HTC announced its flagship smartphone of 2013, the HTC One, back in February, and a month later the handset was available to purchase in the U.K. from several independent retailers with a fairly hefty price tag of £599. However, if you didn’t pick one up at the time, it may be of interest for you to know that the online retailer Isme is currently selling the device for £549 — that’s £50 off the usual retail price.
AT&T has officially announced that its Galaxy Note II variant is the latest in a long line of Samsung devices to receive the much-anticipated Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update. As you’d expect, this upgrade brings a mass of bug fixes, stability improvements and speed optimizations, however, it also incorporates an updated version of the TouchWiz user interface together with support for the Galaxy Gear.
Yesterday, I wrote that Verizon had finally posted the official update documents for the upcoming build 2.10.605.1. Android 4.3 update for the HTC One on its website, and today tons of reports have been flying in confirming that Big Red branded handsets have already started to receive the much-anticipated upgrade. In addition to the latest build of 4.3 Jelly Bean, the update also brings a truckload of bug fixes, stability improvements and speed optimizations for the handset, as well as the implementation of a couple of new features.
Today, just three days after Google started rolling out the latest build of Android 4.4.2 Jelly Bean to the HTC One GPE, the team at Mountain View have begun pushing out the exact same upgrade for the LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition, which launched in the United States last week. This rollout doesn’t come as much of a surprise, seeing as this slate ships running Android 4.4, so it was only a matter of time before the relatively small bump up to 4.4.2 came.
Oppo is still teasing us with what’s rumored to be the company’s latest high-end Android-powered smartphone, the Find 7. Earlier today, the OEM posted its signature image of a gorgeous sunrise on its Google+ page, with an overlay drawing of the Find 5 and the words 1080p display, together with the “Find 7” logo and the wording 2K display, which confirms recent leaks that suggested the handset will feature a state of the art display.
