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HTC U23 launches as an upper mid-range phone from a company you forgot still made phones

HTC made the first smartphone to ship with Google’s Android software. For a few years after that the company was a major player in the Android smartphone space. But, facing an increasingly competitive marketplace, HTC sold a significant portion of its phone business to Google in 2017 and largely scaled back its own smartphone ambitions. […]

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HTC U23 Pro 5G revealed in leaked images, may be joining the Viverse

HTC could be gearing up for the release of a new smartphone. Images of the HTC U23 Pro 5G have been leaked online by someone with access to a pre-production device. The U23 Pro 5G looks like it will be the latest hardware addition to the Viverse, HTC’s attempt “to realize a Metaverse that is […]

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Lilbits: Another modular repairable smartphone, another high-end VR headset, and more Pixel 7a details

Dutch company Fairphone has made a bit of a name for itself in recent years by offering modular, repairable smartphones like the Fairphone 4, along with long-term software support, unlocked bootloaders, and ethically-sourced materials, where possible. But Fairphone isn’t the only company making repairable phones. As reported by WinFuture, German company Shift Phones began taking […]

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Lilbits: Raspberry Pi OS updated, eero’s first routers reach end of life(ish), Sony mobile gaming accessories launching next week

Wireless routers make life a lot easier by allowing your phones, tablets, PCs, TVs, and all sorts of other devices to connect to the internet without running a series of Ethernet cables around your house. But since these routers are basically little computers that connect to the outside world, they’re subject to security threats just […]

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HTC Desire 22 Pro is a mid-range phone attempting to cash in on VR and crypto trends

In the early days of Android, HTC was one of the top smartphone makers. That hasn’t been the case for a long time, with the company more recently shifting its focus to virtual reality products like the HTC Vive Flow headset. But HTC hasn’t given up on phones… or trying to find reasons why you […]

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Lilbits: HTC Vive Flow, Apple’s Macs with M1X chips, Google v Epic, and more

That HTC Vive Flow virtual reality headset that we learned about earlier this week? Now we know what it looks like, thanks to a series of leaked images posted by Evan Blass. While we’ll have to wait until Thursday for an official announcement, the Vive Focus sure looks like HTC’s answer to the Oculus Quest […]

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Lilbits: HTC’s affordable VR headset, another way to install Windows 11, and even more Pixel 6 leaks

Just when you thought there was nothing left to leak, even more Google Pixel 6 information is making the rounds: Google may launch “Pixel Pass” along with the phone, giving customers a chance to bundle their monthly phone payments with other Google services including YouTube Premium, Google One Storage, and Google Play Pass. An extended […]

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HTC A100 tablet now available in Russia for about $275

The HTC A100 is an Android tablet with a 10.1 inch, 1920 x 1200 pixel display, a Unisoc T618 processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It’s also the first HTC-branded tablet to be released in years… although it’s HTC in name only, since the tablet actually made by a Chinese company called Shenzhen Blands […]