Despite a number of false starts, HTC has not given up on building a smartwatch. Peter Chou confirmed as much back in early March before stepping down as HTC CEO to become the Head of the company’s Future Development Lab. Chou revealed nothing about HTC’s current designs so Hasan Kaymak got to work and came up with a concept for […]
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HTC loses Industrial Design VP Jonah Becker
Jonah Becker was named HTC’s VP of Industrial Design when Scott Croyle, former SVP of Design and User Experience, left the company. Less than a year after stepping into the role, Becker has announced viat Twitter that he has left HTC. No reasons were provided for his departure. It's been an amazing seventeen year journey with One & Co and […]
HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang succeeds Peter Chou as HTC CEO
The writing had been on the wall for a long time. After three years of declining sales, HTC yesterday got a new CEO but it did not have to go very far to find that person. HTC Chairwoman and company co-founder Cher Wang is replacing Peter Chou as HTC CEO. “We are seeing rapid changes in the industry, with the […]
HTC smartwatch still in the works after all
HTC first confirmed plans to enter the wearables market with a smartwatch back in October 2013. Rumours that followed suggested that HTC was looking to develop a device based on the Qualcomm Toq. It was also named as one of Google’s Android Wear partners when the new platform was first announced. Further rumours pointed to a late summer 2014 release. Then […]
MWC 2015: HTC jumps into wearables with HTC Grip
As recent rumours had suggested, HTC today announced its first wearable and it is not the smartwatch that had once been the topic of speculation. Instead, the HTC Grip is a GPS-neabled fitness tracker that will work with Under Armour’s UA Record software platform which is compatible with both Android and iOS devices. Along with GPS, the HTC Grip packs […]
HTC inadvertently confirms HTC One M9 name for next flagship
While there were some rumours last year that HTC would drop the Mx designation for its flagship smartphones, more recent advice has suggested that it would instead continue its current naming nomenclature but with a small change. HTC’s own website has now inadvertently confirmed that it will name its HTC One (M8) successor the HTC One M9. Yes, the brackets […]
First HTC wearable codenamed HTC Petra
New details have emerged about HTC’s upcoming wearable. Once expected to be a smartwatch, more recent rumours have suggested that HTC has ditched those plans in favour of a fitness band. The device is codenamed Petra and specifications, especially the narrow display, revealed today @upleaks certainly suggest that this will indeed be the case. Rumoured HTC Petra specifications: Processor: STMicroelectronics […]
HTC fitness band to launch in U.S. first
Details continue to slowly emerge about HTC’s first wearable device. Recent rumours have suggested that HTC has opted to cancel plans to release a smartwatch in favour of a fitness band that will leverage its new partnership with Under Armour. Now comes word that this HTC fitness band will first launch in the U.S., Under Armour’s own home country. https://twitter.com/upleaks/status/561501305638617088 […]