Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 5:55AM 
Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
New York: HTC's big launch event of 2013 is finally here. Taking place right now at the Cedar Lake theatre in downtown Manhattan, the Taiwanese smartphone maker prepares to launch its newflagship smartphone called the HTC One. There have been a bunch of leaks here and there leading up to this event.
Monday, February 18, 2013 at 3:12PM By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
HTC is doing a real good job at generating some hype and excitement leading into tomorrow's launch event in New York. From the images above, which were shared on Twitter, @HTC. it seems to be focusing on new camera technology, earlier reported to be a multi-camera Ultrapixel set-up. There's also some hint to improved audio capabilities which are expected given HTC is heavy on the Beats trip. Then there's a foreshadowing of a chiseled metal enclosure. What else are we expecting, a new and improved HTC Sense overlay, a 4.7-inch 1080p HD display, 2GB of RAM and most likely a spanking new mobile processor. All will be revealed tomorrow.
Monday, February 18, 2013 at 10:22AM 
Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Not to take anything away from the iPhone 5, but I like the iPhone 4 and 4S design better. While blockier and heavier than its successor, the iPhone 4S just feels so perfectly balanced yet substantial. The feel of front and black glass panels separated by an aluminum band is truly unlike anything you've ever felt in your hand before. The iPhone 4 and 4S design was also something that no other company would dare copy, it was just too distinctive and iconic to steal from.
Monday, February 18, 2013 at 8:07AM 
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
In an inevitable move, search giant Google has indicated its desire to enter into the commercial retail store space by opening its first store in the UK last year.
A move that many see as the beginning of a series of Google Store openings in the US and Europe. A lot has changed in the past few years and Google now sells a variety of devices such as its Nexus smartphones and tablets, various Chromebook models and even the Chromebox PC and even Nexus Q audio devices. Google is also working on its smart glasses initiative. 9to5Google explains that Google will open a series of stores by the end of 2013 (it is already testing the concept in a fee UK locations called Chromezone stores).
