Try as they might, nobody hypes a product launch like Apple... which is amazing because they pretty much let the tech community do it for them. The problem with this formula is that is it very difficult to duplicate, even for tech giants like HTC --though credit where it is due, a fairly clever Tweet this week has people talking at least a little bit. Apparently something huge … [Read more...] about HTC Tries to Hype Upcoming March 1 Product Launch
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HTC BlinkFeed Makes Play Store Debut
HTC is making several of its apps available, including Blinkfeed, in the Google Play Store. This is a positive move considering rolling out updates will be much easier now that the company won’t have to wait for a major Android update to include updates to its own apps. Motorola has adopted a similar strategy with several of its key apps, including Touchless Control and … [Read more...] about HTC BlinkFeed Makes Play Store Debut
Phablets Projected to Outsell Small Tablets in 2014
In the fast changing world of technology where manufacturers are ever on the lookout for newer segment to engage with the consumer, phablets or big screen smartphones seem to have emerged as a surprise hit. Often being the butt of many a joke during the initial days, phablets have not only grown in size and scope but have also started posing a serious challenge to the entry … [Read more...] about Phablets Projected to Outsell Small Tablets in 2014
HTC Developing Windows 8 Tablet
Reports emanating from Taiwan claim HTC is developing a new tablet device that will run the Windows 8 operating system. Details are scarce at the moment, though sources did mention the tablet will sport a HD 10.1 inch display that will pack in 1920 x 1080 pixels. That translates to a comfortable 218 pixels per inch. LG is tipped to be providing the displays while Pegatron … [Read more...] about HTC Developing Windows 8 Tablet
Rumor: HTC Readying a Nexus 7 Competitor
Word on the street right now is that HTC might have put its 10 inch tablet plans on the back burner while expediting the 7 inch version. The latest rumor comes on the back of a recent revelation not too long ago of a HTC tablet with a rather unusual design and what looked like a 10 inch display. However, it now seems HTC is eyeing the segment now dominated by the Nexus 7 and is … [Read more...] about Rumor: HTC Readying a Nexus 7 Competitor
Upcoming HTC Tablet Image Leaked
Images of the upcoming tablet HTC is believed to be developing and expected to release towards the end of the year have been leaked. The images further add to the mystery; it is hard to believe the pictured tablet is coming from a company that has such a different, strong design theme. To begin with, the images point towards a tablet device that offers 10 inches (maybe more) … [Read more...] about Upcoming HTC Tablet Image Leaked
New HTC Tablet Expected by the End of the Year
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
Phablets – Where Smartphones and Tablets Meet
Mobile devices with a 5 inch sized display presents a strange scenario. This, since we are not sure if we should perceive it as a smartphone with some added functionality of a tablet or the other way round, that is a tablet that can also be a smartphone. However, a recently coined term -- 'Phablet' comes to our rescue which correctly describes a device that can be both a … [Read more...] about Phablets – Where Smartphones and Tablets Meet
HTC Makes a Strong Push to Get Back into Tablets
The Flyer marked HTC's first attempt at the tablet segment, though it surely won't be the last. HTC has let out the confirmation that its next device will be powered by a quad core chip and feature a HD display. Specifications currently available right now give us a tablet named HTC Vertex, powered by a 1.3 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core processor. The tablet will have Android … [Read more...] about HTC Makes a Strong Push to Get Back into Tablets
Microsoft Denies HTC Windows 8 Early Advantage
The Taiwan based Hi Tech Company, better known as HTC, has been struck off Microsoft’s favored list of companies allowed to build devices based on the Windows 8 platform. Microsoft opines that HTC does not make enough devices and lacks experience with tablets. This is critical for Microsoft when it is up against established players such as iOS and Android. HTC has only had two … [Read more...] about Microsoft Denies HTC Windows 8 Early Advantage
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
Sprint All Set to Phase Out BlackBerry PlayBook And EVO View 4G
The writing has already been on the wall and now that's the way things are likely to unfold in the next few days. Sprint is all set to wash its hands off tablet devices like the BlackBerry PlayBook and the EVO View 4G, as indicated in their listing for tablets to be reaching the end of life. One of the replacements that we know of right now is the 4G capable PlayBook that RIM … [Read more...] about Sprint All Set to Phase Out BlackBerry PlayBook And EVO View 4G
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