Posts Tagged ‘HTC’

Developing: HTC just passed a phone called the PC10100 through the FCC.  We don’t have any pics of the device, but we do know that the PC10100 will support HSPA+ on the 1700 MHz frequency, below.  That’s the same frequency T-Mobile USA is using for their HSPA+ network, so we’re guessing that the PC10100 is the HTC Vision QWERTY slider.  Leaked pics of the Vision have already popped up on the net, and it’s expected that T-Mobile will launch the device at their launch event on September 15th in London.

My, it has been a busy Friday for HTC.  Earlier today, the company released an early build of the Froyo update for the HTC EVO 4G through a download link on HTC’s website.  However, HTC quickly killed the download link, apparently because this Froyo update was not final.

While HTC’s link to the Froyo update is now dead, you can still download the update from a number of mirrors online, like this one.  Again, update with this ROM at your own risk – it’s not final.

This update brings a number of new features, including the ability to use the EVO’s camera LED as a flashlight, the ability to use the LED flash with the video camera, Flash  10.1 support, and the ability to share applications.

If you don’t want to test the waters with this update, you can just wait until Tuesday, when the official Froyo update from HTC will go live.

Source:  Android Police

This device from HTC made its way through the FCC today.  Known as the PC49120, the device sports WCDMA bands II and V, GSM/EDGE 850 and 1900, 802.11 b/g WiFi and Bluetooth.

At this point, we don’t know much else about the PC49120.  However, support for WCDMA bands II and V suggest that the device will be coming to AT&T.

We know and love HTC for their mobile phones, but are we ready for HTC Bluetooth headsets?  Today the company passed a mono Bluetooth headset called the BH M400 through the FCC.  The only pic we have of the device is the label pic above, but from the looks of things the BH M400 seems like your typical Bluetooth headset.

Motorola, Samsung, LG and Apple all have their own branded Bluetooth headsets, so we wouldn’t be surprised to see HTC getting in the headset market as well.  It’s also possible that HTC is manufacturing this headset for someone else, the company used to be a huge OEM after all.

We’ll keep you up to date as we learn more.

21Mbps down – now that’s some real wireless goodness.  And that’s what T-Mobile USA is bringing to the table on July 21st.  If you’re lucky enough to live in one of the cities where the provider is rolling out its new HSPA+ service, at least.

According to BGR, T-Mobile will be rolling out HSPA+ in the following cities on July 21st:

Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD
Birmingham, AL
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
El Paso, TX
Ft. Worth, TX
Hawaii, HI
Indianapolis, IL
Jacksonville, FL
Kansas City, MO
Louisville, TN
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Portland, OR
San Antonio, TX
Washington, D.C.
Wichita, KS

The company will also be launching an HSPA+ USB wireless modem called the webConnect Rocket 2.0, which will bring HSPA+ wireless data to your laptop.

To temper expectations, the availability of HSPA+ devices will be a big limitation for quite some time.  There is an HSPA+ HTC Android device in the works, but other than that the pickings seem to be slim.  Also, remember that 21Mbps down is a theoretical max for HSPA+ – real data speeds will vary.

Still, it’s tough not to get excited about the upcoming rollouts of 4G, and we’re glad T-Mobile USA has been one of the first to arrive at the party.

You remember NTP.  Back in 2000, they filed a lawsuit against Research In Motion claiming infringement on NTP’s wireless e-mail patents.  After a long back and forth court battle, which actually came close to stopping sales of BlackBerry devices in the United States, RIM settled with NTP for $612 million in 2006.

Well, NTP is back with a fresh round of lawsuits against Apple, Google, HTC, LG, Microsoft and Motorola.  NTP is seeking licensing fees for the use of its patents, which, if RIM’s settlement is any indication, are likely to be in the hundred-million-dollar range.

NTP doesn’t sell any products of its own.  The company holds a patent portfolio of over 50 patents, and generates revenue by asserting these patents against alledeged infringers.  The company has already sold licenses to RIM, Good Technology, Nokia and Visto Corporation.

This interesting note appeared today in an FCC filing by HTC.  This Class II Permissive Change notice appeared in a filing for the PB31200, also known as the HTC Droid Incredible.

Currently, the Droid Incredible only supports 802.11 b/g WiFi.  But today’s Permissive Change notice details plans by HTC to add 802.11 n support for the device via software upgrade.  HTC’s Permissive Change notice even includes an updated version of the Droid Incredible’s manual, below, which shows the presence of 802.11n

That’s good news from Droid Incredible owners – a bump up to 802.11n can’t hurt anyone.

HTC’s filing also mentions a new battery, although this appears to be the same 1300mAh battery used in current Incredible models.

Want to stick out from the HTC EVO 4G crowd?  Head over to Best Buy.  The retailer is now accepting preorders for a white HTC EVO 4G.  All you need to do is put down a $50 deposit and wait till July 11, when the phone launches.

Source:  Engadget

On Monday, Sprint issued a press release stating that “the total number of HTC EVO 4G devices sold on launch day was three times the number of Samsung Instinct and Palm Pre devices sold over their first three days on the market combined.”

Well, it turns out those figures weren’t quite right.  Today, Sprint updated its original press release, saying “We inadvertently erred in the comparison. The total number of HTC EVO 4G devices sold on launch day was in line with the number of Samsung Instinct and Palm Pre devices sold over their first three days on the market combined.”

Those sales figures are still quite good – they’re just a third of the sales originally reported.

BTIG Analyst Walter Piecyk estimates that Sprint sold 150,000 EVO 4Gs during the device’s launch weekend.  However, since the EVO 4G is now in short supply with most stores sold out nationwide, BTIG doesn’t expect sales of the phone to increase significantly this week.

The weekend of the HTC EVO 4G has passed, and it appears to have been a very successful launch for Sprint – at least in terms of device sales.  A press release issued by Sprint today reports that the EVO 4G broke sales records for Sprint on launch day.

According to Sprint, “Friday sales of HTC EVO 4G marked the largest quantity of a single phone sold in one day every for Sprint.”  The company also notes, that the total number of units sold on launch day was “three times the number of Samsung Instinct and Palm Pre devices sold over their first three days on the market combined.”

The EVO 4G was available at 22,000 locations nationwide, including Sprint’s retail stores, Radio Shack, Best Buy and Walmart.  The phone quickly sold out in most locations nationwide, although Sprint claims that it’s working with HTC to “increase inventory in all sales channels.”  Many stores, according to Sprint, are receiving new EVO 4G shipments on a daily basis.

Despite record sales figures, Sprint did suffer from a number of issues during launch day.  I personally experienced a two hour wait as Radio Shack attempted to activate my EVO 4G on Sprint’s overloaded device activation system.  Later that day, Sprint stores in the Bay Area went completely offline, and were unable to process any sales transactions.  I couldn’t even purchase a case for the EVO 4G – Sprint reps told me they expected their systems to come back online in a few hours.

Speaking of accessories, there wasn’t much selection available on launch day.  Sprint only had a few cases available, none of which were particularly exciting.  Best Buy had a Seido Platinum case available as well, although most of the stores we visited were sold out of all colors except purple.  The HDMI car and desktop docks for the EVO 4G were not available either.  Sprint representatives gave a July timeframe for the release of these accessories, although no firm release date was available.

Our sister site iGear360 has reviewed several cases for the EVO 4G.  Check them out here.

The Qik app for the EVO 4G also suffered from high demand for the device.  According to CNET, the Qik app was initially unavailable in the Android Market, and when the app was finally available for download Qik’s servers were hit with 20x the normal workload.  This caused connectivity issues for Qik users, forcing the company to pull the app until additional server capacity was added.

Although it was a rough weekend for some EVO 4G owners, reviews of the device have been generally positive.  As far as we can tell, there were no major issues with the EVO 4G, although HTC did issue a firmware update for the EVO 4G on launch day that fixed memory card recognition issues.