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.

This post was written by Andras Kindler (@andraskindler).

Recently an interesting blog post started to circle around the internet titled Why Android First is a Myth. The article points out that developing Android apps is expensive and time-consuming, so startups tend to choose iOS as their first platform. Some reports have also argued that you can’t make money on Google Play.

While some of this is true, Android is a platform full of opportunity: with global market share exceeding 80%, the constant evolution of Google’s design guidelines and fragmentation issues starting to fade away, things are looking pretty good. Not to mention Android’s APIs let developers do much more than on other platforms, making possible to create truly integrated services.

So we compiled a list of awesome of applications and services that are killing it as Android exclusives.

Twitter is said to be working on a new feature that will allow users to edit tweets after they are published, The Desk reports. As things stand, the only way to fix typos and other errors is to delete your tweet and publish another one, but sources close to Twitter’s new project say that’s set to change.

UPDATE: Facebook has now confirmed auto-playing ads will rollout this week. See the update at the bottom of this post.

Facebook’s auto-playing video ads, which first appeared on iOS last week, will be seen by all users on all platforms later this week, The Wall Street Journal reports. You’ll see them on your desktop as well as your mobile devices, and they will play automatically as you scroll through your timeline.

Samsung showcased its partial gaming attachment, the GamePad, at IFA 2013 on Friday 6, December, and now the South Korean company has made the product official. In a press release earlier today, Samsung revealed that the GamePad is currently available in select European markets for Android smartphones between 4 and 6.3-inches, and is compatible with handsets running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or higher, provided they have Bluetooth 3.0 or NFC.