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HTC has released MakeVR for the HTC Vive virtual reality headset. The 3D-object modeling application lets designers create and examine objects in VR and once they're ready, export them for 3D printing.

​It may not be a world-beating release, but HTC's U Ultra​ is the only significant high-end flagship smartphone to (so far) have been revealed in 2017. Let's see how it shapes up next to Lenovo's modular Moto Z​.

​HTC has been as clear as mud on whether the new U Ultra is considered the company's main 2017 flagship, or just an experimental offshoot of its primary high-end line. Either way, let's see how the Ultra stacks up next to the firm's unquestioned 2016 flagship, the HTC 10.

We're used to seeing smartphone-makers copying the iPhone, but what isn't as common is seeing a new phone that's almost a direct copy of a slower-selling second-tier flagship. Let's compare the HTC U Ultra and LG V20.

​HTC recently announced its 2017 flagship​, a mixed bag of high-end specs, outdated processor and Samsung design cues. Let's see how it sizes up next to the best value in mobile, the OnePlus 3T​.

​Being offered online only (and not compatible with Verizon's or Sprint's networks) HTC's new U Ultra​​ isn't likely to register even a small fraction of iPhone sales numbers. But is the Ultra worth considering nonetheless?

​Today, HTC announced a new “VR for Impact” program, an effort meant to excel virtual reality’s potential as a humanitarian tool. The company has pledged US$10 million for industry partners and developers whose efforts support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

While Google took all the credit, the company's Pixel​ and Pixel XL​ were manufactured by HTC. How does HTC's silent partner job​ stack up next to the company's upcoming 2017 flagship, the U Ultra​?

Through the years, HTC has faded from the mainstream smartphone spotlight: to the point where its 2017 flagship was introduced via press release, and will be sold online-only. Let's see how that phone, the HTC U Ultra​, sizes up next to the nearly-year-old Samsung Galaxy S7 edge​.

HTC has set down a marker with the first major smartphone launch of 2017 and it has a lot to show off: a powerful phablet and a mid-range phone in a new all-glass design, as well as its own AI-powered digital assistant.

HTC has announced the Vive Tracker, a new accessory for the VR system that can be attached to anything from baseball bat​s to firefighting hoses. At CES this week, the company revealed a few examples, as well as a new audio headstrap and a subscription model for the app store.

Eight months after launch, we look at how the HTC Vive stacks up in a changed virtual reality landscape.