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Apple’s War Chest, Samsung plastic, and HTC One supply

, Mar 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

The influence and cash flow Apple has right this minute may be squarely to blame for both Samsung‘s continued use of plastic to construct the GALAXY S 4 and HTC‘s trouble getting supply line at full speed for the HTC One. When you consider the vast number of products Apple creates that use large amounts of aluminum, you’ll find that the company is really rather invested in keeping their supply of this building block in order. When you consider the must-win situation HTC has with their new HTC One device, you’ll know how nervous they must be if their rumored supplier status downgrade is, indeed, a reality.

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HTC and TSMC talks tipped for Panasonic smartphone buy-out

, Mar 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Panasonic isn't just looking to get out of the plasma TV business but to shed its little-loved smartphone division too, Japanese reports claim, with HTC and chip fab TSMC tipped as potential bedfellows for the mobile team. Having seen its ELUGA range of waterproof phones fail to gain traction, Panasonic is considering shedding the ailing division altogether, the Sankei Shimbun reports, with insiders pointing to some unexpected interest. Read The Full Story

HTC One wanders the streets of NYC during GALAXY S 4 event

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

HTC has unofficially declared war on Samsung. Not in legal terms, mind you, but an all-out street fight in a sense, literally. Before and during Samsung's GALAXY S 4 announcement event, HTC wandered the streets of Times Square and Radio City Music Hall to showcase the company's new HTC One smartphone to random passers-by. Read The Full Story

HTC supplier status downgrade rumored as CEO bets job on One success

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

HTC CEO Peter Chou has promised to step down if the HTC One is not a sales success, insiders claim, a dangerous commitment given reports that component shortages have scuppered the original launch plans. Chou put his neck on the line in a meeting with senior HTC executives late last year, sources close to the situation told the WSJ, only to find that HTC had been downgraded as a customer among suppliers and would struggle to secure enough casings, camera components, and other parts for the new flagship.

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Nokia hits HTC with German power saving patent injunction [Update: HTC statement]

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

Nokia has been granted a patent injunction against HTC in Germany this week that has to do with power saving technology. The injunction was handed down by Judge Dr. Holger Kircher presiding over the Mannheim Regional Court. Kircher and the panel of judges he presides over found that HTC infringes Nokia's patent number EP0673175. The patent is for "reduction of power consumption in the mobile station." Read The Full Story

HTC declares war on Samsung: GALAXY S 4 is “more of the same”

, Mar 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the Samsung release of the GALAXY S 4 saw HTC summoning up their best set of retaliation words to go into direct battle with the hero phone, saying the HTC One should, by all means, eat its competition’s lunch. A comment has come through today from no less than HTC’s chief marketing officer Benjamin Ho regarding the GALAXY S 4, the HTC One, and consumer’s decision between the two. It should be clear at this point that HTC isn’t afraid to claim their 2013 hero is ready to beat down even the loftiest of releases – Broadway dances and singing and all.

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2012: Samsung spent a fortune on ad/smear campaigns

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

The saying, "It takes money to make money" most certainly applies to Samsung. It turns out that the leader of Android spent about $401 million on advertising last year, which is even more than the $333 million that Apple spent on its campaigns. Researchers say that the huge increase in spending is necessary as it's competing with Apple for the top spot in the smartphone market place. Read The Full Story

Verizon backtracks on HTC One refusal

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week it appears that Verizon has joined the HTC One party with no less than a full release coming on just after the rest of the major carriers in the USA. The big deal here (we’ve confirmed with a person close to the situation) is that Verizon will be releasing the HTC One AS the HTC One. Unlike previous releases with HTC where the product’s name is changed to fit with a Verizon-specific brand (DROID DNA, for example), the HTC One will be released “as is.”

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HTC One Review [2013]

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

It’s been a tough few years for HTC, unsung victim of the Apple-Samsung smartphone war, and the new HTC One has a lot to do to fix that. The company has seen its place in Android dwindle from trailblazer to also-ran, as Samsung’s cutting-edge hardware and vast marketing budget forced Galaxy to the fore. Solid phones like 2012′s One X and One S failed to relight HTC’s fire, and so it has done the only thing it can: raise its game much, much higher with the HTC One. We’re back to the days of risk-taking hardware decisions and legitimately interesting software, but the big question is whether the One can pull it off. Read on for the full SlashGear review.

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HTC One Developer Edition to roll out for $649

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

HTC has announced the availability of the HTC One Developer Edition, which tacks both features and dollars onto its lovely smartphone. This version of the handset is aimed specifically towards developers, and offers the features you'd expect to see as a result, including an unlocked bootloader and SIM. Read The Full Story

HTC One delayed until March 29th: stateside launch unknown [UPDATE: HTC Statement]

, Mar 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

With the HTC One launch coming on quick and suggestions that the camera software has not been bumped up to its highest potential before launch, today's announcement from Clove is not an especially welcome one. Straight from one of the more prevalent UK (and international) retailers for smartphones online, Clove has made it clear today that though the original launch date for the international edition of the HTC One was March the 15th, they will not be getting stock until the 29th of this month. This news appears to have no affect on the launch date for the USA, though no official date has yet been confirmed. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S4 set to disintegrate HTC One before it launches

, Mar 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

So you’ve heard about the Samsung Galaxy S4, and you’re excited for the launch of the HTC One, but you’ve realized that you can’t have both. What do you do? You have a peek at a list of possible specifications for the Samsung device, dig your fingernails into your kneecaps in anticipation of the launch of both that and the HTC One, and hold on tight. There’s a chance that one of the two won’t be in stores for long.

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