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Jul

US Cellular Variant Of The HTC Flyer Finally Gets Honeycomb Upgrade, Someone Must Care, Right?

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Flyer, News

Way back in December, the HTC Flyer, the first Android tablet to be designed around stylus input, finally got an upgrade to Honeycomb. Now, the update is available to US Cellular customers who happen to own this tablet. Now, I know what you're thinking. "US Cellular? HTC Flyer? Honeycomb? Holy crap, my time machine works!" Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but no.

The update is available via a download on HTC's website. Unfortunately, an OTA update is not available. If you run a Windows machine, you can download the upgrade (a word we're using generously here) directly. Mac users, on the other hand, will have to head to a US Cellular store for help in updating their HTC ~~Generic~~ Flyer.

Dec

[Deal Alert] Get A New HTC Evo View 4G (A 32GB, 7 Inch, Sprint Gingerbread Tablet) for $234.98, No Contract, 1 Day Only!

Posted by Ron Amadeo in Deals, EVO View 4G, News, Sprint

Remember this?

Apparently the demand for a hardware buttoned, Gingerbread packing, 7 inch tablet (with optional pen input!) at full price isn't very high, because the HTC Evo View 4G is hitting the bargain bin yet again.

This time it's over at 1saleaday.com, where you can get an Evo View 4G for $234.98 (after shipping), that's a full $4.97 less than it was 3 days ago (which sold out in minutes), and $165 less than Sprint's theoretical $400 off-contract price.

Their title is wrong. It says dual core, but trust us, unless they have some super secret prototype we've never heard of, the tablet you receive will be strictly mono-core.

Dec

GSM HTC Flyer Getting Its Honeycomb Update In Europe, Wi-Fi Variant's Coming Soon

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Flyer, News

The European GSM variant of HTC's foray into the tablet world, the Flyer, is currently getting its long-awaited bump up to Honeycomb 3.2.1. The update brings many new features to the tablet, including the latest version of Sense for Tablets with "enhanced internet browsing, mail, calendar, and more all optimized for the 7-inch screen."

The Wi-Fi-only version hasn't been left behind completely, either - HTC states that it will receive its Honeycomb update soon, but no ETA has been given.

While this is definitely a welcome update to the Flyer, it comes shortly after the release of the ICS source code - let's hope that HTC can get the ball rolling and push the 4.0 update a lot quicker than it did with 3.2.x.

Oct

[Deal Alert] Best Buy Has The HTC Scribe Pen For $39.99 (Half Off Its Normal $79.99 Price Tag)

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Deals, Flyer, Tablets

HTC's entry into the Android tablet market, the HTC Flyer, found a claim to fame with its Scribe Pen accessory, allowing users to jot notes, add annotations to photos and documents, and perform an array of other tasks with ease, imitating the familiar functionality of a regular pen.

If you've been looking for a deal on the Flyer's most notable accessory, Best Buy has you covered - the retail giant is offering the Scribe Pen online for $39.99, half off its regular price.

The Scribe is backordered online, but it's available for pickup in most Best Buy stores, so if you're the owner of a Flyer and want to get the most out of HTC's Gingerbread tablet, go take advantage of the deal at Best Buy.

Sep

[Updated: Flyer Pricing Correction] US Cellular Announces a Triad Of New HTC Devices Set To Arrive Next Month: Hero S, Wildfire S, and Flyer

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Flyer, Hero S, News, US Cellular, Wildfire S / Wildfire 2 (Marvel)

When US Cellular decides to make an announcement, it plays no games. Single device announcements? Puh-leez, that's for kids. Three devices at once? Now that's pro.

That's exactly what the regional carrier just did, too: name dropped three new HTC devices set to land on its network next month. The Wildfire S, Hero S, and Flyer tablet, to be exact. Want the deetz? Keep reading.

Hero S

The long rumored HTC Kingdom is finally official as the Hero S, packing some nice specs under the hood:

4-inch qHD Super LCD display
1.2GHz single-core Snapdragon processor
768MB RAM
Android 2.3.x with Sense

Sure, it's no powerhouse, but a 4-inch SLCD at qHD res?

Sep

HTC Flyer Now Unlockable Via HTC's Bootloader Unlock Portal

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Flyer, News

The HTC bootloader unlock portal has been updated yet again, this time bringing the company's first tablet, the Flyer, to the mix. It appears that basically all versions that carry the Flyer name are supported, so if an unlock for the View 4G is what you're after, you'll have to keep playing the waiting game for a while longer.

Like with previous devices that made their way to the portal, the process seems simple and intuitive -- but keep in mind that it effectively voids your warranty if you choose to use this "legit" method.

So, if you're ready to see what all the fuss is about, head over to HTCdev to get started.

Sep

Very Early Honeycomb RUU For The HTC Flyer Now Available, Flash At Your Own Risk

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Flyer, News

While HTC may have just made the 10.1-inch Jetstream official, it hasn't forgotten about the 7-inch Flyer; actually, it's quite the opposite. They seem to be hard at work on a Honeycomb update for the tiny powerhouse, as a full RUU is now available for download thanks to Paul O'Brien of MoDaCo.

This RUU is a very early build and those who are looking to flash it should proceed with extreme caution, as there isn't a lot of info available just yet on how stable it is, or whether you can easily rollback to the previous version.

This is for the Flyer only.

Jul

HTC Flyer And Digital Pen Combo Now Available At Best Buy For $500

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Flyer, News

When the news broke that the Digital Pen would be sold independently of the HTC Flyer, it wasn't well received. While this is one of the more unique features of the Flyer, its lack of comparable hardware to other Android-powered tablets, along with the $500 price tag plus another $80 for the stylus, was just asking a bit much.

However, you can now stroll into Best Buy and pick up the Flyer and the Digital Pen for a combined price of $500. We're not entirely sure what prompted this price drop - perhaps Flyer sales have been lower than expected and the double-B wanted to offer some encouragement to those who are on the fence.

Jun

HTC Flyer Dock Shows Up At Best Buy, And It's Quite Sexy

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Flyer, News

It looks like HTC is on top of its game when it comes to accessories for upcoming devices: the dock for the HTC EVO 3D showed up in coming-soon-status at BestBuy.com last night, and now an ever-so-sexy dock for the Flyer has made an appearance there, as well.

It offers everything that you would expect from a dock: it keeps your device charged, makes turning your $500 piece of hardware into a $20 alarm clock a snap, and supports the MHL adapter via its rear port, so you can easily stream videos (or anything else you may want to stream) to your HDTV - all while looking good doing it.

Jun

OnLive Demoed On HTC Flyer With New Universal Wireless Controller

Posted by Matt Demers in Android OS, Flyer, Games, News

On paper, the OnLive game system seems like a revolution in gaming: instead of using your own console or hardware to play games, OnLive's servers sync and render gamplay on their own servers and stream it back to you in 720p. This would theoretically allow you to play any game you wanted at high settings, regardless of your available hardware.

Picture courtesy of Engadget

OnLive's taken the chance to expand from an initial PC experience to include their own microconsole; however, it looks like they're expanding to the Android tablet market, as well. The company is expected to showcase their new universal controller at the upcoming E3 conference, but Engadget has a video demo of it in action with an HTC Flyer tablet.