The Windows Phone 8X was one of the 'signature' handsets for the launch of WP8 back in September 2012 - but HTC has said that it has no plans to upgrade the three-year-old device to Windows 10 Mobile.
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Several non-Lumia Windows Phones - including some older models from Samsung, HTC and Huawei - have been tracked running Windows 10 Mobile, but that's no guarantee that they'll get official upgrades.
Microsoft has updated its Windows Device (formerly 'Phone') Recovery Tool, adding support for HTC's Windows Phone 8X, after some handsets were crippled by the installation of an unsupported preview.
Numerous handsets not yet supported by Windows 10 Mobile were able to install the latest preview build, causing issues on these devices that a 'dedicated team' at Microsoft is now working to repair.
T-Mobile says it will only release the latest OS update for its Lumia 521 and 925 - and given the carrier's poor support for Windows Phones in the past, its HTC 8X seems unlikely to get Windows 10.
In a Reddit AMAA session, HTC representatives stated that they are "working with Microsoft on the Blue update on Windows Phone 8X" but stopped short on saying if they plan to release a new model.
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Verizon Wireless is giving out a rare grey version of the HTC Windows Phone 8X smartphone to some of its employees. Each smartphone has an individual number on the case.
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Verizon Wireless has announced that it will start taking pre-orders Friday for the HTC Windows Phone 8X and the Nokia Lumia 822 smartphones, with the Samsung ATIV Odyssey coming later.
AT&T has finally confirmed availability and pricing for its new Windows Phone 8 line-up, including the Nokia Lumia 920, Lumia 820 and HTC's Windows Phone 8X, with prices starting at just $49.
A new rumor claims that Verizon's version of the upcoming HTC Windows Phone 8X will support wireless charging, with the hardware built into the Windows Phone 8 device.
A new report claims that AT&T will begin pre-orders for its two Windows Phone 8-based products, the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC Windows Phone 8X, on Sunday, October 21st.
Windows Phone lovers in Switzerland will be able to get their hands on the HTC Windows Phone 8X on November 2nd with Orange. UK fans will also be happy to know they will get the device on November 5th
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop dodged a question in a new interview today that concerned the company possibly suing HTC over the design of their Windows Phone products compared to Nokia's Lumia phones.
A newly leaked marketing video from HTC shows some of the features in its upcoming Windows Phone 8X smartphone, including support for LTE networks and its wide angle front facing camera.
A new blog post from HTC has the smartphone maker giving more information on the front facing camera hardware it has put into the upcoming Windows Phone 8X.
A new report claims, via unnamed sources, that Nokia is preparing to file a lawsuit against HTC over the case design of the HTC Windows Phone 8X being too similar to the Lumia 820
In a new interview, the Chinese president of HTC said that the smartphone maker has a larger Windows Phone 8 device in the works, which seems to confirm previous rumors about such a model.
HTC frustratingly failed to share the prices of its new Windows Phones this week. But a retailer has revealed official HTC pricing, exposing a huge price gap between the 8X and the far cheaper 8S.
HTC has just launched its own older smartphone trade-in program, where users can send in both HTC and non-HTC phones and get a Visa pre-paid card back for up to $300.
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