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Google has confirmed that it will drop WebKit for its own rendering engine called Blink in “around 10 weeks.” The company has already begun testing Blink in Chrome Canary builds — the beta version of its popular browser — but it will rollout the change to stable Chrome builds with version 28 for both desktops and Android devices.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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