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Daily Headlines WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015

These HTC One M9 renders show the most beautiful smartphone ever made HTC might not have the biggest sales numbers in the smartphone market, but there’s no denying that the company makes some beautiful devices. For years, HTC’s smartphones have featured designs and build quality that was a cut above most rival handsets. That trend continued right through 2014, when HTC unveiled the One M8 and showed us the most gorgeous Android phone we had ever seen. Now, if these new renders are at all representative of reality, it looks like the HTC One M9 could be the most beautiful smartphone ever made, period.  MORE → New leaked images suggest the Galaxy S6 really will be an iPhone 6 clone Recently, alleged schematics for the Galaxy S6 leaked and made it clear that Samsung’s idea of designing the phone from scratch means taking certain cues from Apple’s iPhone. Then, unofficial renders based on those leaks show what the handset could look like started to appear online, alongside many images coming from Galaxy S6 accessory designers. But now, Korean publication Uderkg has come up with an even better render of the handset, and the site says the renders are based on official Galaxy S6 schematics it has obtained.  MORE → Video: Watch an emotional Jon Stewart announce his retirement from ‘The Daily Show’ As if Stephen Colbert ending The Colbert Report wasn’t bad enough, Jon Stewart on Tuesday night announced that he is retiring as host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart… which obviously won’t be called “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” for much longer. Stewart joined the show as its host in 1999, having taken over for Craig Kilborn. In Tuesday’s episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart began the long process of saying his goodbyes.  MORE → Bloomberg just confirmed the Galaxy S6’s most exciting new features Last year’s Galaxy S5 was a disappointment but it sounds like Samsung is going to make up for it in a big way with the Galaxy S6. A new report from Bloomberg confirms that the Galaxy S6 will have an all-metal frame, making it the first flagship Galaxy device to have this particular feature.  MORE → Finally: The best phablet in the world is getting Android Lollipop After releasing Android 5.0 Lollipop updates for a variety of top flagship handsets in the past weeks, including the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 3, Samsung has started rolling out the one official Lollipop ROM certain smartphone buyers were waiting for, the one made for the Galaxy Note 4.  MORE → HTC doesn’t need Google for its first wearable HTC wearable-related interests have been detailed in various reports in the past year, but the rumors failed to materialize, as the Taiwanese company postponed the launch of its first such device. However, HTC might be closer than ever to launching a first smartwatch or smartband device, that’ll compete directly against the Apple Watch, and all the other similar devices available in stores, or about to be released. But HTC isn’t going to use Android Wear for this first device, @upleaks revealed, as the company is apparently interested in making it compatible both with Android and iOS handsets.  MORE → Cool Android messaging app makes sharing pictures easier than ever before Locket, the maker of a killer app that was included in Google’s list of the best apps of 2014, just unveiled a brand-new messaging app for Android that aims to make sharing your pictures an absolute snap.  MORE → Spider-Man is finally joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe As exciting as the creation and subsequent rapid expansion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been, there’s a missing ingredient: Spider-Man. One of the most beloved comic book characters of all time has been shut out as a result of some terribly boring business decisions, but after a decade and change, Sony Pictures has finally agreed to bring Spider-Man back to Marvel.  MORE → How Microsoft will fight its way back to the top of the industry Over the past several years, perhaps even longer, it’s been far easier to poke and prod at Microsoft’s mistakes than it has been to celebrate its successes. Those successes have seemingly been few and far between, but were mostly just overshadowed by the catastrophe that was Windows 8. But it’s a new year, Microsoft has a new CEO and the path forward has suddenly taken shape.  MORE → Charles Manson calls off wedding after learning his fiance is too evil even for him Most 80-year-old guys wouldn’t mind having a 27-year-old woman marry them for their body, but this is something else all together. The New York Post brings us word that notorious murder cult leader Charles Manson has apparently called off his wedding with fiance Afton Elaine Burton after learning of her plan to put his corpse on display after his death and charge people money for the right to look at it.  MORE →