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Jul

HTC EVO 3D Review: A Nearly Flawless Device With One Completely Useless Gimmick

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in EVO 3D (Shooter), HTC, Phone Reviews, Reviews, Sprint

Last Updated: February 8th, 2012

To say the HTC EVO 3D has a lot to live up to would be a colossal understatement. Its predecessor, the EVO 4G, ushered in a whole new smartphone era - one replete with 4.3-inch, 4G-capable Android behemoths.

And at least on paper, the new EVO is a marked improvement over the original, packing a significantly crisper display, a processor with twice the cores, and of course the much-ballyhooed stereoscopic 3D capabilities. But early reviews have been anything but glowing, and the kickstand - one of the EVO 4G's most unique features - is nowhere to be found on this new version of the handset.

Jul

[Deal Alert] HTC Sensation 4G For $130 With New Two-Year Agreement At Wirefly

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, News, Sensation / Sensation 4G (Pyramid)

If you want to get one of the hottest phones on T-Mo for the lowest price you can find, then you should probably head over the Wirefly where you can score the HTC Sensation 4G for $130 with a new two-year agreement. This is quite the deal, as Amazon Wireless and T-Mobile are both still selling this handset for $200.

Still not sold? Take a look at what you'll get for that one-thirty:

4.3 inch qHD Super LCD display
1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor
768MB RAM
1GB built-in storage
8MP rear camera, VGA front camera
Android 2.3 with Sense 3.0

As you can tell by those specs, this phone is definitely no joke.

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.

Jul

Skype V2 Now Working On More "Unsupported" Handsets

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, Charge (i510), EVO 3D (Shooter), Galaxy S II, News, Sensation / Sensation 4G (Pyramid), Thunderbolt (Mecha)

Yesterday, Skype with video was officially released to the Android Market. There was one problem, though: it was only supported on a small number of seemingly random handsets, like the Nexus S (but not the Nexus S 4G), Desire S, Xperia neo, and Xperia pro. Thanks to the ingenuity of skilled Android modder 0mie, that's no longer the case.

With 0mie's modded version of Skype 2, video chat should be fully working on a number of recent phones, including the Thunderbolt (running Gingerbread), Sensation, EVO 3D, Galaxy S II, and Droid Charge. In theory, this should work on any phone running Gingerbread (as long as it has a front facing camera, of course), so if you test it out on any phone that we haven't already mentioned, drop us a line in the comments with the results.

Jun

[Download] Updated HTC Watch App For EVO 3D Without System Update

Posted by Nate Kimmey in Applications, EVO 3D (Shooter), News

EVO 3D owners: want to be able to use the HTC Watch app and have access to The Green Hornet in full 3D, but wary that the system update may not be easily rooted? Well, you aren't alone. XDA user str8upx has extracted the updated HTC Watch .apk from the system update and has made it available to download for anyone who has not yet updated. This will enable users to use HTC Watch to its full ability, including watching the pre-loaded Green Hornet film.

Also included is the HTC Watch .apk itself (not the update), though it shouldn't be required.

Jun

Well, That Was Fast - HTC Is Testing A Gingerbread Build For The Desire

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Desire (Bravo/BravoC), News

A couple of weeks ago, HTC said that, after months of hard work and failed attempts from its engineers, Gingerbread would not be coming to the Desire. Naturally, this brought on an onslaught of negative feedback from Desire owners, and HTC quickly backpedaled, stating that Gingerbread would be coming to the Desire, albeit a bit stripped down. It appears that this update was easier to put together than originally thought, as the build has now reached the testing phase, according to HTC's official Facebook page.

This means the official OTA should be just around the corner, but as always, we'll keep you posted as more information arises.

Jun

HTC Announces The Facebook-centric Status, Coming to AT&T This Summer

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News, Status

We've known of this phone and all of its different monikers - everything from the "Facebook phone" to the ChaCha - for a while, but now it's finally official, and bearing the name Status. Honestly, I can't think of a name more appropriate for a phone that's entire existence is defined by Facebook.

From a spec standpoint, the Status is nothing to brag about:

2.6 inch 480x320 display
800MHz Qualcomm processor
512MB RAM
Full Blackberry-style keyboard
Android 2.3 with Sense

What does make this phone special, however, is its social integration and the inclusion of a Facebook button. This allows for one-touch sharing of status updates, photos, news, and currently playing track.

Jun

HTC Is "Diligently Working" On That EVO 3D Bootloader Unlock, In Case You Were Wondering

Posted by David Ruddock in Android OS, EVO 3D (Shooter), HTC, News

EVO 3D owners across the US have been patiently waiting a whole 3 days (I know, it's an eternity) for HTC to make good on its promise to unlock the phone's bootloader. HTC has now issued a statement on the matter in response to a wall post on its Facebook page, which is overrun with complaints from EVO 3D owners (or people who just like to whine) criticizing what they perceive to be the slowness of the company's efforts to issue a bootloader unlock solution.

While HTC never made promises about a time frame, there's still no shortage of angry EVO 3D customers to be found on the company's Facebook wall.

Jun

[Tip] [Updated] Don't Want Bloatware On Your HTC EVO 3D? It Can Be Uninstalled Just Like Any Other App

Posted by Cameron Summerson in EVO 3D (Shooter), News, Tips & Tutorials

Update: It turns out that this may not be as encompassing as we originally thought. According to Reddit member apantek, only a very limited amount of bloatware can be removed, leaving the bulk of it untouchable (this has been confirmed by our own Jaroslav Stekl). The unremovable files include:

Facebook for HTC Sense
Flickr
Footprints
HTC Hub
Peep
Picasa web albums
Polaris Office
Ringtone Trimmer
Spider-Man
Sprint Zone
The Green Hornet 3D
TrimIt

So, while Sprint may be making steps in the right direction, it's not completely there yet.

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One of the biggest pet peeves that most users have with their Android phone is the insane amounts of crap that carriers put on the device.

Jun

HTC EVO 4G vs. EVO Shift vs. EVO 3D: Battle Of The Specs

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in EVO 3D (Shooter), EVO 4G (Supersonic), EVO Shift 4G (Speedy), HTC, News, Sprint

It's June 24th, and you know what that means: the heir to the throne of the EVO 4G, one of Sprint's most successful Android devices ever, has officially gone on sale. But considering that reviews have been mixed and that purchasing the EVO 3D will lock you into a two-year contract, the buying decision is understandably difficult.

To help you find out whether Sprint's latest flagship phone is right for you, we've put together a handy-dandy table comparing the specs of all three members of the EVO family:

Spec type	EVO 4G	EVO Shift 4G	EVO 3D
CPU	1GHz Qualcomm QSD8650 single-core Snapdragon	800MHz Qualcomm MSM7630 2nd-gen single-core Snapdragon	1.2GHz Qualcomm MSM8660 dual-core Snapdragon
Display	4.3" WVGA (800x480) TFT	3.6" WVGA (800x480) TFT	4.3" qHD (960x540) SLCD with stereoscopic 3D capabilities
OS	Android 2.3	Android 2.3	Android 2.3
Front camera	1.3MP	N/A	1.3MP
Rear camera	8MP	5MP	Two 5MP shooters
RAM	512MB	512MB	1GB
Internal storage	1GB	2GB	4GB (note that the OS takes up a lot of that)
Included SD card	8GB	2GB	8GB
microHDMI	Yes	No	Kind of (via MHL adapter)
DLNA support	No	Yes	Yes
Keyboard	Virtual	Physical	Virtual
Buttons	Capacitive	Capacitive	Capacitive
Size	4.8 x 2.6 x 0.5 inches	4.61 x 2.32 x 0.59 inches	5 x 2.6 x 0.47 inches
Weight	6 ounces	5.85 ounces	6 ounces
Battery capacity	1500mAh	1500mAh	1730mAh
Price on contract	$99.99	$99.99	$199.99

Of course, a phone cannot live on horsepower alone, so rest assured that we're already testing the EVO 3D to see if its formidable specs amount to a good user experience (and yes, our review will be up soon - stay tuned!).