The New HTC One Is the Same as the Old HTC One — and That's Good

Can a phone be in love with itself? The new HTC One is very similar to the last, um, one. Clearly, HTC thinks it hit the sweet spot with the previous One, and it's not going to mess with success. The new model follows the old one so closely, the improved features don't feel like upgrades as much as self-congratulations.

Take BlinkFeed, HTC's Flipboard-like interface that serves as a nice stream of "snackable" information right on your home screen. HTC apparently thinks so highly of the feature that it's now color-coding BlinkFeed green. Just in case you got confused and thought you were in the Twitter app, I guess. Read more...