AT&T has today announced that it will begin selling the HTC One mini, the smaller, cheaper version of the flagship HTC One, starting Friday, August 23. The device will be priced at $99 with a two-year contract, and it’ll be exclusive to AT&T, so you won’t get it anywhere else in the U.S.
Beats Electronics is looking to buy back HTC’s share in the company and find a new investor that can provide funds for growth, according to sources for The Wall Street Journal.
The partnership between the two companies has lasted for over two years, but it appears HTC is no longer able to provide the kind of cash Beats needs as it struggles to compete in the smartphone market.
The only images we’ve seen of the upcoming HTC One Max up to this point have been small and somewhat blurry hands-on pictures taken by those who have managed to obtain the device early. But the latest picture is a high-quality, “non-final” press shot believed to be from HTC.
But according to one HTC employee, it’s fake.
Sense fans in Taiwan can now gain access to HTC’s latest Sense 5 user interface on a budget, thanks to the new Desire 500. The midrange device boasts a 4.3-inch WVGA display and a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor, and it’s currently one of the cheapest ways to get your hands on BlinkFeed.
HTC has officially announced the “glamor red” HTC One, which will make its debut in the United Kingdom next month. aside from its fancy paint job, the handset is identical to the original One, with all the same internal specifications. It’ll also cost the same on contract.
