The follow-up to the HTC One launches today. James Martin/CNET We’re just hours away from the moment the M8 materialises, and HTC is paving the way for a new HTC One by adding BlinkFeed and a Service Pack full of updates to Google Play — and you don’t even need an HTC phone to enjoy …

Physically, it’s not difficult to spot the family resemblance to its predecessor. The One M8 has a 5-inch display, making it marginally bigger than the 4.7-inches of the old HD One. Both displays have full HD resolutions. Andrew Hoyle/CNET HTC unveiled the HTC One M8 at a press conference Tuesday, showing off a slightly larger screen for its signature aluminum …

AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega (left) speaks with Rutberg analyst Rajeev Chand. Roger Cheng/CNET ATLANTA–AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega wouldn’t go so far as to call Netflix arrogant. “I’ve never called them arrogant, but I’ve heard them being called arrogant,” de la Vega said during an investor conference here on Tuesday. The reference is to AT&T …

Sony’s SmartWatch 2. Sarah Tew/CNET ATLANTA–Sony will continue to strike its own path when it comes to its wearable products. The company won’t be using Google’s recently unveiled Android Wear, a modified version of Android specifically designed for wearable products, as the basis for its own smartwatch, according to Ravi Nookala, head of Sony Mobile’s US arm. Instead, he said …

Screenshot by CNET Apple is rolling out a feature that would conceivably make it easier for its App Store users to find programs, the company has confirmed to CNET. Apple has quietly started rolling out a feature that gives users suggestions on other apps to download based on their searches. According to Macstories, which published screenshots of it in action, …

Basis Health Tracker Watch Intel has acquired Basis Science, a startup that makes a high-end fitness tracker called the Basis band, adding to its stable of wearable devices acquisitions. The Basis band is larger and more expensive than some other fitness trackers on the market, but it also offers more features. “[Basis Health Tracker] has five sensors running all the …

Apple has again won a key patent ruling in its ongoing dispute with Samsung. Tokyo District Court Judge Koji Hasegawa ruled on Tuesday that Apple’s iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, and iPad 2 do not infringe on patents held by Samsung related to data communications. Samsung had argued that the devices were violating its intellectual property and it should be compensated …

HTC One M8 is a refinement over the original One. Andrew Hoyle/CNET There was unfinished business with the HTC One. It was critically praised, yes. In a sea of bland plastic phones, the HTC One’s aluminum-clad body stood out like a Mercedes Benz flanked by Toyota Camrys. One touch, and you couldn’t help but to think “premium.” Yet to Scott …

The HTC One M8 has a 5-inch screen, an updated metal chassis, a quad-core 2.3GHz processor, Android 4.4.2 KitKat and a host of cool camera tricks. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Most customers of the new HTC One M8 likely will get the flagship Android phone with HTC’s new Sense 6 interface. But for those who prefer the Android look without the extras, …

Motorola Wearable tech has been a big, messy patch of tech wilderness. Then along came Google, announcing Android Wear and a future developer SDK. Google’s not the first major company to enter wearables (Samsung, Sony), but this is a big moment nonetheless. It’s the first time any software manufacturer has attempted to enter the wearables landscape and attempt to lay …