Google pays $1.1 billion for HTC’s Pixel division

Google is ramping up efforts to invest in its Pixel smartphone, announcing that it has made a deal with HTC Corp. to purchase the Taiwan-based company's Pixel smartphone division. Under the all-cash agreement,

HTC’s ‘unexpected surprise’ is available in Canada immediately

After teasing that it will be making an 'unexpected surprise' announcement yesterday, HTC has announced that its HTC U Ultra smartphone will be coming to Canada, and it's available immediately. The phone, which

The top 10 business smartphones of 2016

Top business smartphones for 2016: HTC 10 review

At one time, HTC was the leading Android phone manufacturer. After all, it made both the very first Android phone, 2008’s HTC Dream/T-Mobile G1 and the first Google Nexus phone, the Nexus One

HTC One M9 unveiled at Mobile World Congress

HTC Corp. unveiled its new flagship smartphone on Monday, not wasting any time at Mobile Word Congress in Barcelona to show off its new HTC One M9 device. Those familiar with last year's

Top 10 smartphones for business: HTC One M8

Editor’s note: This review is part of our series on the top 10 smartphones released this year. The series was designed to explore how business users can be productive with these devices, and

A look ahead: The HTC One M8 launches in Canada Apr. 15

It’s been called a beautiful phone, as well as one of the best Android phones you can get – and with its clean-looking, metal-brushed body and sharp five-inch screen, it’s hard to argue

April Fools’ Day 2014: A roundup

Perhaps even more likely to make the rounds than the cute company videos at Christmas, it seems tons of tech companies out there have fun April Fools' pranks to show off. From a

Moto X reviews praise smartphone’s form, power, longevity

In 2011, Google acquired Motorola and Moto X is the first device to be unveiled post-acquisition. It’s targeted towards everyday consumers with a 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS, a 10 MP Camera and 4.7

Samsung Galaxy S4 reviews describe great performance in a cheap plastic wrapper

Before its launch there was a lot of hype generated about the Samsung Galaxy S4. But does this phone really live up to the expectations? The reviews are out and so is the

First impressions of Facebook Home

Let me be upfront: I'm not the world's biggest fan of The Facebook. I think that, too often, there's a little too much sharing going on. The games can chew up far too

Webcast replay: Facebook’s new home on Android

Speculation about a Facebook phone has been almost as much a mainstay of Web content as new gadgets from Apple for the last couple of years. But now it appears the social networking

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HTC One smartphone launched in New York

HTC Corp. launched the new version of its flagship Android smartphone One today at an event in New York, highlighting new premium features designed to compete with Samsung's popular devices. The new HTC