Vine for Android gets major update

Second software bump in a week.

Vine appears to be going all out in its attempts to stop Instagram’s nascent video platform from taking off.
Just one week after rolling out a major overhaul of its Android app, the Twitter-backed service is back with another update.
This time, Android users have been given front-camera access for some selfie action, along with an upload manager for playing around with old videos and getting them ship shape and cut down to six seconds.
Last week’s Android Vine update brought Facebook-sharing as well as hashtag searching.
It seems that with Instagram’s 15-second videos grabbing the limelight, Vine is desperate to prove that its shorter, looping format still has a future.

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HTC One gets UltraPixel camera update, One X Android Jelly Bean update incoming

TC has begun rolling out a new firmware update for its first flagship phone of 2013, bringing an array of improvements to the One’s much-lauded UltraPixel camera.
Update 1.29.401.13 is currently available for the international version of the HTC One and packs enhancements that include improved sound capture with HTC Zoe, noise reduction in slow motion video capture and superior colour reproduction and dynamic range that lowers over-exposure in non-HDR snaps.

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