Today, Vodafone U.K. officially announced that Sony’s much-anticipated flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z1, is the latest device to be added to its rapidly growing lineup of 4G-enabled devices.

AT&T has one again broadened its horizons by expanding its super-fast LTE connectivity service to an additional 9 new markets across the U.S. The announcement was made in a sequential series of press releases on the carrier’s website, just two weeks after the network officially announced that it now operates more than 400 LTE markets nationwide.

EE, U.K.’s current largest 4G network, has once again expanded its rapidly-growing LTE service to cover another 12 towns across the United Kingdom. This expansion brings the total number of markets up to 117, and EE claims its 4G service now covers more than 60% of the U.K’s population.

Yesterday, Google officially announced the expanding availability of its Play Books service to New Zealand and an additional 8 new countries across Asia. This expansion bumps the total number of supported countries up to 36.

HTC has pushed out an unexpected over-the-air (OTA) update to all One devices in Taiwan. The upgrade brings Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and Sense 5 to the handset, complete with a multitude of additional bug fixes and speed optimizations, as well as a new charging animation for when the handset is off.