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HTC One puts ultrapixels over megapixels

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Tuesday's tech news roundup looks into the HTC One, the company's new flagship smartphone. To help HTC stand out again, the One has an aluminum body, a redesigned Sense interface, and an animated photo mode called Zoe. Most notable is the rear camera with 4 megapixels -- but HTC uses the term "ultrapixels" because the photos can pick up more light. Most top smartphones boast 8-megapixel cameras, but HTC says megapixels are a misunderstood metric for consumers. The HTC One will be available in March at AT&T, … Read more

HTC One looks great. But will anyone care?

As sexy as the HTC One is, it is doomed to failure if the company doesn't quickly shake things up.

HTC's design and software teams did their jobs in creating an attractive, unique, and premium-feeling phone, taking Apple's love for metal construction and taking it to the next logical progression.

But guess what? HTC's One family of phones met with similar critical praise last year, yet failed to reverse its flagging revenue and profits. While HTC has had a history of showing off buzz-worthy products, dating back to the first Android smartphone in the G1 and … Read more

HTC One specs take on Droid DNA, iPhone 5, Z10

HTC's brand-new flagship smartphone, the HTC One, is a gorgeous piece of all-aluminum smartphone machinery by any standards. CNET's Brian Bennett went hands-on with the Android Jelly Bean phone before today's launch event.

With dual audio speakers, a new Beats Audio feature in BoomSound, and a rebooted version of the HTC Sense interface layer that includes a new element called Blink, and an IR blaster to act as a TV remote, the HTC One certainly packs some interesting extras.

HTC's flagship device should appear in the U.S. in March for T-Mobile, AT&T, and … Read more

HTC One aims to make good first impression with all-metal body

Take that, Apple.

HTC believes it has one-upped its competition -- including the marquee iPhone 5 -- with its latest flagship smartphone. The HTC One features an all-aluminum construction that the company believes will set the phone apart at retail stores.

"This takes premium to the next level," Scott Croyle, HTC's design guru, said in an interview with CNET. "It feels more premium than anything I've felt out in the market."

Croyle talked about the importance of making a good first impression with consumers, something that has become critical with HTC's competitors all … Read more

HTC One reboots Sense and hopes for a comeback

Nothing sums up the HTC One's new look better than its revamped clock-and-weather widget.

Gone is the trademark retro flip clock, which has been a fixture on marquee HTC Android phones since the Hero debuted more than three years ago, and in its place is a simpler, more digital-looking virtual time display. Next to it is a modern icon to represent the weather, a far cry from the colorful graphics found in previous phones.

As the clock is so intimately tied to HTC's identity, it was not an easy decision, nor one that was universally supported. HTC's … Read more

HTC explains why 4 megapixels are better than 8

With its new flagship phone, the 4.7-inch HTC One, HTC has made the seemingly baffling choice of opting for a 4-megapixel camera, instead of an 8- or 13-megapixel unit of the kind seen on the high-end smartphones of its rivals. That doesn't seem to bother the Taiwanese firm, however, which insists that dropping the megapixel count on its "Ultrapixel" camera is "doing the right thing for image quality."

The Ultrapixel 4-megapixel sensor measures one-third of an inch, which is the same size as the sensors found in phones such as the 8-megapixel iPhone 5 … Read more

HTC's 'One' phone to rule them all: Meet its latest flagship

NEW YORK -- HTC gets another shot at a turnaround with its One smartphone.

The company unveiled its latest Android smartphone today in a global launch that included simultaneous events in New York and London.

HTC is getting even more serious about its push to streamline. Following up on last year's vow to trim its product lineup, the company unveiled one device, simply called One. There will be no variation in which carriers get which phones: 150 wireless service providers will sell it, including AT&T, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile USA in the U.S.

HTC President Jason … Read more

HTC devices held up at German airport over patent spat

HTC's big event today isn't enough to overshadow an issue the company is having with Germany's customs officers.

According to the company, customs officers at the Frankfurt-Hahn airport held up HTC device shipments between February 4 and February 10. The seizure resulted from an ongoing patent war HTC is waging against patent-licensing company IPCom.

Foss Patents was first to report on the seizures.

HTC has been battling IPcom over alleged patent infringement for years. In 2011, IPCom slapped HTC with a cease-and-desist order. Last year, however, HTC won a key ruling against IPCom after a court said … Read more

HTC's flagship launch: Join us Tuesday (live blog)

HTC will try yet again to mount a comeback with a flagship smartphone, and you can get all the details right here.

HTC is planning a global launch of its latest big product at an event that kicks off at 7 a.m. PT today. The company is readying simultaneous events in New York and London, and CNET will be at both. Brian Bennett, photographer Sarah Tew, and I will be in New York, while Luke Westaway will be stationed in London.

CNET will offer real-time news updates, photos, and running commentary throughout the event.

You can tune into the … Read more