Some smartphones will try to kill you if you smother them with your pillow while you sleep, but others will save your life in a gunfight. That’s what happened when one Chinese man’s massive Samsung Galaxy Mega phablet stopped a bullet that was fired at his chest.

Ever since leaked photos confirmed the “All New HTC One” will have two rear-facing cameras, we’ve been wondering how exactly they’ll be put to use, and what kind of benefits they might bring to our photos.

According to a magazine promotion from Australian carrier Telstra, the “Duo Camera” will help you capture professional photos with more depth, alter focus after the image has been shot, and add 3D effects.

HTC is set to announce its second-generation One — codenamed the “M8” — in March, but like a lot of the devices that came before it, the Taiwanese company has been unable to keep it under wraps until the big day.

Photos of the device that have surfaced online this week reveal a mysterious new sensor that sits above the handset’s rear-facing camera — plus a dual LED flash. The overall look of the handset itself, however, will be almost identical to its predecessor.

You might wonder how you would live without your smartphone, but one gas station clerk in Florida could literally be dead without his. His HTC EVO 3D stopped a bullet that was fired at his abdomen during an early morning robbery, ensuring the injuries he sustained were only minor.

Great news for any Sprint HTC EVO 3D owners out there: Ice Cream Sandwich is available and ready for installation. That’s right, now you can get your Ice Cream Sandwich in 3D! It’s so real, you could almost eat it! Joking aside, the update started hitting users earlier this morning, and according to Sprint, here’s what to expect: