HTC's MWC event: Live Coverage

posted by Ray S. / Feb 15, 2011, 3:05 AM

This is our Live Coverage post dedicated to HTC's February 15 event here at the MWC expo. Join us for a live-blogging session as CEO Peter Chou and company officially unveil their next-gen devices, namely the HTC Desire S, Incredible S, Wildfire S, Flyer tablet, as well as the Facebook-centric Salsa and ChaCha.

The event should start in 3:30AM ET | 00:30 PT | 9:30 CET

Live event tracker

04:06	checkout PhoneArena.com for our hands-on with the devices
04:06	the conference is over
04:03	All six new HTC are powered by QUALCOMM
04:02	Qualcomm CEO on stage
04:02	Talking about how happy they are to work with HTC
03:57	Patrick Chomet from Vodafone is on stage
03:57	Salsa, ChaCha, Wildfire S, Desire S, Incredible S, and Flyer will be available Q2 2011
03:57	Incredible S will be available end of march
03:56	President of HTC EMEA is on stage
03:55	Showed a video demo of ONLIVE gaming
03:47	ONLIVe is about cloud gaming
03:46	is on the stage
03:46	Steve Perlman - CEO of OnLive
03:45	CEO of Saffron Digital is on stage
03:44	It is high-performance video on demand service
03:44	HTC Watch is announced
03:39	HTC Flyer to incorporate HTC Scribe technology
03:39	HTML 5, new Sense
03:39	HTC Flyer is 450 grams - 1.5 GHz processor, HSPA+, HD recording, Stereo speakers, Flash 10, 6hrs battery life
03:38	HTC Flyer announced
03:34	HTC took their time because they did not want "me too" tablet
03:33	Talking about the tablets
03:32	Peter Chou is back on stage
03:32	Will work with HTC closely in the future
03:30	VP of FAcebook is on stage
03:29	When listening to music and press the FB button, the sound name is automatically shared on FB
03:29	when reading a new article and pressing the button, the store is shared on FB
03:28	if taking pictures and press the FB button, the photo is sent to FB
03:28	You can use the button to post to Facebook
03:27	has a dedicated facebook button on the bottom right hand corner
03:26	ChaCha - features QWERTY keyboard
03:26	announcing the Facebook phones - HTC ChaCha and Salsa
03:23	50% of people between 18-35 check their Facebook right after they wake up
03:22	200 million users check their Facebook on their smartphones
03:22	moving on the next announcement - Social Networking
03:21	cinematic experience with surround sound and HD video
03:21	The shortcut icons rotate when you rotate the phone
03:20	HTC Incredible S announced
03:18	Wildfire S will be offered in 3 colors
03:18	it too has metal construction and is Super LCD - twice the pixels compared to the original Wildfire
03:17	The next phone announced is the HTC Wildfire S
03:17	1.2 GHz CPU and more memory
03:16	Desire S to have integrated video chat
03:15	Start to announce the HTC Desire S
03:15	HTC fixed the tech. issues and the press conference continues
03:12	need to fix the technical difficulties and will continue shortly
03:12	They are pausing the press conference
03:11	HTC is having a technical difficulty and cannot show the videos
03:11	Starting to announce 3 new phones
03:10	supposed to show video which did not start
03:09	When you travel, you can download the maps for 83 countries to avoid data roaming charges
03:08	Talking about the HTC Sense and the user experience
03:07	HTC Chief Marketing officer is on stage - John Wang
03:06	Today we will see 5 new phones from HTC
03:06	HTC ThunderBolt starts shipping this week to Verizon
03:05	Peter Chou is on the stage
03:05	Live from the HTC Press conference

Options

3 Comments

1. dkelz313

Posts: 4; Member since: Feb 13, 2011

No HTC Pyramid. The anticipation is killin me to find out more about this phone. Now most likely have to wait a month for CTIA

posted on Feb 15, 2011, 3:24 AM 1

2. daddyd302

Posts: 49; Member since: Jul 17, 2008

Still no official release date on the Thunderbolt??? If they are indeed shipping this week, then the 24th is the correct release date??

posted on Feb 15, 2011, 6:46 AM 0

3. jks08

Posts: 1; Member since: Feb 15, 2011

I have given up on HTC products. They seem to constantly churn out new hardware without supporting the existing ones. Its sell it and forget about it. This shows in their software updates which at best takes ages and worst, never comes. Their standard replies are always 'We are working on it, please check our website'. Never been a fan of Apple but in this respect the are the best with upgrades. HTC thinks they can just forget about their consumers after they have sold them a product? Look at how Nokia and Motorola lost market share with crappy product and service.