HTC One and One Mini ‘vivid blue’ hands-on (updated)

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HTC’s designers may soon be more famous for their expense accounts than their designs, but that shouldn’t detract from their latest color-picking masterpiece. We’ve been playing with the vivid blue HTC One and One Mini and have to admit, it’s a tough choice deciding between this and the glamour red version we saw in July. While we were there, we also asked if the company would be introducing a Mini version of the One in red, but that’s not yet confirmed. HTC is looking to hawk this as a carrier or retailer exclusive in various territories, with the official line being that it’ll land in “select markets” from Q4 — but we’re reasonably sure that Sprint’s got this one locked up for September. Keen-eyed readers will notice in the gallery below that the highlight colors are darker on the One than on the Mini, but that’s the only difference between this and the original vintage.

Update: While there’s nothing official to emerge from the US just yet, we do have official confirmation that both the HTC One and One Mini in “vivid blue” will be sold through the Carphone Warehouse in the UK. The flagship can be had on plans starting at £33, while the smaller model is available from £26 a month.

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Refresh Roundup: week of August 26th, 2013

Refresh Roundup week of August 26th, 2013

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don’t escape without notice, we’ve gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

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Weekly Roundup: Peripheral Vision, Samsung’s rumored Galaxy Gear, Nexus 4 price drop, and more!

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Mobile Miscellany: week of August 26th, 2013

Mobile Miscellany week of August 26th, 2013

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 convincing signs that BlackBerry users are moving away from physical keyboards, along with a new budget Android smartphone for MetroPCS and a stumbling block that’s holding up AT&T’s acquisition of Alltel. 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 26th, 2013.

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Mobile Miscellany: week of August 19th, 2013

Mobile Miscellany week of August 19th, 2013

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HTC One mini coming to AT&T August 23rd for $100 on contract

HTC One mini coming to AT&T August 23rd for $100 on contract

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.

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Refresh Roundup: week of August 12th, 2013

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don’t escape without notice, we’ve gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

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Mobile Miscellany: week of August 12th, 2013

Mobile Miscellany week of August 12th, 2013

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 leaks of a smartphone that tips the scales with a 6-inch screen, an alternate ego to the oft-leaked Sony ‘Honami’ and the return of unlimited data to a certain AT&T MVNO. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that’s happening in the mobile world for this week of August 12th, 2013.

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Sprint launching exclusive ‘glamor red’ HTC One on August 16th for $199

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Sprint customers looking for a handset with panache may be happy to learn that the network is offering the “glamor red” version of the HTC One as a carrier exclusive. Launching tomorrow, August 16th, the device will set you back $199 on a two-year deal or with an eligible upgrade. Although, given HTC’s newly-minted partnership with Robert Downey Jr, we kinda wish the company had gone all out with an Iron Man edition.

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Daily Roundup: Toshiba Excite Write review, Xbox One unboxed, Google’s eventual downfall, and more!

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