New HTC device with 1080p display and Adreno 320 GPU confirmed by the benchmark

In the last hours of the alleged indiscretions on the new HTC output devices have proliferated at a rapid pace. To complete the picture of the three new devices of which we have heard in recent hours, contributes to a new device, also revealed by the benchmark GLBenchmark. The information can be derived from the benchmark refer to a terminal characterized by a display with 1080p and the SoC Qualcomm system that integrates the new GPU Adreno 320 . The telephone operator that could initiate the distribution of the terminal is Verizon, while the model name is  HTC6435.

The data confirmed unequivocally by the benchmark refer to the presence of:

• MSM8960 CPU, 1.5 GHz
• Adreno 320 GPU
• Display with a resolution of 1794 x 1080 pixels
• Android 4.0.4

The MSM8960 CPU is the same integrated current HTC One S, but the hardware platform of the new smartphone would differ from that of HTC One S by integrating the new Adreno 320 GPU.

The hypothesis that in the past few hours have been made ​​about the exact nature of this device have been varied: new tablet, super smartphone or expected HTC 'phablet "already become the subject of rumors in recent months .

Waiting to know some more details about it, we can only welcome the new "wave" of rumor and speculation about the new device of the Taiwan based company, who apparently is preparing to renew the library to meet the challenging second half of this year. We recall briefly the alleged new device, which currently include:

• HTC Proto. Average low-end smartphone
• HTC Vertex Tegra 3 tablet
• HTC PM63100 1.7 GH z  Tegra 3 smartphone

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HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE now available on Verizon

The line-up of HTC smartphones expands further with the arrival of the Droid Incredible 4G LTE. The device is officially available starting today in the U.S. market and comes with interesting proposals subscription able to break down in an important way the purchase price. As the name suggests, the smartphone is the first of the series Droid Incredible to integrate compatibility with LTE 4G networks (LTE 700 MHz band 13; 1xRTT/EVDO CDMA REV A 800/1900 MHz).The device  shares the same  user interface version of Sense and Beats Audio technology support with recent HTC One family. 

The detailed specifications can be found Verizon official site.As regards the offer of U.S. carrier, the purchase price without contract is $ 499. The price drops to $ 199 with a two-year bond ended the contract and $ 149 through Verizon's website.

The end came on the U.S. market with a slight delay compared to expectations, but also what it takes to allow the expansion of the installed base of HTC devices in the States. It is a goal that is very dear to the Taiwanese manufacturer that has recently appointed a new vice president with the aim of improving the financial performance in U.S. of Taiwanese company

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HTC's Windows Phone 8 roadmap unveiled - Three new devices coming ( Zenith , Rio and Accord )

The statements of CEO Peter Chou on the arrival of the new Windows Phone 8 smartphones by the end of the year quickly followed the first rumors about the composition consisting of line-up . According to recent rumors the range  HTC Windows Phone 8 devices may be formed of three models: Zenith, the top end of the range,Accord,medium-high end smartphones, and close to the line-up, Rio , the model medium-low. 

The models name is a code and, as often happens, it will change with the commercial version of the device. 

Recalling that the information that we bring to those not yet final, we move immediately to examine the alleged technical specifications of each model after the break.

Zenith as, in advance, will be the top of the range of 8 to HTC Windows Phone. The specifications would include:

• Display 4.7 "SuperLCD 2 720p
• Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon (unspecified)
• 8 Megapixel Camera
• Connectivity 42 Mbps HSPA +

Close behind are the Accord, the model of a medium-high, characterized by:

• Display 4.3 "LCD Super 2 720p
• Dual-core processor Qualcom MSM8260a (likely because of variation)
• 1 GB of RAM
• 8 megapixel camera with support for 1080p video
• Connectivity 42 Mbps HSPA +
• NFC support

Close the Accord is Rio which is mid to low end device ,which specifications could include:

• Display: 4 "WVGA
• Processor Qualcomm MSM8227 (given susceptible of variation)
• 512 MB of RAM
• HSPA 14.4Mbps
• 5 megapixel camera with support for video in 720p

The line-up in the complex is consistent with the approach used by HTC's recent production of the line terminals Android HTC One. The relationship between Zenith and Accord are modeled in some way those between HTC and HTC X One One D: same camera, different form factor, quad-core devices for high-end dual-core to medium-high. The Rio would have a positioning similar to that of HTC One V.

Deliveries of all three devices are expected by year end: Rio and Accord may be submitted in October , while the top of the range the term was generally identified in the ' last quarter of 2012 . Obviously the exact launch date of the three smartphone will be confirmed in the coming months and will be closely linked to the development of the platform Windows Phone 8.

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HTC: the new partnership with Tencent and Sina Corp to improve the perception of the brand in China

HTC gives high priority to China and try to improve the perception of its brand in the populous Asian continent, signing two important new agreements with Tencent and Sina Corp . tools to try to capture the attention of the public are substantiated in a series of applications designed for the Chinese audience, developed in cooperation with Tencent and delivering cloud services and customized smartphone thanks to its partnership with Sina Corp. Recall that Tencent and Sina Corp may be considered as two real giants of the web in the Chinese market, thanks to a user base that counts, respectively 700 million and 400 million users, or 80% of the population. 

The alliance between HTC, Tencent and Sina Corp will be very important to win new market shares in all the major players aim to achieve, given the large number of potential users.

More specifically, the object of the alliance with Tencent will cover: an application store and video communication services and sicurezz a. HTC will work then with Sina Corp with respect to cloud computing services and marketing of smartphones customized to meet the needs of the Chinese public.

Tercence Lam, vice president and chief marketing officer of HTC products in China commented on the recent alliances:

"The development of these new applications will help improve the popularity of the HTC terminals among Chinese consumers'

The recent initiatives of HTC are not the only introduced to improve the company's presence in the Chinese market. The manufacturer has already scheduled an ' expansion of the distribution network by opening new stores. According to recent estimates, the current HTC 2600 product dealers in China will increase to 4000 by year end. A growing will also store that sell HTC products franchise, set to become 50 by the end of 2012.

Recall that the initiatives planned for the Chinese market must be framed in the context of the announced business strategy in 2012 that HTC has chosen to move on several fronts,pointing to a growth distributed between Europe, Asia and USA .

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HTC - Good marketing strategy, better results in the second half of 2012

Peter Chou has recently returned to reassure investors by confirming the validity of the current business strategy and promising better financial results during the second half of the year. The CEO of HTC has released the reassuring statements just mentioned at the annual meeting with shareholders that was held yesterday in Taoyuan (Taiwan).Remember that HTC in early June has touched down sales forecasts for the second quarter , following a demand from the new HTC One line below expectations in the European market and the  block imports in the USA. The negative period, according to recent statements by Chou, should cease in the second half of 2012.

Chou asked time and confidence to investors from HTC:

"The company's strategy and direction is correct, we need a bit more time" 
"The direction and strategy of the company is correct, we need a little more 'time' 

It 's always the CEO of HTC, which identifies a useful resource for ending the crisis in emerging markets:

"Emerging Markets Such as India and China are very good opportunities for us as we are planning to release models That Are Suited to Those Who are using a smartphone for the first time"
"Emerging markets like India and China account for us good opportunities since we plan to construct models suitable for those who use a smartphone for the first time "

HTC has already demonstrated during 2012 to focus on emerging markets, releasing the entry-level devices distributed by the three major Chinese operators . This is definitely interesting device in anticipation of a possible marketing in Europe, with the ability to manage two SIM cards simultaneously.

Reassurance to Peter Chou were added those of the current president of HTC, Cher Wang has reconfirmed the commitment to overcome the great challenges that lie ahead on the horizon to return to being competitive.

Signs of recovery should be detectable as early as the second half of 2012 according to company management.

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HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G pass customs in the U.S.

The HTC saga with the sale of  HTC X One and EVO 4G LTE in the U.S. is finally ower. The Taiwanese manufacturer announced that the customs authorities have finally given the go-to imports after making the necessary checks. The matter had been originated by the ITC's decision that had ordered the ban of HTC devices made ​​in violation of Apple's patents. One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE, although with an updated software that does not infringe the patents, had been temporarily blocked by the customs authorities.

HTC has already acted on the matter by issuing the following statement:

"HTC has completed the process of checking with U.S. Customs and HTC devices have been issued in accordance with the decree of the ITC." "The future deliveries continue to enter the U.S. territory and we believe we will soon be able to meet the demand for our products"

"HTC has completed the review process with U.S. Customs and HTC devices released sono stati, As They are in compliance with the ITC's ruling,"."Future shipments Should continue to enter the U.S. and we are confident we will soon be That Able to meet the demand for our products."

The Taiwanese manufacturer, after two weeks certainly not easy, has thus failed to overcome a major limitation to the expansion of the installed base in the USA. Thanks to the positive controls, also the two major high-end handsets from HTC will help strengthen the presence of taiwaense producer in a market which, as noted on several occasions, has, during 2012, the challenges are particularly difficult to deal for HTC.

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HTC One X multitasking is 'operating normally,' but tweaked for Sense

HTC in the past few hours has responded to comments from various users who have a HTC One X on AT & T had experienced management multitasking somewhat different than the native ICS and in some ways more aggressive in closing applications in memory.

The Taiwanese manufacturer has clarified the operation of multitasking HTC X One , defining its normal operation, without denying the changes made ​​to balance the memory to be allocated to the app in memory with the necessary resources to the user interface Sense 4. The recent intervention by the Taiwanese manufacturer, together with the comments made ​​by users of the community, thus confirming that the changes to multitasking are not limited to the simple appearance of the section that allows you to switch among recent applications, but have been extended to the mechanism which determines the actual closing of the app in memory.

HTC has taken action on the point as follows :

"Multitasking is operating Normally According to our custom memory management specifications Which balance ICS core features consistent with a HTC Sense experience

Multitasking operating normally according to the specifications of our custom memory management to balance the core features of ICS with HTC Sense "

In other words, HTC has actually made changes to memory management become necessary to manage resources for the app in the background and those required to operate the best UI Sense. HTC is in any case, said ready to evaluate the input received by the community to enhance the user experience.

While waiting for new official updates that may alter the management of multitasking, the answer, as often happens, came from the same community that is already working to make it less aggressive closure of the app in memory. Progress in this direction by the developers incorporated in the custom ROM for HTC One dedicated X.

As a final note we point out that the unsatisfactory functioning of multitasking HTC One X, seems to refer primarily to the version marketed by AT & T, or the one with the Snapdragon processor S4 , while those destined to our market with Tegra chip 3 seems to have been optimized so different.

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Windows Phone Tango update being pushed out for HTC Mozart (Updated)

It seems that the much-discussed update to Windows Phone Tango is being released at this very hour, to report it is Aviraj Ajgekar, Technology Evangelist for Microsoft writing on his  technet blog that his unlocked HTC Mozart  received an update that upgraded his HTC Mozart to  software version 7.10.8779.8.

You acknowledge that you have received as many as 3 consecutive updates to bring your own device, the shift has seen these different versions, build 8112.7 -> 8773.98 -> 8779.8.Despite this, the download time of several updates is quite low, probably because Windows Phone Tango does not offer a significant number of new features.,mostly some fixes and updates to the OS (mostly around enhancing MMS).


Update: Aviraj has deleted the post from his blog and no one else is reportedly getting this update. Is yet another Microsoft employee being misinformed or was this an internal update for testing?

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HTC One X receives Mastercard PayPass Ready certification

HTC X One part of the shortlist of 17 smartphones that have received MasterCard PayPass Ready certification.The certification guarantees that the current flagship of the Taiwanese manufacturer could allow you to pay quickly and safely in the many outlets that are MasterCard PayPass certified. 

The payments are made ​​using PayPass NFC chip, a component that is part of the hardware equipment of HTC X. One HTC may, at its option, perform the new PayPass Ready logo on the device back on packaging and in advertising campaigns related to the smartphone. 

The NFC payments in the coming years will take more and more ground, but the new top model from HTC One X is of the HTC device sets the groundwork right now to serve as a perfect substitute for traditional credit cards.

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Rumors - HTC and Facebook jointly developing Facebook branded smartphone

Facebook and HTC working on a unique product that will work on Android optimized to use all functionalities of Facebook, says DigiTimes citing sources from the mobile industry.

These are new rumors about Facebook phone that back in 2010 was rejected by network founder Mark Zakerberg. But it was two years ago when Facebook was not so focused on the impact and revenue from the mobile market, but the number of users were most important.

DigiTimes sources say that Facebook phone will appear in late 2012. Will be manufactured by HTC, who was the producer of the first Google Nexus phone.Now Google cooperates with Samsung which is the largest and most popular manufacturer of Android devices.

HTC has previous experience with Facebook branded phones. Taiwanese producer previously introduced Salsa and Chacha devices that have separate physical button that instantly guide users on Facebook. But these phones have not experienced any particular success.

HTC EVO ONE - First Press Shot leaked

According to Pocketnow, this is a press shot of the HTC Evo One.The mentioned smartphone will be presented by HTC and Sprint in the course of ' event set for tomorrow. The smartphone, code-named Jewel, would be portrayed in the screenshot at the opening next to the HTC X One distributed by AT & T and HTC One S for T-Mobile. Even HTC EVO ONE, One like the other HTC devices compatible with the LTE data networks will use Qualcomm's Snapdragon platform S4. About some of the presumed characteristics of the device after the break.

According to what transpired in recent days, the device should have the following characteristics:

• 4.7  Display , 720p resolution
• dual-core 1.5 S4 Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 
• Android 4.0 with Sense 4.0 interface
• LTE connectivity
• 8 megapixel camera with 2 megapixel front camera
• 16 GB of internal memory
• Beats Audio

In essence, the hardware platform does not deviate excessively from that of the HTC One dedicated to our market, except for the connectivity LTE. To satisfy the energy requirements determined by high-speed data connectivity, HTC might have chosen to equip the device battery is not removable from well 2650 mAh. Other interesting details of the standard equipment concern the possible presence of kickstand to rest the device and the presence of the NFC chip. The possible arrival on the U.S. market the device is set for June 6th.

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Rumor| HTC is planning a new Surround?

The site PatentBold, has made ​​public the new plans for a new model from HTC . The images remind us immediately of a Windows Phone from the first generation of Taiwanese home or the HTC Surround , a terminal distributed in the U.S. through AT & T and other countries, perhaps not very popular but with the particularity of possessing an innovative design and excellent Speaker slides .
The new images depict a device on the same line of surround sound, but this time, there are two boxes , one right and one left on the phone (when held in landscape) which appear not to shrink contratio predecessor. Speakers that are housed in the rear part with the center the useful kickstand (a must for this type of device).

Remember that HTC has brought Beats Audio technology to its Android device,technology that offers excellent audio quality through headphones, so it is possible that this feature will be added to HTC next Windows Phones.

Well be, therefore, this type of initiatives by OEMs demonstrating once again that is not necessarily need to customize the Windows interface to launch smartphones that will be  exclusive and differentiated.

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