The HTC One Developer Edition — that's the developer-friendly, 64-gigabyte model sold directly by HTC — will skip Android 4.2.2 and go directly to Android 4.3, according Jason Mackenzie, president of global sales at HTC. Mackenzie was responding to questions on Twitter when he dropped that little nugget.
The reason, Mackenzie said, is that Android 4.2.2 "is [a] minor update, so [we] decided to go straight to 4.3."
The next question is whether the U.S. carrier-branded versions of the HTC One — which launched earlier this year with Android 4.1.2 — will go the same route and update directly to the newest version of Android, which was released just last month. Cincinnati Bell has already said that's what will happen with its phone. And you can't help but think that if a regional operator is doing it, the majors might as well.
Just as Jerry and Andrew have done in weeks past, today it’s my turn to tear open my gear bag and show the tech I use every day. IFA 2013 is coming up soon, and in a couple of weeks I’ll be packing my bags and heading to Berlin with Phil Nickinson and Richard Devine. So now’s a good time to take a look at what I’ll be bringing along to cover one of the biggest tech shows of the year.
Check past the break for phones, cameras, laptops, accessories and more.
Welcome to the Sunday Giveaway! It’s probably the best one yet because we’re giving away a HTC One. But before we get to that, let’s move on to the winner of last week’s giveaway.
HTC First Winner: Hancel Chavez Ferreyra!
Congratulations Hancel! The HTC First will be on its way very soon! We hope you enjoy your new phone! And now, we move onward to this week’s item – the HTC One. That’s right, the HTC One (AT&T).
We want to extend our thanks to Otterbox for providing the HTC One and the following cases for this giveaway! If you want some of the best protection you could possibly have for your smartphone, then Otterbox should be at the top of your list. In this giveaway, they are providing two Commuter and two Defender cases. The Commuter case allows for pretty lightweight protection, especially when compared to the top-tier Defender, which might give you more size but definitely gives you much more protection.
You’ll be getting the Commuter cases in purple and white, while the Defender cases come in grey and pink. No matter what, though, your new HTC One will be good and protected!
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It's a working weekend — clock's ticking on this Moto X review — so I'll keep things short this week. But I do want to mention that we've pushed out the first beta for v1.4 of the Android Central App. It's got a refreshed design, improved stability, and a few other features that you've been asking for.
You can join the beta group here. Please be sure to read the instructions if you're not familiar with the process.
We'll beta test things for a few days until we're sure we haven't broken anything too horribly. And we've still got more features and tweaks in the works (improved tablet design is high up on our list of things to do), so stay tuned for more.
