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HTC-One-Plus-event-teaser

HTC has today published a “save the date” teaser for a March 25 event which promises “the best is about to get better.” The Taiwanese company is almost certainly referring to its upcoming HTC One successor, which has long been rumored for a late March unveiling.

Samsung-flash-module

We already know the Galaxy S5 is likely to sport a 16-megapixel camera, thanks to a sample photo that was published on Flickr earlier today. But Samsung looks set to make other changes to improve its photography capabilities, too.

The South Korean company has today teased a new LED flash module on its blog that “will be used in the next Galaxy smartphone.”

Galaxy-S4-camera

A sample image taken with Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S5 all but confirms that the new handset will feature a 16-megapixel real-facing camera. The otherwise boring photograph was taken with a “Samsung-SM-G900A,” according to its accompanying EXIF data, and it boasts a 5312×2988 resolution.

Fingerprint Scanner

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is expected to break cover next week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. While there has been plenty spoken about the smartphone’s hardware specifications and its other variants, there was some doubt over the implementation of the fingerprint scanner in the smartphone.

But those doubts have seemingly been cast aside today after a Samsung insider confirmed the existence of biometric security built into the handset’s home button.

HTC-One-max-KitKat

Isn’t it frustrating when Android device manufacturers ship new releases with older versions of Google’s operating system? Well the search giant may be about to put an end to it. According to a leaked Google memo, it could soon start forcing manufacturers to ship new devices with the latest KitKat firmware.

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