Tag Archives: HTC

About 597 days ago Apps | Computer Security | Data Security | Database Software | E-mail | Smartphones and PDAs | Spyware and Malware

Potentially Serious Vulnerability Proven in Popular HTC Android Phones

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A security hole affecting some of HTC’s most popular Android phones, including the Thunderbolt and EVO 4G, could give apps with Internet permissions access to key user data such as email address, location and even text messages. READ MORE »

About 649 days ago Blogging and Social Media | E-Commerce | Hardware | Innovation | Online Marketing | Smartphones and PDAs

Glamour Goes Snap(Tag)

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Glamour’s big September fall fashion issue has social media and mobile marketing campaigns incorporated directly into its pages. The Condé Nast title and various advertising partners, including HTC, Lancome and Smashbox, have incorporated Spyderlynk’s 2D mobile barcode technology on the cover and within about 25 ad pages. READ MORE »

About 663 days ago Managing Technology | Smartphones and PDAs

Android Tops Smartphone OS Market; Apple is Top Manufacturer

Courtesy: The Nielsen Company

Good news for fans of the little green robot: According to Nielsen, as of June, Android tops the U.S. smartphone OS market, grabbing a full 39 percent market share. Apple, its closest competitor, finished a distant second at 28 percent. Bringing up the rear are BlackBerry OS at 20 percent and Windows Phone 7 at 9 percent. On the hardware front, however, Apple still managed to retain the title of top manufacturer. In all fairness, Apple’s victory in this category is relatively easy since it is the only company to produce iOS devices; meanwhile, Android’s OS finds its way to devices made by Motorola, HTC, and Samsung. RIM, the makers of Blackberry, surprisingly finished a close second to Apple in the manufacturing department, commanding a 20 percent chunk of the market. Nielsen based its results on a sample of roughly 20,000 people, all of whom are postpaid customers. Read more from TechCrunch.

About 666 days ago Hardware | Smartphones and PDAs | Telecom and Wireless

HTC’s Fate in the Air While Google Vows to Defend it

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A U.S. International Trade Commission judge issued an initial ruling that HTC violated two key patents owned by Apple, a move that dragged HTC’s stock to a six-month low in Taiwan trading and raised uncertainty about the company, writes Roger Cheng for CNET. In response, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt says his company will support its key Android partner in its patent fight with Apple. READ MORE »

About 680 days ago Mobility Tips and Tricks | Smartphones and PDAs | Telecom and Wireless | Wireless Networks

HTC to Unlock Select Phones

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Jail-breakers of the world unite! Well, not so fast. Engadget’s Brad Molen reports that HTC will begin rolling out bootloaders in August to the global HTC Sensation, with the Sensation 4G on T-Mobile and EVO 3D on Sprint to follow. The release is a two-step process that involves first a “maintenance release” to the phones, then the release of the unlocking tool in early September. READ MORE »