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HTC reportedly pushing ad notifications, and annoying in the process

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Jaime Rivera

The launch of the HTC One M9 came with both good and bad news. The shiny new device is obviously good news, but learning of new ways HTC wants to monetize through ads on HTC Sense is the bad news. We thought this would just be a pilot for certain regions, and only on BlinkFeed, but it seems we were wrong.Reddit users have begun complaining that their HTC One M8 or One M9 has begun giving them push notifications of movie advertising. ...

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HTC will begin pushing ads on BlinkFeed starting today

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Jaime Rivera

Even though HTC’s BlinkFeed has gotten better over the last couple of years, it still isn’t a service we’d call popular. For some it’s a cool-looking feed that loses appeal after a few weeks of use, and for others it simply isn’t useful enough to warrant attention. You’d think that HTC would be working hard on finding ways to make it more popular, but it seems the company is climbing the ladder up the wrong wall with today’s announcement.HTC has just confirmed that it’ll be starting a pilot program today, which pushes subtle ads on ...

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Other OEMs could learn a thing or two from HTC’s decision to share BlinkFeed/Zoe

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Joe Levi

Last week we reported that HTC is planning on releasing BlinkFeed and Zoe to the Google Play Store — and available for installation on non-HTC devices. Pause for a moment and let that sink it. It’s a huge deal. Sure, they’re just apps, so there’s no reason that they couldn’t be distributed through the Play Store, they simply haven’t been in the past. There are many reasons why an OEM might choose to keep their apps exclusive to their devices. On the other side of that coin, there are many ...

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HTC One M8 HOWTO: make BlinkFeed work for you

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Michael Fisher

HTC BlinkFeed. From vocal revulsion to grudging acceptance to quiet praise, the community’s feelings about HTC’s custom news and social stream have come quite a ways in the year since it was introduced. Now, after a full point upgrade and many enhancements, BlinkFeed on Sense 6 stands ready to help you waste some time – and we’re here to show you how to help it help you. If you’re new to an HTC smartphone ...

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BlinkFeed and Zoe coming to non-HTC Androids

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

The new HTC One is here, and not just the phone’s hardware itself, but also its new software. The One arrives running Sense 6.0, which will soon be going out to existing HTC models. In our review of the smartphone, we went into some depth looking at the full extent of the software HTC’s bundled in, including things like the BlinkFeed content aggregator and Zoe for creating effortless ...

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Pocketnow Is On HTC One’s BlinkFeed

Posted on April 13, 2013 by admin

BlinkFeed is HTC’s way of gathering everything that’s important to you on a single screen, in a tile-like representation of scrollable topics, which can include your social life as well as news. If you have an HTC One chances are you’re already using BlinkFeed and if you’re preparing to just now get your unit means that we’re there right on time. We’re happy to announce that Pocketnow is officially featured on HTC’s BlinkFeed. In order to get our latest content, whether it is news, reviews, editorial, or one of our shows, go to BlinkFeed, drag down ...