ICS-powered HTC Desire C up for pre-order in the UK
The HTC Desire C, which was officially announced on Tuesday, is now up for pre-order on the UK retailer Clove’s website. The Desire C is one of the first entry-level smartphones to feature the latest version of Android 4.0, and has some competitive specs to boot. For 189.99 you will get a 3.5″ HVGA display, 600MHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, 4 GB of storage and a 5MP shooter. The version which Clove will be shipping is the one with ...
New Apple patent may spell trouble for Android
The US Patent and Trademark Office has handed Apple’s legal team what may turn out to be a powerful weapon in their on-going battles against anyone with the temerity to launch products competitive with the iPhone and iPad: a patent on soft keyboards that alter their keys with the tap of an on-screen button. Granted on Tuesday, US Patent 8,179,731, “Method, system, and graphical user interface for selecting a soft keyboard”, describes the soft keyboard familiar to any iOS or ...
AT&T HTC One X not part of HTC's bootloader unlocking program
The AT&T version of the very impressive HTC One X will be landing in US tomorrow on May 6. Unfortunately, even before customers can get their hands on the phone, there is a disappointing bit of news waiting for them. When The Verge reached out to HTC regarding the bootloader on the One X, which, as noticed by MoDaCo, is locked, the company responded by saying that due to some restrictions, the bootloader on the One X will not be ...
AT&T HTC One X not part of HTC's bootloader unlocking program
The AT&T version of the very impressive HTC One X will be landing in US tomorrow on May 6. Unfortunately, even before customers can get their hands on the phone, there is a disappointing bit of news waiting for them. When The Verge reached out to HTC regarding the bootloader on the One X, which, as noticed by MoDaCo, is locked, the company responded by saying that due to some restrictions, the bootloader on the One X will not be ...
AT&T HTC One X not part of HTC's bootloader unlocking program
The AT&T version of the very impressive HTC One X will be landing in US tomorrow on May 6. Unfortunately, even before customers can get their hands on the phone, there is a disappointing bit of news waiting for them. When The Verge reached out to HTC regarding the bootloader on the One X, which, as noticed by MoDaCo, is locked, the company responded by saying that due to some restrictions, the bootloader on the One X will not be ...
AT&T HTC One X not part of HTC's bootloader unlocking program
The AT&T version of the very impressive HTC One X will be landing in US tomorrow on May 6. Unfortunately, even before customers can get their hands on the phone, there is a disappointing bit of news waiting for them. When The Verge reached out to HTC regarding the bootloader on the One X, which, as noticed by MoDaCo, is locked, the company responded by saying that due to some restrictions, the bootloader on the One X will not be ...
AT&T HTC One X not part of HTC's bootloader unlocking program
The AT&T version of the very impressive HTC One X will be landing in US tomorrow on May 6. Unfortunately, even before customers can get their hands on the phone, there is a disappointing bit of news waiting for them. When The Verge reached out to HTC regarding the bootloader on the One X, which, as noticed by MoDaCo, is locked, the company responded by saying that due to some restrictions, the bootloader on the One X will not be ...
AT&T HTC One X not part of HTC's bootloader unlocking program
The AT&T version of the very impressive HTC One X will be landing in US tomorrow on May 6. Unfortunately, even before customers can get their hands on the phone, there is a disappointing bit of news waiting for them. When The Verge reached out to HTC regarding the bootloader on the One X, which, as noticed by MoDaCo, is locked, the company responded by saying that due to some restrictions, the bootloader on the One X will not be ...
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III coverage wrap-up
The first Samsung Unpacked event for this year is now over and, just as expected, it was all about the new Samsung Android flagship. After months of rumors, the I9300 Galaxy S III finally went official and it looks like it has what it takes to pick up, where the extremely successful Galaxy S II left off. Over the past few hours we were quite busy covering the Galaxy S III in as much detail as possible and here we ...
Jury retires to think about verdict in Oracle/Google Java spat
The jury in the copyright trial between Oracle and Google over the use of Java in Android has retired to think about its verdict after closing arguments from both sides. Judge William Alsup gave the jurors a 21-page document with guidelines of how to review the case, telling them that they should ignore the arguments of lawyers and concentrate on the statements of witnesses in deciding the case. They should also think about if Google’s defense of “fair use” of ...
