HTC on Wednesday evening in Delhi showcased its two new smartphones – the HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM and the iPhone-lookalike HTC One A9. Both the phones will go on sale in next two weeks and the pricing will be disclosed closer to the launch, said company at the event. Continue reading “HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM Hands On and Photo Gallery”
This week started with popular soft drink company’s first phone launch. After several leaks, Pepsi Phone P1s went official in China. Notably, the standard version of the phone is called P1 and the China Unicom version with FDD-LTE support is called the P1s. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Pepsi Phone P1s, Canvas Xpress 4G, Galaxy J3, Gionee S6 and more”
This week started with Samsung’s new mid-range – the Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7 – smartphones debut in India. After the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7, these two smartphones have joined company’s online exclusive portfolio and will be available through Flipkart in India. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy On5 and On7, Moto G Turbo, Canvas 5, Apple Watch in India and more”
This week we saw one more device from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus dubbed the OnePlus X – company’s first mid-range device, second device launched this year, and the third in its portfolio overall. After the two flagship smartphones – the OnePlus One and the OnePlus 2, firm had plans to launch mid-range device which Co-Founder Carl Pei had confirmed in August. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: OnePlus X, Letv Le 1s, Motorola Moto X Force, new Google OnHub router and more”
HTC recently reported net loss of NT$4.48 billion (US$138 million) for Q3 2015 in its unaudited results, now in its consolidated results it has reported a net loss of NT$4.5 billion ($139 million), on revenue of NT$21.4 billion ($660 million) for its fiscal 2015 third quarter that ended September 30, 2015. After consecutive losses, HTC said it will no longer provide financial guidance for its business going forward. Continue reading “HTC reports $139 million net loss for Q3 2015, will stop earnings forecasts”
Google’s very own Nexus 5X from LG and Nexus 6P from Huawei come pre-loaded with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. But most other smartphones are still running on some version of Android Lollipop or perhaps even KitKat. However, as with the case of every major Android version, there will be a set of phones that make the big jump and in this post, we have compiled a list of phones that are going to receive the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Continue reading “List of smartphones that will receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow update”
HTC has announced yet another loss this year for Q3, 2015. The Taiwanese smartphone maker reported net loss of NT$4.48 billion (US$138 million) for the three months ended September. 30.
Continue reading “HTC reports net loss of $138 million for Q3, 2015”
This week’s highlights was Google’s new Nexus devices. The Nexus 6P from Huawei and the Nexus 5X from LG. They also announced the new Pixel C tablet.
HTC had previously teased the announcement of two devices later this month on 29th. Many believed that they would be launching the HTC A9 Hero on that date and that the device would have two versions. However, a new leak confirms that HTC will be announcing an updated One M9+ and a Butterfly 3 at the event.
Continue reading “HTC set to release updated One M9+ and China only Butterfly 3 on September 29th”
HTC has hinted in a latest teaser that it is about to announce two new flagship smartphones at the end of this month. The Taiwanese smartphone maker has sent out press invites for an event scheduled on September 29th.
HTC has teased a new smartphone that will be announced on September 6th. It is expected that the company will make the HTC Aero aka One A9 official.
Continue reading “HTC to announce new smartphone on September 6th, Aero/One A9 expected”
HTC have just announced that they will be releasing an update to Android 5.1 Lollipop for the HTC One M9 on 20th August.
Continue reading “HTC One M9 on Verizon to get Android 5.1 update on 20th August”
HTC has posted $252.7 million loss for Q2, 2015 as against a net profit of $ 2.26 billion in the same period, last year. To combat poor sales and as a part of restructuring, the Taiwanese handsetmaker is also reducing its workforce by 15% globally that translates to 2,250 jobs.
Roll on the commoditization of hardware and the progress of manufacturing processes that makes technology accessible. A point that has been advoated by me personally over the last few years and one that we as a technology forward company believe in, high quality yet low cost handsets are the future and are fast becoming the reality. With the launch of Xiaomi’s new Redmi Note 2 handset, this stand has been proven true once again. Continue reading “Xiaomi’s $125 Redmi Note 2 challenges the need of a $600 smartphone”
Founded by ex-Google and HTC employees, Nextbit started off as a software firm that has always had hardware aspirations. On September 1st, the company will finally unveil its plans to finally showcase their take on a modern premium smartphone. Continue reading “Nextbit all set to launch first smartphone on 1st September”
