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Google Loves Buying Talent From HTC Still, Adds VIVE Folks to Android XR Platform

Kellen January 24, 2025 2

Google's current focus at the moment outside of AI is their new Android XR platform, where they see an opportunity to jump at the hype of mixed reality headsets after seeing the success Meta has had with its Meta Quest products and partnership with Ray-Ban....

Here’s the HTC U24 Pro

Tim June 11, 2024 18

Last week HTC teased an announcement for tomorrow, June 12. The internet has gone ahead and ruined that. Sorry, HTC. We expect the company to unveil the U24 Pro, a device with a relatively solid list of specs, but likely won't be available at your nearest US...

HTC Readying New Phone for Next Week

Tim June 7, 2024 22

What are the chances HTC releases a phone we all want to buy in 2024? I'd wager it's extremely low, but because we're so positive around here, we wanted to alert you all to the fact that HTC is teasing a new smartphone for next week. HTC will announce a device...

This Week 6 Years Ago, Google Paid $1B for HTC’s Pixel Team

Tim January 31, 2024 17

In late 2017, Google announced that it had entered a cooperation agreement with HTC to acquire the talent who worked on the early HTC-made Pixel devices. At the time, HTC was struggling financially, so many on the outside saw it as more of a helpful gesture...

TBT: HTC Phones x Beats Audio, a Game Changer

Tim March 30, 2023 22

Earlier this week, Kellen and I were discussing this idea that Android used to be fun. While I could argue that it's still fun, there are certain examples from about 10 years ago that do give credit to the notion that Android was indeed much more fun in past...

Hey, HTC is Doing Something

Tim June 10, 2022 29

Remember HTC? It was a company that made Android phones quite a few years back. They even made a few really good ones, no doubt owned by a good number of folks around these parts. Well, I bring this company back up because according to its Facebook account,...

I Hope You Love Samsung or OnePlus

Kellen March 26, 2021 108

With the launch of the new OnePlus 9 Series this week, Android fans have another couple of phones to choose from that could satisfy their need for a flagship-level experience. Assuming the Galaxy S21 line-up didn't do it back in January, the OnePlus 9 phones...

Cher Wang Back in as HTC CEO

Tim September 8, 2020 21

Cher Wang is back in as CEO of HTC, following the departure of Yves Maitre, an ex-VP at French carrier Orange. If you didn't already know, Cher Wang and HTC go way back, so far back that she is a co-founder of the company and was appointed CEO following the...