The HTC One M9 is on its way. Photo: HTC

HTC’s new One M9 may not be a groundbreaking improvement over its predecessor, but it’s an excellent smartphone nonetheless. If you’re itching to get yours, you’ll be pleased to know it’s set to make its retail debut this month.

Lollipop has arrived for users on Sprint. Photo: HTC

HTC has begun rolling out its Android 5.0 Lollipop update for One M7 handsets on T-Mobile in the U.S. The release weighs in at just under 730MB, and it includes new features and some major improvements.

The One M9 could be here by the end of the month. Photo: HTC

HTC is yet to give us a price tag or release date for its new One M9, which was announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this month. But according to a seemingly premature retail listing, the device will cost $649 off-contract when it goes on sale later this month.

Cyanogen’s CEO thinks Samsung’s days at the top are numbered. Photo: Cyanogen

Samsung may have just announced its best smartphones ever at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but according to Cyanogen, Inc. CEO Kirt McMaster, that’s not going to help the company’s declining smartphone sales and falling profits.

McMaster believes that the South Korean company — and other high-end smartphone makers — will be “slaughtered” by new competition over the next five years.

The One M9 looks just like the One M8 at first glance. Photo: HTC

HTC’s decision not to make more significant design changes to its new One M9 has been met with criticism from fans and critics, but it wasn’t just a lazy move to cut costs.

The Taiwanese company has explained that it wants all One-series smartphones to look familiar so that consumers know exactly what they are from afar. HTC wants a smartphone as recognizable as the iPhone.