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Meanwhile in Canada: Virgin Mobile lets users test HTC Windows Phone 8S for a month

Meanwhile in Canada: Virgin Mobile lets users test HTC Windows Phone 8S for a month

Here's a neat way for a carrier to make sure its upcoming smartphones are ready for prime time. In Canada, Virgin Mobile is offering its subscribers the chance to take an HTC Windows Phone 8S for a...

posted: 13 Dec 2012, 06:50

HTC confirms low-end 8S not planned for the US

HTC confirms low-end 8S not planned for the US

If you were looking for a low-end Windows Phone 8 experience from HTC, it looks like you may be out of luck, because HTC has confirmed that the HTC 8S is not planned for release in the USA. The logic behind the move makes some sense...

posted: 30 Nov 2012, 20:50

HTC 8S stars in manufacturer's video

HTC 8S stars in manufacturer's video

HTC has just released a video giving viewers roughly 73 seconds worth of the HTC 8S, which is not designed to be a top-shelf model; as you can tell from the specs, the HTC 8S is an entry level device for first time smartphone owners...

posted: 17 Nov 2012, 18:23

Report: OEMs expect weak Windows Phone 8 sales

Report: OEMs expect weak Windows Phone 8 sales

Could it be that after the fanfare of introducing Windows Phone 8, the manufacturers producing the devices running the mobile OS are not expecting sales to be good?; that is what industry sources are saying, according to Digitimes...

posted: 31 Oct 2012, 09:56

Clove outs its own road map showing the U.K. arrival date for new models

Clove outs its own road map showing the U.K. arrival date for new models

U.K. retailer Clove has posted a schedule of when it expects to offer some of the latest handsets that some of you might be desperately waiting for; the list offers a combination of Android and Windows Phone 8...

posted: 29 Oct 2012, 11:05

HTC Windows Phone 8X preorder price pegged at $649 SIM-free, 8S competitive, too

HTC Windows Phone 8X preorder price pegged at $649 SIM-free, 8S competitive, too

The midrange HTC 8S goes down much further, to $365 equivalent on preorder there as well. Thus, while the Lumia 920 pricing leak is rather fishy, at least HTC's handset seem to be priced very competitively....

posted: 25 Sep 2012, 08:38

Watch HTC Windows Phone event full video here: “we’ve sold more Windows Phone than anyone”

Watch HTC Windows Phone event full video here: “we’ve sold more Windows Phone than anyone”

HTC and Microsoft jointly announced the new Windows Phone 8X and 8S a couple of days ago, and we were genuinely impressed with both the design and ground-up approach…

posted: 22 Sep 2012, 15:09

HTC Windows Phone 8X and 8S get priced in Europe

HTC Windows Phone 8X and 8S get priced in Europe

Now that the HTC Windows Phone 8X and 8S are official, you might be wondering how much the smartphones will cost once they are released. Well, wonder no more as several online retailers have already added the handsets to their web sites...

posted: 20 Sep 2012, 06:55

HTC 8S hands-on

HTC 8S hands-on

Sporting a very similar boxy look from the front, much like the 8X, the most notable thing about the design of the HTC 8S that differentiates it, is the painted strip that's located towards the bottom edge. Aside from that, we can clearly say that it employs all of the distinct...

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 15:51

All you need to know about the HTC Windows Phone 8X and 8S

All you need to know about the HTC Windows Phone 8X and 8S

Today was HTC day, as the company has made its first Windows Phone 8 devices official. Meet the HTC Windows Phone 8X and Windows Phone 8S! Beautiful names, right? Oh well, we guess we'll have to put up with it...

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 11:58

HTC Windows Phone 8X and 8S official hands-on and promo videos surface

HTC Windows Phone 8X and 8S official hands-on and promo videos surface

The HTC Windows Phone 8X and 8S have just been officially released and they are all about simplicity and more great colors coming to the Windows Phone arena…

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 11:25

Here is what Nokia thinks about HTC 8S, 8X new Windows Phones

Here is what Nokia thinks about HTC 8S, 8X new Windows Phones

Nokia is the only company exclusively committed to Windows Phone for its smart products in the near future, so when another company like HTC announces similar products…

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 11:10

HTC 8S announced: more colors to the Windows Phone 8 masses

HTC 8S announced: more colors to the Windows Phone 8 masses

The HTC 8S, the more affordable new Windows Phone 8 smartphone by HTC, has just been unveiled and it will enter direct competition with the Nokia Lumia 820…

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 10:30

HTC Accord photos surface again, Verizon logo revealed

HTC Accord photos surface again, Verizon logo revealed

With the HTC media event in New York City only hours away from now, the anticipation surrounding the company's upcoming smartphones is steadily building up. It is believed that three new handsets will be unveiled today, all powered...

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 02:18

HTC Accord spotted in the wild, headed to Verizon

HTC Accord spotted in the wild, headed to Verizon

If you need solid evidence revealing the looks of the HTC Accord, look no further than this photo that just arrived in our inbox, courtesy of an anonymous tipster...

posted: 18 Sep 2012, 02:53

HTC 8X, 8S and 8V to be the company's eventual Windows Phone 8 portfolio

HTC 8X, 8S and 8V to be the company's eventual Windows Phone 8 portfolio

HTC might start matching the naming scheme of its upcoming Windows Phone 8 portfolio with the one it utilizes now for its Android handsets, which was started this year with the One series...

posted: 11 Sep 2012, 03:22

HTC 8X running Windows Phone 8 surfaces, coming to T-Mobile?

HTC 8X running Windows Phone 8 surfaces, coming to T-Mobile?

The HTC 8X might become the newest addition to T-Mobile’s Windows Phone 8 lineup. The HTC 8X might be the name under which the earlier leaked…

posted: 10 Sep 2012, 02:35

Poll results: Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC Accord vs Samsung ATIV S: which one do you like most?

Poll results: Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC Accord vs Samsung ATIV S: which one do you like most?

Last week, at its pre-IFA event, Samsung stayed true to its spirit of launching products in all possible categories, and announced the ATIV S - the first official Windows Phone 8 handset...

posted: 04 Sep 2012, 07:30

HTC 8X could be the official name of its upcoming Windows Phone 8 handset codenamed Accord

HTC 8X could be the official name of its upcoming Windows Phone 8 handset codenamed Accord

Leaked manual of the upcoming Windows Phone 8 device from HTC, dubbed so far the Accord, refer to the handset as the HTC Windows Phone 8X. Now we don't know if that will be the full name,...

posted: 03 Sep 2012, 02:24

HTC Accord reportedly to get Beats Audio technology

HTC Accord reportedly to get Beats Audio technology

Proving that rumors of a divorce were over exaggerated, a source says that the HTC Accord willl include Beats Audio technology; the device will be one of HTC's first smartphones running on Windows Phone 8...

posted: 31 Aug 2012, 15:40

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