HTC may be planning a surprise return to the tablet market to manufacture Google’s next-generation Nexus slates. Reports in Taiwan claim the company has secured orders for a “high-end model of the Google Nexus tablet” that is expected to start shipping in the third quarter of 2014.
HTC has confirmed that it will launch a new wearable this year in an effort to turn its fortunes around following a decline in revenue for two years running. The Taiwanese firm will also launch a second-generation One smartphone, and it will place a renewed focus on marketing.
Samsung has just unveiled yet another updated version of its former 2013 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, which is expected to launch later this month in Korea on all three major carriers — SK Telecom, Olleh and LG U+. It quickly becomes apparent that the South Korean company has adopted the latest LTE-Advanced technology for this new variant, entitled the S4 LTE-A which is rumored to be the final modification for the S4 series.
Earlier today, we published leaked pictures of the upcoming HTC M8 — the second-generation HTC One. Until now, we’ve had no idea what the device will actually be named when it gets its unveiling this March, but according to one accessory manufacturer — which is already selling official HTC cases for the device — it’ll be the HTC One Plus.
It’s been just over three months since Google made Android 4.4 KitKat available to the public, but only 1.8 percent of Android-powered devices are running it. Jelly Bean continues to have the largest reach with a 60.7 percent share — up from 60.1 percent in January — while Gingerbread’s share is slowly but surely getting smaller.
