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Jul

PSA: HTC Droid Incredible Now In Stock At Amazon.com

PSA: HTC Droid Incredible For Verizon Now In Stock At Amazon.com For $149.99, Ships In 24 Hours

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in HTC, Incredible, News, Tips & Tutorials

If you've been trying to get your hands on the HTC Droid Incredible ever since it launched and you didn't reserve one in a preorder, you may have had some trouble finding one in stock. In fact, even some later preorders have not been filled yet.

The phone is still sold out everywhere, including VZW, with ship dates going as far as August:

The situation with the Droid Incredible, caused by shortages of AMOLED screens, got so bad that Verizon actually allowed customers to switch their preorders to Droid X instead.

Amazon.com

One of Droid-Life.com readers noticed today that Amazon's availability just went from backordered to "ships in 24 hours".

Jul

HTC: No Android Tablet In The Works, Yet

Posted by Nate Kimmey in HTC, News

HTC may be pushing the limits on the size of smartphones with the EVO4G, but don’t expect that trend to translate tablets any time soon. While the iPad is undoubtedly the dominant tablet on the market right now, a number of Android-powered tablets are under development, and some are bound to hit the market sooner or later. Unfortunately, HTC is not one of the companies working on such a device, instead preferring to play wait-and-see with the competition:

"We are always looking at it, but, right now, the whole idea is that in order to be successful with a tablet, you need to have something compelling.

Jul

Possible T-Mobile Roadmap Leaked, Reveals New Devices From HTC, LG & Motorola

Posted by Nate Kimmey in CHARM, CLIQ / DEXT (Morrison), CLIQ XT (Zeppelin), HTC, LG, Motorola, News, Samsung, T-Mobile

T-Mobile may not have the most impressive Android line-up compared to the other major carriers, but there’s no doubt they’ve invested a lot into the platform – after all, they were the first to bring us Android with the G1. Their investment in Android shows no signs of slowing down, as a leaked T-Mobile roadmap shows us that the carrier is planning on launching a total of seven more Android devices this year.

As we’ve already known, the Samsung Vibrant and Motorola Charm are going to be released this July (the leak points to a July 21 release for both, but that may not be true anymore), possible updates for the Motorola Cliq and Cliq XT in August, and the release of the HTC “Vanguard” as well as an update for the Charm in September.

Jul

HTC Phones To Receive Froyo Before Christmas

Posted by Nate Kimmey in Desire (Bravo/BravoC), EVO 4G (Supersonic), HTC, Incredible, Legend, News, Wildfire (Buzz)

Update schedules are rarely a final thing, and users can get quite angry when they don’t receive updates according to schedule. However, HTC may have finally given themselves a schedule that they can adhere to: all of their recently released phones will be updated to Android 2.2 “before Christmas.” They had previously announced that ‘several’ models would receive the update in Q3 2010, so it’s unclear if this announcement means that timetable has shifted.

While rumors say that the HTC Desire could receive the update in August, other HTC phones might not be updated for several months. HTC’s higher-end devices, such as the Droid Incredible and EVO, will likely be updated fairly quickly.

Jul

Verizon’s HTC Incredible Feeling Less Incredible Every Day: Ship Dates Pushed Back To August 3rd

Posted by David Ruddock in News

The love-child of HTC’s Passion and Verizon’s Droid moniker (please don’t sue us LucasFilms) is beginning to feel more like a red-headed stepchild than a flagship device. Per Verizon’s website, new orders placed for the Droid Incredible won’t ship until August 3rd. While this is most likely for the same reason as previous delays (Shortage of Samsung AMOLED displays), Verizon previously claimed that demand would be “satisfied” some time in July.

This new setback indicates either that demand for the Incredible is continuing to exceed capacity, or that Verizon and HTC have faced a new, unannounced setback. Unfortunately, neither bodes well for those still waiting for their devices.

Jul

HTC Profits Exceed Expectations; Over 20 Million HTC Phones Expected To Ship Worldwide This Year

Posted by David Ruddock in HTC, News

According to the Wall Street Journal, HTC beat estimates in its Q2 2010 earnings report; with net profits coming in at $268 million for the first half of the year, a 33% increase over 2009. The reason? Probably the fact that HTC is on track to ship over 20 million phones in 2010, a 66% increase over the 12 million they sold last year.

While at first glance these numbers hold little meaning, their implications could be significant. The fastest-growing portion of HTC’s phone lineup is undoubtedly smart phones running Android. As Google continues to develop Android into what it hopes will become the world’s premier mobile operating system, companies like HTC only stand to benefit.

Jul

CyanogenMod 6 Alpha For HTC Hero Now Supports CDMA (Sprint) Devices

Posted by David Ruddock in Development, Froyo 2.2, Hero, Hero (Sprint, HeroC), HTC, Tips & Tutorials

Lox of the CyanogenMod developer team that unveiled an alpha release of CyanogenMod 6 for the HTC Hero GSM has now added support for CDMA (Sprint) HTC Hero devices.

Instructions and download links below, courtesy of Lox on the CyanogenMod forums:

INSTRUCTIONS:
- First time flashing CM to your Hero (or coming from another ROM)?
1. Unlock your device and install Amon_RA's recovery image
2. Do a Nandroid backup!
3. Update your radio if necessary
4. WIPE
5. Install the ROM
5. Optionally install the Google Addon
- Upgrading?
1. Do a Nandroid Backup!
2. Install the ROM (your Google apps will be backed up automatically)

DOWNLOAD LINKS:

Latest version: 6.0.0-Hero Test0 - 07/05/2010
Download: http://www.4shared.c...ro-test01-.html
Mirror: http://www.multiupload.com/XFIYDLORRO
MD5Sum: 30a58622af949489a64960faf6c09a89

Additional mandatory kernel update for CDMA users
Download: http://www.4shared.c...DMA-kernel.html
Mirrors: http://www.multiupload.com/X319MX7FW0
MD5Sum: 5d142c87711c6539de54ccdc47f83312

Google Addon: FRF91
Mirror: http://www.multiupload.com/HPAU548UGU

Install CM6 alpha on your CDMA Hero?

Jul

HTC Vision Shows The World Its Keyboard, Blurrycam Style

Posted by Nate Kimmey in Devices By Manufacturer, G2 (Vision), HTC, News

Last Updated: August 27th, 2010

Though Samsung has already promised the first Android “superphone” with a physical keyboard in the Samsung Epic 4G, some people may still be waiting on HTC – after all, they’ve produced some great keyboard touting Windows Mobile handsets, but as far as high powered Android handsets go, their selection has been a bit anemic. However, it appears that is about to change with some leaked shots and specs of the upcoming HTC Vision.

If you’re to believe the Croatian site that is our source, the device is packing a 3.7” screen, runs Android 2.1 with Sense, and is powered by a 1 GHz processor, likely the same Snapdragon CPU HTC has begun using in many of their phones.

Jul

According To Google CEO Eric Schmidt, There Will Be No Nexus Two

Posted by David Ruddock in News, Nexus One (Passion)

It seems the question of whether Google will be staying in the business of designing flagship Android phones has been definitively answered, and by none other than the man in charge: Google CEO Eric Schmidt. While there has been speculation for some time that a Nexus Two may never happen, Eric Schmidt has effectively confirmed that this is the case…(emphasis ours)

Initially, Google felt that they needed to build a device to help Android along so they worked with HTC to create the Nexus One handset. Schmidt says: “The idea a year and a half ago was to do the Nexus One to try to move the phone platform hardware business forward.

Jun

[Secret Deal] Get The HTC EVO 4G From Sprint.com For $150 ($50 Off)

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in EVO 4G (Supersonic), Sprint, Tips & Tutorials

If you're in the market for a new phone or are looking to buy an EVO 4G specifically, the deal I just found on Fatwallet may be exactly what you needed.

The regular price of the phone at Sprint.com is $199 after a mail-in rebate, compared to places like Best Buy that will replace the mail-in rebate with an instant one. However, you can get an extra $50 off if you buy it from Sprint.