The Desire S is the follow-up to the wildly popular HTC Desire, a high-end international device.
Announced: Feb 15, 2011
Released: Apr 18, 2011
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Virgin Mobile is now selling three new phones for under $150
Virgin Mobile has announced that it has begun sales for three new smartphones, all priced under $150. The carrier is now offering the HTC Desire 626s, Huawei Union and the Moto G 2015, and Boost Mobile will also be selling the Desire 626s.
HTC says Desire HD still getting ICS, refutes reports of update cancellation
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Last week some troubling news seemed to be emerging from Canadian carrier TELUS, which put out an update schedule suggesting that the Android 4.0 upgrade for the Desire HD had been canceled. The schedule indicated that the ICS update had been canned due to "poor device performance in testing," which didn't make a whole lot of sense given that we've seen ICS running on even less powerful...
HTC adds some timelines to its ICS device update list
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HTC in the past, hasn't made any bones about telling us all which of their devices will be getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the future. Granted, they've made some changes here and there to the list as testing has gone on but overall, they've been doing good at keeping folks in the loop for better or worse, depending on which device you may own. Now, they've gone ahead and take...
HTC reminds us what's getting Ice Cream Sandwich and when they might get it
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HTC on its blog has reiterated which current phones are slated for an update to Android 4.0. It's not a new list -- we've seen all of these phones announced previously (here, here, here and here) -- but it's good to see it all in one place. In alphabetical order, they are: DROID Incredible 2 by HTC HTC Amaze 4G HTC Desire S HTC Desire HD HTC EVO 3D HTC EVO Design...
Sky Go headed to some HTC and Samsung phones in February
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UK satellite broadcaster Sky has announced that it'll be bringing its Sky Go service to selected HTC and Samsung smartphones from February. Sky Go, which has been available on iOS for some time, allows subscribers to view live TV and archived content from certain channels on the on mobile devices. Initially, Sky will be limiting its roll-out to a handful of (fairly) recent HTC and...
HTC releases kernel sources for a slew of devices
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HTC has released the kernel sources for a list of devices (one that's too long to fit in a blog post title even): HTC Vivid HTC Salsa HTC Flyer HTC Incredible HTC Incredible S HTC Desire S HTC Sensation HTC Explorer If you're rocking and rolling one of these phones, devs now have some source to build new kick-ass goodies. Be on the lookout for...
HTC rolling out update to Android 2.3.5, Sense 3.0 for Desire S in UK
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According to reports from multiple sources, the HTC Desire S is currently receiving an update to Android 2.3.5, which also bumps the mid-range handset from HTC Sense 2.1 right up to Sense 3.0. The new version of Sense, which first shipped on the Sensation earlier in the year, features a redesigned 3D launcher and lock screen setup, amongst other enhancements. Apparently unbranded Desire...
HTC EVO 3D and Sensation (and others) get new unlocked life thanks to Revolutionary
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OK, all you boys and girls who are dying to hack into your shiny new EVO 3D. The long-rumored collaboration between the folks behindUnrEVOked and AlphaRev has come to fruition, and the Revolutionary S-OFF and Recovery Tool has been born. Devices supported include: HTC Desire (GSM and CDMA) HTC Wildfire HTC Aria HTC Incredible S HTC Droid Incredible 2 HTC Desire S HTC View HTC Flyer HTC...
Motorola Electrify (aka Photon), LG Optimus Black top US Cellular's Q3 roadmap
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Way, way back in early June, US Cellular teased seven Android phones and tablets to be released by the end of the year. The breakdown went thusly: Three HTC devices -- two smartphones and a tablet (which we presumed would be the Flyer A 4.3-inch Motorola device with a dual-core 1GHz processor and world phone radio An LG device with a 1GHz dual-core processor, 4-inch touchscreen and "...
Skype brings UI update for all, video calling for a few
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Fire up Skype today, and you'll be greeted with a nicely redesigned user interface, as well as the ability to use SMS from Skype. But that's not the big feature the internet calling giant is really pimping. Video calling is finally officially here -- but only for a select few phones. Yeah, there's that leaked build that's been out for months. But if you've got any of the following...
HTC Desire II, Wildfire S coming to US Cellular?
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What's all this? Looks like US Cellular is in line to get itself the HTC Desire II (aka the Desire S) and Wildfire S (aka, erm, the Wildfire S) sometime in the near future, as it's popped up in the regional carrier's inventory. The Desire II/S, of course, is the follow-up of last year's original Desire (see our review of the US Cellular version) that ups the specs a bit, as well as the...
HTC Desire S and Wildfire S going down under, exclusive to Telstra
Exciting times for Android lovers down under. The HTC Desire S is going on sale on May 31 and the HTC Wildfire S is going on sale July 19, exclusively on Telstra. Says Ben Hodgson, Country Manager for HTC Australia and New Zealand: Australians are displaying an incredible appetite for adopting smartphones. HTC is committed to offering strong alternatives to Australian consumers looking...
HTC Desire S now available on all major UK networks
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HTC's new Gingerbread-powered Desire S is now available on all five major British networks. Three, Orange and T-Mobile are offering the phone for free on contracts of £35 per month. If you're into shiny, exclusive stuff then you'll be interested to learn that T-Mobile will be exclusively selling the silver version of the device (that's the one in the pic above). If you order a Desire...
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Vodafone UK visualizes the 'evolution of mobile' [video]
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YouTube link for mobile viewing Vodafone UK shows us their interpretation on the "evolution of mobile" in a really cool video. It's starts at the beginning with the Zack Morris phone, through the myriad of Nokias -- there's even a BlackBerry in there. It's a well done feast for the eyes, and worth a look. Where has mobile evolved? No fruitfones here. Vodafone thinks the HTC Desire S...
Cellular South getting the HTC Desire 2, along with the Wildfire S
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OK, all you boys and girls on Cellular South. Got a couple new phones to whet your appetite. And they would be the HTC Desire II (see our hands-on) and the HTC Wildfire S (hands-on). Neither sequel is a huge surprise -- Cell South had both the original Desire (read our review) and the original Wildfire (see review of Alltel version). Don't know just when we'll see the Desire 2 or the...