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Judge Orders Apple and HTC to Talk It Out

John Paczkowski in News on May 17 at 1:43 pm PT

With their patent war raging on, Apple and HTC have been ordered into face-to-face mediation talks to settle their legal differences. Issued by the U.S. District Court of Delaware on Thursday, the order requires counsel and key decision makers from both companies to attend a session on August 28, 2012. It follows by a single day the enforcement of an International Trade Commission import ban on two HTC smartphones won by Apple in December of 2011.

A Look at Android Fragmentation: The Good, the Bad and the Pretty Charts

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 17 at 5:00 am PT

OpenSignalMaps looked at the people downloading its software and found thousands of different devices from hundreds of different brands.

Shipments of HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE Delayed Over Customs Concerns

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 15 at 5:59 pm PT

Availability is being pushed back for two of HTC’s latest smartphones, as U.S. Customs ensures the phones aren’t in violation of an International Trade Commission exclusion order.

CTIA Gets Down to Business in the Big Easy

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 7 at 2:42 pm PT

The Jazz Fest is over; now it’s time for the mobile fest.

Nokia Sues HTC, RIM and ViewSonic for Patent Infringement

John Paczkowski in News on May 2 at 7:56 am PT

A new front in World Patent War I — several, actually.

Facebook’s “Buffy” Phone: Yep, It’s Still Happening

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 25 at 10:40 am PT

A Digitimes report reiterates what we said last year, namely that Facebook is working on an Android-based phone platform, with Taiwan’s HTC building the hardware.

In Race to Beat iPhone, One Android Weighs In

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on April 24 at 4:00 pm PT

T-Mobile’s HTC One S is an elegant, fully loaded phone with well-designed features. If you don’t mind the network’s slower speeds, it’s a great find.

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HTC Sees Tough U.S. Market, Lower Sales

Lorraine Luk, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on April 24 at 1:59 pm PT

Smartphone maker HTC Corp. warning that it may have permanently lost its grip on the U.S. market, said its sales and profitability will fall this quarter amid tougher competition.

T-Mobile, HTC Hope New York Party Shows They’ve Still Got It

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 18 at 6:51 pm PT

The Taiwanese phone maker and the No. 4 U.S. carrier, both in need of a boost, teamed up for a shindig in Gotham Wednesday night, celebrating the launch of a new Android phone.

LG Hopes Its Latest Smartphone Is More of a Fairy Tale and Less of a Nightmare

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 18 at 1:43 pm PT

Aiming to appeal to parents, LG is pairing its Viper smartphone with an app that lets users create their own fairy tales featuring sounds and photos captured on the device.