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Given that Canada and the US are considered North American markets, usually devices released in the US are usually released in Canada as well. Unfortunately this is not always the case as HTC’s Canadian arm has basically confirmed that the recently announced HTC One Max will not be making its way into Canada, at least not anytime soon. According to the folks at MobileSyrup, the official statement by HTC Canada reads, “HTC devices differ from country to country, we work closely with carrier partners in each region to determine what is best for their consumers. Every market is different and has specific needs and demands. We consider a number of factors such as, the HTC devices currently available, the competition etc. At this time the current HTC line up of devices is sufficient for the Canadian marketplace.”

Given that HTC isn’t exactly enjoying financial success at the moment, one would think that the company would try to cover as many markets as possible, but we guess this is their current strategy for now. In the meantime for our Canadian readers who would love to get their hands on the HTC One Max, you guys will need to cross the border or keep an eye out for grey imports if you wish to own the device on an unofficial basis. No word if HTC plans to introduce the handset later, but for now you guys would be out of luck.

HTC One Max Will Not Be Headed To Canada original content from Ubergizmo.

Is bigger better? That certainly does seem to be the case when it comes to smartphones, as a brand new genre of sorts known as the “phablet” was born some time back where it straddles the line between a smartphone and a tablet. HTC might be a beleaguered company financially at the moment after seeing their market share shrink from time to time due to the intense competition around them, but this has not stopped them from churning out new devices from time to time, and their latest effort arrives in the form of the HTC One max.

The HTC One max will basically be a larger version of the award winning HTC One, where it will include the performance as well as sleek design of the HTC One, albeit in a larger form factor. Not only that, it will also arrive with a bunch of other acclaimed features such as HTC BlinkFeed, HTC Zoe and HTC BoomSound, which will all work alongside the spanking new HTC Sense 5.5 that will aim to deliver the best overall smartphone experience – on a larger screen, of course.

Your eyes will definitely appreciate the HTC One max’s 5.9″ Full HD 1080p display that makes it ideal for enjoying photos, videos and movies whenever you are on the move. Powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor that will be accompanied by a quad-core 1.7GHz CPU, it should be able to handle all high graphics intensive apps without batting an eyelid. The HTC One max will also arrive with 16GB or 32GB of storage space on-board, that can be augmented via a microSD memory card slot. Oh yeah, did you know that HTC One max owners will also be able to pick up 50GB of additional free Google Drive online storage?

Pricing details remain to be determined as at press time, but you can be sure that the HTC One max will roll out worldwide from the end of October onward.

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[ HTC One max officially announced copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Seems the wait may almost be over if you’re lusting after an HTC One Max—the company has a launch event planned for October 15th.

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When Apple introduced its iPhone 5S, they certainly made a bold statement by including a fingerprint scanner on their smartphone as a way to make it more secure from those who shouldn’t be using the device. Now it looks like other smartphone manufacturers might be following suit as HTC is rumored to be including a fingerprint scanner onto their HTC One Max.

The rumor of the HTC One Max possibly featuring a fingerprint scanner is originating from some newly leaked images of the device that suggests a scanner might be included onto the upcoming phablet. The leaked images popped up on Chinese social network Sina Weibo and show the HTC One Max’s back is removed to show what appears to be a fingerprint scanner sitting between the SIM slot and camera module.

If this rumor turns out to be true, it’d be interested to see why HTC decided to include the fingerprint scanner at the rear of the device underneath the camera. This would lead us to believe HTC wouldn’t be looking to scan the thumbs of its users, instead opting to go for a forefinger scanner, which we’re hoping would be easy to access or it could make reading them a real chore.

HTC One Max May Include Fingerprint Scanner [Rumor] original content from Ubergizmo.

We have been hearing rumors that the upcoming HTC One Max will see a launch on both AT&T and Sprint, but it turns out that Verizon might be getting their hands on the device as well, thanks to a recently leaked photo which shows off the Verizon branding on the alleged device. According to the reports, the images were snapped by a Verizon sales rep who apparently was able to “confirm” that the handset would sport a removable rear panel as well as an integrated fingerprint scanner. In any case the HTC One Max is due for an announce in the coming week, with some rumors suggesting a 15th of October launch, with other rumors pointing at the 17th of October.

As far as the specs are concerned, nothing is official yet, but word on the street has it that it will sport a massive 5.9” display, giving the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 a run for its money. Oddly enough HTC has decided to equip the handset with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset instead of the more powerful Snapdragon 800. Some are speculating that this is a way for HTC to keep costs down, although we’re sure that many will be disappointed. Granted the Snapdragon 600 is not exactly a slouch, but we’re sure there are users out there who would have preferred the handset to be on par with the competition. In any case take it with a grain of salt for now, but check back with us next week for the details!

HTC One Max With Verizon Branding Spotted original content from Ubergizmo.