HTC begins roll out of Sense 6 for One M7 on May 12

Have you been waiting to get the Sense 6 on your One M7 device? We have good news for you. HTC has announced they would release Sense 6 user interface for the One M7 starting May 12. The Sense 6 brings new features such as flatter UI elements and brighter colors, a more contextually aware BlinkFeed screen reader, Motion Launch, a new camera app, and Extreme Power Saving mode. You can find out more information about the update progress and other real-time information on how to prepare for the new update here.

Cyanogen starts search for female volunteers to supply voice samples

Want to be part of developing one of the latest smartphones coming out? Cyanogen Inc. wants help from female volunteers to refine the custom wake-up command of the OnePlus One. The company needs females within the 18-75 age range to supply various voice samples that would help them fine tune the wake-up feature.  Cyanogen has put up more details on their Google+ page for those interested in helping out.

Google updates Camera app to let you take photos while shooting videos

After releasing the standalone app for the stock Google Camera, Google released a small update for the app that would help endear it more to avid smartphone video takers. The new version 2.1.042 finally lets users take photos while filming clips. It’s not a big update but the feature has been available on other camera apps for a while that it’s good that Google has brought it to its stock Camera app. The update is rolling out at the moment but if you can’t wait, here’s a link to the APK file.

Source: Android Spin

Detailed look at the design process of the HTC One M8

Are you curious about the design process and philosophy behind the HTC One M8? Stuff got an exclusive interview with HTC’s Creative Director Daniel Hundt to talk about the One M8 and the future designs of HTC products. Hundt said they started with a chunk of metal and thought about what they wanted to do with that. He said he is a fan of a design approach “that’s not forced, that make you think that’s just what a phone or a chair is supposed to look like. It’s a natural result of the material, without technology being forced in just for technology’s sake.”

Hundt also said that they hope to make a phone that’s as close to 100% metal as possible. The M8 is currently 70% metal. Imagine what a full-metal phone would look like. We’re not sure about the possibility of this happening but we’d like to see HTC try.