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HTC U11+ is like a U11 with a bigger screen, bigger battery, bigger price

The HTC U11 already has one of the fastest processors available to Android phone makers, and one of the best cameras of any phone released this year. So when HTC decided to launch an even-more-premium version of the phone, the company focused on the display, design, and battery among other things. The new HTC U11+ […]

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HTC U11 Life is a $349 mid-range phone with some premium touches (and an Android One variant)

HTC is following up its well-received HTC U11 smartphone with two new models. One is a premium version called the HTC U11+ (which, unfortunately, won’t be available in the US). The other is a mid-range phone call the HTC U11 Life which borrows some of the features of its more expensive siblings, but which skimps […]

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Google buys part of HTC’s phone business for $1.1 billion

Google has been selling its own hardware for years. The Chromebook Pixel line of laptops and the Chromecast line of media streamers are all Google. But when it comes to phones, the company has long relied on partnerships with other companies: Nexus phones have been built buy HTC, Samsung, LG, Huawei, and Motorola. Things sort […]

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It sure looks like Google is about to buy HTC (or at least its phone division)

Google may be preparing to buy HTC’s phone division, and an announcement could come as soon as September 21st. Earlier this month, Taiwan’s Commercial Times reported that the two companies were talking about an acquisition. Today HTC has halted trading of shares of the company starting September 21st ahead of a major announcement. Oh, and […]

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HTC Vive is getting ready to cut the cord (in two ways)

The original HTC Vive is a virtual reality headset designed to plug into a powerful computer with HDMI and USB cables. But we learned this summer that HTC was working on a Vive Standalone device that you could use without a PC, thanks to a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor and other smartphone-like hardware built right […]

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HTC-built Google Pixel 2 may have just hit the FCC

Rumor has it that Google has two new Pixel smartphones on the way, with LG manufacturing the larger model and HTC taking responsibility for the smaller version. So far just about everything we know about these phones comes from a series of leaks. But if they’re accurate, there’s good reason to think that the Pixel […]

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HTC’s first standalone Vive VR headset is coming to China

HTC is expanding its Vive line of virtual reality headsets with a new model that doesn’t need to be plugged into a computer. Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, the new Vive headset should offer the kind of performance you’d get from a high-end smartphone… except that you don’t need to slide a phone […]

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Ads appear in default keyboard app for some HTC phones (Updated)

One or the nice things about Android smartphones is that if you don’t like the one-time screen keyboard, home screen launcher, or other default apps that come with your device, you can probably replace them. Usually the best be reasons to do that have to do with personal preferences. Maybe you want a different layout, […]