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South Korean media reports indicate that Samsung might be supplying OLED display panels for use in Google’s Glass wearable computing device. According to a report in Korea Times, Google recently approved a proposal from Samsung Display to provide the display panels for its Project Glass. As the Explorer Edition of Project Glass is already being distributed to early-adopters, we believe that the Samsung display panels with be used in the retail version, which is expected to go on sale in early-2014. Google CEO along with some key executives recently visited Samsung in South Korea and talked about further increasing collaboration between the two companies. There were some reports suggesting that Google might even invest in Samsung’s OLED business, which makes more sense now. “Samsung Display secured a room to diversify its client base by reducing the so-called Apple risk thanks to Google’s agreement to adopt Samsung’s OLED technology in Google Glass,” a source told Korea Times. There has been no official announcement in this regard and we might not even hear an official statement about it until the retail version launch. #ifihadglass winners to starting getting Glass invites very soon In related news, Google has revealed that it will soon start sending out invites to #ifihadglass winner to get their Google Glass units. “Over the next few weeks, we’ll be slowly rolling out invitations to successful #ifihadglass applicants. If you were one of the successful applicants, please make sure you have +Project Glass in your Circles so we can send you a message. We’re thrilled to be moving into the next phase of our Explorer Program and we hope to expand in the future,” Google Glass team noted on Google+.

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Hours after Samsung officially announced four new colour variants of Galaxy S4, telecom operator AT&T has announced that it will be exclusively stocking the red version in the United States. The telecom operator will begin taking pre-orders for this new colour version tomorrow; however it will be available on June 14. The price of the smartphone remains same as other colours – $199.99 with a two-year agreement. “For our customers that love a splash of colour in their smartphone, we’re excited to bring you another exclusive that really makes a statement,” AT&T noted in a blog post. To remind you, Samsung Galaxy S4 features a 5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED Plus display, 1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor and 2GB of RAM. The phone runs on Android 4.2 and packs 13MP rear camera, 2MP front camera and LTE support. “The Galaxy S 4 also enhances your TV watching experience with the new Samsung WatchON™ service that simplifies searching and recommends TV, movies and sports according to personal tastes. With WatchOn and the built-in IR blaster, the Galaxy S 4 also functions as a remote control for home theater equipment,” AT&T added. Amazon.com Widgets

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UK telecom operator EE has confirmed to Android Central that Facebook has decided to hold off HTC First UK launch. The phone was supposed to launch in UK within months of US release, but now it looks like the phone might never make it to the country. The official statement still suggests that Facebook is fixing issues with Facebook Home and chances are that an improved version of HTC First might be launched in UK on a later date, but it looks highly unlikely right now. According to EE, which was supposed to carry First, Facebook is acting on the consumer feedback that the phone and Facebook Home received in the US and wants to add more features and customisations to this Android launcher. Here is the full statement: “Following customer feedback, Facebook has decided to focus on adding new customization features to Facebook Home over the coming months. While they are working to make a better Facebook Home experience, they have recommended holding off launching the HTC First in the UK, and so we will shortly be contacting those who registered their interest with us to let them know of this decision. Rest assured, we remain committed to bringing our customers the latest mobile experiences, and we will continue to build on our strong relationship with Facebook so as to offer customers new opportunities in the future.” To remind you, as per reports HTC First US sales have been very bad and AT&T even reduced the price of the phone from $99 to 99 cents with contract to improve sales, but that did not help at all.

Last 48 hours have been filled with Android phones launches from India’s home-grown mobile phone companies like Maxx, Celkon and Adcom. Each of these companies has introduced several new Android phones in the Indian smartphone market with prices ranging from INR 3,199 to INR 12,375. Talking about Celkon first, the company has introduced two new Android phones – Signature One A107 and A9+. The phones have been priced at INR 6,999 and INR 3,299 respectively. Celkon Signature One A107: 5-inch WVGA display, 1GHz dual-core processor, 8MP rear camera and 2100 mAh battery. Celkon A9+:  3.5-inch HVGA display, 1GHz processor, Android 4.0, 2MP camera, 256MB RAM and 1350 mAh battery Coming to Maxx, the mobile phone maker has also released two new Android phone models – AX8 Race and AX9Z in the country. These phones have been priced at INR 8,875 and INR 12,375. Maxx AX8 Race: 5-inch WVGA capacitive display, Dual-SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby, Android 4.0.3 and 1GHz single-core MediaTek Processor Maxx AX9Z Race: 4.5-inch qHD display, 1.2 GHz dual-core Mediatek MT6577 processor, and Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) support. Lastly, Advantage Computers (Adcom) has announced the launch of six new Android smartphones in the country. These phones are A-530 HD, A-500, A-450, A-430, A-400, and A-350. The phones will be sold starting INR 3,199 in the country. The company has not shared device specific details right now.

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TweetAccording to sources quoted by Mobile News, the HTC First is not going to be launched in the UK after all. At the phone’s launch event last April, Facebook claimed the HTC First “Facebook phone” would arrive in the UK on the Orange and EE networks some time during 2013, but, apparently, pre-orders are now being cancelled as HTC and Facebook have pulled the plug on their collaboration. The site’s source claims the decision to axe the First’s UK launch has come from Facebook rather than HTC, with the anonymous person saying that poor US sales of the First  triggered the decision to end its ambitions. So that’s what you won’t be seeing over here. Shame, as it was apparently quite a decent phone for those who actually use the social network for anything other than the occasional bit of stalking. Related PostsSamsung Galaxy Note Jelly Bean update now live for unlocked phonesSTATS: Android powers 58.4% of UK smartphone sales in 2013STATS: Android device activations now at 900 millionSTATS: Samsung dominant in Q1, LG doubles smartphone market share

HTC might not have officially announced the unit shipments or sales of its flagship HTC One smartphone, but as per a report on WSJ, the company has already sold around 5 million units. An unnamed HTC executive told Wall Street Journal that HTC One orders have been good so far but the company is struggling with the supplies. “Orders are pretty good so far and are still more than what we can supply. This is partly due to the shortage of components. When the issue is resolved next month, we will have a better idea if it’s doing really well or not,” he told the publication. This might be an impressive figure in its own right but it falls short of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 shipments, which have already crossed 10 million units. As per the recent reports, HTC has seen a string of high-profile executive departures from the company. As many as seven top executives from the company head office as well as North America and Asia have department in the last few weeks.