Live from HTC's 2/19/13 Launch Event in New York

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.

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HTC throws up a teaser countdown for Feb 19th smartphone launch

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

HTC just sent out a link to their coundown page for the February 19th smartphone launch. An animated teaser shows extreme close-ups of what is supposedly detail of the new device or devices that will be unveiled. From what I can make out, I see a lens, some rounded corners or chamfers, the gleaming HTC logo and enough lens flare effects to make JJ Abrams smile. Now, we'll just need to check this page every few hours to see if more details are revealed. I'll be covering the HTC event live on the 19th so stay tuned for my reports right here.

HTC's flagship M7 smartphone leaks, tempts litigation with iPhone-like design

Separated at birth?: The Apple iPhone 5 and a leaked image of HTC's flagship M7 smartphone

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

HTC's purported flagship smartphone, the M7, has apparently leaked a month before its expected debut at Mobile World Congress. This is a monster 4.7-inch Android smartphone powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 Pro expected to have 32GB of storage and 2GB or RAM, but what really catches one's attention is how similar it looks to Apple's iPhone 5.

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