HTC says it will challenge industry standards by launching HTC Advantage, a program that allows customers in the United States to receive bonus assets after a smartphone purchase.
Benefits of the HTC Advantage program will include one free cracked-screen replacement, a commitment to Android updates,...
No-contract wireless mobile virtual network operator FreedomPop rolled out a new rate-plan offering that provides unlimited voice and text messaging for less than $5 per month.
The company, which offers service running across Sprint’s cellular network, unveiled the new plan that forgoes data for $4.58...
HTC says lower-cost offerings will reverse its sliding smartphone market share. The Taiwanese company that once ranked as one of the top five smartphone makers now has less than 2% of the market, and sales have been on the decline for more than two...
American consumers continue to buck the global trend, passing over popular Chinese brands in favor of handsets made by Apple and Motorola. The latest report from ComScore found that of the estimated 156 million Americans who own a smartphone, 41.8% own an iPhone. The...
Perhaps hoping its news would be quickly overshadowed by CES, HTC reported net income that was less than half what analysts were expecting for the fourth quarter. The struggling Taiwanese smartphone maker earned $10 million on revenue of $1.3 billion as aggressive competitors including...
Security continues to be a hot topic in the age of the smartphone as consumers are becoming increasingly comfortable storing more personal information on their mobile devices. What was once an inconvenience of having to re-input phone numbers should a wireless phone be lost,...
Nokia saw huge changes in 2013: returning to profitability, buying out Nokia Siemens Networks and selling off its smartphone business to Microsoft. Now, Nokia closed out the year with a major victory in Germany in its ongoing patent fight with Taiwan-based HTC.
On Dec. 30, a Munich...
Verizon breaks new ground, ZTE enters the smartwatch race, and HTC goes for the gold (again.)
Verizon breaks new ground
Verizon's Ellipsis tablet represents several "firsts" for the mobile device market. It is the first carrier-branded tablet to hit the U.S. market, the first LTE-only tablet,...
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. While last week seemed to be spent on reflection and awards, this week sees an embrace of the new: Oracle, CenturyLink and Teoco's acquisitions, CVidya and Ruckus' new software and new...
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--The Federal Communications Commission has accepted...
Three top Android smartphone makers will be the first to offer tri-band devices as part of Sprint's new "Spark" offering. Samsung, HTC and LG have all worked with Sprint to enable their smartphones to shift from one band to another, depending on what speed...
A slowdown at the high end of the smartphone market did not stop Samsung from raking in record profits once again during the third quarter. While sales of the Korean giant's high-end Galaxy smartphones leveled off, mass-market smartphones did very well, as did the...
Carrier fines, new MVNO, possible iPad delays ... Today's top stories in mobile and wireless:
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The Federal Communications Commission has shut down due to the Congressional budget impasse, but when commissioners return to work they plan to...
Qualcomm is reportedly stepping up to redesign the radio components used in the HTC One, after the International Trade Commission found that the smartphone violated two Nokia patents. Qualcomm and HTC have until January to tweak the chip, as that's when the ITC will...
The HTC One was one of the biggest smartphone launches at Mobile World Congress, but four months later Wall Street is wondering if sales have peaked, and HTC has already introduced a new high-end smartphone, the Butterfly S. If the Butterfly S makes it...
Hoping to capitalize on the positive reviews for the HTC One, the Taiwanese smartphone maker today launched a successor to its Butterfly smartphone – the Butterfly S. Like the HTC One, the Butterfly S features BlinkFeed, a constantly updated feed of news and personal...
It seems that even the world's top seller of smartphones is not immune to peer pressure. Samsung has added a built-in zoom lens to its Galaxy S4, apparently very aware that Nokia and HTC are both focusing on high-end camera technology in their flagship...
Smartphone and tablet users will connect to Wi-Fi without even realizing it as new technologies enable Wi-Fi access points to communicate directly with the cellular networks. Samsung's redhot Galaxy S4 smartphone ships with the latest Wi-Fi connectivity solutions, and component makers say more handsets...
LG, Huawei and ZTE are the up-and-comers in the smartphone market, but they have a long way to go. The latest report on the installed base of smartphones worldwide showed that Huawei and ZTE have yet to break into the top five brands, and...
If anyone is still wondering whether the HTC One is a make-or-break launch for the Taiwanese company, this week's news should make it clear. This weekend the company is offering $100 - $375 to smartphone users who trade in their phones for the HTC...
Taiwan's HTC, the world's fourth largest smartphone maker, recorded its lowest quarterly profit since it began reporting publicly in 2004. During the first quarter HTC earned $2.85 million (T$85 million), less than 10% of what it earned in the year-ago quarter.
A shortage of...
The most stunning smartphones at Mobile World Congress were not even announced at the show; both Sony and HTC unveiled their new flagship phones before the week began in Barcelona, Spain. Once the show got underway, their handsets were joined by the latest from...
HTC was not shy about using words like "reinvent" and "new standard" when introducing its new HTC One smartphone. "Although smartphones are one of the main ways we stay in touch with the people and information we care about, conventional designs have failed to...
