HTC sees negative smartphone sales trend reversing thanks to HTC One phones

. HTC is confident the company's new One series smartphones will rescue the company from slowing sales, propelling it to the No.5 smartphone vendor spot and beyond. “We are confident this year will be … a much better year,” HTC's chief of European operations Florian Seiche said to Reuters. “Even with the Q1 not being the ideal fast start right out of the gate in January, which of course we would have preferred, even with that we are very confident.” During the company's Mobile World Congress 2012 press event, the Taiwanese smartphone maker announced the HTC One series.

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Facebook adds “Safe” status update

Facebook's “Like” button is something that really captured the imagination of the masses, and here is a new feature from the social networking giant that is certainly a no-brainer – we are talking about the “Safe” button. This “Safe” button is being tested on Facebook's new Disaster Message Board in Japan, where users can mark themselves as "Safe" with a single click of a button. It makes sense to have this feature for those living in areas that are prone to disasters such as earthquakes and perhaps, tornados and floods.

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Google Music said to be floundering as user count declines each week

. Google's answer to iTunes, Spotify, Pandora and other popular digital music services may be in serious trouble. Reports surfaced last week suggesting Google Music wasn't living up to expectations and now, according to music industry insider Wayne Rosso, the service may be in deeper trouble than initially thought. ”I've never seen anything like it," an unnamed digital music executive told Rosso. “It's astounding.

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Storage Options launch Scroll Extreme Android 4.0 tablet

We've seen our fair share of 10" Android tablets unveiled this year at MWC, but if you're looking for a slightly more affordable option, Storage Options may have such a tablet in store for you in the form of the Scroll Extreme, an Android tablet that the company is claiming to the world's most powerful 10" Android 4.0 tablet for under £200.

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Foursquare PS Vita app hits US PlayStation Store, and now you'll want the 3G version

Good news for all you socially connected (and hip) regulars of local retail establishments — who have PS Vitas, of course. Sony's just announced that the free Foursquare app has officially landed at the PlayStation Store (US), and it can be yours for a paltry 4.5MBs of space on your precious proprietary memory card. The app works over WiFi, however, the fine print advises that users may want to use 3G for the best results to help alongside the Vita's GPS. Notably, the rear touchpad and cameras are listed as being compatible with the app, as well.

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Nokia Lumia 900 taken apart by FCC

It can safely be said that the FCC receives new devices every single day, and the Nokia Lumia 900 is definitely one of the devices that is worth looking into – having arrived at the FCC after making a splash at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, that ends tomorrow. The filing shows off a full manual as well as a host of internal images that show off just what makes Nokia's new flagship Windows Phone device alive.

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Microsoft giving Snapdragon S4 and Nvidia Tegra 3 powered PCs to Windows-on-ARM developers

Microsoft spent a big chunk of MWC telling everyone about Windows 8 and if you're the coding type, the news gets even better. If invited, you'll be expecting something nice in the mail to arrive from Redmond very shortly. It's sending out test PCs powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 that includes the beefy LTE, camera and sensor gear. Besides Qualcomm, Nvidia is also giving out Tegra 3 powered Windows 8 machines to developers too.

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