HTC is expected to make a come back this year and the next biggest thing from the Taiwan maker is the HTC Ville. Earlier on, the HTC Ville was rumoured to be under 8mm thin and runs on a dual-core 1.5GHz processor.

Now a couple of hands-on photos of the HTC Ville has surfaced with more details of the device. According to the source, the Ville will run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC Sense 4.0 UI.

In terms of hardware, it doesn’t differ from what was revealed earlier with a 4.3″ AMOLED qHD Display, 8MP Camera, 1GB of RAM and comes with 1,650mAh battery. For audio, there’s the usual Beats Audio enhancements as well.

Currently the HTC Ville is expected to be officially revealed at MWC 2012. From the pic, the back appears to have a gradient metal finish and capacitive buttons are also visible on the front. Overall, it’s a sleek looking device but the design remains very conservative. Hopefully the final product would look better than these photos.

Head after the break for more photos.

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Honeycomb is now available for HTC Flyers in Malaysia. As always the update servers are staggering the release to the manage the load so if you’re not getting a notification to update your Flyer don’t be concerned. Give it a couple of weeks and the update should be coming your way. Remember to also check the “Software Updates” status in the settings menu. If you’re lucky, you might be able to grab the update manually.

To access the “Software Updates” section. Go to, “Settings” > “About Tablet” > “Software Updates”.

The update file is 210MB, so using a WiFi connection would the smart thing to do if you’re updating your Flyer.

Truth be told, we haven’t gotten the update notification for our Flyer yet. If you have already updated yours let us know if you noticed any cool or interesting features worth mentioning. Thanks!

Also, thanks to @azharbinismail for the headsup and also the screen grab you see above.

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A few international tech media and blogs have received a “Save the Date” notice from HTC for an event happening on February 26, just one day ahead of the Mobile World Congress that starts on February 27 to March 1.

The Mobile World Congress is the world’s largest annual mobile industry exhibition and conference representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from all over the world.

We’re definitely looking forward to see what HTC has in store for 2012. The company started strong in 2011 but seemed to have lost a lot of its strong momentum towards the second half of the year. It’s definitely about time for HTC to rekindle a lot of the excitement that consumers had for its products once again with a strong showing of wonderfully designed devices packed with innovation and features. That’s our hope at least.

What will HTC reveal come February 26? Information we’re getting currently are all rumours at best but the rumours certainly sound interesting with a quad-core Tegra 3 powered HTC superphone being mentioned amongst a refreshed line-up of Android and Windows Phone powered devices.

In any case, we’re pretty certain that more information of what HTC will reveal will start trickling in as we get closer to February 26. We’ll update you once we get more info. Stay tuned.

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UPDATE: HTC Malaysia has removed their post on the Ice Cream Sandwich update from their wall. Could this mean that the roll out is being postponed? CORRECTION: Models earlier reported is HTC Sensation & Sensation XE, not XL.

Good news to HTC owners. Well, to the ones with HTC Sensation and Sensation XE at least.

HTC Malaysia via its Facebook page announced that the two devices should be receiving Ice Cream Sandwich update by February. The update also brings HTC’s latest Sense 3.5 UI skin.

No word on when other HTC devices will get the bump to ICS but HTC says they will update users when they have more info.

And that’s pretty much it.

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HTC has begun rolling out Honeycomb updates for the HTC Flyer in Europe. The announcement made by HTC on its global Facebook page didn’t say when Honeycomb will reach HTC Flyers worldwide but looking at past updates, you can expect to see Honeycomb on your HTC Flyer in a few weeks.

The update should come to Malaysia fairly quickly considering that there is very minimal operator customization made to the stock OS on the Flyer. So keep a lookout, we’ll do as well but if you do find the update available for Malaysia let us know. Thanks!

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HTC hasn’t been doing remarkably well recently and their HTC Sensation isn’t exactly flying off the shelves as we had hoped. However HTC isn’t resting on their laurels as they are said to be working on the next big thing.

What you see above is the HTC Ville which rumoured to be running on dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 4.3″ Super AMOLED qHD display and better 8MP camera with 1080p video shooting support. From the photo, the phone still has the usual 4 capacitive buttons which means it is running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread instead of debuting with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

What’s worth mentioning is that the HTC Ville is said to be under 8mm thick which puts it between Motorola RAZR’s 7.1mm and Samsung Galaxy S II’s 8.49mm. In terms of availability, it is expected to be announced at the Mobile World Congress in February with shipping to start in April.

Earlier on, it was reported that HTC is working on a Quad-Core smart phone identified as the HTC Edge. This year HTC is having a tough time in the high-end Android segment which strong contenders such as Samsung. We shall see if HTC can catch up in 2012.

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Not sure if many of you know this but HTC first started off as a little known computer manufacturer that then ventured into manufacturing phones for well-known brands like HP and Compaq (remember the the days of the iPAQ?). HTC also manufactured the once very popular Palm Treo 650.

Today, HTC stands proud as a prominent technology brand with an accomplished track record of innovations.

Check out this short video showcasing HTC’s long history in technology. For the older geeks out there, you can certainly relate to the iPAQ, O2 and Dopod devices that were developed and manufactured by HTC. We were fans of the XDA series and the iPAQ really set the standard for PDAs back then. Two of the particularly memorable ones were the hw6515 with is built-in GPS and iPAQ 5555 with its biometric thumb scanner. For the younger geeks who are HTC users, its nice to know the kind of pedigree that comes with the brand.

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UPDATE: According to Maxis here and here, this promo will be resumed on 25th November 2011 and is applicable to all customers. The bundled plan is a 6GB package of Mobile Data that does not come with voice calls.

UPDATE 2: Maxis has published this offering on their website. According to their FAQ, the 6GB data plan can be subscribed as a standalone broadband only SIM or bolt-on on your existing postpaid voice plan. You can purchase a maximum of 2 units per IC number.

UPDATE 3: The FREE HTC Flyer and RM299 Motorola Xoom offer is extended until 31st December 2011. With anticipated demand for this special deal, we reckon it is valid while stocks last.

Maxis is throwing some time limited deals for the HTC Flyer and Motorola Xoom 3G tablets. With 24 months contract of Maxis 6GB Data Plan at RM98/month, the HTC Flyer can be yours for FREE while the Motorola Xoom 3G is offered at RM299.

DiGi too is offering broadband + tablet bundling plans with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. It also comes with a 6GB data plan contract of RM98/month but with a duration of 12 months. However the subsidy amount isn’t as much with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 offered at RM1584.

Overall, this Maxis offer is a huge reduction from its original HTC Flyer and Motorola Xoom offering. According to their tweet, this offer is valid until 30th November.

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The HTC Sensation XL goes on sale today, no surprises there. DiGi is offering the device with its DG Smart Plan package for as low as RM1,399, no surprises there either. What is a surprise is the device’s pricing. At RM2,099, the HTC Sensation is spec-for-spec, too expensive.

For RM2,099 outright, you get 4.7-inch 800×480 pixel Android Gingerbread device with a single-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm processor with 768MB RAM. Of course there’s 16GB of internal storage, an 8MP rear camera with 720p HD video recording and a 1.3MP front camera as well.

But to price the HTC Sensation XL above the Motorola RAZR at RM1,999 and the Samsung Galaxy S II at RM1,899 and even the Samsung Galaxy Note at RM2,299 — all of which have faster processors, more RAM and shoot 1080p videos — will greatly affect the appeal of the device. HTC is banking on the Beats Audio technology for the premium pricing but how much emphasis do you place on sound quality over overall performance?

Update: We forgot to mention the HTC Sensation XE. At RM1,999 outright the Sensation XE brings a 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 768MB RAM, 1,730mAh battery and a 4.3-inch Super LCD Gorilla Glass display pushing 540×960 pixel resolution. You also get an 8MP rear camera that shoots 1080p videos, and you get the Beats audio feature as well. So what is the point of this lower specced yet more expensive Sensation XL then?

Also, how much better is the sound quality of the Sensation XL compared to the cheaper but more powerful dual-core devices? We’re no audiophiles but we’re guessing not by much. If given the choice we’d go for the more powerful dual-core devices that with the 720p HD displays and additional RAM. Better yet, we’d wait a little longer to find out how much the Galaxy Nexus is going to cost and maybe just get that.

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The HTC Sensation XE is making its way to all telcos fast. Now it is also available on U Mobile for postpaid bundling with their new postpaid plans from as low as RM1,299 with 24 months contract of U88.

For those that want a HTC Sensation XE with lowest commitment, there’s the U28 which comes with 1GB of data. On U28 plan of RM28/month, the Sensation XE goes for RM1,699 with no upfront fees required. For a bit more, there’s U58 with 2GB data and 300 minutes of calls that offers the device for RM1,499. U Mobile’s offering is quite affordable with generous allowance of data.

As comparison, Celcom offers the Sensation XE from RM1,248 while DiGi offers it from RM1,299 as well.

For more information, head over to U Mobile’s phone deals page.

Thanks to tessiemah for alerting us at the comments.

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