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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 08, 2011
The good news: It looks like dummy units -- nonworking shells, really -- of the eagerly awaited HTC ThunderBolt are starting to show up. The bad news: Looks like the phone's going to m...
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by Chris Parsons
Feb 08, 2011
We're guessing Amazon was feeling a little left out of all the HTC Thunderbolt launch date rumors. Seriously, though, we've pretty much got every day in February covered at this point, so no matt...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 07, 2011
Best Buy has announced that they will have exclusive rights to retail sales and pre-order of the HTC Thunderbolt, launching in mid-February. The press release makes note of the data speeds on Ve...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 06, 2011
Still no word on when you'll actually be able to get the HTC Thunderbolt. But remember how we broke the news about preorders at Best Buy? They've started today for $50. The weekly ad c...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 05, 2011
Couple of conflicting stories coming out this morning regarding the launch of the HTC ThunderBolt on Verizon. Above, you have a screen shot leaked to DroidAttic, which appears to confirm th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 04, 2011
Well, how about that. A single Best Buy store's Facebook page appears to confirm the news we broke a week ago -- the HTC Thunderbolt will be available Feb. 14. Also note that the Motorola Xoom H...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 03, 2011
All signs point to a Feb 14 release date for the HTC Thunderbolt, and according to next week's Best Buy advertisement, you will soon be able to pre-order the first LTE phone on Verizon at yo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 02, 2011
Verizon this morning on Twitter offered a little teaser as to when we might actually see the HTC Thunderbolt (see our hands-on) go on sale. No exact date, but we did get:Many have waited for the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 29, 2011
We've seen a number of rumored launch dates come and go for the HTC ThunderBolt -- the upcoming LTE Android smartphone on Verizon. But rumor after rumor has offered little in the way of proof. B...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 21, 2011
We just got hit with the news of the minimum advertised price for the Motorola Xoom Android tablet and HTC ThunderBolt LTE smartphone on Verizon. Looks like the Xoom will be going for $799 ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 18, 2011
The bad news: We still don't know when the HTC Thunderbolt will be available on Verizon. The good news: If the above pic is any indication, it looks like training has begun. So it likely wo...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 11, 2011
Verizon announced four heavy LTE hitters at CES 2011, and it's a lot to digest if you're already planning your future purchase. Have no fear -- Android Central forums member RichardClark h...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 07, 2011
A few of you have asked to see the boot animation on the HTC Thunderbolt, so here it is. But it's what's inside the phone when you open the battery cover that was a cool little surprise. The mot...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 07, 2011
We got a tip that the RUU for the HTC Thunderbolt (check out our hands-on) has leaked out, and while we were breaking things down to be sure all was what it was supposed to be, the pulled system...
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by Android Central
Jan 06, 2011
Operating System: Android 2.2 (Froyo) Processor: 1GHz MSM8655 Snapdragon (Scorpion) Display: 4.3-inch WVGA HTC Sense 2.0 Cameras: 8 MP rear with 720p recording, 1.3 front-...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 06, 2011
We've seen a number of leaks of the HTC Thunderbolt leading up to CES 2011. But to hold the Verizon 4G LTE phone in your hand certainly is electric. <Ducks!> Seriously, though. H...
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by Chris Parsons
Jan 06, 2011
We're still catching all the details as we sit in on the press conference right now but if you're looking to get a taste of what's being announced you can hit up the Verizon website for some high res ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 06, 2011
Peter Chou from HTC takes the stage and unveils the HTC Thunderbolt, HTC's first LTE phone. Mr Chou says he has been using it as his personal device for a while, and "it's blazing fast...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 05, 2011
An astute reader noticed an advertisement in the current edition of Rolling Stone, featuring HTC's 4G phones. Besides the Evo 4G and the T-Mobile G2, we see the latest additions to HTC's 4G stab...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 01, 2011
Verizon's New Year's resolution? Android LTE phones. And lookie at what just popped into its system -- SKUs for the HTC Thunderbolt (aka ADR6400) and that Samsung SCH-i520 LTE device, ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 31, 2010
Update: Ignore this. Kellex from Droid Life points out to us that "exclusive" pic actually has been around for months.Look at this dummy phone (ie one that looks like the actual device...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 30, 2010
Stop what you're doing, take a second and click the picture you see above. If you're reading on your phone, run to a computer -- you want to see this. Supposedly these are the specs for th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 27, 2010
Ah ha! Eagle-eyed commenter rabaker07 deduced that the URL from the HTC Thunderbolt 4G (that's the name we're using today, anyway) advertisement we showed you yesterday was a little of...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 26, 2010
We don't usually call attention to the paid adverts on this site. They're a necessary evil, and we like to keep a pretty thick line between editorial and advertising. But in this case, we'll make an ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 22, 2010
Hmmmm. According to this picture on HTC's mobile site, the manufacturer will be unveiling a new 4G phone on Jan. 6. Hmmmm. And according to my ridiculously overloaded CES schedule, Verizon'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 21, 2010
What do you get when you have a power button, front-facing camera, speaker grille and battery door slot? A close-up of a smartphone, that's for sure, which is just what showed up in our inbox. And th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 11, 2010
This isn't the first picture of the HTC Mecha (aka the Incredible HD and "Evo-like device coming to Verizon") that's out there, but this is the first time we've seen one powered up -- ...
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by Android Central
Nov 11, 2010
The HTC Thunderbolt is the first HTC 4G LTE device on Verizon's LTE network. It sports a 4.3-inch screen, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 8 MP rear camera, and a front-facing camera with Skype.
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