Samsung has today announced its estimated earnings for Q1 2013, and it looks like the Korean electronics giant is set for another record quarter, exceeding Wall Street expectations. The company has forecast a 53% rise in profit to 8.7 trillion won ($7.7 billion) for the three-month period between January and March, driven by smartphone sales.
The official YouTube app for Android has been updated to add a new “My Subscriptions” feed that makes it easier for you to find the latest videos from the channels you’re subscribed to. The update also brings One Channel branding for video creator channels, and an important bug fix.
The HTC Developer Edition isn’t actually transparent, unfortunately.
HTC has confirmed that the HTC One Developer Edition handset will be available to purchase on April 19 in the United States, priced at $649. Unlike the regular model, this one comes with an unlocked bootloader and SIM, in addition to open APIs. It also offers 64GB of storage as standard.
Facebook just revealed its new home screen interface for Android devices called Facebook Home. Even though Facebook Home will be in the Google Play store, not every Android device will be able to install it.
For the launch on April 12th, Facebook Home will be supported on the following 5 devices: HTC One, HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung Galaxy S4, and Samsung Galaxy Note II. More devices will be added in the future, but don’t expect to see the iPhone on that list anytime soon.
Today Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled “Home,” his company’s new experience on Android devices. Rumors leading up to today’s event said that Facebook has been working on its own Android device in conjunction with HTC, and that has turned out to be true.
Zuckerberg started by explaining how modern smartphones are built around different apps that communicate with people, and that Facebook wants to switch that paradigm and focus on people first. Home allows you to quickly interact with your Facebook account anywhere from your device, including the lockscreen.
