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Instagram's Exploding, Adds a Million Android Users in 12 Hours and Raising ...
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Popular photo sharing and processing app Instagram just got a bunch more popular with their addition of a version for Android. Following the release on Tuesday it got a million downloads in the first 12 hours. That's on top of around 30 million iOS ...
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Android this week: Instagram arrives; Sprint LTE phones soon; Galaxy Note here
GigaOM
By Kevin C. Tofel Apr. 7, 2012, 5:49am PT No Comments This week saw Instagram arrive on Android devices after a full 16 months of iPhone exclusivity. The social photo sharing app provides a number of image filters and makes it simple to snap a picture ...
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Ice Cream Sandwich Updates: HTC Rezound And Nexus S Get Android 4.0, Motorola ...
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We've also gotten a few news updates on when a few newer handsets will be receiving Android 4.0. The HTC Rezound, for example, will be getting Ice Cream Sandwich any moment now, according to Engadget; a commenter on Engadget claims that a Verizon rep ...
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5 hot iPhone apps that Android still lacks
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iPhone users no longer have bragging rights about Instagram exclusivity, but these five apps will leave Android users green with envy. April 07, 2012, 7:51 AM — With Instagram's arrival on Android, some snobbish iPhone users are making their disdain ...
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The Google 7-inch Android tablet will cost more, be delayed until July
ZDNet (blog)
I posted recently about Google preparing its own branded 7-inch Android tablet, with a hardware assist by Asus. The most notable detail from those rumors was the price: $149, or $50 less than the similarly sized (and very popular) Kindle Fire.
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Why Is Instagram So Popular?
PCWorld
We explore the trend, as well as the attraction--for both iOS and Android users. By Zohra Ashpari, PCWorld If you're an active social-media user, you can't deny the phenomenon of Instagram--its trendy derivatives were a hit with PCWorld readers in ...
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Instagram for Android gets tablet, Wi-Fi, SD card support
CNET
The first upgrade to the popular photo app since being released to Android users expands its potential user base even more. by Eric Mack April 6, 2012 4:25 PM PDT Follow @ericcmack The app that can't be filtered out of your life.
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Nokia Lumia 900 Goes on Sale April 8, Buyers Won't Regret It: Analysts
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The Nokia Lumia 900 goes on sale this Sunday, April 8, for $100 from AT&T, finally answering the question of whether a great phone can persuade consumers away from Android and the iPhone. AT&T will begin selling the Nokia Lumia 900 this Sunday, ...
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Nokia Lumia 900 Expected to Shake Up Smartphone Market
PCWorld
By Matt Hamblen, Computerworld Nokia's Lumia 900 smartphones will reach AT&T stores on Sunday for $99.99, and one analyst said it could be the start of something big: Windows Phone as a market disrupter between the successful iPhone and Android phones.
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Spring cleaning tips for your Android device
CNET
Learn how to do some spring cleaning on your Android device and improve your user experience. by Nicole Cozma April 7, 2012 12:01 AM PDT Follow @c0z Spring cleaning is about more than actual cleaning -- it's about getting a fresh start.
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Instagram for Android update adds support for tablets, WiFi handsets ...
By Richard Lawler
It's only been three days since Instagram launched on Android and the only thing that seems to match the influx of new users is the pace at which the.
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Instagram for Android gets tablet support (but only slightly better ...
By Devindra Hardawar
Android tablet users can now get their hands on the hot photo sharing app Instagram, though the experience appears to be only slightly better than what iPad users currently have. This app comes just a few days after Instagram launched its ...
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Instagram update adds Android tablet support and more bug fixes ...
By Cory Gunther
The team behind Instagram isn't messing around. Today they've just issued yet another update for the Android version of the popular social photography app.
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Instagram for Android, Hipmunk Update, and More
By Leslie Horn
Android got some love this week with the launch of Instagram, the social photo sharing app already madly popular on the iPhone. Updates rolled out to Hipmunk and SwiftKey, and an app that lets you control your phone from a web browser, ...
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Crystal Downloader: Download manager and accelerator for Android

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 02:45 AM PDT

If you need to download files in a hurry, waiting for each little byte to finish downloading can be excruciating. Normally, you’d rather leave the hard-core and huge downloads as tasks fitting for desktops or laptops, but often we’re in too much hurry to wait around for the download to complete–and, then, there’s the trouble of having to transfer the downloaded file from desktop to Android.

For those of you who have been waiting for a decent downloader for your Android devices, Crystal Downloader is here to make downloading files a sweet dream on your Android phone. Developed by xtr143, Senior Member of XDA Developers, Crystal Downloader is a straightforward, no-nonsense download manager and accelerator that not only manages your downloads but also allows you to split your files for faster downloading.

By splitting files, you can increase your download speed. Previously, downloading large files could be a difficult and unrewarding task, but thanks to Crystal Downloader, your files will be sitting pretty on your Android phone before you know it.

With its no-nonsense interface, Crystal Downloader allows you to download files in a number of ways. Long-tapping on the file download link brings up options to share the link or to copy the link location. You can hit the share option and share the link with Crystal Downloader. You can also click on the link in your browser, choose Android System and then choose Crystal Downloader. Regardless of which method you prefer, simply tap the Downloads tab in the app and start downloading your file.

Crystal Downloader allows you to split your files into a number of parts, with 32 being the maximum. This means that you’ll be able to download files faster than ever. For those of you who’re on the go, if you’ve ever had to dilly-dally waiting for a file to finish downloading on your phone, Crystal Downloader allows you to pause your downloads so that you can resume them at a later time. Some users have reported that it may take a while for downloads to resume, but they eventually do pick up from where they left off.

The app also auto-detects if servers allow multi-part downloads. Because Crystal Downloader is integrated into your Android device’s web browser, you won’t ever need to copy links to download them. Crystal Downloader also finds links in webpages in case you can’t copy them.

Accessing the settings page allows you to set the default location of all your downloads, as well as the number of parts you can split your download into. You can even track each part’s individual download progress. You won’t ever have to wait until you can access your computer to download large files again.

Though, if you decide to download a file in multiple parts, you’ll need phone storage space that is at least twice the size of the file you’re downloading.

If you’d like to download files at hurricane speed directly onto your Android device, download Crystal Downloader for free from the Google Play Store.


This article, Crystal Downloader: Download manager and accelerator for Android , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


“Football Manager Handheld 2012″ arriving on Android on April 11

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 01:33 AM PDT

The OS fragmentation issue is often cited to explain the hesitation on the part of app developers to commit to creating Android apps. With the appearance of Android 4.0, which has the declared purpose to remove a lot of this fragmentation, we have slowly begin to see a lot of hugely popular apps, such as Instagram, losing their “iOS exclusive” tags and making the move to Android. Another popular app that will soon be available on Android, one that was to this date iOS only, is Football Manager Handheld 2012, brought to you by Sports Interactive and SEGA.

The Football Manager series, unlike the FIFA series counterpart, does not require you to play every match yourself. Instead, it is more along the lines of micro-managing a football (soccer, for you US readers) club, with you having to decide team selections, tactics, and transfers. You can choose to manage any of over 34 clubs from a wide selection of leagues including England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Scotland, Brazil, Belgium, Wales, and Australia.

The career mode, as with the PC and iOS versions, is comprehensive and provides real, up-to-date data for you, “the manager,” to work with. Also included in the “Handheld” version is a Challenger Mode that offers short-term scenarios and various goals to achieve.

The Android version will be available for devices featuring Android 2.2 or higher. It will be available on the Google Play Store from April 11 for approximately $11.

Here’s a gameplay video of FMH 2012 (iOS version, but should be the same on Android):

Have you been waiting for the Football Manager series for Android? Let us know in the comments section below.


This article, “Football Manager Handheld 2012″ arriving on Android on April 11 , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE gets the teardown treatment

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:25 AM PDT

 

Folks, the next set of images aren't for the faint of heart. You may want to cover your eyes now if you can't stand the sight of one helluva sexy tablet being stripped bare to the bone. The warning obviously doesn't apply for people who get a kick out of seeing these tech porn delights.

What we have here is the teardown of that fine piece of tablet known as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE. Usually we have to wait for third-party companies, such as iFixit, to do the dirty deed. But Samsung now knows there's clearly a market for this kind of perverse excitement, so they've decided to do the teardown treatment on their own.

Check out the dissected pictures of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE and accompanying descriptions below.

 

Thin is the theme, so you can see how the touch screen is printed on the super AMOLED Plus panel to keep the tablet slim, while the front cover uses magnesium. To further maximize space, the camera, speaker and other parts have been modularized. The reinforced glass of the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE ensures that it can withstand shock and scratches. Samsung increased the border of the rear cover by 0.1mm to reduce camera protrusion. Unlike its other cousins, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE uses a metal back cover.

 

It's hard to imagine how something so little could contain so many parts. The mainboard of the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is home to over 1,000 parts, namely the Gyro sensor, internal storage, LTE chip, and that all-important 1.5GHz dual core chip.

Here you see how the sum of Galaxy Tab 7.7 parts contributes to the greater whole of the tablet, from the tiny 2MP front camera, the 3MP rear camera and its flash module, to the light-sensor module. The area where the antenna and stereo speakers are is also equipped with a vibration motor, because playing games without some rumbling action just isn't as fun.

Crowned as the king of long-lasting tablet, you don't have to wonder anymore how the super high-capacity battery of the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE looks like. Feast your eyes on the 5100mAh battery and be amazed how something so thin can provide more than 10 hours of juice power.

There you have it – all the bells and whistles that made Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE one the best Android tablets around.

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This article, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE gets the teardown treatment , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Atom Z2580 to be the first CPU manufactured on Intel’s new 14nm technology

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:19 AM PDT

Intel Atom Z2580
We were fully aware about Intel has plans to release a smartphone/tablet processor built on the 14nm manufacturing process at some point before 2014. But when the official announcement was made (back in February at the Mobile World Congress 2012 when Intel revealed their Smartphone Platform Roadmap) there was no indication regarding the other CPUs Intel plans to manufacture using the new technology. In this context, today I'm reporting on a very interesting rumor that has recently surfaced at SemiWiki, claiming that the LTE-enabled Intel Atom Z2580 will be the first CPU Intel manufactured using the 14nm technology.

With sales of smartphones recently surpassing PC sales, it only makes sense for Intel to be more and more interested into providing the best CPU chips for smartphones and tablets. Their most recent effort, the Medfield chip, seems to be able to keep up performance-wise with current ARM architectures, but is generally believed to be lacking in the performance per watt ratio. This is exactly where Intel's 14nm tri-gate manufacturing process comes in, as the new tech is expected to bring significant improvements to the power consumption rates in the upcoming Intel Atom Z2580. As the processor will use less battery, the latter will be able to properly fuel up the LTE radio. In other words, the Intel Atom Z2580 might be the first LTE-enabled chip that won’t showcase a monstrous thirst for battery juice.

Although ARM has generally more power-efficient architectures, Intel is in control of the manufacturing process tech game (something even Nvidia’s CEO has hinted at), meaning they might be able to compensate design flaws by providing a better manufacturing technology. Granted, other silicon manufacturers such as IBM and Samsung have revealed 14nm wafers, but the general conception is that Intel's tech is better than anything else. On a personal note, I can’t wait to see ARM’s response to the new Intel threat.

Any comments? Drop us a line in the section below and let us what you think!


This article, Atom Z2580 to be the first CPU manufactured on Intel’s new 14nm technology , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Another spot on the Nexus experience – Galaxy Nexus losing signal reception after Android 4.0.4 update

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:11 AM PDT

The rollout of the Android 4.0 update has been very slow, with only about 3% of the smartphones featuring the upgraded OS at the last count. Google updated the OS to the 4.0.3 version last December, also requesting vendors to treat this as the base version for all future devices.

Keeping with this trend of continuous upgrades and improvements to the OS, Google, last week, has finally pushed the Android 4.0.4 update to its flagship Galaxy Nexus device. The latest update brought a number of tweaks, UI optimization and bug patches, making for better stability. It is also said to improve camera performance, which has been a complaint with the previous versions of ICS.

But none of that matters if you can’t use the phone for its most basic, yet primary, purpose, i.e. receiving calls and text messages, right? In what could be Google’s own version of the infamous “Antenna Gate”, reports from some users suggest that the Nexus S loses signal reception entirely, within minutes of going into standby mode. This does not seem to be an isolated incident, as there have been a lot of complaints about this issue, but only on GSM devices.

It seems that the reason for the loss of GSM signal is linked to an “improved” battery saving feature, part of the latest ROM. This feature causes the phone to push the processor below the minimum threshold required to keep the signal up, when in standby mode. This means that if the phone is in standby mode (with the screen off), you will be unable to receive calls or text messages. Signal strength does return when the phone is taken out of standby mode and the processor is back up to speed.

The issue goes away as soon as the device is flashed back to the Android 4.0.3 factory mode, but appears again on subsequent attempts at the upgrade. Some developers have been able to come up with workarounds to solve this problem, but is an option only available  for rooted devices and is not recommended for users that are not familiar with the process. The loss of signal strength is also seen on custom ROMs that have been upgraded to the Android 4.0.4 version. At this point, we would suggest not going through with update or to be prepared to flash your device to the previous version.

Google has been made aware of this major problem, and will most likely have a fix ready in a few days. However, this problem is another embarrassing incident for Google in general and the still prestigious  Nexus program in particular, after the problems encountered by Nexus S users late last year.

Did you update your Galaxy Nexus to Android 4.0.4? If yes, are you one of the thousands that are currently facing this problem?


This article, Another spot on the Nexus experience – Galaxy Nexus losing signal reception after Android 4.0.4 update , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Sergey Brin spotted wearing the Google Glasses

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 08:43 AM PDT

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As I wrote a couple of days ago, the Google Glass(es) wearable computer is in the prototype development stage. Since then, some more information has unfolded on the groundbreaking technology, which I consider worthy of sharing with you.

Firstly, the original name for the project, whilst it was under development at the secretive Google X labs, was “Project Wingfront” . However, as tidbits of information on the glasses started leaking to the public, Google needed a more general purpose name and chose Project Glass. Apparently, this decision was made in the past month, which ties in with the sudden rush of public interest regarding the project.

The glasses shown off on the Project Glass Google+ page are only one of many prototype versions. Turns out that there are clip-on models that will attach to normal glasses, as well as versions integrated into “regular” looking sunglasses.

Thanks to the popular tech blogger Robert Scoble, who met Sergey Brin (the co-founder of Google) at a recent event, we even have an in-the-wild image of the device.

Scoble went on to say:

“When I first got here I spotted Google co-founder Sergey Brin. He was wearing THOSE GLASSES! He quickly told me it is a prototype. I saw a bluish light flashing off of his right eyeball. I could only guess that my Google+ profile flashed up, or maybe some PR voice said “stay quiet” or something like that. But the glasses are real. Very light looking. Most of the people around us had no idea that these glasses are pretty special.”

Google apparently has a small number of prototypes available internally. It would be great for them to show off and release test models at their Google I/O event this June. Over 10,000 attendees will get to check them out and, if the journalists will like what they see, the Google Glasses project could benefit from a powerful wave of hype that will help purchases take off.

Seth Weibtraub of 9to5Google was told that Google is eager to show off its amazing creation and hopes to get developers on board as soon as possible. Therefore they are likely to make a formal announcement in June. As for a general public launch, Google has no firm plans yet.


This article, Sergey Brin spotted wearing the Google Glasses , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Larry Page insists again that Android will remain open to manufacturers

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 08:03 AM PDT

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Google currently has a pending acquisition of Motorola Mobility in the making, still waiting on some final regulatory go-aheads to complete. Even though Google will have its own operating system and easy access to hardware production, Chief Executive Officer Larry Page is adamant that Android will remain just as open to all manufacturers as it does today.

In an open letter published on the company’s website, Google’s co-founder said he expects to build ‘great devices’ based on the Android platform, coupled with the hardware technology of Motorola Mobility, which they are soon to acquire. He went on to stress that the ever-growing Android platform will remain just as open to other manufacturers as it does today. So the acquisition of Motorola Mobility will not cause Google to raise the Android drawbridge.

Within the letter, Mr Page explained that “it’s important to reiterate that openness and investment by many hardware partners have contributed to Android’s success”, he went on to say “So we look forward to working with all of them in the future to deliver outstanding user experiences”, further adding “Android was built as an open ecosystem and we have no plans to change that”.

Some analysts have speculated that Google’s acquisition of Motorola could shake up the relationships with other manufacturers, especially if Google launches its own line of devices into the market (more so than they are already). Susquehanna analyst Herman Leung said that the letter from Page underlines Google’s interest in approaching the hardware and smartphone device market.

Earlier this year Google stressed that the acquisition of Motorola Mobility is to boost their patent portfolio to better protect the Android Ecosystem. Apple, who seem to be patent-mad, have gone all out over the last year, opening legal action against companies that they perceive to infringe on their designs. Though patent-wars and more court cases are the last things that both the corporations and the public should want, it makes sense that, if Apple was to press legal action against some of Google’s designs, Google would want ammunition to retaliate with.

The original open letter from Larry Page to Google Investors can be read here.

I severely doubt that Google would ever close the Android doors to other manufacturers, because it benefits them hugely to have their operating system on so many devices.

What are your thoughts on the acquisition? Is Google on its way to build its own devices or is it just building up a patent arsenal?

 


This article, Larry Page insists again that Android will remain open to manufacturers , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Meet Cid, CyanogenMod’s new (evil looking) mascot, marking the group’s “maturity”

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 07:22 AM PDT

I think that everyone around here is the least a bit familiar with CyanogenMod, so I guess I'm going to skip over the usual introduction. Oh, all right, for those of you who have been living in a cave for a while now, CM is, in a few words, a replacement firmware for smartphone and tablet PCs, based on Android and developed as free and open source software.

The CM team has been growing gradually over the past months or so, and, according to their stats, no less than 1.8 million active installs of different CyanogenMod software versions were recorded as of last week.

To "celebrate" CM's steady growth and its "distinct identity", the independent mobile development team has just unveiled its new mascot. The mascot is called Cid and its name is an approximate acronym for CyanogenMod ID, the common thread that all CM users share right now.

Cid's name also has roots in the "id" concept, a part of the psychic apparatus defined in Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche. The "id" is the unorganized part of the personality structure which contains the basic drives, like the libido, and that acts according to the "pleasure principle", seeking to avoid pain or displeasure aroused by increases in instinctual tension.

That sounds deep and complex enough to give me a serious headache, but come to think of it, I can get the connection. I mean, the "id" is chaotic, unorganized (both in good ways, though) and seeks pleasure and nothing else, whereas CM, at a different level, is pretty much the same, driving devices at the most basic level and trying to redefine technological borders as we know them.

Cid's design is somehow based on Google’s original  design, but CM's new logo still looks pretty distinguishable, as far as I'm concerned. Intended to be "cute, modern and extremely flexible", Cid's final look is not exactly cute, if you ask me (I would more likely say that the mascot looks evil rather than cute), but it’s distinctive enough to make an impression from the first time you lay your eyes on it.

While CM was initially planning to make the mascot's hands wrench-like, in order to make you think of software tweaking, the final design is more conventional, with subtler rounded hands and an overall cleaner look. The mascot's big eyes are certainly one of Cid's most distinctive features and should give it some attitude and the ability to convey emotions. The colors were a very easy choice (cyan and grey were almost irreplaceable), while Cid's size should make us understand that CyanogenMod is now a more mature and organized project, with personality and purpose.

I'm eager to hear your opinions on CM's new mascot, as I personally have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I always welcome a change and admire people who have the courage to tweak things a bit from time to time, but on the other hand I'm not sure that this is such an inspired shift. I mean Cid has a nice ring to it and the design is certainly original, but I find the mascot a tad creepy and overall just not very Android-like.

So, what do you think, do you like Cid? Would you start a conversation if you bumped into him (?) on the street or would you run for your life?


This article, Meet Cid, CyanogenMod’s new (evil looking) mascot, marking the group’s “maturity” , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


Gmail Android app updated to bring ICS features to Honeycomb tablets

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 07:06 AM PDT

If you currently own an Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet and your gadget is not on the list of devices to be updated to Ice Cream Sandwich anytime soon or you just can't wait anymore to get a taste of ICS, you can now pretend for a couple of minutes or so that you have an Android 4.0 slate on your hands.

The latest Gmail app update, released by Google on Wednesday, brings ICS-like functionality to Android 3.2 tablets. Or at least that's what Google is claiming, because, in reality, the differences between the old and the new Gmail app are far from being dramatic in any way.

Sure, it will probably be nice for you to be able to set custom notifications for individual labels, to access recent labels by simply tapping your Gmail account, or to move between conversations by swiping on your screen, but, at least as far as I'm concerned, it's too little to keep Android 3.2 tablet users happy for much longer.

And I personally know a couple of Android geeks who are so disappointed that their Honeycomb slates have not yet been updated to Ice Cream Sandwich, that they’ll only get annoyed by these minor updates.

The Gmail update also brings a couple of minor tweaks for Android 2.2 and 2.3 users, including so-called "performance improvements" and "new labels API for third-party app developers", but at least Froyo users are not seriously expecting an ICS update anytime soon, are they?

What do you guys think, are you excited about the improved Gmail experience you should supposedly get on Honeycomb tablets right now, or are you still pissed about the delay in ICS updates? Download the improved app from Google Play right now and then hit us back with a comment giving us your opinion on the update!


This article, Gmail Android app updated to bring ICS features to Honeycomb tablets , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


HTC announces massive profit drop in Q1 2012, the One series better change things around

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 05:59 AM PDT

HTC-in-troubleHTC, the second biggest smartphone manufacturer from Asia, has recently announced a 70% year on year drop in profits for Q1 2012 and a 35% year on year decline in revenues. High Tech Computer's earnings for the first quarter totaled NT$4.46 billion (US $150 million), down from NT $14.8 billion in the same quarter of 2011. Total revenues for the first quarter have reached NT $67.7 billion.

Fortunately for HTC fans and stockholders alike, the first quarter was always regarded as a transitional one, as it was obviously transpired in a statement made by HTC's Chief Financial Officer Winston Yung on February 6, when he admitted HTC's products in Q4 2011 weren't exactly what their fans expected them to be. The disappointing financial reports are obviously connected to HTC's lack of response to a couple of devices launched by its main competitors in Q4 2011.

While Apple stole everybody's show with the release of the iPhone 4S back in October, Samsung was able to keep their sales up with their Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Note smartphones. HTC was unable to keep up. "We simply dropped the ball on products in the fourth quarter," Yung said on Feb. 6 "The form factor could be better and the product design could be better. So we've learned lessons from the fourth quarter products."

On the upside, HTC expects much better financial results in Q2 2012, as all their Q1 efforts went into manufacturing the One series of smartphones, recently launched in Europe and several additional markets, and expected to reach the US later this quarter. Sure enough, the HTC's flagship superphone — the quad-core HTC One X — is probably the best Android smartphone currently out there, but the success of the entire HTC One series also depends on Samsung's and Apple's response to the threat. According to Gartner analyst CK Lu: “[…] it’s really about how HTC can compete with the new iPhone and the new Samsung Galaxy, so we will have to wait and see”.

Will HTC be able to turn over their financial fates? Let us know what you think in the comment section below!


This article, HTC announces massive profit drop in Q1 2012, the One series better change things around , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.