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HTC One M9: Australian pricing and availability

The M9 next to the M8. Andrew Hoyle/CNET For its next flagship in the One range — the M9, up from last year’s highly-regarded M8 — Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has gone for fairly iterative changes, doubling down on the premium metal finish and boosting the front facing camera, along with some other well-regarded tweaks. You’ll also still find a …

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Google Play gets serious with ‘expert’ screening, age ratings for Android apps

Google is updating its Google Play marketplace with age-based content ratings. Google All Google Play apps will soon come with age-based content ratings and face the scrutiny of Google reviewers before entering the store. Google has introduced age-based ratings for Android apps and games, the company said Tuesday in a blog post. Rather than develop its own format, however, Google …

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