The popular British independent communications retailer, Phones 4u, have published details for what it refers to as its post-Christmas sale, scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 26. The press release states that a range of Android-powered smartphones will face significant price reductions.

Today, Sony began pushing out the much-anticipated Android 4.3 Jelly Bean over-the-air update to all its unlocked Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z devices currently located in the United States. In addition to the upgraded build of the open-source operating system, this update also brings a newer version of Sony’s Xperia user interface, plus a multitude of bug fixes, stability improvements and speed optimizations, together with the Japanese company’s newly released “Social Camera” app.

HTC has revealed a new addition to its rapidly-growing lineup of dual-SIM devices. The Desire 400 was listed on the company’s Russian and Ukrainian websites, without either showing an official announcement. However, both sites reveal that the device will ship with dramatically different internal specifications, but the overall external appearance will remain the same.

A couple of  days ago, I wrote that Verizon had posted the official upgrade documents for an upcoming maintenance update for LG’s G2 on its website, and now tons of reports have emerged confirming that Big Red branded handsets have indeed, already started to receive the update.

Verizon has at last started rolling out the much-anticipated Android 4.3 Jelly Bean over-the-air (OTA) update to all its carrier-branded Samsung Galaxy Note II handsets located in the United States. As you’d expect, this upgrade brings a mass of bug fixes, stability improvements and speed optimizations, however, it also incorporates an updated version of the TouchWiz user interface together with compatibility for the Galaxy Gear.