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HTC retires ‘Quietly Brilliant’ tagline from advertising
Since adopting the slogan “Quietly Brilliant” back in the early days of Android in 2009, HTC has been quietly slogging away at creating some pretty nice hardware – Let’s leave Sense out of this – but that is all about to change with the advertising campaign for the HTC One. Chief Marketing officer for HTC, [...]
Official HTC One accessories now available
If you’ve decided that the latest HTC flagship the HTC One will be your ‘Next’, even though the phone is possibly not due to be released till the end of April, you can now start looking into what accessories you want to buy to go with your next smart phone. The official HTC Accessory store [...]
HTC announces global availability of the HTC One
We’ve heard rumours of delays to the HTC One being delivered, but more concrete information from HTC itself suggests that these delays aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. In fact, we should be seeing availability of the HTC One as early as next week in the UK, Germany and Taiwan. Of course, local dates [...]
HTC CEO Peter Chou to step down if One is unsuccessful
It seems like HTC’s CEO, Peter Chou is a very brave man. Amid reports that the company’s flagship device will be delayed due to HTC having been downgraded from a tier one customer by component suppliers, Chou has apparently told senior executives that he will stand down should the One not be a success. Chou [...]
HTC’s delay in shipping the One due to suppliers downgrading them from a ‘tier one customer’
Last week, we posted that the launch of the HTC One would be delayed due to a component shortage. Business Insider is reporting this morning that an HTC executive has confirmed this in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, saying that suppliers have downgraded them from a tier one customer because of poor sales [...]
HTC on the Samsung Galaxy S 4
Viewers following Samsung’s Unpacked event in New York City this morning were treated to an hourlong theatre-style spectacle complete with setpiece performances, make-believe scenes and even a sprinkle of theatre in-jokes – a presentation style which seemed appropriate given the venue. Reaction on Twitter was predictably varied between entertainment, amusement and embarrassment – a number [...]
Samsung Galaxy S 4 vs HTC One, Sony Xperia Z
Now that we’re all super excited about the brand-spankin’ new Galaxy S 4 from Samsung, how about we go right ahead and compare with two other brand new phones of 2013.. on paper at least, because we all know real-world performance varies greatly. If you’re a specs person, you’ll appreciate this nonetheless.   Samsung Galaxy [...]
Designing and manufacturing the HTC One – Go behind the scenes to hear how it’s done
HTC is very proud of their latest flagship device the HTC One and it certainly is a very beautiful looking device. To show you exactly what’s involved in building the phone and what went into the design process they’ve released a video with HTC Creative Director, Daniel Hundt and Jethro Liou, Senior Director, Manufacturing Design [...]
Specs for a new Facebook phone from HTC emerge
It was just over 2 years ago that the first Facebook phone the HTC ChaCha was announced and almost as long since the second Facebook phone, the HTC Salsa was announced. According to the @evleaks twitter account there’s a new Facebook phone incoming and it will again be a HTC built device. Codenamed the HTC [...]
HTC to release mid-range devices with Blinkfeed and Ultrapixel cameras this year
Rob Kerr of mobile technology site Omio published an article this morning detailing discussions he had with HTC‘s Head of UK and Ireland, Phil Roberson, at Mobile World Congress last week. Roberson states quite clearly that HTC intends to release mid-range and low-end phones in 2013, packing as much of the technology and software from [...]
HTC says One X will be updated to Sense 5
When HTC release a new update to their Sense custom interface, existing handsets are generally left out for various reasons. Apparently, HTC have decided to throw caution to the wind and update last year’s flagship range to the Sense 5, the minimalist interface that ships on the HTC One. HTC have not gone into detail [...]
HTC One Sydney launch event – Wrap
Among those in the know, you’ll hear stories about how HTC puts on some of the best launch parties around. Tonight they put on a bit of a party on Level 6 of the Museum of Contemporary Art to launch their new flagship One device – not just for Sydney, but the whole of Australia [...]
HTC One Sydney Launch – Live Updates
HTC is launching the HTC One tonight in Sydney, and we’re sending Jason Murray, Graham Bae and Matt Booth along for the ride! Stay updated below with live updates and photos from the event. You can also follow @AusdroidLive for updates! Tweets by @AusdroidLive We’ll have our usual wrap-up after the event finishes, but this [...]