Topic: HTC
Microsoft demos 'mixed reality gaming' capabilities of HoloLens with Minecraft
06/15/2015, 02:06 pm
Microsoft's upcoming HoloLens virtual reality accessory took the stage at E3 on Monday, with the company showing how "mixed reality gaming" will work on the future hardware, via its popular Minecraft universe.
HTC uses photos taken on an iPhone to show off its new 24K-gold One M9
06/08/2015, 11:06 am
Taiwanese device maker HTC recently unveiled a limited run of its flagship One M9 handset plated in 24-karat gold, showing the new device off on Twitter -- using photos taken with an iPhone.
iPhone share of US market grows to 42.6% in March quarter
05/08/2015, 10:05 am
Apple slightly increased its lead as the most popular smartphone maker in the U.S. during the March quarter, while Samsung and Motorola lost ground, according to new data published on Friday.
HTC disses Apple, Samsung in new rap video
02/03/2015, 08:02 pm
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC recently released a bizarre music video starring rapper Don G alongside backup dancers dressed as smartphones, dubbed "Hold the Crown," in which the former waxes lyrical about the relative superiority of HTC's handsets and executive team.
iPhone 6 rivals by Samsung, LG, HTC suffering delays in Qualcomm's 64-bit Snapdragon answer to Apple's A8
12/04/2014, 07:12 pm
Qualcomm's upcoming 64-bit Snapdragon chips designed to power new high end Android flagship phones including the Samsung Galaxy S6, LG G4 and HTC One M9 are reportedly running into new issues that threaten to further delay any real competition to Apple's iPhone 6 juggernaut.
After Apple Inc. dodged the iPhone 6 Plus BendGate bullet, detractors wounded by ricochet
09/27/2014, 02:09 am
Bloggers who invent and inflate "controversies" and "scandals" for Apple are increasingly achieving the opposite of what they are setting out to do.
"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" uses advanced imaging tech to imagine an apocalyptic future--with an iPad cameo
06/28/2014, 04:06 pm
In what is certain to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the year, "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" portrays two parallel societies grappling with fears, violence, betrayal and cross-cultural empathy, with a particularly poignant scene portraying a battered iPad (albeit running iOS 6).
Leak shows 8.9" Nexus tablet from HTC, Google's latest stab at Apple's iPad
06/23/2014, 12:06 pm
With Google's I/O conference set to kick off this Wednesday and showcase the company's next direction for its Android mobile platform, a new leak now shows an 8.9-inch HTC tablet that is expected to be the next premium Nexus tablet pitted against Apple's iPad lineup.
Led by Apple Inc. iPhone, smartphones now account for 87 percent of U.S. handsets
05/21/2014, 05:05 pm
New research by Counterpoint indicates that 87 percent of Americans upgraded to smartphones by the end of March, with Apple remaining the top vendor.
New Samsung Galaxy S5 ad forced to cherry pick lines from lackluster reviews
05/07/2014, 04:05 pm
Samsung's latest Galaxy S5 ad creatively carved quotes from a series of independent product reviews on what appears to be an autopsy in search of healthy tissue.
After partial win, Apple comments on second Samsung trial as award grows
05/02/2014, 09:05 pm
Following the jury's verdict in the second Apple vs Samsung trial, which found infringement in three of the five patents Apple argued, the company issued a statement thanking the jury and suggesting a continued fight to defend the company's innovative products.
Samsung braced for "iPhone 5 Tsunami," targeted an "attack" on Apple's customer base
04/15/2014, 06:04 pm
New confidential internal memos presented in the Apple v. Samsung trial detail a "counter tsunami plan" Samsung hoped to set up in response to Apple's iPhone 5 launch, in order to distract from its own Galaxy product vulnerabilities it described as "plastic feeling" with "lack of key feature."
Android docs reveal before iPhone, Google's plan was a Java button phone
04/14/2014, 03:04 am
Before and after versions of Google's internal "software functional requirements" documents released in the Apple vs Samsung trial this week show that prior to Apple's 2007 iPhone debut, Google's vision for Android was a simple button phone running Sun's Java.
Samsung's big bet on Android actually a covert strategy to replace Android
04/11/2014, 04:04 pm
Samsung's success in selling the world's leading volumes of phones through intense, expensive marketing efforts appears to be supporting Android as a platform, but Samsung's internal documents show it has plotted for years to compete against Google with its own mobile OS.
Like a glove: April Fools efforts from Samsung, HTC & Toshiba all share the same punchline
04/01/2014, 12:04 pm
With accusations of copying and commoditization already rife within the smartphone and tablet industries, three of the market's biggest names -- Samsung, HTC and Toshiba -- all showcased similar glove-themed prank products on Tuesday for April Fools' Day. Hilarity ensued.
HTC unveils 5" HTC One M8 with gesture controls, dual rear cameras, slo-mo video
03/25/2014, 03:03 pm
Taiwanese handset maker HTC on Tuesday unveiled its latest flagship device intended to take on Apple's iPhone: the HTC One M8, with a larger screen, higher-spec internals, a depth-sensing camera and dual LED flash -- but no biometrics.
Apple offers Samsung patent settlement deal tied to anti-cloning provision
01/20/2014, 02:01 pm
Apple is requiring that any patent settlement negotiations with Samsung include a provision that blocks the South Korean conglomerate from cloning its designs, a provision that was also key to the deal Apple forged with HTC in November 2012.
HTC details how carriers, chipset makers stall & block Android OS updates
12/27/2013, 11:12 am
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has shed light on the complex route Android updates must navigate before hitting customer devices, helping to explain why operating system updates take some time to arrive, and how, for some device owners, such updates never even arrive at all.
Samsung Galaxy Note, HTC One caught cheating in benchmarks again
11/27/2013, 04:11 pm
Futuremark has delisted the scores of Samsung and HTC products from its public benchmark listings over new allegations of performance doping.
Apple & Samsung take massive 109% of mobile industry profits while competitors lose money
11/14/2013, 10:11 am
The mobile market continues to be a two-horse race for profitability between Apple and Samsung, with the two rivals commanding 109 percent of profits -- a number made possible because its competitors are actually losing money in the smartphone space.