Today’s press event saw HTC announce the HTC Rezound, billed as “the only phone in the United States with Beats Audio integration.” Codenamed Vigor during development, it is headed to Verizon Wireless later this month. “HTC is dedicated to delivering the latest in sight and sound innovation and we’re excited to be introducing the first U.S. smartphone featuring Beats Audio […]
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Bell launches HTC Raider 4G LTE
As expected, Bell today launched the HTC Raider 4G LTE, its first LTE superphone. The HTC Raider can reach maximum download speeds of up to 75 Mbps with average download speeds reaching 12 to 25Mbps where Bell now offers LTE coverage. Bell is offering the HTC Raider for CA$149.95 with a three-year contract, CA$549.95 with a two-year contract, CA$574.95 with […]
AT&T announces first LTE smartphones to launch November 6th
AT&T today announced that it will launch its first LTE smartphones on November 6th. The HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket will be available the same day that AT&T launches its LTE network in Boston, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Athens, Georgia. “The two LTE-powered superphones will be our 20th and 21st Android devices in 2011, adding to an […]
HTC ships 13.2 million handsets in Q3 2011
As part of its Q3 2011 financial results, HTC announced that it shipped 13.2 million handsets in the quarter. This is an impressive 93% increase over the same quarter a year ago. This translated into NT$136 billion (US$4.5 billion) in revenue (a 79% increase over the same quarter a year ago) and after-tax profits of US$624 million (a 68% gain […]
Bell and Rogers add HTC Raider smartphone to LTE lineup
Both Bell Mobility and Rogers Wireless today announced that they have added the HTC Raider smartphone (codename HTC Holiday) to their LTE lineups. HTC Raider specifications: Processor: 1.2GHz dual-core Operating system: Google Android 2.3 with HTC Sense Cellular connectivity: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, tri-band HSPA+/UMTS, tri-band LTE Other connectivity: GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DLNA Display: 4.5-inch qHD (540×960) Super LCD Input: Capacitive touchscreen […]
HTC hosting November 3rd NYC event
HTC yesterday sent out invitations to its next event. It will take place on November 3rd in New York City. The press invitation does not give any indication as to what products HTC could announce but they will include Beats Audio if the included logo is any indication. BGR expects to see HTC announce the HTC Rezound (codenamed Vigor during […]
HTC extends 5GB DropBox storage offer to all HTC Android phones
HTC has expanded a recent partnership with DropBox to cover all its Android phones. Originally, the offer gave owners of HTC’s latest Android handsets (those running HTC Sense 3.5) an additional 3GB of cloud storage from the cloud storage provider. The 3GB came on top of the 2GB provided for free by DropBox to all its customers for a total […]
T-Mobile USA to launch HTC Radar 4G on November 2nd
T-Mobile USA announced a few weeks ago that it would offer the HTC Radar 4G “in time for the holidays.” Today, the carrier announced that it will be available starting on November 2nd. It also revealed that it will sell for US$99.99 with a two-year contract. The HTC Radar 4G is billed as T-Mobile USA’s first Windows Phone to offer […]