Back when the HTC One launched, a little less than three months ago, the company's website revealed a red version of the handset alongside the black and white options with which we've since become familiar. It didn't take long for that red version to vanish, but not before it burned a spot in our minds; when would we get to see this smartphone again? Surely, HTC wouldn't have an image of the phone in red prepared for its site if it wasn't planning on doing something with it? As we wait for official word of the return of the red HTC One, it's popping-up in the listings for one smartphone ...

Apple increases lead over Samsung in the U.S., according to the latest numbers from comScore, referring to the quarter ending March 2013. We've recently seen a visualization of Apple and Samsung growth over time but as far as these two main competitors are concerned, in America, the iPhone-maker is still holding its number-one spot. Apple grew from 36.3% last December to 39% at the end of March 2013, as far as the share of total smartphone subscribers is concerned. Samsung has also seen a growth, slight though, from 21% to 21.7%, meaning Apple has managed to distance itself compared to its ...

With the exception of Nokia and its Lumia 520 and 720 models, the last few months have been pretty quiet when it comes to new Windows Phone hardware. There have been plenty of rumors about what might be next, and today we get to hear a few new ones, with some claims attempting to round-up what hardware will be arriving in the near future. Now, this info comes from a Reddit thread, and while it's posted with some authority, we really can't attest to just how accurate any of it is; as such, please don't take any of this as gospel. We've already talked a lot about Nokia's EOS and Catwalk ...

The HTC One is just a few weeks old (officially), but there is a handful of developers hard at work on HTC's 2013 flagship. As expected, the ROM support is paltry at this point, and the mods are few and far between. But make no mistake, the development and support for this device is showing positive signs early-on. By rooting your HTC One, you can apply these much-needed mods to the interface, remove bloatware and make other changes. Make sure the mods you download and apply are for your device, however, because there are various models available (i.e.: Sprint HTC One) that differ. Well, ...

Android is such a complex robot. You know, I still find it funny when trolls use the phrase "Android is open" without really understanding what's really open and who really gets benefited from this in the Android ecosystem. I'll tell you this much, the last person to get anything out of it is you as a customer, and that’s rather shameful considering that you’re paying for the phone or tablet. I'll give you a quick example: If you wanted to buy an HTC One right now, it won't be cheaper than a Nokia Lumia 920, and I'm even considering the date that the Lumia 920 was launched. Why is ...

Not all of us have read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, so not all of us were exactly qualified to make the lame joke that kicks off this week's podcast. But we made it, and we stand behind it. Because as hundreds of fifth-rate "manufacturers" well know, sometimes you just have to fake it. But we're not talking about secondhand knockoff products in this episode of the Weekly. Rather, we get serious about octa-core comparisons, the till-recently-mythical HTC M4, the insanely cheap new Lumia out of Finland, and just how tired we are or aren't of the Samsung Galaxy S 4. In between, we ...

You're not going to see it advertised on billboards or during your favorite television program. Your local cell phone store isn't going to tell you about it either. It's something quite remarkable, and something that even the mighty Google couldn't do. Let's get some background under our belts, shall we? GSM is a wonderful technology. It has opened the world to mobile communications. That's basically what the acronym stands for -- Global System for Mobile Communications, originally Groupe Spécial Mobile. Using systems based on this technology, a subscriber can place their "identity ...

Last week, we caught wind of an upcoming software update for the unlocked version of the HTC One. Firmware version 1.29.401.13 finally made its way to our devices and we took the UltraPixel camera for a spin both before and after the update, as we wanted to have a firsthand look at the effects of the update. Although only a 4-megapixel camera, we found in prior tests that the UltraPixel camera on the One packs quite a wallop, performing quite well in various areas: HDR, low-light and even well-lit conditions. The supposed changelog, according to SlashGear's report last week, states this ...