| Live: The HTC One (M8) launches today: join us for our liveblog! Mar 25th 2014, 15:30, by Kate Solomon 
15.36 - Release date now: 100 plus countries, 230 plus carriers, and it's on sale in the UK already! From April 4th, it's coming to the rest of Europe, Middle East and Africa. No word on the US launch... Joe? 15.35 - Scott's off, Phil's back. Those people that have the One, the Max, the Mini, will all get the software update with the Sense 6 UI. 15.33 - Bad and good news people: A new Zoe app that allows you to see other people's highlight reels from the night before, and then you can add your own in. Even from another phone! Bad news: not coming until summer. Good news: HTC has decoupled the apps from the main firmware, so it can update these features without needing to push out a huge OTA update. Joe Osborne: "It's official: No one is safe from the word "selfie". Vendors are baking the feature in their phones. You could have stopped this, HTC!" 15.31 - 'A breakthrough in mobile photography'...seems a bit much, but this is a good feature and does change the way you can interact with photos, and we're not seeing a lot of innovation that actually looks cool on smartphones these days. It seems to work way better than Samsung's version on the Galaxy S5... 15.29 - Hearing a lot about bokeh, thanks to the depth sensor. It can tell which elements are close and which are near, focusing the shot wherever you want by pressing on the relevant point on the screen. And as it's done using hardware, it doesn't have to guess. 15.27: This new camera looks good. The Duo Camera looks cool, and you can slow down time when you've captured video. Pinch in to see day, month or year in your gallery. This all seems a bit Apple. Scott just said: "2013 was the year of selfies". That was a bad year, then. HTC doesn't care though, as it's made a 5MP front facing camera that has more megapixels than the rear. Joe Osborne: "Interesting to see what HTC is focusing on the US as opposed to the UK. We're just now hearing about the new Sense overlay. "HTC is heavy on the second screen experience with HTC One M8. Linked with Baseball, Basketball, Golf and more in the US. Maybe watching the game at the bar will get more interesting?" 15.24 - Ooooh, new case! It's dot matrix, which means you can see who's calling, get the weather, see notifications in a new and cool way, according to Scott. It's pretty cool. Now we're back on Ultrapixels. Come on Croyle - make me believe in Ultrapixels / low MP sensors. 15.22 - Talking gestures now. You can swipe up, left, right or down from the locked, off screen and you can get straight into Blinkfeed or the homescreen - or even voice dial. 15.20 -Looks like HTC wants to take on Apple with HTC Connect, three finger swipes now easily sending sound and video to nearby wireless speakers. Oh, and the battery is waaaaaay better. 40% longer, if you want to know specifics. Combine that with Extreme Power Saving Mode and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chip and you can leave the phone on for two weeks in standby, apparently. 15.18 - We've got a treat for you - a hands on review, the news and some lovely facts about your old HTC One, if you're one of those owners: 15.17 Blinkfeed is being opened up to developers to get their content to you - Foursquare and Fitbit are first up. Imagine menus coming in when you're near something you'll like, and then your lack of movement showing up right after. 
15.15 Now we're talking about Sense 6 - more colour, more approachable, more easy to understand where you are in the phone. Basically new colours in different apps. John McCann, joining me here in London: "This is all what we've seen already. Come on HTC, give me something more to get excited about!" Joe Osborne: "Here's a shot of HTC CEO Peter Chou holding his new favorite phone. I call bias!" 
15.12 - We're hearing about how hard it is to make the antennae with a phone where the back housing is over 90% metal. In fairness, that is impresses, as there are fewer seams and the metal comes right to the glass. 15.10 - Scott Croyle is on stage. He's the Design dude at HTC, folks. SVP of design and user experience, if you're that picky. From Joe: "Chou likens the new HTC One to a "premium watch or piece of jewelry," and I'm inclined to agree. No plastic here, folks." 15.08 - OH WAIT! IT'S THE NEW HTC ONE (M8)... wait, what's that name? We were hoping that was a joke. 
15.07 - Hot mustard! There's a transformer on stage and it's making the room shake! 15.05 - Apparently HTC is making the best even better. More revolution in the camera, better Boomsound... we've heard all this before. From Joe in New York: "This might be the loudest, most dramatic phone launch yet. I forgot my earplugs at home..." 15.04 - Now we're hearing about how good the HTC One was. TechRadar logo on stage! WHOO! 15.02 - In Barcelona she talked about vases. She's talking about theatre now. Cultured, this one. 
15.01 - Chairwoman Cher Wang is on stage. Wonder what she's going to say. 15.00 - And we're off! Phil Blair, President of the EMEA, just said 'You think you might have seen the phone already - but that's like saying you've seen your favourite band.' 14.58 - OK, so we've got some time here... who's excited to see the world's most leaked phone? I've got a sneaking suspicion it's going to be good. Also, we've got a little history lesson for you to chew over while we wait for the stage to fill with people. 14.57 - I've got to say, HTC's got an ambience going on here. 5 mins to go! 
14.55 Although if you don't know what's coming yet - where have you been? 14.54 Minutes away now people. Don't start holding your breath yet... you might die. 14.51 Just to explain how this will work - I'm here in London, with John McCann right next to me and Joe Osborne listening from New York... we're running this thing globally, people. 
14.35 We're here live from New York and London in waiting for the launch of the New HTC One, or the M8 ... or whatever they decide to call it. Here's our view of the stage in New York. Nothing too fancy just yet, but a moody piano track just started playing - mysterious! We were too excited to sleep last night because the HTC One (M8) launch event is set for today. TechRadar will be at both the London and New York events with bells on to bring you all the news, hands on reviews and reactions as HTC's latest flagship launches. The event kicks off at 3pm GMT - that's 11am Eastern, 8am Pacific and 2am ADST (Thursday morning) - and we'll be liveblogging it right here for your enjoyment. This is the only page you'll need to keep up with what HTC announces, so bookmark it now! The story so farWe already know a bit about the new HTC One - and by "a bit" we mean "pretty much everything there is to know." We're expecting to see a 5-inch full HD handset, with a 2.2GHz Snapdragon processor and Android KitKat on board: with dual-cameras on the back of the handset the most intriguing rumour to date. Still, we'll find out all the facts tomorrow - and it sounds as though you'll be able to go out and buy an HTC One (M8) in some parts of the world tomorrow too as retailers have told us that it'll be selling the handset on launch day. Will it manage a much coveted five-star TechRadar review like its predecessor? You'll have to wait for our full HTC One M8 review to find out.        |  | HTC Sense 6 will come to the old One but may lose some features along the way Mar 25th 2014, 15:16, by Kate Solomon 
There's a new HTC One in town, but if you're still rocking the 2013 model then you'll be glad to hear that you're in line for the Sense 6.0 software upgrade. No word on exactly when you'll get it yet though, nor whether the older handset will sacrifice any of the swizzy new features. A spokesperson told us, "HTC will bring Sense 6 to the 2013 HTC One family, and stay tuned for details and timing to be announced in the coming months." Court gestureIt's possible that some updates like Motion Launch gesture controls won't make it on to the older HTC One model as it might not have the necessary hardware smarts to handle it. But we do expect that you'll see other features like the upgraded BlinkFeed, more customisation options and the simpler, cleaner interface on the 2013 model at some point soon. - For more on Sense 6.0, check out our HTC One (M8) hands on
  | | HTC One (M8) arrives to take Samsung and Apple on with innovative dual cameras Mar 25th 2014, 15:15, by Kate Solomon 
After leaking more heavily than a sieve, the HTC One (M8) has officially arrived with an impressive spec list that holds few surprises. From the dual rear cameras to the 2.3GHz Snapdragon 801 processor and the familiar yet updated design of the thing, most of the rumours were spot on. The main camera is just like the one on the HTC One - a 4.1MP sensor and big pixels for lots of light. The second isn't really a camera, more of a sensor which grabs various bits of information such as depth and focus. This allows you to have lots of fun in post-production using features like U-focus to select the focus point of an image after you've taken it. There's also a 5MP camera on the front, with an f/2.0 lens and 1080p video capabilities, which should fulfill all your video-calling and selfie-related needs. Making SenseThe 5-inch Super LCD full HD display has a 441ppi resolution of 1080x1920 and is made of Gorilla Glass 3, while the handset comes with 2GB of RAM and runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat with the Sense 6.0 overlay. Sense 6.0 comes with an updated HTC Blinkfeed in a simper UI and more customisation options. There's also the addition of gesture control on the lock screen. As for internal storage, you'll be able to buy the new HTC One in 32GB or 16GB sizes, but it also comes with a microSD slot which expands the storage up to 128GB. The handset also comes with 50GB of free Google Drive space on top of the 15GB personal allowance you get anyway. On to the battery, and it's a step up from the original HTC One's 2300mAh power pack to the HTC One (M8)'s 2600mAh battery which HTC reckons will get you an extra hour and a half of screen time. BoomSoundNo new HTC phone is complete without BoomSound and the new HTC One is no exception. Those booms will sound even louder as some tweaks and a multi-phase amplifier add up to a 25% increase in loudness. As for connectivity, the usual suspects are on board: 4G LTE for data and calls, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA and there's even an IR Blaster on top of the device. There'll be three colours to choose from: metal grey, amber gold and arctic silver (that's the same finish as the HTC One) and if all this tickles your fancy, the good news is that the HTC One (M8) release date is TODAY. You can go and buy one RIGHT NOW. - So what are you waiting for? Our HTC One (M8) review? Oh, okay - that's on its way. In the meantime, here's our hands on with the phone.
  | | Hands on: HTC One (M8) review Mar 25th 2014, 15:15, by John McCann 
It's possibly the worst kept secret in the history of mobile launches but today, finally, the new HTC One (M8) - yep, they're really going with that name - has been launched. In a surprising twist HTC hasn't just launched the One (M8), it's gone and put it on sale too, jumping in ahead of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Sony Xperia Z2. If you saw any of the leaks surrounding the HTC One (M8) its design will come as no surprise, although having said that it's still a beautifully crafted piece of tech. The all-metal unibody design has been improved since the original HTC One, and it hugs around the side of the phone to meet the slab of Gorilla Glass 3 which covers the 5-inch full HD display on the front. 
It sits better in the hand too, with a more pronounced curvature on the rear allowing it to nestle in the palm while also looking and feeling supremely premium. HTC has been desperate not to compromise on the design of the new HTC One, but it has managed to squeeze in a microSD slot on the right side of the phone. This was something which was sorely missing from the HTC One last year and what with the M8 supporting 128GB cards there's a huge amount of potential storage on top of the 16GB or 32GB inside the phone. 
From the front the new HTC One looks very similar to its predecessor, although corners are more rounded and the navigation keys have been moved onscreen. The black bar where those keys used to be remains however, adding extra length to the handset and making it look a little bezel heavy below the screen. You'll notice the front facing Boomsound speakers are present and correct here, and although HTC no longer has its partnership with Beats Audio, the Taiwanese firm has done some behind the scenes work on them. 
The result is a much improved audio quality, and you can clearly hear the difference between the original One and the new HTC One (M8). On screen the HTC One (M8) is running Android 4.4 KitKat, although it's been given the old HTC treatment with a custom overlay placed over the top. In fact the new HTC One rocks up with Sense 6.0, the first phone to run the latest version of the UI, although there aren't wholesale changes over Sense 5.5. 
The differences are more subtle and aimed at making the phone easier to use, and helping you perform tasks more quickly. For example, when the screen is off you can double tap it to wake it and view your lockscreen plus any notifications you may have. Double tap again and the One (M8) will go back to sleep. Slide from left to right over the blank screen and the HTC One (M8) will wake, unlock and launch you directly into Blinkfeed, swipe the other way and it'll take you to the more traditional homescreen setup. 
If you're looking to take a quick snap hold down the volume down key and rotate the handset from portrait to landscape. This should launch the camera app, but during my hands on time with the new HTC One I found it to be a little hit and miss. The camera (or should I say cameras) is an interesting feature on the One (M8), as you get not one, but two lenses on the rear of the device. There's a larger camera which has the same 4MP rating at the original HTC One, while the smaller lens above that is more of a sensor, capturing additional information on each image you take. 
The additional information comes into play after you've taken a picture, as you can then dive into the Edit menu to play around with your snaps. U-focus allows you to select the focus point of an image after the photo has been taken. This means you can choose whether to highlight an object in the foreground, or a landscape in the background. We also played around with Foregrounder and Dimension Plus. The former allows you to highlight an object in the foreground and add effect to just the background - such as a blur or sketch. 
Dimension Plus on the other hand gives you a slightly iOS style parallax 3D render of your image, allowing you to view it from slightly altered angles. My biggest fear with the HTC One (M8) is its battery, and while it sports a bigger power pack than its predecessor (up from 2300mAh to 2600mAh) a bigger screen and more demanding components could spell trouble. The saving grace is the 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 chip from Qualcomm which should provide decent power efficiency, but you'll have to wait until our in-depth HTC One (M8) review (which will be with you shortly) to find out. 
Couple the quad-core chip with the 2GB of RAM and Adreno 330 GPU and you've got a serious amount of power inside the M8. I found that apps opened and ran smoothly on the new HTC One with no hint of lag or slow down. HTC also has a special cover which it's offering at an additional charge, with protection for both the front and back of the handset. Instead of the screen cover having a little window cut out for you to see the screen, like Samsung's S View covers, HTC's Dot View cover is covered in tiny holes on the front. 
The new HTC One recognises when a Dot View cover is closed over its screen and it adapts the display to form a dot matrix of the time and weather. When you get a call the contact's details are displayed in the same dot matrix style and you don't have to open the cover to answer it. Just lift the One (M8) to your ear, or swipe up over the cover. Early verdictThe HTC One (M8) is the best looking Android smartphone I've laid eyes on, and perhaps the best looking smartphone, period. It certainly gives the iPhone 5S a real run for its premium money and if you're after a bigger screen than Apple's offering the One (M8) is the phone for you. I'm delighted to see the inclusion of a microSD card on the side of the new HTC One, and the Snapdragon 801 processor under the hood holds a lot of promise. As long as the battery can keep pace, HTC is onto a real winner with the new One (M8). Our full HTC One (M8) review will be with you shortly - stay tuned!   | | Leaky video pits HTC One (M8) against the original flagship Mar 25th 2014, 12:39, by Hugh Langley 
There's not a lot left to say about the HTC One (M8) at this point – pretty much everything has seemingly been spilled ahead of today's announcement – but to keep you occupied in the few remaining hours, here's a new video. The 10-minute clip arrives just ahead of the phone's official launch and shows off the differences between the M8 and the older flagship in both design and functionality. There's also a spec sheet to glance over, which declares a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 801 processor with 2GB of RAM - and a 5-inch 1080p screen. The video from TechSmartt also walks through the new Sense 6.0 software, while the anonymous handler remarks on the phone's more comfortable feel. YouTube : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cumo08eViHkRoger thatMeanwhile, Canadian network Rogers has also apparently spilled the beans on the new device's specs, as spotted by Android Police. According to the details posted on its website, the new One will arrive with an UltraPixel dual-sensor camera on the rear and a 5MP camera on the front. It'll also have 32GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 64GB, and come running Android 4.4.2 KitKat.   | | iPhone 6 may show up in just one size this September Mar 25th 2014, 10:36, by Hugh Langley 
Despite rumours to the contrary, Apple may be set to launch just one version of the iPhone 6 at its big 2014 event, and it possibly won't take place until September. We're normally very cautious about the predictions of analysts, but UBS's Steve Milunovich says he's done "checks" of Apple's supply chain and claims that only a 4.7-inch handset "seems certain." Rumours of two new iPhone 6 sizes – 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch – have been swirling around the web, but Milunovich says that the 5.5-inch model may arrive later than the smaller flagship. Late to the partyAnd while there's been a lot of talk of Apple breaking tradition and announcing a new iPhone in June, Milunovich believes that we'll be waiting until August or September based on what he's seen. He also mentions that the 5.5-inch model may come with the same resolution as the 4.7-incher, which would be useful for app developers, although it's not entirely clear whether or not this is just some analyst guesswork.        | | LG is bringing Knock Code to G2 and G Flex starting this April Mar 25th 2014, 09:39, by Hugh Langley 
Knock knock Who's there? LG LG Who? LG's Knock Code feature, introduced with the G Pro 2 last month, is branching out to other LG handsets, including the LG G2 and LG G Flex. Knock Code improves on LG's existing 'tap to unlock' KnockOn feature, making security more sophisticated by offering users up to over 80,0000 possible combinations - and making for fewer finger smudges on the screen. The new security feature, which will also hit the F series and L series handsets, will start rolling out to older LG phones this April, with exact dates to be announced locally. Worst. Joke. Ever.        | | In depth: Path of the One: the headline hits and flagship flops from HTC Mar 25th 2014, 08:00, by David Nield 
T-Mobile G1 to the HTC DesireLater today we'll be getting our first look at the next-generation HTC One (M8). It's difficult to overstate the importance of this launch for HTC, as it looks to battle back in a market dominated by Apple and Samsung. This is the eighth flagship Android handset in HTC's history, a series that goes all the way back to 2008 and the first phone to feature Android to go on sale in the UK. From the runaway hits of the Desire and Desire HD to the classy but niche HTC One, it's been a tumultuous ride for the manufacturer. Take a trip down memory lane with us as we remember how HTC got to where it is today. There's no mention of Robert Downey Jr., we promise. T-Mobile G1 / HTC DreamName: T Mobile G1
Date of launch: October 2008
Dimensions: 117mm x 55.7mm x 17.1mm
Weight: 158g
Screen size: 3.2 inches, 320 x 480 pixels
Launch version of Android: Android 1.0
CPU and RAM: single core 528MHz processor, 192MB RAM
Camera: 3.15 megapixels HTC's earliest flagship phone was one of the first Android handsets to go on sale — remember that Google's operating system started a long way behind iOS, BlackBerry and even Windows Mbbile. The general consensus was that this was a very good phone indeed, second only to the iPhone 3G in 2008. Our review listed "an awful lot of reasons to get excited" about it — integrated GPS, the Google-powered mapping capabilities, the open Android Market and *ahem* its slide-out keyboard. Google's Android was off to a flyer, and as TechRadar put it: "The G1 is a stellar phone and points to a future when a phone is as flexible and useful as the PC on your desk." HTC Magic
Name: HTC Magic
Date of launch: May 2009
Dimensions: 113mm x 55mm x 13.7mm
Weight: 118.5g
Screen size: 3.2 inches, 320 x 480 pixels
Launch version of Android: Android 1.5 Cupcake
CPU and RAM: single-core 528MHz, 288MB RAM
Camera: 3.15 megapixel Half a year after the T-Mobile G1 arrived, HTC was back with another effort. Sporting very similar specs to its predecessor (though with a whopping 96MB of additional RAM), the Magic was a slimmer and lighter animal. Its main purpose in existing seemed to be to ditch the slide-out keypad that the G1 had offered: Android was updated very frequently in the early days, and the freshly baked 1.5 Cupcake had an on-screen keyboard. Our take on the handset mentioned the improved touchscreen, the increased quality of Google's own apps and the sleekness of the design. The iPhone 3GS appeared a month later, selling 1m units in three days. The HTC Magic took three months to reach the same number, but Android was on the march. HTC HeroName: HTC Hero
Date of launch: July 2009
Dimensions: 112m x 56.2mm x 14.4mm
Weight: 135g Screen size: 3.2 inches, 320 x 480 pixels
Launch version of Android: Android 1.5 Cupcake
CPU and RAM: single-core 528MHz processor, 288MB RAM
Camera: 5 megapixel The HTC Hero was the first flagship device from the Taiwanese manufacturer to look something like the modern handsets we see today. That may be partly because it was the first phone to sport HTC's own Sense UI skin on top of Android. Aside from the camera upgrade, the specs were again very similar to the company's earlier efforts, but with multi-touch enabled pinching and zooming, and a standard 3.5mm audio jack finally in place. We concluded our 2009 review with the assessment that this was the best Android phone to hit the market yet. Even with the iPhone 3GS selling well, HTC's profits and market share rose significantly as the year drew to a close. HTC Desire
Name: HTC Desire
Date of launch: March 2010
Dimensions: 119mm x 60mm x 11.9mm
Weight: 135g
Screen size: 3.7 inches, 480 x 800 pixels
Launch version of Android: Android 2.1 Eclair
CPU and RAM: single-core 1GHz processor, 588MB RAM
Camera: 5 megapixel HTC's first flagship phone for 2010 was the HTC Desire, and it was responsible for tempting tech-savvy users away from Apple in significant numbers. In the reader survey that we ran on TechRadar at the time, 47 percent of iPhone owners said they were planning to switch to the Desire. Its appeal was largely down to its powerful specs list, with the 1GHz CPU and 3.7-inch 480 x 800 pixel screen putting it right at the cutting edge for spring 2010. Videos and photos now looked half-decent on a mobile, while it was the first of HTC's phones to launch on a number of networks simultaneously — something that may have given it an edge over the Nexus One, which HTC was also manufacturing. Desire HD to the new HTC One (M8)HTC Desire HD
Name: HTC Desire HD
Date of launch: October 2010
Dimensions: 123mm x 68mm x 11.8mm
Weight: 164g Screen size: 4.3 inches, 480 x 800 pixels
Launch version of Android: Android 2.2 Froyo
CPU and RAM: single-core 1GHz processor, 768MB RAM
Camera: 8 megapixel Usually referred to as the big brother of the Desire, the HTC Desire HD helped to confirm 2010 as HTC's best year yet. Back at the start of the decade, you would've thought a 3.7-inch screen was too much, but the Desire HD upped this to a whopping 4.3 inches. Other improvements included a 8 megapixel camera and the latest 2.2 Froyo version of Android, but it had stiff competition in the form of the Samsung Galaxy S and the iPhone 4. Our review of the phone was mostly positive, but dodgy battery life (thanks in part to that large screen) meant it wasn't an unqualified success. It certainly proved popular with punters, with several stores running out of stock in the first few months. HTC SensationName: HTC Sensation
Date of launch: May 2011
Dimensions: 126.1mm x 65.4mm x 11.3mm
Weight: 148g
Screen size: 4.3 inches, 540 x 960 pixels
Launch version of Android: Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread
CPU and RAM: dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 768MB RAM
Camera: 8 megapixel HTC's "dual-core wonder" turned up in the summer of 2011, earning plaudits for its design and speed in our original review. With that dual-core 1.2GHz CPU, an impressive screen and 1080p video recording capabilities packed inside the 8 megapixel camera, it was well equipped to take on the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S2, the LG Optimus 2X and the iPhone 4 (the 4S wouldn't appear until October). The perennial battery life issue did take some of the shine off, and with Samsung upping its game, the HTC Sensation wasn't able to stand out in the way that its 2010 models had. As usual, HTC remained tight-lipped over sales numbers, but it was the Galaxy S2 that nabbed the TechRadar phone of 2011 award. HTC One XName: HTC One X
Date of launch: May 2012
Dimensions: 134.4mm x 69.9mm x 8.9mm
Weight: 130g
Screen size: 4.7 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels
Launch version of Android: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
CPU and RAM: quad-core 1.5GHz, 1GB RAM
Camera: 8 megapixel HTC had now settled into a one-flagship-phone-a-year pattern, and in 2012 the company's hopes were riding on the HTC One X. With a quad-core CPU working behind the scenes and 1GB of RAM, HTC was continuing the trend of pushing the limit in terms of internal specs. Once again we found ourselves impressed with the IPS LCD display and the performance of the phone, which was taking on the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S3 at the time. "Let's not beat around the bush here: we love the HTC One X," was the verdict we gave, but despite all that it had going for it, the HTC One X couldn't quite claw back the ground that the manufacturer was losing. HTC OneName: HTC One
Date of launch: March 2013
Dimensions: 137.4mm x 68.2mm x 9.3mm
Weight: 143g
Screen size: 4.7 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels
Launch version of Android: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
CPU and RAM: quad-core 1.7GHz processor, 2GB RAM
Camera: 4 megapixel / Ultrapixel It was a familiar story for HTC with last year's model: despite getting some rave reviews from the technology press, the HTC One struggled to make an impact in terms of actual sales. We liked it so much we gave it a five-star review, praising the phone's "wow-factor" design, Sense version of Android and low-light camera performance. Even a year after its launch, the 4.7-inch full HD display, quad-core processor and smooth metal chassis put most of today's handsets to shame. Despite all of these plus points, the HTC One never really took off in the face of fierce competition from the Galaxy S4 and the significantly cheaper Nexus 4. HTC would have happily swapped one or two 'Phone of 2013' awards for a few more millions in sales. HTC One (M8)Name: HTC One (M8)
Date of launch: March 2014
Dimensions (expected): 146mm x 70.5mm x 9.5mm
Weight (expected): 157g
Screen size (expected): 5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels
Launch version of Android (expected): Android 4.4.2 KitKat
CPU and RAM (expected): quad-core 2.26GHz processor, 2GB RAM
Camera (expected): 16 megapixel / Dual Camera And so — what will HTC do next? Sales are suffering as Apple and Samsung dominate the handset market, and the company needs a big hit to reverse the slide and become relevant again. According to the leaked information we've seen propagated across the web (see below), it looks impressive on paper, but as we've seen in the past that hasn't always been enough for HTC. A lot will depend on the quality of the camera (rumors persist of a dual-lens model) and the price, which needs to be competitive for 2014 edition of the HTC One to stand a chance. We'll also be watching closely for any new innovations in the Sense UI, as Samsung's own Android skin goes from strength to strength.        | | Google Now will get you out of a jam, with new traffic updates from Waze Mar 24th 2014, 23:31, by Chris Smith 
While the big news today is Google Now officially arriving within the Chrome web browser, the company has also taken the opportunity to announce a new feature for the Android Google Search app. On Monday evening, Google announced Waze data has been integrated with Google Search, bringing users automatic, live traffic updates for users. The idea is to give folks a heads-up, via a notification, if delays are being experienced on regular commutes before they hit the traffic jam. This, of course, will allow them to seek alternate routes. "You know the feeling," wrote the firm on its Google+ page. "You're just miles from home when all of a sudden you see brake lights ahead—a sure sign of an incident on the road. Starting today, you'll have a better chance of making it around the traffic. Cruising the back roads"With the latest update to the GoogleSearch app for Android, Google Now will send you a notification if you're likely to hit a traffic incident along your drive—without you even having to ask. That way, you can get off at that earlier exit and cruise through the back roads." Google acquired the crowd-sourced Waze app last summer for over a billion dollars. It's first act of business was to bring traffic updates within Google Now, but today's move makes the updates accessible for those users running older version of Android who don't have the personal assistant app baked into their devices.        | | Next Android KitKat update could fix Nexus 5 camera's blue tint problem Mar 24th 2014, 18:50, by klee 
Android 4.4 KitKat was one of Google's more perplexing OS updates, and already it's gone though three revisions since release. Soon, the sponsored software may be in for yet another upgrade. LlabTooFer tweeted that a new version of Android 4.4.3 is currently being testing. The Android ROM developer noted the build, numbered KTU72B, could fix another camera bug plaguing the Nexus 5. As Nexus 5 users might already know, Google's handset adds a bluish tint to almost any photo taken with the phone's camera. It's an issue that colors virtually any white light or object in a bluish hue. This is just the latest camera issues plaguing Google's flagship. Previously, the search giant released a software update to improve the camera's autofocus speed and slow shutter. Slowing updatesAside from the camera fix, LlabTooFer didn't provide details on what else Android 4.4.3 would bring to the table. It's unlikely Google would release a new software update with only a solo camera fix, but recently Google has slowed its update releases somewhat. Android 4.4.3 may focus act as a stop-gap for one nagging issue until Android 4.4.4 or even Android 5 provides bigger and better improvements.        | | Latest leak sizes up larger iPhone 6 case mold to the iPhone 5S Mar 24th 2014, 18:35, by Michael Rougeau 
The iPhone 6 is going to be bigger, right? That's what logic and the latest leak suggest. As Apple's competitors continue to make ever-growing smartphones, the iPhone maker keeps playing catch-up. But judging by the iPhone 6 case mold we're looking at above, Apple may finally be falling into step with everyone else. The new images come from the blog of smartphone accessory maker Bling My Thing, which shared no hints about their origin. But they allegedly show the hyper-accurate mold that Apple has sent to iPhone 6 case makers so they can ensure the products they're making are ready for the new iPhone at launch. Bigger and betterThe iPhone 6 mold appears to be taller and a bit wider than the iPhone 5S, just as previous rumors have said it would be. And the new iPhone's bezel looks smaller than ever on this monotone mold. 
Additionally, it looks like there are some other, more subtle changes, such as the light sensor possibly being moved above the ear speaker and next to the front camera. Interestingly, if this mold proves accurate then some of the more outlandish iPhone 6 rumors - like that it will feature a flexible display or lose the home button - will be debunked. The latest rumors peg the iPhone 6 with a 4.7-inch display, Apple's 2.6GHz A8 processor, and just .22 inches of thickness. An even larger version reaching above 5 inches as also been suggested. We may not need to wait quite so long to find out, in any case, since multiple reports have said that Apple will unveil a phablet-sized smartphone as soon as June.        | |
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