HTC News

HTC offers $100 incentive for new smartphone purchases

All holiday shopping estimates are pointing to smartphones as the device of choice, and like any manufacturer, HTC wants to get in on the action.  The company is offering a $100 check (via mail) to anyone that purchases an eligible HTC smartphone from Verizon, AT&T, or T-Mobile. Purchase the smartphone.  The Tilt, Touch Pro2, Imagio, and Ozone are all eligible handsets. Once purchased, enter the promotional code at the...

Mash-Up: Creating the ultimate FrankenPhone

"That thing's going to Cricket" - Aaron Baker, News Editor FrankenPhone! It Lives! Wasn't it Mick Jagger who once crooned, "You can't always get what you want / But if you make a mash-up you kinda can?" Something like that, anyway. I'm tired of "close but no cigar" when it comes to mobile phones. iPhone's great except for that closed OS and no hard keyboard. Palm's WebOS is awesome but Palm can't seem to build a truly awesome piece of hardware...

HTC Hero being sold for $99 at Best Buy?

It seems that $99 is one of the two magic price points of the holiday season (with $199 being the other one).  The AT&T BlackBerry Curve 8520 ("coming soon"), HTC Droid Eris, and Apple iPhone fall into the $99 category, along with the Sprint's HTC Hero.  Though the price remains at $179.99 on the carrier's website (after mail-in rebate), rumors are pointing to a price drop to $99 at Best Buy locations.  Sure, you have to sign...

Software updates coming next month for Droid and Droid Eris?

Despite the Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris being on the sales floor for just under a week, it appears that Verizon is preparing a software update for each.  The OTA revision, which is rumored to hit on December 11th, is said to correct a number of known software issues with the two devices.  I have to give credit to Verizon - instead of letting the issues spread, they're taking proactive steps to fix the reported problems. Hit...

Buyers' Guide: Which (An)Droid is Right for Me - Pt 1

Verizon jumped into the Android game with both feet last Friday, selling the much hyped Motorola Droid and its more-than-capable little Sis, the HTC Droid Eris in stores across the nation. With the US' number one wireless carrier now selling phones built around Google's Android OS, the platform is poised for a big uptick in mass consumer adoption. Heck, AT&T might even start carrying a Google phone before too long. We want to take you on a...

Video: Verizon HTC Droid Eris (Hero) - Hands-On

Noah gets some time with Droid Eris, Verizon's version of the HTC Hero, which goes on sale Nov. 6. Android 1.5, HTC Sense UI, and multitouch.

It’s official: DROID Eris launches Nov 6 for $99

Looks like tomorrow’s launch of Big Red’s DROID initiative won't be tied to just one phone. Like the gossip mill predicted, HTC and Verizon are letting the DROID Eris loose the same day, giving customers a choice of Android handsets at two difference price points by two different makers: $199 for the Motorola DROID and $99 for HTC’s DROID Eris (after MIRs). Here are a few details on the Eris: 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen,...

Verizon and HTC announce Droid Eris

After countless rumblings, rumors, leaked pictures, and reviews, Verizon Wireless and HTC have finally made the Droid Eris official.  Sporting a 3.2-inch HVGA display, Qualcomm 528 MHz processor, 512 MB ROM, 288 MB RAM, EVDO Rev. A, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, 3.5 mm headphone jack, microSD card slot (with 8 GB card included), Android 1.5, a 5.0-megapixel camera, and HTC's Sense UI, it will be available on November 6th...

Leaked pics of DROID Eris

None of the following pics, leaked courtesy of one of BoyGenius Report’s “connects,” shows the DROID Eris actually powered on, so take these as unofficial unboxing photos. Even so, it’s a good look at the form factor some of you will be holding soon. With a rumored price tag (at $99) that beats Papa Droid by about a C-note, the unboxer adds that its slimmer and lighter than the Hero, “feels much better in the...

HTC confirms HD2’s US arrival (Q1 2010)

I am not a WinMo fan. If you’ve been reading PhoneDog for any period of time, you already know that. I’ve tried embracing this OS (which, for an Apple girl, isn’t an easy task), to no avail. But if there was ever a device that would make me give the Microsoft mobile platform another shot, the HD2 would be it. I have to hand it to HTC — This highly anticipated follow-up to the Touch HD is one sexy handset. And today, the...

Cheerio: HTC HD2 hits T-Mobile UK on November 6

In the spirit of international relations I give you some leaksauce straight outta T-Mobile UK. HTC's HD2 will launch across the pond November 6th, available on monthly contracts only. How do I know? Because Americans and Europeans generally flip-flop the month and day when they write dates, so that "06/11/2009" listed on the screengrab from T-Mobile UK's corporate database means November 6, 2009, not June 11, 2009. Smart, huh? Well, it's smart...

Real HTC Droid Eris pictures surface, along with initial thoughts

An actual picture of the HTC Droid Eris went live over on BGR today, and thanks to it, we can gather our first real idea of what the front of the device is going to look like.  Some first impressions were also offered up, with the tipster claiming that the Droid Eris was "faster, slightly thinner, and taller" than the Sprint HTC Hero.  Considering it's running the same Android 1.5, Sense UI, and the 528 MHz processor found in Sprint's...