If you ask HTC America President Martin Fichter, he will tell you that the iPhone’s “coolness” is already diminishing.
That’s what he said at the Mobile Future Forward conference in Seattle just recently which made headlines the world over.

HTC America President Martin Fichter says the iPhone is losing its coolness. Image: jgarber / Flickr (CC)

At the event, the HTC boss said: “I brought my daughter back to college — she’s down in Portland at Reed — and I talked to a few of …

HTC is considering the purchase of an operating system. According to the cofounder of Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer Cher Wang, the question had been discussed internally, but no definite action was taken. She stressed that HTC does not want to take the “spontaneous” action, writes Focus Taiwan.
Wang, however, did not say what operating system they are considering. Recently, the head of HP Leo Apotheker, after the company announced its exit from the consumer business, had said …

Taiwanese smartphone and tablets maker is said to be considering the acquisition of an operating system, a report from a Taiwanese publication reveals.

HTC is thinking about buying an operating system, particularly webOS from HP, but it is in no hurry to do so. Image: John.Karakatsanis / Flickr (CC)

According to Focus Taiwan, HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang revealed recently in an interview with the Economic Observer of China that HTC is thinking about buying an operating system.
The report hints …

Taiwanese smartphone and tablets maker HTC has broadened its patent infringement lawsuit with Apple with the addition of nine patents it argues the Cupertino, California-based iPhone maker is violating.

HTC has amended its cases against Apple in the U.S. International Trade Commission and U.S. District Court of Delaware to include nine new patents it alleges the iPhone maker is violating. Image: bfishadow / Flickr (CC)

Furthermore, the nine patents HTC is adding to its suit against Apple was …

Mobile version of the operating system from Microsoft has still not been able to gain any significant market share of handheld gadgets. This fall, we are waiting for a big update of the Windows OS Phone 7.5 codenamed Mango and many new devices under its control. Recently reports about the first HTC smartphones running this platform were leaked. And now, finally, the company has made an official announcement of the two Window Phone Mango running smartphones – HTC Titan and HTC …

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC seems without intent to let the year-end come without a bang after new photos of the high-spec’d HTC Ruby emerged on Thailand-based tech site Droid Sans.
In the post, the company appears to be testing the HTC Ruby on Thailand’s Dual-Cell HSPA+ (DC-HSPA+) network with ideal data transfer speeds of 42 Mbps from local telecoms carrier True Move H, through its 3G operating unit Real Move.
Previous reports already released leaked specs of the HTC Ruby, which …

Taiwanese tech giant HTC is now shipping a new and better HTC Sensation Android smartphone bundled with Beats by Dr. Dre to retailer shops worldwide.
The latest Sensation touts a Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 chipset, which features a faster 1.5 GHz Scorpion dual-core processor compared to the original 1.2 GHz version.
The internal storage memory is now larger at 4 GB and includes a preinstalled 8 GB microSD card.
The most important upgrade excluding the processor is the longer-lasting …

Leaked images and rumor circles are suggesting the addition of a Wi-Fi hotspot capability on Windows Phone 7 (WP7) devices with Mango update, a feature similar to that of Android smartphones with Android 2.2 Froyo and up.
We earlier reported the arrival of HTC WP7 Mango handsets during a pre-IFA 2011 event held in London, which introduced the Titan and Radar.
Both the HTC Titan and the HTC Radar had in the specs list a WP7 Mango Wi-Fi hotspot feature called Internet Sharing.
Users who have been …

Taiwanese smartphone powerhouse HTC just recently unveiled two new Windows Phone 7 (WP7) smartphones, dubbed the HTC Titan and the HTC Radar, a report from Digital Trends says.

HTC has unveiled two new WP7 phones, the HTC Titan and the HTC Radar. Image: izensun / Flickr (CC)

According to the publication the HTC Titan and HTC Radar were announced recently at an event in Berlin.
First up, we have the HTC Radar, a mid-range WP7 smartphone. The HTC Radar features decent specifications like a 1GHz …

HTC will be challenging the reign of the iPhone, specifically the yet-to-be-released or announced iPhone 5, with the HTC Holiday.

HTC is set to challenge the iPhone 5 with the HTC Holiday. Image: Engadget

The rumored device is said to feature a massive 4.5-inch display, a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU and will be running on the Android Gingerbread mobile operating system.
The screen of the HTC Holiday will have a resolution of 960×540 making it a qHD display device.
Various reports also point to …