Smartphone shipments expected to fall further
Samsung and Huawei lower their expectations
Rumours from the Far East claim that Samsung Electronics and Huawei are lowing their shipment targets for the third quarter due to slacking demand for high-end smartphones globally. Although this appears to be news to at least one of the outfits mentioned.
HTC will spin off VR arm
Alliances will help it grow
HTC is planning to spin off its virtual reality subsidiary to help it build alliances and gain cash from potential strategic partners.
China shanghais the smartphone business
Goodnight US and Korea
Chinese companies are swamping the top of the pops of smartphone makers and while Samsung and Apple are the main brand leaders, companies based behind the Great Wall take up the rest of the spots.
FTC to clamp down on slow security updates
Asked eight leading players what they are doing
The Federal Trade Commission has written to eight leading players in the mobile communications arena requiring them to tell the agency how they issue security updates to address vulnerabilities in smartphones, tablets, and other mobile gear.
HTC sales drop down the loo
Reporting miserable results
HTC is having a pretty terrrible day after having to report a dismile quarter with falling sales.
HTC 10 now available in the U.S. on Verizon
Limited quantities for walk-in customers
HTC’s flagship tenth-generation smartphone, the HTC 10, is now available in the U.S. starting today Verizon’s network. We walked into a local retail store this afternoon here in California and were told that aside from the display model, the store only had one unit in stock on launch day for walk-in customers.
HTC 10's first update brings needed camera improvements
1.30.401.1 improves camera, Wi-Fi and system stability
HTC’s tenth-generation flagship smartphone, the HTC 10, just received its first major software update, now giving users a significantly better photo capturing experience in low-light settings, a wider HDR light range sensitivity, improved Wi-Fi performance via Smart MIMO and removal of “purple noise” in Pro Mode.
HTC announces $100 million VR accelerator
To help VR in its infancy growth
HTC surprised many with its announcement to secure the 100 million fond for the Vive X VR accelerator program. The webpage went live as we speak.
IDC predicts VR will rocket this year
Heading for 110 million units by 2020
Tarot readers at IDC have shuffled their deck and reached the conclusion that this year will be the year of VR and AR.
HTC 10 camera tested, falls short but receives high score
UltraPixel 2.0 versus Galaxy S7, Xperia Z5, Nexus 6P, iPhone 6S Plus
HTC’s tenth-generation flagship smartphone, the HTC 10, just released to early reviewers for hardware testing and is now available for pre-order. Meanwhile, with the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge just now arriving in consumers’ hands, it is prime time for comparing and analyzing top-performing smartphone camera hardware, including devices like the Nexus 6P, iPhone 6S / 6S Plus and Sony Xperia Z5. Several new HTC 10 camera reviews from around the web aim to compare shots among these devices with HTC’s new smartphone lens hardware for 2016.