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Google’s $1.1 billion acquisition of 2,000 HTC employees is complete

Advertisements Update (January 30, 2018): Google has officially closed the deal with HTC. The company on Tuesday announced the news on its official blog. The search giant stated that with the newly integrated team from HTC, Taipei will now become the largest Google engineering center in Asia Pacific. As per reports, over 2000 HTC employees […]

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Manufacturers

HTC suspends share trading amid Google takeover rumours

Advertisements Once a key smartphone player in the Android ecosystem, HTC is heading towards a sad demise. The Taiwanese manufacturer has suspended the trading of its shares on Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE)  amid rumours of a Google takeover. As per a note published on TWSE website, HTC shares won’t be available for trade beginning September […]

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Applications

HTC adds more functions to U11’s squeeze feature

Advertisements When HTC launched U11 earlier this year, the phone was pretty much the same as other great flagship models, barring one feature – Edge Sense. This unique feature allows users to do things with their phone by squeezing its sides. The initial version of Edge Sense was barebones with support for only two functions […]

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Connected Devices Manufacturers

News Briefs: Asus mulls HTC acquisition, Twitter to ditch character limit from DMs, Ouya looks for a buyer & more

Advertisements Asus might acquire HTC: Report Inside Asus headquarters in Taiwan, the company executives are discussing a buyout of the struggling smartphone maker HTC. Asus Chairman Johnny Shih remarked at the company’s annual general meeting that they haven’t ruled out the possibility of acquiring HTC. The company CFO David Chang however downplayed the chances of […]

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Android Tablets

HTC-made Google Nexus 9 tablet is official

Advertisements Alongside the new Nexus 6 smartphone, Nexus Player and Android 5.0, Google has also unveiled the new Nexus 9 tablet. Made in partnership with HTC, the Nexus 8 is the fourth Nexus tablet till date and the first one to sport an 8.9-inch screen. It is also the first tablet from HTC in a […]

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Applications

HTC releases BlinkFeed, Sense TV, Gallery & other apps in Google Play

Advertisements HTC seems to be going Motorola-way by releasing key parts of the phone’s software in Google Play. The company today launched the updated Blinkfeed and Service Pack apps in Google Play, which will allow it to update them without releasing a full software update for the phone. Motorola has been doing the same since […]

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Leaks Manufacturers Phones

New HTC One detailed in a 12-minute video

Advertisements Thanks to the leaks so-far, we pretty much know everything about the HTC’s upcoming flagship smartphone but it is always nice to see the phone in action. A 12-minute video walkthrough of the HTC M8 has appeared online, which shows the phone in detail and also compares to the existing HTC One. As you […]

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Android Updates

HTC to update all future flagship devices for two years, but only in North America

Advertisements HTC has revealed that it plans to issue all major Android updates to its future flagship devices for full two years, something the company hasn’t been doing until now. While the move is a welcome one, it is not without a catch. According to HTC, the company is only making promises for the North […]

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