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
HTC FLYER
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
Good e-Reader Week in Review: Tablet News
Things have been pretty staid as far as tablet devices are concerned this past week with nothing spectacular coming along our way during the period. The usual Apple vs Samsung battle continues though advantage Samsung is how the legal tussle can be explained right now. However, the battle seems far from being over, more so in light of what Steve Jobs is reported to have said, … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Week in Review: Tablet News
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
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 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
HTC Flyer Now Costs Just $300 at Best Buy
It's turning out to be a season of price cuts and heavy discounts. It had all started out with the now famous discount of the HP TouchPad, but the latest to be infected with the price cut bug is the Flyer from HTC. No one is complaining, however, especially since the Flyer has now come to be available for an affordable $299, down from the high flying $499 that it had started … [Read more...] about HTC Flyer Now Costs Just $300 at Best Buy
HTC Flyer Honeycomb 3.2 Screenshots Leaked
The HTC Flyer is the latest to be inducted into the Honeycomb club that currently boasts of just a few 7 inchers and development is on at full swing. For proof, a leaked build of the Android 3.2 upgrade to be applied on the HTC tablet gave an insight of what the software would do for HTC Flyer owners. The widgets that would be available on the gadget get a light touch effect, … [Read more...] about HTC Flyer Honeycomb 3.2 Screenshots Leaked
HTC Puccini to Debut Before End 2011 as HTC Jetstream
The HTC Puccini will become Jetstream once it is launched in the US, which is likely to happen before the end of 2011. Also, the tablet will have 4G capability with AT&T as the telecom partner and it's likely to be Long Term Evolution and not the HSPA+ 3G that AT&T has been claiming as 4G. For the international market there is every chance for the HTC … [Read more...] about HTC Puccini to Debut Before End 2011 as HTC Jetstream
HTC Flyer Launched in India
The tablet scene in India, which was virtually non-existent not too long ago, is now buzzing with activity. The latest among the horde of manufacturers who have made a beeline for the Indian market is HTC, who is out to woo the Indian tablet buying crowd with its HTC Flyer. Speaking of the Flyer tablet PC, Faisal Siddiqui - country manager, HTC India said, "HTC believes that … [Read more...] about HTC Flyer Launched in India
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Set for July End Debut in India
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer is among the better known Android tablets and a truly viable alternative to the iPad, and is all set to storm into the Indian tablet scene. However, while the company is yet to come up with any official declaration, what has emerged is that around the end of July the Transformers could be seen sharing retail space with other tablet such as the iPad … [Read more...] about Asus Eee Pad Transformer Set for July End Debut in India
HTC EVO View 4G Tablet Launching on Sprint June 24th
Sprint is on its way to become the first US carrier to offer a version of the HTC Flyer 7 inch Android tablet, providing its plans to launch the tablet on June 24 come to fruition. The company is all set to sell the Flyer under the HTC EVO View 4G brand names, and as the name suggests will support Sprint’s 4G WiMAX mobile broadband network. Price for the HTC tablet has been … [Read more...] about HTC EVO View 4G Tablet Launching on Sprint June 24th
New HTC Puccini Details Revealed!
It wasn't too long ago that the tech world first got the news of a bigger 10.1 inch tablet being developed at HTC facilities. Interestingly, named Puccini (after the famous opera composer of the 19th and 20th century), the tablet will be the first Honeycomb attempt from HTC and its going to be in the league of the iPad, the XOOM, and the Galaxy Tab 2. Now that more … [Read more...] about New HTC Puccini Details Revealed!
HTC Flyer Tablet Available via Pre-Order for $500
Best Buy was to start accepting pre-orders for the HTC Flyer tablet and the pre-order process has gone off to a timely start. This includes the HTC page dedicated to the Flyer tablet PC going live, though not before this last weekend. The pre-order process itself started on the 25th of April. Also, as has already been mentioned here before, the Wi-Fi only version is the only … [Read more...] about HTC Flyer Tablet Available via Pre-Order for $500