Strategic Sharing: Zipcar Leads $13.7M Investment In Campus Car-Sharing Startup Wheelz
February 22, 2012 – 8:25 am | No Comment

Well, you have to hand it to the strategy team over at Zipcar . Arguably the largest on-demand car-sharing network, Zipcar went public last year and not long after saw its market cap cross $1 billion . It’s since fallen back, and with collaborative consumption and the market for car-sharing heating up, the big players have to make moves. Zipcar has since forged a partnership with Ford, making it the largest provider of cars for Zipcar’s University program , and, in December, the company took a controlling stake in Spain’s largest car-sharing network, Avancar . Today finds Zipcar making another strategic move to get its mitts in fellow car-sharing companies, again with a focus on universities, whose students are among the most eager adopters of car-sharing models. What do I mean? The company today announced that it is a lead investor in the $13.7 million series A financing of Wheelz , a junior, university-focused version of itself. The Detroit-based Fontinalis…

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Cyanogenmod 9 struts its stuff on HTC’s One X
April 30, 2012 – 8:38 am | No Comment
Cyanogenmod 9 struts its stuff on HTC’s One X So you've procured yourself HTC's new super slim, 4.7-inch halo phone: the One X. By now, you probably have the device set up just the way you like it: applications configured, widgets in place and Adele ringtone set. But there's just something else left to do, isn't there? If (like some of us) you're a smartphone user who just can't leave well enough alone, you'll be excited to learn that ...
HTC Golf press image leaked
April 15, 2012 – 6:24 am | No Comment
HTC Golf press image leaked Sometime last month, there were whispers of a new smartphone from HTC known as the HTC Golf, which surprisingly enough will not be part of the flagship range, but rather, has every intention of making a splash on the entry level to mid-range market. We do know that it will run on the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, and the folks over at PocketNow managed to snag what they deem to be the ...
HTC’s Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades arrive end of March
February 9, 2012 – 11:42 am | No Comment
HTC’s Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades arrive end of March HTC’s Facebook page has just revealed more information about the upcoming Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades, where the first round of upgrades are tipped to be released by the end of next month for the follwing smartphones – the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation 4G and HTC Sensation XE, as well as the HTC Sensation XL shortly after that. Apart from that, HTC also confirmed that other smartphones from their stable will be getting the Ice Cream Sandwich ...
It’s About Time: HTC To Refocus Smartphone Efforts Around “Hero” Devices
January 26, 2012 – 3:11 pm | No Comment
It’s About Time: HTC To Refocus Smartphone Efforts Around “Hero” Devices HTC has gotten to be remarkably good at churning out phone after phone these days, but it’s gotten to feel like each new release is too little too soon. Thankfully, the godfather of Android hardware has come to its senses, as revealed by Mobile Today . According to HTC UK head Phil Roberson, 2012 is going to be all about giving their customers “something special.” To that end, HTC plans to focus on a smaller number of “hero” smartphones and dial back their presence in the tablet ...
HTC EVO 3D teardown photos surface
December 19, 2011 – 8:21 pm | No Comment
HTC EVO 3D teardown photos surface Despite being HTC’s first 3D phone, it didn’t really make a splash when it launched in the US, however it still is an interesting phone that has the ability to display glasses-free 3D visuals. Well if you’ve ever wondered about what made the phone tick, and what goes on behind the scenes, you’re in luck. Photographs of the phone’s innards from its visit to the FCC have surfaced, giving us a closer look at the ...
HTC Vigor to be renamed DROID Incredible HD?
September 16, 2011 – 3:31 am | No Comment
HTC Vigor to be renamed DROID Incredible HD? An interesting looking document claimed to be the spec sheet for the upcoming HD display phone, the HTC Vigor, has surfaced recently giving us some interesting details about the phone. While there’s no way to verify if it’s real or fake, it does give us something to ponder upon. According to the document, the HTC Vigor will be rebranded as the DROID Incredible HD and released on October 13th by Verizon....
HTC Titan and Radar announced
September 4, 2011 – 4:45 am | No Comment
HTC Titan and Radar announced HTC did not get to where they are today by playing it risky, putting all of their eggs in a single basket. Before they became the Android smartphone producing juggernaut that they are today, they used to spread the risk with some Windows Mobile handsets, and the same applies in the Android generation with the announcement of a couple of Windows Phone 7 smartphones, otherwise known as the HTC Titan and HTC Radar.The HTC Titan will be ...
HTC Vigor spotted in the wild
August 27, 2011 – 8:43 am | No Comment
HTC Vigor spotted in the wild The mysterious Android phone with a 720p resolution display known as the HTC Vigor has finally made an appearance in the flesh. The folks over at Droid-Life managed to get their hands on some photographs showing the device in the flesh, and true to Mr. Blurrycam’s photo-taking skills, the device looks pretty blur – but it is sharp enough for us to make out the details on it. Judging by first impressions, the ...
HTC CEO Sticking With Android Despite Google-Motorola Deal
August 21, 2011 – 3:47 am | No Comment
HTC CEO Sticking With Android Despite Google-Motorola Deal “We welcome the news of today’s acquisition, which demonstrates that Google is deeply committed to defending Android, its partners, and the entire ecosystem.” That was Peter Chou’s line from right after the Google-Motorola deal was announced, and it would appear he’s sticking to it. Today, the HTC CEO has announced his intention to stick it out with Google and Android in spite of the multi-billion dollar acquisition. According to the Wall Street Journal , Chou was careful to reiterate his support for the deal, stating that it ...
HTC purchases mobile backup service developer, Dashwire
August 5, 2011 – 10:20 pm | No Comment
HTC purchases mobile backup service developer, Dashwire While HTC is still under fire from Apple due to alleged patent infringement, it doesn’t look like the Taiwanese manufacturer is letting those problems get in the way of its business. It has been recently reported that HTC has purchased a Seattle company named Dashwire. Known for developing a platform that lets users back up data created on their phones to the cloud, Dashwire will become a subsidiary of HTC. HTC will be integrating Dashwire’s technology ...