Forget about Sense 5.0 - This is what HTC should concentrate on

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HTC has been dying over the pass few years. They are going to be releasing a phone in Japan with a new UI called IIDA. Looking at the videos it looks very promising and nothing like Sense. It might need to add a few things to be usable for Android but with the way the phone looks and the simple UI HTC might have a winner...
HTC-Made Au Infobar A02 Set To Hit Japan In Mid-February, Marrying A Highly Stylized Android UI With Playful Hardware Design »
Au's Infobar phone line has been around since 2001, always featuring plenty of color and hoping to bring innovative ideas to the smartphone world through ... by Liam Spradlin in HTC, Jelly Bean 4.1, N...

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