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While fans of the HTC One were pushing for a tablet version of their new Android smartphone, the company appears to have been busy creating not one, but two new devices. Android is not on the docket this time around, it’s been tipped – instead HTC seems to have been swayed by Microsoft to the tune of Windows RT. And not just any Windows RT: the new and improved Windows RT Blue.

If you’ve heard of Windows Blue, you know that Microsoft isn’t necessarily thrilled about the idea that their original Windows 8 user interface hasn’t taken off at the rate that they’d planned. The “Blue” addition to both Windows 8 and Windows RT is said to make marked improvements on the operating system’s user interface based on user feedback, these improvements being largely touch-based and user-friendly.

The rumor that HTC is bringing two tablets to the market with Windows RT is not unfounded – there’ve been plenty of tips surrounding HTC’s return to the tablet market since they decided to exit not long after their first two Android attempts (with the HTC Flyer and HTC Jetstream, that is). Here though, Windows RT Blue will be used, not Android.

HTC is said to be bringing a device called HTC R7 to the market alongside one called HTC R12. The HTC R7 is said to be bringing a 7-inch Full HD display along with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core 2.3GHz processor, more powerful than the Snapdragon 600 processor found in the LG Optimus G Pro, Samsung GALAXY S 4, and HTC One with a single step up the ladder.

The HTC R7 is also said to be bringing a now-standard 2GB of RAM along with 16GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot for memory expansion. This device is being tipped as bringing a 13 megapixel camera on its back along with wireless connectivity through 4G LTE / HSPA+ radios, Wi-fi, Bluetooth 4.0, and A-GPS.

The HTC R12 will be bringing a set of specifications that matches the HTC R7 with one large difference. The HTC R12 is being tipped as bringing a 12-inch display with 2048 x 1536 pixel resolution. That’s essentially unheard of in a device such as this, especially in a Windows RT package.

You’ll find both of these devices – if they do come to fruition – appearing for launch on October 13th right alongside the launch of Windows Blue. This release time will also be marked by a launch of the second wave of Microsoft Surface tablets, it’s said, with Microsoft aiming for holiday sales galore.

[via PhoneArena]

HTC tablets tipped with Windows RT Blue aboard is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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A lot of critics have said in their reviews of HTC One that it is a wonderful smartphone. The all metal body which has been meticulously crafted provides an amazing build quality, apart from the powerful internal hardware. In the U.S., the smartphone still hasn’t been announced for Verizon Wireless. The company is still keeping itself tight-lipped, not confirming whether they’re ever going to officially announce that HTC One is coming to Verizon.

When asked this question in an interview, Tom Harlin, the PR Director at HTC gave an answer which was loaded with carefully chosen words. He said that there were a ton of rumors online but the company had not made an official announcement of HTC One for Verizon. After saying this, he switches the conversation over to Droid DNA, saying that it is HTC’s hero smartphone at Verizon and it has features that are neck and neck with smartphones released in 2013. Tom also said that when HTC announces their next product with Verizon, they’ll make a big deal out of it so that everyone knows. The PR Director managed to walk out of that one, but I’m sure many Verizon subscribers might be wondering why there’s no HTC One love for them.

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HTC promised a turnaround in Q2 2013 once the One began to gain traction, and the early signs are – tentatively – promising, with the company’s ailing finances seeing a minor blip upward as availability of the new flagship spreads. Revenues for April 2013 were up 23-percent unaudited compared to March, HTC has confirmed, to NT$19.6bn ($664m); that further trims the shortfall compared to 2012′s numbers, though HTC is still underperforming in comparison.

In March 2013, HTC was down 48.57-percent compared to the same month a year previous. In April, however, that difference was trimmed to 36.87-percent; HTC isn’t giving any specifics in its terse statement, but it’s not hard to assume that the HTC One is likely to have had a big part to play in that.

Little could be worse than the Q1 2013 HTC detailed last week, certainly. The company’s revenues were down to a mere $290m in gross profit, with operating profit down to a wafer-thin $13.5m. In comparison, HTC made more than 127x more profit in the same three month period back in 2012.

Nonetheless, CEO Peter Chou was buoyant in his predictions for the success of the HTC One in the market, insisting that the company would see around $2.4bn in revenue for Q2 2013. That was dependent on getting the One onto more shelves, of course, after HTC stumbled over its original launch plans to have the phone on sale in eighty countries before March was through.

[via Unwired View]

HTC sees tickle of a turnaround as One demand stokes April sales is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The launch of NASA’s PhoneSat mission last year was loaded with promise: finally, proof that mobile technology could power nanosatellites and stick it to The Man. The photos have returned, and… well, Lockheed won’t be scrapping its big satellites just yet. While we’re impressed that the Nexus Ones onboard the three PhoneSats delivered images from orbit through amateur radio waves, the transmission artifacts are more like those from 15-year-old online videos than what we see on the ground today. Don’t think that the effort was in vain, however — far from it. While the inaugural PhoneSats have burned up in reentry, as expected, future iterations should build on the experience and make a better case for small-scale spacecraft.

Filed under: Transportation, Science, HTC

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Via: The Verge

Source: NASA (1), (2), PhoneSat

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