US Customs Halts HTC One X And EVO 4G LTE Shipments Pending Apple "Investigation"

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United States Customs Halts HTC One X And EVO 4G LTE Shipments At Ports Pending "Investigation" Of Apple Patent Claims


US Customs has halted at least some shipments of the HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE (presumably at the Port of Los Angeles), as a result of an earlier ITC order won by Apple over a patent lawsuit for "data tapping" (context-sensitive text-based actions) in the browser and messaging apps on some HTC phones.
These features, HTC contends, have been removed from the One X and EVO 4G LTE, and HTC is "confident" that it is in compliance with the ruling:
The US availability of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed due to a standard U.S. Customs review of shipments that is required after an ITC exclusion order. We believe we are in compliance with the ruling and HTC is working closely with Customs to secure approval. The HTC One X and HTC Evo 4G LTE have been received enthusiastically by customers and we appreciate their patience as we work to get these products into their hands as soon as possible.
 

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Yup, my Wirefly order got backordered brehs

I don't know when it's coming, but I'm not gonna cancel cause I'm getting it for 119.

But... :noah:
 

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Ordered the evo?

My GS II feels :flabbynsick:

I pre-ordered it from wirefly for 119.99.

Everybody on XDA is freaking out cause tons of orders are getting backordered 2 to 3 weeks. I don't really care since I'm getting a deal and I don't need a phone right away anyway.
 

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galaxy nexus shyts on the gs II imo

are these phones better? htc seems waaaaack IMO

Yes, HTC came hard with the One series. Best screen on the market, the new EVO has a 2000 mAh battery packed in it with 16GB internal storage and an SD card slot.

One X/EVO >>> Galaxy Nexus
 

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Umm... so when the hell am I going to get my phone though?
 

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Damn, Sprint doesn't even know when they'll be able to get these joints to people.

:wow:

I can't believe this brehs, Apple is pulling some bytch shyt with this. Cock blocking HTC knowing that the GS3 is dropping shortly... a lot of people might just cancel their LTEvo orders and get the GS3.

So demonic friends...
 

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HTC looking real bad right now...this plus the AT&T variant has the multitasking issue...
 

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I don't think HTC is looking bad, it's more of Apple on some hating ass shyt right now.
HTC shipping custom Android builds on US devices to avoid Apple patents | The Verge


The HTC One X for AT&T and Evo 4G LTE for Sprint already bear the distinction of being the first Android devices to face an import block at US Customs for potentially infringing an Apple patent, but the ignominy may be fleeting: sources tell us that HTC's US devices use a customized version of Android that removes the offending "data tapping" feature. That's confirmed by our own examination of an AT&T One X and Sprint Evo 4G LTE, neither of which exhibit the key behavior excluded from importation into the US by the International Trade Commission, and which both include a new settings screen not present in the international One X.

Specifically, the ITC found that HTC's messaging app, the stock Android messaging app and the stock Android browser all infringed claims 1 and 8 of Apple patent #5,946,647 — but the ITC also specifically found that Apple's patent claims were limited to the system both detecting data structures like phone numbers and email addresses in text and then presenting a menu of options when those detected structures are clicked. While HTC devices shipped to the rest of the world may still exhibit that behavior, we can confirm that neither the AT&T One X or the Sprint Evo 4G LTE present the offending menu: tapping on a detected phone number or email immediately launches the dialer or email client. What's more, the US devices also include a new "app associations" settings screen where users can specify default apps for things like email and maps; international devices lack the screen and pop up a context menu when an email address is clicked for the first time, as shown below.

Whether or not these changes are enough to put the One X and Evo 4G LTE in compliance with the ITC exclusion order is currently unclear; Customs has broad interpretive power in the matter, and the agency is notorious for the secrecy of its process. At the very least, it's clear that Apple's formidable patent portfolio is starting to have an impact on Android beyond the design changes we noticed at MWC; HTC is now shipping handsets with substantially different functionality in the United States than elsewhere in the world.

So basically, the phones software were modified to avoid this shyt and they were still held?
 
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