HTC's MWC 2014 conference

A live blog of HTC's press conference.

Nick Hide 2/24/2014 3:46:40 PM

3rd & 7 37yd

Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:21:03 PM
It looks like the HTC One with a plastic shell.
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:21:14 PM
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:21:20 PM
We designed the Desire 816 who want a desirable phone but want the best phone they can buy, he says.
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:21:26 PM
We want to give people choice in this category, he says.
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:21:49 PM
Chou with the Desire 816
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:21:51 PM
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:22:23 PM
The Desire 816 has a 13-megapixel back camera and a 5-megapixel front camera.
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:22:36 PM
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:22:43 PM
HTC's signature front facing speakers will make video and sound very immersive, he says.
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:22:51 PM
You'll get the latest HTC experience with BlinkFeed, he says.
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:23:03 PM
Everything will be powered by a Qualcomm quad-core Snapdragon processor.
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:23:24 PM
It comes in multiple colors: black, green, white, and red.
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:23:47 PM
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:23:56 PM
The Desire 816 will be available starting March in China, then rolled out to the rest of the region in April.
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:24:04 PM
And that's it.
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:24:11 PM
For the Desire 816 at least.
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:24:12 PM
More?
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:24:30 PM
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:24:33 PM
Cher Wang back on stage. "We're excited to break new ground in the mid-tier segment," Wang says.
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:24:58 PM
We went back to our roots and asked what other brilliant things we could do now, she says.
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:25:16 PM
We've worked with scientists in Bergen, Calif., to develop a system that can utilize the power of HTC in an entirely new phone.
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:25:50 PM
HTC announces "the power to give."
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:26:02 PM
It's a social campaign, allowing you to change the world, she says.
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:26:09 PM
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:26:23 PM
It's HTC's shared processing platform. It doesn't mark a new era for smartphones, but for a smart world, she says.
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:26:49 PM
On stage is Professor Gianni de Fabritiis, computational chemist.
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:27:10 PM
Dr. Gianni De Fabritis takes the stage
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:27:16 PM
HTC's campaign lets your phone's processor crunch data for a common goal while you are sleeping.
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:27:40 PM
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:28:04 PM
Smartphone owners can now donate their phone processing power to a shared goal.
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:28:12 PM
I don't think this will get anyone to buy their phones.
Roger Cheng 2/24/2014 3:28:27 PM
You have to download HTC's Power to Give app for this to work, so it's not an opt-out situation. Totally voluntary.
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:30:14 PM
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:30:18 PM
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:31:09 PM
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:32:26 PM
Video clip: Unappatizing atom shaking visual.
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:34:43 PM
Lynn La 2/24/2014 3:35:06 PM
Nick Hide 2/24/2014 3:38:40 PM
Sorry, we're having some connectivity problems. Bear with us.
Nick Hide 2/24/2014 3:44:34 PM
Ok, we had a technical problem there. The conference has finished - you didn't miss any more major announcements. We'll sum up the end as soon as Roger gets connectivity back and we'll follow up with hands-ons very soon.
Gungrave 2/24/2014 3:52:39 PM
Well that as a bit of a let down. Do they intend to have separate conference to introduce the new One? If so I really hope they do a better job with ad this time around.
Peter 2/24/2014 3:53:19 PM
@RogerCheng What a waste. Flagship or nothing! This. Is. Sparta! I mean, this is Mobile World man
Jan Van humbeek 2/24/2014 3:53:23 PM
So basically, it's their take on the iPhone 5c?
Nick Hide 2/24/2014 3:54:03 PM
@Gungrave: Yes, there's another event on 25 March. That'll be the sequel to the One.