HTC is making more news this week as the company announces they plan to launch a new white model of the Sensation. If that is not enough the new Sensation will be coming with the latest Google Android operating system updated to version 4.0. The new white model will be very much identical to the original Sensation, other than the color and the software. The Ice Cream Sandwich adds the ability to unlock the phone with facial recognition, new interface for the camera and other new features that have been the talk of the town lately.

The company said the new model will make its debut in the Netherlands first. HTC also mentioned that the original HTC Sensation will also get the Ice Cream Sandwich update very soon. Experts have said more than once that the latest version of Android is the cleanest, smoothest running version to date. The latest version has been available for a few months now and some manufacturers are racing around the clock to get their custom skins ready to cover the Android 4.0 stock interface so they can update their handsets. This is causing the updates to get delayed for some devices, but recently the list of devices getting the update has been getting longer.

HTC devices that are on the “soon to be updated” list include the HTC Vivid, Sensation XL, Rezound, EVO 3D, EVO Design 4G and the Amaze 4G. HTC has dedicated a lot of time getting their devices updated and that could be the trick to gaining on their competition. The faster that new software can get to the devices, the better outlook customers have for the company and in turn place the handsets at a higher value in the mobile marketplace.

As more mobile users crave the latest software and older software becomes impossible to enjoy, mobile handset makers struggle to gain the edge even when it comes to handset updates. The white model of the Sensation will also help the company to boost sales. Other companies like Samsung and Motorola are also updating their devices, but their plans have not been as detailed as those from HTC up to this point. Experts say the mobile industry is still very competitive even as the iPhone gains in popularity and market share across the board.

Source:http://www.technobloom.com/htc-to-launch-white-sensation-with-ics-software-in-march/225131/

Most of the furor surrounding the Carrier IQ diagnostic software has wound down by now, but that doesn’t mean that the companies involved have already forgotten. HTC has confirmed to The Verge that they were working with Sprint to push out maintenance updates that would remove the Carrier IQ software from affected devices.

The rollout already seems to have begun, albeit slowly — a recent update for the Evo 3D has indeed removed Carrier IQ, along with packing some battery and performance fixes. There’s no word yet on when other devices will soon experience life without Carrier IQ, though I imagine it’ll take some time to bake up an update for each particular handset.

Samsung couldn’t be reached for comment at time of writing, but hopefully they’re working on something similar as more than a few of their Android handsets have been revealed to run the Carrier IQ software.

Sprint has been in something of a holding pattern recently where Carrier IQ was concerned. Back in December, representatives from the country’s third-largest wireless carrier confirmed that Sprint would no longer be “tasking” devices for diagnostic data, although they made no mention of any efforts to remove the software. Well, no public mention anyway.

Geek.com reported at the time that Sprint had entered into back-room talks with several of their hardware partners (HTC included) in which they stressed the importance of removing the Carrier IQ software from affected devices on the network as soon as possible. Not a surprising move considering the kerfuffle they and other companies were embroiled in thanks to Carrier IQ’s initial PR blunders, but announcing that they were taking steps to remedy the issue via software update could have scored Sprint some serious brownie points.

If I had to guess, it all came down to an issue of timing — if Sprint made it publicly known that they and their hardware partners were working on a fix with no ETA, they would open themselves up to scores of emails, forum posts and blog entries about why the company has yet to deliver. Rather than risk another PR headache, Sprint (perhaps wisely) kept their collective head down until things blew over, and are now working to make things right.

Source:http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/17/htc-and-sprint-working-on-software-updates-that-remove-carrier-iq/

The latest software update is reportedly being rolled out by T-Mobile for the HTC Sensation 4G. T-Mobile started to push the software update to the HTC Sensation 4G and it is anticipated to deal with a number of issues that have affected the smartphone. The more notable issue that this software update for this HTC (TPE:2498) smartphone is supposed to deal with is the battery life the device.

The software update is supposed to improve the battery life of the HTC Sensation 4G. It will also enhance the stability of the entire system. These are two reasons which will likely encourage owners of the HTC Sensation 4G to update the software of their device. The release of the software update will be done on a staggered basis and will continue to be released until January 15.

However users who wish to update their HTC Sensation 4G units without delay can do it manually. Users will have to go to the Menu of the device, click on the ‘About phone’ option, go to ‘HTC software’ updates and simply follow the instructions on the screen.

In addition to the two notable features of the software update for the HTC Sensation, the Trace dictionary on the device will also be enhanced. The unresponsiveness of the screen and the issue o the screen shots taken by the device will also be dealt with by the software update. The HTC Sensation 4G software update will also deal with the green lines on the images, lock screen issues, and the pixilation of the icons.

The Wi-Fi connectivity on the HTC Sensation 4G will also be enhanced due to the software update of the device. Despite these enhancements on this HTC device, it will still continue to utilize the Gingerbread Android OS since there were no indications that the Ice Cream Sandwich Android will be coming to the device soon.

Source:http://www.planetinsane.com/software-update-for-htc-sensation-4g-released/2625678/