SD Card while your handset was running legacy Windows Phone 6.5, you could now run Android from the device NAND and Windows Phone 6.5 off of your SD Card.

The status of the project is yet unknown and there might be some legal issues involved (but nothing more serious than with the issues of custom Windows Phone ROMs) while Android is still free, but we can't help but wonder: with both Android and Windows Phone 6.5 NAND solutions (the later as legacy) already available, how and in what circumstances would you use the Redmond-platform from your SD card, when (if) available?

Source:(pocketnow)

HTC 'Vivo' Rumored for SaskTel Too in April/May

We're sure you remember HTC's button-less phone with buttons after all that we posted about recently and which is allegedly headed towards Verizon, judging from the logo on the top of the device.

Looks like Verizon will not be the only one to have the smartphone in its line-up as Canadian SaskTel is preparing to bring the device in as the HTC Vivo. According to a SaskTel related screenshot published by MobileSyrup, "HTC is the latest addition to our device supplier lineup and the new HTC Vivo device is scheduled for release in April – May". Not much is known about the device yet except for the four-inch WVGA screen and Google Android 2.2 Froyo - of course with the probably backlit capacitive buttons.

Source:(pocketnow)

Another look at the upcoming HTC 'Saga'

Remember that unannounced HTC Android phone that was spotted on a Taipei subway? Looks like it's appeared again, with a new pic being sent to Gizmodo. It's reportedly codenamed "Saga." Not a whole lot more to say about it -- capacitive buttons, front-facing camera, and the usual HTC design cues. But we're willing to bet it'll have a few tricks up its sleeve. Might we see it in two weeks at Mobile World Congress? It's looking fairly likely.

Source:(androidcentral)