HTC is believed to be eyeing a return to the tablet scene with a new device that should be ready by the end of 2012. The report that first appeared at Digitimes also states the smartphone maker to be in talks with ODM manufacturer Pegatron Technology, which may give shape to its tablet dreams. We don't know what size HTC's newest tablet attempt will be. HTC had shut itself … [Read more...] about New HTC Tablet Expected by the End of the Year
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HTC Flyer Gets Android 4.0 ICS
The HTC Flyer had always been a nice tablet device with decent specifications, though the relatively high price has never done any good. Further, Android 3.2 Honeycomb has begun to show its age, though a way out of this seems to be on the horizon. Take for instance the efforts of the Xda developers’ forum member Aiden M, who has posted a ROM named Skyfire. It is still in its … [Read more...] about HTC Flyer Gets Android 4.0 ICS
Good e-Reader Week In Review: Tablet News
Reflecting on the happenings in the tablet field this past week, what comes to the fore is that there has been no major tablet launches during the period though the usual doses of rumors and speculation had its share of limelight all along. The biggest news of the past week has of course been the way the Apple iPad almost steamrolled the competition by announcing total sales … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Week In Review: Tablet News
HTC Flyer to Get Android 4.0 Upgrade This Quarter
The HTC Flyer tablet device had started its journey with Android 2.3 Gingerbread as its OS. After that, the company had been prompt to upgrade the OS to Android 3.2 Honeycomb. HTC-Hub now reports that by this quarter, HTC will further upgrade the OS to Android 4.0 ICS. In all the upgrades up to now, HTC has not effected any major changes to its interface or screen layout. It is … [Read more...] about HTC Flyer to Get Android 4.0 Upgrade This Quarter
HTC Flyer Discontinued, Is the EVO View Next in Line?
Best Buy not only sold out stock of the HTC Flyer, but stopped further sales of the device thereafter. This had been the only source where one could pick up the HTC Flyer. There is, however, the HTV EVO View that is still available and by the looks of it will be available for some time now. This more so, as the device is about to receive a Honeycomb update, as per the site Good … [Read more...] about HTC Flyer Discontinued, Is the EVO View Next in Line?
Tablet Makers Resort to Price Cuts as Kindle Fire Rages
With so many tablet PCs doing the rounds, what was missing so far was the proverbial cat among the pigeons, one that would shake up the entire tablet game upside down. The Kindle Fire may have done just that, for with a price tag as nominal as just $199, the heat is already being felt by other tablet makers as they scramble to match Amazon on the price front. So with Kindle … [Read more...] about Tablet Makers Resort to Price Cuts as Kindle Fire Rages
HTC Flyer price slashed to INR 24K in India
The Indian market experienced one of its biggest cut in price of a tablet when HTC reduced the price of its "Flyer" tablet from INR 36,000 to INR 23,990. The high price of the tablet, it can be guessed, was a hindrance to its sale in the Indian market. This along with the fact that the Flyer still continued with Android 2.3 Gingerbread while others in the fray were moving on … [Read more...] about HTC Flyer price slashed to INR 24K in India
No Honeycomb for HTC EVO View 4G
If you have been relishing the piece of news that said the HTC EVO View 4G will run Honeycomb right out of the box, well here is an interesting twist in the tale. For Sprint has since then made some changes in their product page so that its not showing "Android 3.0 just for tablets" as it did even some hours ago. Instead, what it has to say is a rather confusing "Latest version … [Read more...] about No Honeycomb for HTC EVO View 4G
HTC Evo View 4G to run Honeycomb
Those who didn't like the idea of HTC launching the Flyer aka Evo View 4G loaded with Android 2.3 Gingerbread when the more advanced Android 3.0 Honeycomb is available are in for some good piece of news. Sprint has now confirmed the Evo View 4G will indeed launch with Honeycomb. Needless to say, to have the Android version right out of the box is many steps ahead of having the … [Read more...] about HTC Evo View 4G to run Honeycomb
Sprint to offer HTC EVO View 4G tablet this summer
What we have known as the HTC Flyer all along has now acquired a new identity. Its now called the HTC EVO View 4G. That's not the only change with the 7 inch tablet as the EVO View 4G is now also sporting the Sprint logo. None of these developments should come as a surprise. Sprint has to its credit a 4G network in the United States and is making all the right moves. The HTC … [Read more...] about Sprint to offer HTC EVO View 4G tablet this summer
Best Buy to offer Wi-Fi HTC Flyer tablet this spring
If Sprint is the exclusive carrier partner of the 4G capable HTC Flyer hence re-badged as the EVO View 4G, Best Buy has joined the party by becoming the exclusive retail partner of the Wi-Fi only version. "Over the past few months we’ve seen several new tablets enter the market, and we’re especially excited to partner with HTC to bring the Wi-Fi version of the HTC Flyer to … [Read more...] about Best Buy to offer Wi-Fi HTC Flyer tablet this spring
HTC Flyer pre-order available in the UK
Close on the heels of the Motorola XOOM, the HTC Flyer too is now up for pre-order. The UK based online retailer, Clove Technology is currently accepting pre-orders for the Flyer tablet though price is a quite hefty £600 (£500.00 +£100 VAT) all of which translates to about $968. Now that can be considered a bit too much for a 7 inch Android tablet powered by a single core … [Read more...] about HTC Flyer pre-order available in the UK
HTC Flyer Pre-Orders swells to a million
Whoever might have thought the 7 incher HTC Flyer would be a side player in the great tablet battle, against Samsung, Apple and LG is in for a shock! The Flyer tablet has already notched up orders of the tune of about a million units. This when the Taiwan based company is yet to reveal any specific launch schedule. In fact, we don't even know for sure what the tablet is going … [Read more...] about HTC Flyer Pre-Orders swells to a million
HTC to launch a new 7 inch tablet in March
While we have been always thinking the 'quietly brilliant' HTC has been working on the Flyer tablet running the Android Honeycomb, what came as a surprise is a recent revelation that the Taiwan based manufacturer of smartphones has also been quietly working on a 7 inch tablet device as well. Still more surprise, the yet to be named tablet will be running Android 2.3 … [Read more...] about HTC to launch a new 7 inch tablet in March