HTC’s ‘Blackest Friday’ includes small U11 discount and free JBL earphones

The HTC U11 is on sale for the OEM's "Blackest Friday" starting at $599, free JBL USB-C sport earphones and Fetch companion included.

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Qualcomm will reportedly not support Nougat on Snapdragon 800/801 Androids

While Android users tend to almost exclusively point the finger at the manufacturers of their devices or mobile carriers for delays in update deliveries or premature software support termination, there are actually a number of criteria a phone has to meet before getting an essential OS makeover.And sometimes, it’s not the OEM’s fault at all a product that still seems relatively powerful is no longer eligible for a new Android flavor. Case in point, the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact. Sony recently hinted at

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No phone left behind: Marshmallow rolls out to Sprint’s ancient HTC One E8

Not as much timeworn as ill-fated straight off the bat, the summer 2014-released HTC One E8 likely didn’t find many patrons either internationally or on the only US carrier willing to subsidize it.Basically a low-quality, plastic-clad clone of the One M8 with a more traditional single 13MP rear-facing camera setup replacing the ...

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Marshmallow rollout for AT&T’s HTC One M9 and M8 begins now

Owners of one of HTC’s last two pre-10 flagships subscribed to America’s second largest carrier were already growing impatient with AT&T’s Marshmallow lag a couple of weeks ago, when it was finally announced technical approval would be coming soon after a “slight” delay.That only made Ma Bell’s One M9 and One M8 users angrier, as international unlocked updates to the latest and greatest Android iteration

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HTC confirms Marshmallow delays for AT&T users

Sometimes it feels like choosing a mobile carrier is practically rolling the dice when it comes to your smartphone’s update future. Will you end up on the luckier side of things, ending up closer to the front of the line when updates finally start heading out, or will you be like those kids with Z last names, doomed to be at the back of the stage on graduation day? HTC fans on AT&T know what the waiting game is like all too well, and while we’ve seen Android Marshmallow updates come to

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HTC Connect app extends Apple AirPlay support to older One M-series flagships

There’s nothing wrong with owning and cherishing devices from different “ecosystems”, but sometimes, it can be a little inconvenient and counter-intuitive. For instance, you still can’t pair an Apple Watch to an Android handheld.Meanwhile, no Android phones or tablets are compatible with Cupertino’s AirPlay protocol, so wirelessly streaming media from, say, a Galaxy S7 to an Apple TV requires a lot of jumping through hoops, installing third-party apps or even hacking your out-the-box version of Google’s OS.Check that, very few Androids play nice with AirPlay. Namely,

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OG HTC One M8 32GB sets you back $190 after hefty discount on eBay

Did you know that, alongside the One M9 and A9, HTC also still sells the unlocked One M8 through its official US online store? Probably not, since the high-end veteran continues to cost $500 with Sprint and Verizon support.That’s preposterous, seeing as how you can actually score its sequel for less from Amazon and other third-party retailers. Meanwhile,

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HTC Desire Eye, One E8 and One M8 Eye start receiving OTA Marshmallow goodies

Things have been relatively quiet on the HTC Android 6.0 updating front for the past couple of months, as the Taiwanese device manufacturer slowly spread the One M8 and One M9 Marshmallow love worldwide, including on pretty much all major US carriers.But now the ...

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Android Marshmallow to hit T-Mobile HTC One M8 on March 7

As the news goes for red, it shall go for magenta.Mo Versi has tweeted yet again, and if you’re an owner of a carrier-branded HTC device, you’ve probably been looking forward to his tweets to see when your phone gets the next Android update. T-Mobile HTC One M8 owners, your update is Marshmallow and your starting date is March 7.

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Verizon HTC One M8 owners, your Marshmallow update is mere days away

Say what you will about the striking similarities between the One A9 and recent iPhones, the One M9 and M8, and HTC’s decision to wait until after MWC to unveil the One M10, aka just 10. But when it comes to software updates, the ...

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Microsoft careers page hints at prospective HTC One M10 for Windows 10

The survival of Microsoft’s mobile operating system is quite a delicate affair, and it continues to be extremely hard to predict exactly where W10M will head from here. The Lumia 950 and 950 XL aren’t looking like mainstream blockbusters, but they haven’t flopped either.Meanwhile, the low-end Lumia 550 wasn’t marketed aggressively enough to strike gold, and

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HTC needs more than a better camera to improve sales

Post a question publicly about how HTC can improve their smartphone sales and you’ll receive a number of replies from people talking about cameras.@SomeGadgetGuy A camera that wasn’t tested by legally blind chipmunks would get my attention.— Russell Holly (@russellholly) February 3, 2016Is it really that simple? Is that all HTC needs to do to stop the hemorrhaging and turn this ship around? I wonder if this isn’t a convenient reply delivered by us geeks, ...

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Sprint doubles up HTC updates with Marshmallow for One M8, 6.0.1 for One A9

Sprint has taken a cannon to shooting out software updates recently, especially when compared to other US carriers. While HTC phones have been pretty tidy in terms of keeping up-to-date on the Android side, when carriers are put into ...

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European HTC One M8 owners, rejoice: Android Marshmallow awaits

Absorbed by HTC’s virtual reality progresses, its possible intention of setting up a new company to focus on the Vive headset, and the general dire financial state of the Taiwanese business, we almost completely ignored One M8 and One M9’s speedy Marshmallow update turnaround.HTC may no longer be capable of selling phones like it used to, but when it comes to ...

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HTC One M8 Google Play edition scores Android 6.0 Marshmallow OTA

As promised exactly one week back, it only took HTC’s software engineers an additional few days to acquire Google’s technical approval for One M8 GPe’s Marshmallow update, and so, Android 6.0 now spreads to the aging aluminum unibody hero.Technically, this is one of the first non-Nexus and

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