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A Shaky-Cam Look At Android 4.3′s Updated Camera App

If you’re curious about what the next iteration of Google’s mobile operating system holds, this video, which apparently shows off Android 4.3 running on a Nexus 4, should help. True, the focus here is on the interface changes and new features of the camera app, but the improvements are all positive ones.


Is HTC Coming Out With A HTC One That Runs Stock Android?

Please be true, please be true, please be true. After Google announced that it would be selling a pure Android version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 on Google Play, the entire world screamed joys of Hallelujah Halle Berry. An awesome phone running completely stock Android has always been the dream. Now, HTC might be making real life better than any dream by making the HTC One pure Android too.


This Week In Smartphone Software Updates: Telstra, Optus, Vodafone

Wondering when the sweet new versions of Android will land on your device? You’re in luck: each week, Gizmodo Australia will take you through all of the handset updates currently being tested on Australian networks like Vodafone, Telstra and Optus, and tell you when you can expect them on your device.


Why The HTC One Lacks A Micro SD Slot

According to technical reasons we are not clever enough to be able to argue with, the version of the HTC One sold in Australia and the US lacks an SD card slot due to internal space restrictions. Because of something to do with our mobile radio frequencies. That’s what HTC says, and we’re powerless to argue.


The First Jolla Smartphone: Quirky And Android-Friendly

When a band of engineers fled Nokia in 2012 to develop a MeeGo-derived OS called Sailfish, they needed a vehicle to carry the software. And this is it: the first Jolla phone, which is as quirky as the OS it runs.


The Dummy’s Guide To Android Rooting: Everything You Need to Know

Although we do our best to write comprehensive guides to rooting various Android phones, there are more handsets out there than we ever thought humanly possible. So, to give you a good starting point, we’ve put together a more general guide and jargon-buster, so that when some dick insults you on a forum, at least you’ll know what he’s saying.


The Optus 4G TD-LTE Trial: Everything You Need To Know

Optus today officially began trials of its TD-LTE 4G service in Canberra, ahead of a public launch for the service on June 4. Here’s what’s happening and how it will potentially make 4G more reliable.


App Deals: iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone

Today’s best app deals for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Prices go back up without warning, so be quick!


US Judge: Only Powered-Off Mobile Phones Deserve Privacy Protections

A federal magistrate judge in New York recently ruled that cell phone location data deserves no protection under the Fourth Amendment and that accordingly, the government can engage in real-time location surveillance without a search warrant. In an opinion straight from the Twilight Zone, magistrate judge Gary Brown ruled two weeks ago that “phone users who fail to turn off their cell phones do not exhibit an expectation of privacy.”


Who Won Gizmodo’s HTC One Phone?

You love the HTC One. And everyone loves free stuff. So which Gizmodo reader came away as this week’s winner?


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