Samsung device running Tizen OS confirmed by UAProf

A new device running the Tizen OS has been spotted on Samsung's UAProf website codenamed the Redwood GT-I8805. This is no real surprise as it was announced earlier by Samsung that we'll be seeing a Tizen device sometime in 2013 - in fact, even the codename Redwood has been seen floating around.

As far as specifications go, the LTE-enabled device will sport a 720p display of as-yet unknown diagonal, and despite earlier promises, will feature a standard Cortex-A9 SoC, rather than the more robust A15 processor line found in more recent high-end smartphones.

No word yet on when the other Tizen device, codenamed the GT-I8800 Melius, will surface, but we should hopefully hear more on both Tizen flagships as they approach announcement.

HTC allegedly working on One with stock Android

Google surprised everyone at the I/O 2013 keynote by unveiling a special edition of the Samsung Galaxy S4 running stock Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Now, it seems HTC is working on a similar version of its own HTC One for the US market.

According to the sources at Geek.com, HTC is working on a version of the HTC One running stock Android Jelly Bean instead of its usual Sense UI.

At this moment, it is unclear whether HTC is working with Google on this. This would decide how the phone is sold, i.e., through the Google Play Store or through HTC's own online store and whether or not the phone would get timely updates (stock Android does not necessarily guarantee quick updates if its not directly from Google). If you recall, Hugo Barra did briefly mention the HTC One during the keynote before announcing the S4 with stock Android, so it's quite likely HTC is collaborating with Google on this one.

As mentioned before, the device is expected to release only in the US, which is not the brightest of moves but that's how these companies usually roll. We are looking forward to hearing more on this front as an HTC One with stock Android is nothing short of exciting.