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If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought a free TV streaming service for Bell subscribers, the arrival of NFL Mobile to BlackBerry 10 and little bit of Windows Phone love from General Motors. These stories and more await. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that’s happening in the mobile world for this week of August 19th, 2013.

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The HTC One has finally made its way to Verizon. This is a product launch that was rather anticipated by a number of Verizon customers who were ready to upgrade their handset. This is now done, and the HTC One should be available right now for $199 (new contract) in the Verizon channels. (more…)

Verizon HTC One Officially Announced original content from Ubergizmo.

There is a new leak in town concerning the oft-rumored upcoming smartphone from HTC, that would be the HTC Zara that sits snugly somewhere in the mid-range scheme of things. The HTC Zara has been speculated to feature a 4.5” qHD resolution display, where it is powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus processor, 1GB RAM, all crammed within a plastic-backed smartphone case which does seem as though some parts of it were inspired by the HTC One.

The leaked image that you see above as well as a specifications list from serial leaksters @evleaks also touted that Beats Audio will be part of the HTC Zara, in addition to an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash at the back, with 8GB of internal memory that can be further expanded by a microSD memory card slot and a 2,100mAh battery. Android 4.3 Jelly Bean is the operating system of choice, accompanied by HTC’s Sense 5.5 overlay. Of course, there is the @urbanstrata Twitter account that has been branded on the image, with the account owned by Jeff Gordon, the Senior Global Online Communications manager at the manufacturer. Would you pick up the HTC Zara when it is finally realized at hits the market?

HTC Zara Smartphone Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

When it comes to smartphones, especially in the realm of devices that run on the Android operating system from Google, HTC used to be a major player that forged a path ahead for the rest to follow. Somewhere along the way, however, HTC seemed to have lost their way, and now they are playing catch up, with numbers from each quarterly earnings report being far from encouraging. They desperately need to get back into the game (and in the black, too), and their most recent flagship, the HTC One, has proven itself to be quite the high end smartphone to beat – although there is still the company’s perception issue among the masses to be dealt with, we do hope that the HTC One is the path to HTC’s recovery in the long run. Having said that, HTC too, has embraced the “mini” culture, with AT&T having announced plans to introduce the HTC One mini. The HTC One mini happens to be a smaller model of the HTC One, sharing most of the iconic design as well as must-have features of the HTC One, and will be an AT&T exclusive from August 23rd onwards for $99.99 a pop with a 2-year contract.

Do not think that this is the HTC One, except that it has been shrunk down in size, with everything else remaining the same. That is not quite so, as some sacrifices to its innards would need to have been made, but this does not mean that the HTC One mini is a bad phone at all, or a poor cousin to the HTC One, far from it. It will definitely be shorter and lighter than the original, sporting a striking aluminum body with a 4.3-inch Super LCD 2 HD 720p display, a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 dual-core 1.4 GHz processor, and HTC’s UltraPixel Camera with backside illuminated sensor which allows it to capture 300% more light compared to traditional smartphone camera sensors.

Other features include HTC BlinkFeed, HTC Zoe, and HTC BoomSound, just like the HTC One, making it a decent addition to your smartphone experience if you are currently looking to make a switch without breaking the bank.

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[ AT&T announces HTC One mini copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

If you’ve been hoping to snag an HTC One mini since we first laid our eyes (and hands) upon the 4.3-inch device, now’s your chance to do it… provided you’re an AT&T customer or have no qualms with making the switch. You’ll be able to grab the One mini starting next week, and at $100, it’s set at a decidedly mid-tier price. To recap, the device offers a 720p display, 4MP UltraPixel camera, Android 4.2, 1,800mAh battery and 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 SoC with 1GB RAM. Press release and video can be found below the break.

Filed under: Wireless, Mobile, HTC, AT&T

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