Going back a little over a month by now, we’ve been fielding rumors of the HTC Zara, a smartphone first revealed to us by means of some specs and that codename, and later showing up in renders. Zara’s always been a bit of a tough nut to crack, and we’ve scratched our heads at some length trying to work out how the phone might finally arrive, and where precisely it would fit into HTC’s existing ...
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Rumors about the HTC Zara extend back a little over a month by this point. The solidly mid-range Android has subsequently seen its specs leak, as well as a possible render. As we still wait to get the official story on this phone, a sibling has already emerged, with HTC’s model 301e rumored to be the Zara Mini. Revealed through official TENAA filings, the so-called Zara Mini definitely looks like a downgrade from the bigger Zara, losing its stereo BoomSound ...
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When companies fight, customers (usually) lose – but podcasters win, big time. On this episode of the Pocketnow Weekly, we’ll be reaping some of the few benefits of the great Google-Microsoft battle of 2013: namely, the ability to piss and moan and armchair-quarterback. Fortunately, we’ve got plenty of ammunition for the discussion, as we’re also fresh from customizing our own Moto X devices, re-reviewing the Surface RT, and observing the initial, wobbly launch efforts ...
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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Google’s YouTube and Maps application updates for Android and iOS. We later go through the HTC Zara leaks, and what this means for the company. The iPhone 5C is next as some leaked photographs of the device in black make it seem fake. We later go through some flexible-display technology, and the two tech giants interested in starting the revolution. We end today’s show talking about the Moto X, and if it’s a good idea to engrave it. All this and more after the break. Stories: -
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There’s been no shortage of rumors concerning a particular HTC phone, codenamed Zara, in the past couple of weeks. We were even wondering what’s up with all of that, and today we’re being treated to an early, alleged, glimpse of the phone, in the shape of a leaked render. According to the text accompanying the leaked render, the phone is expected to pack a 4.5-inch qHD screen with 960×540 resolution, a 1.2GHz dual-core MSM8930 ...
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Every time I sit down to write about HTC, and the latest misstep the company’s taking, I feel compelled to point out my generally positive feelings for the manufacturer – ever since the HTC Dream, I’ve associated the brand with platform-leading Android hardware. Of course, HTC sure seems to have put out a concerted effort in the years that followed to sully that image, but the last year or so has been building up to a period of contrition for the company; it really seemed to get the message behind why users weren’t sticking around, and had me believing that it was ...
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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Apple’s quarter results and how these vary significant to last year’s. We later go through the HTC Zara once more as we’ve now got some leaked specifications. Android 4.3 is next as Google has finally announced it in their breakfast with Sundar Pichai. Later it’s all about the Chromecast and some rumors on the Nexus 10. We end today’s show talking about Google’s Nexus 7 for 2013, which definitely is the tablet most of us have been waiting for. All this and more after the break. Stories: -
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It’s only been a couple days since we first heard the name HTC Zara, and the rumored smartphone keeps popping up over and over again. Yesterday we checked out the claim that the plastic-body smartphone might be coming to Sprint at some point, and was envisioned as sort of a cross between the One and Desire families. Today we get some actual hardware specs to help flesh-out that picture. Supposedly, we’re looking at a ...
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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the announcement of the Motorola Droid Ultra line-up for Verizon, and what this means for competing devices. Nokia follows the lead as they’ve also launched their “big new thing” with the Lumia 625, even though the specs are anything but big. HTC is next as we’ve got some more rumors on the carriers that will receive the codename Zara and T6 (One Max). LG takes the spotlight next with some new trademarks that include a smart watch and a tablet. We end today’s show talking about Google’s event tomorrow ...
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Yesterday we heard a new HTC codename for the first time: the Zara. The rumor out of China talked about both the Zara and the T6, which we’re looking forward to as the One Max. It talked a little about how Zara would be a plastic phone, in contrast to the metal T6, and while we had some guesses about this actually being a plastic-bodied HTC One, we were seriously hurting for details. Well, today we get might be a few new pieces to the puzzle, courtesy of tipster @evleaks. Supposedly, in ...
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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Nokia’s Lumia 625 leaks along with a possible launch tomorrow. We then talk about some reports of Samsung working on a 12.2-inch Android tablet. We’ve got some reports of an HTC Zara to launch alongside the HTC One Max as well, and what to expect from this phone. Ubuntu is next as the company plans to raise some funds to build their own smartphone that can dual-boot to Android. We end today’s show talking about the leaked details of Google’s new variant of the Nexus 7. All this and more after the break. Stories: - ...
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The HTC One Mini is now official, joining hits like the HTC One and misses like the HTC First in the company’s 2013 lineup. Coming up next, we’ve been looking to models like the One Max, and rumors have also talked about a plastic version of the One, as well as a handset codenamed M8 arriving as next year’s flagship. Today we get one more codename to add to the mix, with reports surfacing of the HTC ...
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