HTC exec confirms that a wearable device is on the way

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY25TsEN1yo84CNYFamVl35n0lD6vR8v1sqpZ1rQBkQs5MfXFhh7i7oandmzB-QDph9sonFzSvHCLsV3IKu3hqyulO3VEix_4gZKfmygzTv2WkV5098LlXHGMMzYKMV9yFHJMiJBs7E7Q/s1600/gsmarena_001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>HTC </i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY25TsEN1yo84CNYFamVl35n0lD6vR8v1sqpZ1rQBkQs5MfXFhh7i7oandmzB-QDph9sonFzSvHCLsV3IKu3hqyulO3VEix_4gZKfmygzTv2WkV5098LlXHGMMzYKMV9yFHJMiJBs7E7Q/s1600/gsmarena_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></a></div> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">According to the executive, the company has been looking at the now fashionable category of wearable devices for quite some time.</span><span id="more-61836" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> Battery technology and LCD light problems have been the biggest issues during the upcoming product’s development.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Furthermore, the CFO of HTC Chang Chialin expressed optimism about the company’s outlook for 2014. The company plans to significantly revamp its marketing in order to turn around its fortunes. The execs admitted that HTC’s efforts in the area have been “not very good”.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Finally, </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Bloomberg</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> confirmed that a replacement of the HTC One is on the way. Alleged photos of the device appeared on a </span><a href="http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_m8_shows_its_face_in_newly_leaked_live_photos-news-7749.php" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">couple</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> of </span><a href="http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_m8_first_live_picture_is_here_has_two_rear_cameras-news-7739.php" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">occasions</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> today. </span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Source :<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-05/htc-sees-new-devices-and-fresh-marketing-push-driving-turnaround.html" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> | Via </span><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/5/5384284/htc-wearable-device-coming-this-year" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; line-height: 19.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Verge</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> </span></span>

HTC exec confirms that a wearable device is on the way

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HTC : smart marketing for salvation

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsYYtohb7Ska115YqOnozgxaCF7K4HKoJfmNwC2cm6G1SIUd1mlzUPyKTGlLe3tkBj7W6UZKsiv5Z23bMaplj5xGtRLjrZft9sRTEFM7TObuYxryMCs7OuhEqPQvDhfvh1Kx9ujhRv2k/s1600/htc-logo-quietly-brilliant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsYYtohb7Ska115YqOnozgxaCF7K4HKoJfmNwC2cm6G1SIUd1mlzUPyKTGlLe3tkBj7W6UZKsiv5Z23bMaplj5xGtRLjrZft9sRTEFM7TObuYxryMCs7OuhEqPQvDhfvh1Kx9ujhRv2k/s1600/htc-logo-quietly-brilliant.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">HTC</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">HTC is a company that's in trouble, both at home in Taiwan and in the US. Despite that, the company seems quite positive that it will be able to recover this year and it is laying it all on smartwatches, the next HTC One, and a renewed marketing effort.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Although HTC has never truly disappeared from the market or from consumer's consciousness, it has been losing ground, and losing fast. While it remained at fifth spot in comScore's recent market share figures, it has dropped out of the top five smartphone shipments based on IDC's report. Pair that with losing patent lawsuits to Nokia left and right as well as legal issues with former executives on its home front, the embattled company can really use a breather.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That reprieve might come soon, at least according to CFO Chang Chialin, who is projecting a rather positive outlook for 2014. That hope might come from the company's new devices, one of which is, unsurprisingly, a smartwatch. According to HTC Chairman Cher Wang, the company has already been investigating smartwatches and other wearables in years past, but were mostly foiled by battery and display technologies of that period. Now it seems that HTC has found solutions around those and is likely to out its first ever smartwatch soon. The company is also hoping that the upcoming successor to the HTC One will also enjoy a period of success and popularity that the current flagship experienced.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But HTC believes it has another ace up its sleeve to bring it out of the darkness. Chairman Wang said that the company will be renewing its marketing efforts this year. This statement may come as a bit of a surprise, considering how HTC's aggressive marketing push last year, which saw the hiring of Robert Downey Jr., didn't really seem to make waves in the market. HTC isn't disclosing details about its marketing budget, though it's hard to imagine it would come close to how much Samsung is infamously spending for the same purpose. But as Wang said, it's not the size of the budget that matters but how you spend every bit of it. //<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-05/htc-sees-new-devices-and-fresh-marketing-push-driving-turnaround.html">Bloomberg</a></span>

HTC : smart marketing for salvation

HTC HTC is a company that's in trouble, both at home in Taiwan and in the US. Despite that, the company seems quite positive that it...

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HTC’s new HTC One update status page explains why updates take forever

<div class="title" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px;"> <h2 style="font-size: 30px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px 0px 7px; position: relative;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></h2> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div class="content" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> <span id="intelliTXT" name="intellitxt" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="Update" class="attachment-full wp-post-image" height="353" src="http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Update-640x353.jpg" style="border-style: none;" width="640" /></span></span><br /> <div style="margin-bottom: 24px;"> <span id="intelliTXT" name="intellitxt" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The HTC One was among the top Android smartphones in 2013, and that’s thanks in part to the company’s new focus on OS updates. The HTC One launched with Android 4.1, but now is on 4.3 or 4.4, depending on which version you have. It’s the multiple versions that can get confusing. Why do some variants of a phone get KitKat while others lag behind? Stop staring angrily at that useless system update button — HTC has a new update status page with a big graphic that explains the anatomy of an Android update.</span></span></div> <span id="intelliTXT" name="intellitxt" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><div style="margin-bottom: 24px;"> <span style="background-color: white;">HTC sells several versions of the HTC One, but they are nearly identical on the inside. What sets each one apart is the software it runs. There are carrier-locked phones that you might buy on-contract from the likes of AT&T or Verizon, unlocked or developer edition phones, and the Google Play Edition <a href="http://www.extremetech.com/tag/htc" style="text-decoration: none;">HTC</a> One. The OS update for each variant takes a different winding road through the testing labs and carrier bureaucracy.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 24px;"> <span style="background-color: white;">The handy <a href="http://www.htc.com/assets-desktop/images/softwareupdates/HTC-Anatomy-of-an-Android.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;">graphic created by HTC</a> is thousands of pixels tall, which really serves to indicate how complex the process can be. All three categories of devices start out the same, with Google delivering the Platform Developers Kit (PDK). The PDK consists of tools and code to assist in building Android updates before the new version has been officially announced. The three phones stay in sync as chipset makers like Qualcomm update their drivers and HTC plans its development process.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 24px;"> <span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white;">HTC does internal lab testing on the updates for all three phones, but the carriers do additional testing on their devices. If bugs are found, the update will be tweaked and tested again before any wireless tweaks are recertified by regulators. When everything looks good, the update is ready for final approval, called Technical Acceptance. The locked versions have to go through Technical Acceptance from the carrier <i>and </i>Google, but the unlocked and GPE phones just go through Google. The last step is sending over-the-air updates out to customers, which is handled by HTC, the carrier, or Google, depending on the version.vThings start to diverge when HTC begins integrating its custom services. The carrier and unlocked HTC One get the Sense interface and features, but the <a href="http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/157389-google-edition-phones-could-jumpstart-an-android-rom-renaissance" style="text-decoration: none;">Google Play Edition</a> phone (which runs stock Android) bypasses this step. Next, the carrier-locked phones have to be customized for each wireless company. This is when the infamous carrier bloatware and services are added, but again, the GPE device sails on by, this time joined by the unlocked HTC One.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 24px;"> <span style="background-color: white;">Via:<a href="http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/173546-htcs-new-htc-one-update-status-page-explains-why-updates-take-forever"> ExtremeTech</a></span></div> </span></span><div style="color: #333333;"> </div> </div>

HTC’s new HTC One update status page explains why updates take forever

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HTC provides details on the software update process

<br /> <figure style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="HTC provides details on the software update process" height="261" src="http://cdn-static.zdnet.com/i/r/story/70/00/024656/htcswupdates-620x261.png?hash=AwN4ZGuwZQ&upscale=1" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px auto 15px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: auto;" title="HTC provides details on the software update process" width="620" /></figure><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the past one of my major concerns with HTC was the lack of timely software updates. They have done a great job with the HTC One, bringing <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/t-mobile-htc-one-4-3-update-now-available-sense-5-5-not-included-7000022266/" style="border: 0px; color: #005399; cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Android 4.3</a> soon after release with <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/htc-and-motorola-announce-android-4-4-kitkat-updates-for-existing-devices-7000022724/" style="border: 0px; color: #005399; cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4.4 coming soon</a>.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">HTC launched a new website, <a href="http://www.htc.com/us/go/htc-software-updates/" style="border: 0px; color: #005399; cursor: pointer; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">HTC Software Updates</a>, that includes the status of current devices along with a full diagram of the entire update process. I knew there were a lot of parties involved at different stages, but didn't know the process was as complicated as it is. It is also quite clear that carriers have a lot of influence on the update process.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The diagram and detailed information should help give us all a better understanding and maybe a bit more patience when it comes to receiving updates. I see my T-Mobile HTC One is currently in the integration phase with certification and push to customer stages still to come.</span><br /> <span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(Image: HTC)</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Via: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/htc-provides-details-on-the-software-update-process-7000024656/">ZDNet</a></span></i></div>

HTC provides details on the software update process

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Apple, Microsoft group to sell Nortel patents

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="" class="cnet-image" height="214" src="http://asset3.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim2/2013/12/06/FDNewsDOJpatents.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="300" /></span></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Apple, Microsoft group to sell Nortel patents<br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px;"><br />The Rockstar Consortium -- made up of several tech companies, including Apple and Microsoft -- is aiming to sell off a portion of its hard-sought wireless patents, Bloomberg</span></span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-23/apple-backed-rockstar-said-to-hold-discussions-to-sell-patents.html" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.984375px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">reported</a><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px;">Monday.</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unnamed sources told the publication that Rockstar is "holding discussions" to sell off the Nortel Networks patents, largely related to wireless technology, because it hasn't been able to broadly license them. Patent holders can make money by licensing the use of patented technology to other companies.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The consortium, which also includes BlackBerry, Ericsson, and Sony, fought off Google topurchase 6,000 Nortel patents in 2011 for $4.5 billion.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The patents cover technology related to wireless, wireless 4G, data networking, optical, voice, Internet, and semiconductors. Rockstar recently filed suit against Google and other smartphone makers like Samsung and HTC over the patents.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Via: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57616258-93/apple-microsoft-group-to-sell-nortel-patents/">CNET</a></span></i></div>

Apple, Microsoft group to sell Nortel patents

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UEFA League Updates On Android With HTC FootballFeed

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflRpIQJFzkaCpzPQ9qBNEa4nUuT2-Co9wQwcNKOEm3yh7h-gUGEQjlsfcILEDs9WpbZ3jPwLiHADLdnjUK7eMAAkOwxIreDllyVScfupsp-AUYYANKOrPeaEZUCo_0KrSbTQyTmanSBiD/s1600/HTC-FootballFeed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflRpIQJFzkaCpzPQ9qBNEa4nUuT2-Co9wQwcNKOEm3yh7h-gUGEQjlsfcILEDs9WpbZ3jPwLiHADLdnjUK7eMAAkOwxIreDllyVScfupsp-AUYYANKOrPeaEZUCo_0KrSbTQyTmanSBiD/s1600/HTC-FootballFeed.jpg" title="UEFA League Updates On Android With HTC FootballFeed" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>UEFA League Updates On Android With HTC FootballFeed</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="more-165055"></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The interface of the app, which is basically based on HTC’s BlinkFeed homescreen design that was introduced in HTC Sense 5, is fully customizable so that you may easily follow only the teams and games you want. Match schedules can be sent to your calendar so you don’t miss out on anything, and can keep up with the scores even when you’re on the road.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The landing screen comprises of a user friendly design, letting you swipe leftward and rightward to navigate among Highlights, Stats and Gallery. Likewise scrolling up and down reveals more content within the current section.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">While Highlights and Gallery are mostly about news and photos, Stats gives you more forensic data about current standings, clubs and matches etc. There’s also a Promotion section in the app that, although empty as of this writing, will offer exclusive promotions and competitions for anyone using the app in the future.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Users can also switch between UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League on the fly via taping the drop-down menu. The Clubs menu can prove handy when you want to keep a tab on only a specific club or football team. If what you’re looking for in the app (such as a team or club) is not visible by default, you can always use the integrated search option to find it. Another interesting bit is the push notification functionality for  receiving instant alerts, as well as a 15-minute countdown feature that lets you know when a match is about to kick off.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Other features include details on all upcoming matches in both tournaments, club pages with relevant facts and stats, and squad line-ups for each match.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htc.uefa">CLICK to install from Play Store</a> </span></span>

UEFA League Updates On Android With HTC FootballFeed

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Nokia Blocking U.K. Sales of HTC One Mini ?

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5vZ80QhHiDE49CrTHl06bRb2lmoldzzLwZi-tl0WmiutULIOruZvYTXhu0iiR8BrRi0pQJJNc9YrU2A87ky72koeLOPTSTcxuZBOyGDZEGX7jlEFStN3hrVxuYW_EAw_xi_aaZ5kTxRt/s1600/htc.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Nokia  Blocking U.K. Sales of HTC One Mini</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5vZ80QhHiDE49CrTHl06bRb2lmoldzzLwZi-tl0WmiutULIOruZvYTXhu0iiR8BrRi0pQJJNc9YrU2A87ky72koeLOPTSTcxuZBOyGDZEGX7jlEFStN3hrVxuYW_EAw_xi_aaZ5kTxRt/s1600/htc.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A London judge said HTC  couldn’t sell its One Mini phone in the U.K. from Dec. 6 after it was found to have infringed patents owned by Nokia Oyj.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While Judge Richard Arnold also ruled that HTC’s One phone contained microchips that breached Nokia’s patent, he delayed an injunction against the product so HTC could appeal. Blocking U.K. sales of the One would cause “considerable” damage to HTC, he said in a ruling today.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HTC One, released globally including the U.K. in March, is the Taiwanese company’s flagship handset for 2013 and was lauded by reviewers for its sleek metallic design. HTC One Mini and HTC One Max, smaller and larger variants of the device, were released in the second half of the year.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Nokia is also claiming financial compensation for the infringement of this patent,” the Espoo, Finland-based company said in a statement. HTC has agreed not to import any more of the products into the U.K. pending the appeal, Nokia said in a statement.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two calls and an e-mail to HTC public relations after Taiwan office hours weren’t immediately answered.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HTC had argued the microchips found to infringe Nokia patents were “a very small component” and didn’t justify a sales ban, Arnold said in the ruling. HTC sold about 715,000 smartphones worth about 221 million pounds ($363 million) in the U.K. between January and September, according to the judgment.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nokia also sued Apple  over the chip patent and settled the case in April 2011 after agreeing to grant Apple a license. In September, Microsoft Corp.  agreed to buy Nokia’s devices and services business for 5.44 billion euros.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Source : <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-03/nokia-gets-ruling-blocking-sales-of-htc-s-one-mini-phone-in-u-k-.html">Bloomberg</a></span></i></div>

Nokia Blocking U.K. Sales of HTC One Mini ?

Nokia  Blocking U.K. Sales of HTC One Mini A London judge said HTC  couldn’t sell its One Mini phone in the U.K. from Dec. 6 after it was fo...

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HTC One smartphone replacement : judge reveals

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oc_Dmx3g8U8ib8Sve-UAeqWONcfTxzo8vxVA4EESnAAcMiaYRtkwrlSBkykYJnPg_oQz5t5aK9Z45jmPq462qZMx3-iLlHAI6_c3Etrc99eE3IH5kB4EMkMIJGV2002dQDIn8VyajiT2/s1600/htc.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oc_Dmx3g8U8ib8Sve-UAeqWONcfTxzo8vxVA4EESnAAcMiaYRtkwrlSBkykYJnPg_oQz5t5aK9Z45jmPq462qZMx3-iLlHAI6_c3Etrc99eE3IH5kB4EMkMIJGV2002dQDIn8VyajiT2/s400/htc.png" width="299" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The HTC One is the Taiwanese smartphone maker's flagship device</span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Richard Arnold <a href="http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/Patents/2013/3778.html&query=nokia&method=boolean" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;">has published a ruling</a> saying that a new model would be launched in the UK in either February or March 2014.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That would be just under a year since the HTC One's April release.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Phone manufacturers typically keep such details secret so far in advance of a launch so as not to discourage consumers from buying existing models.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A spokeswoman for the Taiwanese firm said she had no knowledge of any such plan.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, the judge noted that Nokia had brought evidence of a first-quarter launch for the so-called HTC One Two to his attention during a patent dispute, and that HTC's lawyer had chosen not to contradict this, leading him to conclude the information was accurate.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The timing was important to the case as it helped influence the judge's decision that the One should not be banned from sale at this time.</span></div><span class="cross-head" style="background-color: white; display: block; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No imports</span></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nokia has been seeking an injunction preventing the sale of several HTC phones following a ruling in October that the Asian firm had infringed one of its patents.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The case centred on an <a href="https://data.epo.org/publication-server/pdf-document?PN=EP0998024%20EP%200998024&iDocId=4881714&iepatch=.pdf" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;">invention filed in 1998</a> for the design of a modulator - equipment used by phones to transmit data.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HTC had argued that it was not at fault as the tech had been included in a chip made by another firm - Qualcomm. But the judge ruled that it should have still paid Nokia licence fees.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the latest ruling the judge agreed that several HTC phones should in theory be removed from UK shop shelves on Friday.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Source : <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25200340">BBC News</a></span></i></div><br />

HTC One smartphone replacement : judge reveals

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Google Play Editions Of HTC One And Samsung Galaxy S4 now can have Android 4.4

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGu4OEP1Cm_7AQGhGhQjL2hfhMHf8Fjgs1lXPgyuMcnlU0CotZlG5759iGfHudGmzwpCrhZYobozbGHnmNMILol1B43rrvABKte3AZbPRIepUuUCw-jlE_cVHGdn2ZxVusjdOxZm_JYCo4/s1600/s1.reutersmedia.net.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGu4OEP1Cm_7AQGhGhQjL2hfhMHf8Fjgs1lXPgyuMcnlU0CotZlG5759iGfHudGmzwpCrhZYobozbGHnmNMILol1B43rrvABKte3AZbPRIepUuUCw-jlE_cVHGdn2ZxVusjdOxZm_JYCo4/s640/s1.reutersmedia.net.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Android 4.4 KitKat update is <a href="https://plus.google.com/+android/posts/L1kmDwTi2rG" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">now available </a>for people who use the Google Play editions of HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. They follow Motorola's Moto X, which<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/19/verizon-moto-xs-get-access-to-android-4-4-kitkat-less-than-a-month-after-google-revealed-it/" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;"> first got access to Android 4.4 KitKat on Nov. 19 </a>less than one month after Google revealed it.</span></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Android 4.4 KitKat's new features include a new launcher, a new dialer that incorporates search, Hangouts with consolidated text, video and MMS, new HDR+ software for cameras and deep app linking for Google search.</span></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But the version of KitKat on the Moto X and the Google Play versions of HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 doesn't have the Google Experience Launcher available on the Nexus 5, which was <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/31/hands-on-with-the-nexus-5-and-android-4-4-kitkat/" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">unveiled at the end of October</a>. The Google Experience Launcher, meant as a Nexus 5 exclusive, lets you swipe left for Google Now, trigger Google Search through an “OK Google” hot keyword and has a new options for customizing the look of your operating system.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFSVQoGsMev_IIZi54t4AVmTfM64Yv5A9C9vHCOujmJU82e5Myma1TLCC-8VT9B3jrCGGEuzwM_gg86YHq9tmO_0Ef7ujvtjfEdJ_ME8ZLFzUphlsWCCulduJS9BCnaD7hLbwCAy3Nq9M/s1600/header-640x3471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFSVQoGsMev_IIZi54t4AVmTfM64Yv5A9C9vHCOujmJU82e5Myma1TLCC-8VT9B3jrCGGEuzwM_gg86YHq9tmO_0Ef7ujvtjfEdJ_ME8ZLFzUphlsWCCulduJS9BCnaD7hLbwCAy3Nq9M/s1600/header-640x3471.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Google Play editions of HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 differ from the ones sold by carriers in that they are offered unsubsidized without a contract and operate on “pure” Android rather than the company's customized skins.</span></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Source : <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/25/android-4-4-kitkat-now-available-for-google-play-editions-of-htc-one-and-samsung-galaxy-s4/">TechCrunch</a></span></i></div>

Google Play Editions Of HTC One And Samsung Galaxy S4 now can have Android 4.4

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Dual-SIM HTC One comes to the UK

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GAIu3c0GjKUUAvTQQv3I3Kt8d_4oFpYmoxSt89mtKkZ8zYQ5aBT7shWTu3DQB6QhhokjQ-AiDVWUwOS99vtk4usXDjAOT7NcS1H3gBIlm2427S8axc5R9EywxoXapOtW-xAvnhAtJQar/s1600/htconedualsim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GAIu3c0GjKUUAvTQQv3I3Kt8d_4oFpYmoxSt89mtKkZ8zYQ5aBT7shWTu3DQB6QhhokjQ-AiDVWUwOS99vtk4usXDjAOT7NcS1H3gBIlm2427S8axc5R9EywxoXapOtW-xAvnhAtJQar/s1600/htconedualsim.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">Just days after it unveiled a </span>second gold One<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">, HTC is releasing another variant of its Android flagship in an attempt to boost sales in the UK. Today, the company announced the availability of the HTC One Dual SIM, which you may already know as </span>HTC One 802w<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">. </span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just like it's Chinese counterpart, the device comes with a removable back for access to dual SIM slots and, more importantly, a microSD slot. That means you can switch between SIMs to receive calls and also fall back on up to 64GB of external storage, should you max-out the One's 32GB of internal storage. </span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The dual-SIM functionality does come at a price, however, as the latest One variant does not support LTE -- otherwise the specs remain unchanged. If you can overlook that, the One Dual SIM is up for pre-order on HTC's official store for £495 ($809), with it likely to head to a "number of networks and retailers" in the near future.</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Via : <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/28/htc-one-dual-sim-uk/">Engadget</a></span></i></span><br /><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">Source : </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"> </span><a href="http://www.officialhtcstore.com/uk/p_htc_store_product.aspx?i=254234" style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Official HTC Store</a></span></i>

Dual-SIM HTC One comes to the UK

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HTC One Google Edition handsets now getting official Android 4.4 KitKat updates

<div style="color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Earlier today, HTC posted the Android 4.4 KitKat kernel source and framework files for the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/05/htc-one-google-play-edition-review/" style="color: #3399cc; text-decoration: none;">HTC One Google Play Edition</a>, which usually means an official OTA update is imminent. Sure enough, a user on <em>XDA Developers</em> has now reported that he's received the update the safe way, over-the-air. That means you'll soon be able to bellow <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/android-kitkat-nexus-5-google-now-search/" style="color: #3399cc; text-decoration: none;">"OK, Google!"</a> if you're rocking the Sense-less device, though some waiting may be in order if the rollout is staggered. <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/android-4-4-kitkat-launch/" style="color: #3399cc; text-decoration: none;">Other benefits</a> you'll notice will be a streamlined interface, better camera app with its own shortcut, improved battery life and more speed overall. Meanwhile, owners of the regular <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/25/htc-reveals--another-gold-one/" style="color: #3399cc; text-decoration: none;">HTC One</a> should <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/20/htc-kitkat-upgrade-in-us-uk-by-late-january/" style="color: #3399cc; text-decoration: none;">get</a>KitKat in January, at least in the US and UK. If you went for the Google Play Edition, you can check your settings for the update or, if you're feeling brave, download it at the "More Coverage" link after the break.</span></div><div class="image-container" style="color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-credit="XDA Developers, user BrainImpact" data-mep="37273" src="http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/f0da32aa682a922f7957a311558c73e8/HTC-One-Google-edition-android-4-4-kitkat-2013-11-25-02.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: auto !important; margin: 0px auto !important; max-width: 100%; width: auto;" /></div><div class="image-container" style="color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="image-container" style="color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: left;">Via: </span><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/25/htc-one-android-4-4-kitkat/" style="text-align: left;">engadget</a></span></div>

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HTC reveals another gold-colored One, this time without the 18-carat finish

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRf4SB1vgkMybb2Oicv_yfjunOHlKJuIcQoqsvzAza5vDhrliBNaL1voMePAtApD6SDTMpQji21LQ2NZjVu6yygwdmY9hFSvhyaWATsgKU0XVhFQgoNjU-YYf7B_xRAo9HGY5LLBtscTc/s1600/goldone.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRf4SB1vgkMybb2Oicv_yfjunOHlKJuIcQoqsvzAza5vDhrliBNaL1voMePAtApD6SDTMpQji21LQ2NZjVu6yygwdmY9hFSvhyaWATsgKU0XVhFQgoNjU-YYf7B_xRAo9HGY5LLBtscTc/s1600/goldone.JPG" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;">It seems a limited edition </span><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/08/htc-to-offer-five-genuine-gold-one-smartphones-for-2-750-apiece/?ncid=rss_truncated" style="background-color: white; color: #3399cc; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none;">18 carat gold One</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;"> just isn't enough for HTC. Today, the Taiwanese smartphone maker unveiled another golden variant of its Android flagship, swapping the soft and expensive exterior of its</span><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/09/18-carat-gold-htc-one-hands-on/" style="background-color: white; color: #3399cc; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none;"> MOBO-themed</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;"> One for a familiar aluminum chassis. We first saw the front half of HTC's latest variant </span>in September<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;">, suggesting the company would make a fifth color available alongside its silver, black, blue and red designs. As for specs, there's no change internally, which means it's still powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 600 processor and features the same 4-megapixel UltraPixel sensor. The latest variant does come late to the game, with </span><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/20/apple-gold-iphone-5s-sold-out/" style="background-color: white; color: #3399cc; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none;">Apple's gold iPhone 5s</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;"> enjoying huge demand and Samsung launching the </span>Galaxy S 4 gold edition<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;">, albeit in limited markets. HTC says the device will be available across Europe with a number of partners -- when we hear </span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Via:<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/25/htc-reveals--another-gold-one/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget&ncid=rss_semi"> engadget</a></span></i></span>

HTC reveals another gold-colored One, this time without the 18-carat finish

It seems a limited edition  18 carat gold One  just isn't enough for HTC. Today, the Taiwanese smartphone maker unveiled another golden ...

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Motorola Moto G vs. HTC Desire 601: Budget Android Phone Shootout

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrjFQ_Tb3B3amO9hgNVbXc8qWsNfEHMVdwEO7UcudpO5Q397U9o_dXg7D94h_NtUlwhNHP283jHr6kNRcxPpOGyi_5unWWyuzc4HHIi15pqHfnxlwbRIoV_4uixh133iKS9xOtwW3AZc5/s1600/131119-motog-copy-640x347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrjFQ_Tb3B3amO9hgNVbXc8qWsNfEHMVdwEO7UcudpO5Q397U9o_dXg7D94h_NtUlwhNHP283jHr6kNRcxPpOGyi_5unWWyuzc4HHIi15pqHfnxlwbRIoV_4uixh133iKS9xOtwW3AZc5/s640/131119-motog-copy-640x347.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As gadget geeks who love to live on the bleeding edge of technology, we focus most of our energy on flagship devices like the Galaxy Note 3 and the Sony Xperia Z1, but what if you have a tighter budget? Two of the better budget offerings to show up in the Android world recently are the Motorola Moto G and the HTC Desire 601, the latter of which is marketed simply as the HTC Desire by some carriers. Which one is the better bargain? Which one offers the better bang for the buck?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Display</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Both phones feature a 4.5-inch touchscreen display, but the Moto G has the higher 1280 x 720 resolution (326ppi) compared to the 540 x 960 resolution (245ppi) found on the Desire. The Moto G also gets the newer Gorilla Glass 3, whereas the Desire gets Gorilla Glass 2.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Winner: Moto G</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Connectivity</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unsurprisingly, both phones will play friendly with the usual GSM radios and they’ll do the 3G dance via HSDPA, but only the HTC Desire gets LTE support too. If you want to have the higher speeds, assuming the phone can handle it, the Desire is the way to go.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Winner: HTC Desire</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsLQNxMGXNRO4OSbKbd5iycY_R0HhqLPLWiLCh3GvSyZeXL3UCpfeAoEe4i-Oml4t3ChSeO7_3v1j-vKhd7_xkbxgwdFuLX91sU8fJ0XOYzylt-p2FXWErZCFgNT5qYtULOgZW6Dg8A3H/s1600/131119-motog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsLQNxMGXNRO4OSbKbd5iycY_R0HhqLPLWiLCh3GvSyZeXL3UCpfeAoEe4i-Oml4t3ChSeO7_3v1j-vKhd7_xkbxgwdFuLX91sU8fJ0XOYzylt-p2FXWErZCFgNT5qYtULOgZW6Dg8A3H/s1600/131119-motog1.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Performance</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Neither phone is going to hang with the big boys in terms of performance, but they are priced accordingly and should be able to handle your regular daily tasks. Both phones utilize Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 400 technology, but the HTC Desire 601 has only a 1.4GHz dual core CPU whereas the Moto G gets a 1.2GHz quad core chip. I think the slight sacrifice in clock speed is worth the extra cores.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Winner: Moto G</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Memory and Storage</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Both phones come with 8GB of standard internal storage, but you can bump that to 16GB on the Moto G for an extra $20. On the flip side, only the HTC Desire has a microSD expansion slot and that supports up to 64GB of additional space for photos, videos and music. There’s a definite tradeoff, as internal storage is generally more desirable than a memory card, but the Desire wins here.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Winner: HTC Desire</i></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Camera</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Moto G and HTC Desire both get a 5MP main shooter with autofocus and LED flash, but the Desire gets 1080p video capabilities compared to the 720p on the Motorola. On the flip side, literally, the Moto G gets a higher resolution 1.3MP camera on the front versus the VGA unit on the HTC. So, you’ll have to decide whether you want better video or a better front camera.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Winner: Tie</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Operating System</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s obvious enough that Android is under the hood, but the HTC Desire ships with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with no official announcement in terms of upgrading. The Moto G ships with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and the 4.4 KitKat update should arrive early next year. The G also ships with closer to a vanilla build of Android, whereas the Desire gets HTC Sense UI 5.0.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Winner: Moto G</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Battery</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Moto G is equipped with a 2070mAh lithium-ion battery, while the HTC Desire 601 has a 2100mAh lithium-polymer battery. That should make them pretty comparable, though the higher resolution screen and extra cores on the Moto G could have a negative impact on battery life. Realistically, though, they shouldn’t be all that different from one another.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Winner: Tie</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Verdict?</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you were to go through a carrier like Fido or Virgin Mobile in Canada, you’d be able to pick up the HTC Desire for free on a qualifying two-year contract, but the $300 outright purchase price does make it more expensive than the $179/$199 Moto G (for 8GB/16GB). When you’re looking at pricing in this range, the outright purchase is probably the better buy and the G gets the advantage there.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tallying up the score from the above factors, we get three points for the Moto G, two points for the HTC Desire 601, and two ties. With the price point as an extra tipping point (we are talking about a 50% difference), the Moto G sounds like the better deal overall on paper, though you may favor the front-facing speakers on the Desire too. How that of this parlays in practice remains to be seen… and then there’s the Google Nexus 5 for just a smidgen more money, but that’s another discussion altogether.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><br />

Motorola Moto G vs. HTC Desire 601: Budget Android Phone Shootout

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The Galaxy S4 outperforms HTC One… even when it can’t cheat

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIgSTZ_FFcgYszwT52NuaQNzXfmMIApXQLnfTQmkuYlSEBx87ate7NEhf3fHaO44tBaHN6bR6wYvuM5YjZc7I3qheeSn-IPmiqiLbTS6tb-uzoT5TaZSIUirt5M7kJ7ANbL8PzvkcFhY/s1600/bgr-htc-one-galaxy-s4-51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIgSTZ_FFcgYszwT52NuaQNzXfmMIApXQLnfTQmkuYlSEBx87ate7NEhf3fHaO44tBaHN6bR6wYvuM5YjZc7I3qheeSn-IPmiqiLbTS6tb-uzoT5TaZSIUirt5M7kJ7ANbL8PzvkcFhY/s320/bgr-htc-one-galaxy-s4-51.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1385132844762_1324" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.000001907348633px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Benchmark optimization has become a fairly regular occurrence, especially in the case of <a data-rapid_p="9" href="http://bgr.com/tag/android" style="color: #324fe1; text-decoration: none;">Android</a> smartphones. Just last month, Samsung was accused of artificially juicing the Galaxy Note 3, and despite prompt denials from the smartphone vendor, the evidence is overwhelming that Samsung and its competitors regularly cheat on benchmark tests. Solutions have been proposed and according to <em>Engadget</em>, GameBench believes it has the best method yet. <span id="more-1876325"></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.000001907348633px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">GameBench, a startup with a focus on the Android gaming market, has developed a test that it claims is “uncheatable.” The GameBench app runs in the background while you are playing a game, measuring the frame rate and the battery drain. GameBench used the <a data-rapid_p="12" href="http://bgr.com/tag/galaxy-s4" style="color: #324fe1; text-decoration: none;">Galaxy S4</a> and the <a data-rapid_p="13" href="http://bgr.com/tag/htc-one" style="color: #324fe1; text-decoration: none;">HTC One</a> for a sample reading, and although the S4 suffered from a higher rate of battery drain, its median FPS remained higher in every tested game. Even without rigging the benchmarks, Samsung still wins. The charts from GameBench can be seen below.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.000001907348633px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Via: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/galaxy-s4-outperforms-htc-one-even-t-cheat-180003752.html">Yahoo News</a></span></i></div>

The Galaxy S4 outperforms HTC One… even when it can’t cheat

Benchmark optimization has become a fairly regular occurrence, especially in the case of  Android  smartphones. Just last month, Samsung was...

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Android 4.4 KitKat rollout schedule: Latest from Sony, HTC, LG, Samsung, Dell and Motorola

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyAFxhEUXpYqS_2IIolqyfcyHADr_xJhLpdN_AgW0rS_I-UjINmfDu1uflGvx3pHt6snYouZ2oD9UEBELt0m4dSdTBvPs6_h5kLyuCRFY4Lw1UIb4T3qDcuCKimHkbo7rFClIiIHHsLM/s1600/111.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyAFxhEUXpYqS_2IIolqyfcyHADr_xJhLpdN_AgW0rS_I-UjINmfDu1uflGvx3pHt6snYouZ2oD9UEBELt0m4dSdTBvPs6_h5kLyuCRFY4Lw1UIb4T3qDcuCKimHkbo7rFClIiIHHsLM/s400/111.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Google-owned Motorola has jumped to the head of the non-Nexus Android pack, pushing out 4.4 KitKat in the US this week, as HTC confirms US HTC One owners will get the update at the same time as UK owners.</div><div class="relatedContent alignRight" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 228, 233); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 228, 233); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; color: #252525; display: table; float: right; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 5px 0px 15px 20px; max-width: 220px; padding: 15px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"><h3 style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></h3></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sony made a recently splash by announcing KitKat would arrive on five Xperia devices - however, it looks like US-owners of the Moto X will be the first to get KitKat, with T-Mobile starting the roll out on Thursday, according to Motorola. Verizon should also start the rollout to Moto X devices soon, Motorola said, although it made no mention of when AT&T will start.  </div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/97143/action/auth" style="border: 0px; color: #005399; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Release notes</a> for the update list a number of improvements to the phone dialler, Gallery photo editing, support for Square's credit card reader and wider NFC support.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">According to Motorola's support pages, Verizon plans to deliver KitKat to the Moto X, Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx, Droid Mini, though it hasn't given a timeframe for when it will arrive. </div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Similarly, Sony hasn't provided any updates on when it will roll out KitKat to its Android devices, but has previously confirmed 4.4 will come to Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Z Ultra, and Xperia Z1 handsets. The company notes that the phased rollout may vary by market and carrier and has advised Xperia owners to keep an eye out on its @SonyMobileNews Twitter account for the specific timing of the release.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">However, most of those devices will get Jelly Bean first: Sony said it will also begin rolling out Android 4.3 over the next month to the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia SP, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1. Again, that may vary by market or carrier.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HTC has just begun rolling out Android 4.3 with Sense 5.5 to HTC One handsets in the UK, and is eyeing an early 2014 timeline for bringing KitKat. "Across EMEA, HTC will work with local carriers to begin the roll-out of Android 4.4 with Sense 5.5 for the HTC One from end of January.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"The Google Play edition will start to receive the update earlier, starting from the end of November," a spokesperson told ZDNet. HTC <a href="https://twitter.com/HTCUSA/status/401447470154399744" style="border: 0px; color: #005399; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">has handed off its KitKat</a> build for the the Google Play edition of the HTC One, so now it's up to Google to release it through Google Play. </div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">HTC hasn't provided an update on the timing and version of Android for the HTC One max and the HTC One mini, but details will follow. Meanwhile, HTC US this week confirmed it will push KitKat to HTC One owners in the same timeframe as the UK. </div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There's still no word from Samsung about its KitKat schedule for the Galaxy S4 and Note 3. However, Google has already confirmed that the Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition with 4.4 should be coming soon. "Samsung UK will announce rollout plans for Android 4.4 in due course," a spokesperson told ZDNet. However, anyone with a Samsung Galaxy Nexus won't be getting KitKat at all — Google has said the handset is too old to get the OS.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Not so for the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets, however — the Android team said on Twitter earlier this month that it has started pushing out 4.4 to the devices. The 2012 and 2013 wi-fi versions of the Nexus 7 will be among the first to get the update, the team said.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Nexus 4 is also reportedly now eligible for KitKat, with some users seeing the update arriving this week.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">While LG is behind Google's fast-selling Nexus 5, the South Korean company hasn't released a schedule for when its own Android devices, such as the G2 smartphone, G Pad tablet, and Optimus range, will get KitKat.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Huawei this week posted on Weibo it will release KitKat for the domestic version of its super slim Ascend P6 by the end of January, though it's not clear whether that extends to international customers. ZDNet is waiting for a response from Huawei UK to answer that question. </div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dell has of yet provided no details about whether KitKat or Jelly Bean will reach its Android Venue 7 and Venue 8 slates, which both run Android 4.2. "Dell continually assesses its product portfolio in each country where it does business and not all products are available in all countries. At present Dell doesn't have a timeline on whether the Android-based tablets will be made available in Western Europe, but continues to assess the opportunity in that region," a spokesperson told ZDNet. Acer has no official timeline for the release of KitKat, a spokesman for the company said.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Via: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/android-4-4-kitkat-rollout-schedule-latest-from-sony-htc-lg-samsung-dell-and-motorola-7000022973/">ZDNet</a></i></div>

Android 4.4 KitKat rollout schedule: Latest from Sony, HTC, LG, Samsung, Dell and Motorola

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