It seems like HTC are now shopping around for their own mobile operating system. HTC has made a huge amount of money from Android based smartphones, but they feel that this is just simply not enough. After all, Google’s free operating system is getting expensive.
“We have given it thought and we have discussed it internally, but we will not do it on impulse,” Wang said in an interview with the Economic Observer of China, noting that HTC’s Sense UI would allow the company to offer distinctive products using any operating system. HP’s webOS is an obvious candidate, and although Wang did not refer to the platform specifically, the report notes that HTC and Samsung have both been in talks with HP. ”We can use any OS we want. We are able to make things different from our rivals on the second or third layer of a platform,” Wang said. “Our strength lies in understanding an OS, but it does not mean that we have to produce an OS.”
Verizon has just announced three new smarphones: LG Revolution, HTC Trophy and Motorola Droid X2.
These phones are going to be great additions to Verizons ever growing catalogue.
LG Revolution features:
- 4.3 inch 800×480 pixel screen
- 1GHz CPU
- 5mp back camera and 1.3 front.
Motorola Droid X2:
- 1GHz CPU
- 8 mp back camera
- 4.3 inch screen
HTC Trophy:
- 3.8 inch screen
- 1Ghz CPU
- 5mp back camera
Thats right my friends, the HTC Flyer is now here. If you want to buy the HTC Flyer you can purchase from Best Buy on May 22.
The HTC Flyer is $499.99 and has some amazing features.
Features:
- 7 inch display
- Android operating system
- 1.5 GHz single core
- 1 GB of RAM
- 16 GB of storage
- Two cameras 5mp on back and 1.3 on front
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The HTC Flyer is ready for pre-ordering in the UK via the Carphone Warehouse. The HTC Flyer will be SIM free and it will be able to work on any network. Pre-orders are starting at around £599.99, while stocks last.
HTC Flyer features:
- 1.5 GHz processor
- Android 3.0
- Seems to be between a smartphone and a traditioal tablet device
The pre-order page can be found over here.
A leaked internal memo has revealed that the HTC Trophy will be heading to Verizon on the 24th March. The HTC Trophy is the first Windows Phone 7 device on the Verizon network.
The HTC Trophy will feature a 3.8 inch screen, 16GB hard drive and 5MP camera.
HTC have announced that the HTC Merge is on its way to the USA and Canada. The HTC Merge features:
- 3.8″ WVGA
- Android 2.2
- 5mp camera
- slide out QWERTY keyboard
- Wifi and GPS
- 720p HD video mode
HTC announced the launch of three new handsets at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona. Introducing the new HTC Incredible S, HTC Desire S and HTC Wildfire S. All of these smartphones will be powered by Android 2.4 operating system and below is the specs and features you can expect from these devices.
HTC Incredible S
- 4 inch touchscreen display
- 1 GHz processor
- Android 2.4 (Gingerbread) OS
- 8 megapixel camera with LED flash
- HD (720p) video recording
- 1450 mAh battery
HTC Desire S
- 3.7 inch touchscreen display
- 1 GHz processor
- Android 2.4 (Gingerbread) OS
- 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
- HD (720p) video recording
- 1450 mAh battery
HTC Wildfire S
- 3.2 inch touchscreen display
- 600 MHz processor
- Android 2.4 (Gingerbread) OS
- 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus and flash
- 1230 mAh battery
The WSJ is reporting that HTC has invested $40 million into streaming video game company OnLive. Does that mean that we will soon be seeing games on the OnLive cloud transfer onto phones also? Or could we see the HTC brand move onto more than just phones?
AT&T will be shipping the HTC Inspire 4G in February 13. The Inspire 4G will run Android 2.2 when it launches and will be an HSPA+ device that will run at almost 4G speeds when connected up to the AT&T network.
The screen on the HTC Inspire 4G is 4.3 inches and is in a WVGA format. On the back, it has an 8 megapixel camera. The price of the Inspire 4G will be $99.99 on the AT&T network and with that, you also need to sign up for a two year agreement.
The HTC EVO 4G was recently rooted and here is the guide on how to root your own HTC EVO 4G. toastcfh from xda-developers has found way to give you root access on EVO 4G.
How to root HTC EVO 4G Android Phone
Step 1: Download this file (PC36IMG.zip) and copy it to the root of the storage card.
Step 2: Turn the phone off. Once it is, hold down the volume button and the power button until you get a white screen and some text. You’re now in the bootloader. It should automatically start checking the PC36IMG.zip file you copied on the card.
Step 3: Once it’s done, it will prompt and ask if you want to install Images. Select yes.
Step 4: Confirm to reboot.
You have now rooted ROM on your EVO. Make sure to delete or rename the PC36IMG file so that it does not try to install it again automatically next time you enter into bootloader. You can rename it by plugging in the phone, choosing “HTC Sync” and type the following command:
adb shell mv /sdcard/PC36IMG.zip /sdcard/root-PC36IMG.zip
Voila! You have rooted your HTC EVO 4G successfully. Leave the phone plugged in if you want to load the custom recovery.
Flashing recovery for custom ROMs
To install custom ROMs on the Evo 4G, you must flash the recovery image. Follow the steps below.
Step 1: Download this file (evorecovery) to your desktop and unzip it.
Step 2: Type “adb reboot recovery” on your command line prompt (without quotes). This will reboot the phone into recovery mode. It looks like this:
Step 3: Once it’s in recovery mode, go back to your computer. Find the evo-recovery file that you unzipped. Inside are a series of files. For Windows, double-click “recovery-windows.bat.” Windows Vista or Windows 7 users must right-click it first and choose “Run as administrator.” You now have the custom recovery module so you can back up the phone, flash custom ROMs, etc.
