Virgin Mobile have officially announced that the ZTE Awe is the latest budget-friendly smartphone to be added to its “ultra-affordable” lineup. Virgin currently holds exclusivity over this handset, and has listed the device on its website as the Virgin Mobile Awe, which has also been referred to as the “N800” and the “Shocker” in several leaks and rumors over the course of the past few months.

Yesterday, Best Buy officially announced that it will start carrying the new blue HTC One starting September 15. According to Jeff Gordon, the Senior Global Online Communications Manager at HTC, the “Metallic Blue” One being sold at Best Buy is slightly darker than the “Vivid Blue” that was announced in Europe last week for the HTC One and One Mini.

Sony’s latest mid-range Android-powered smartphone, the Xperia M, was announced last month, and now Three U.K. has officially reported that it will be listing the device on its website starting October 11, in addition to offering the handset in its bricks-and-mortar stores as from today.

Yesterday, Sprint officially announced that LG’s latest flagship smartphone, the G2, will be available to pre-order from its website, starting October 11, for the sum of $199 on a 2-year contract. Furthermore, Sprint will also be giving away a complimentary Quick Window case (worth $49) with every pre-order of the handset.

To commemorate KitKat’s official branding over the next version of Android, Hershey’s/Nestle has kicked off a contest in which a whopping a 171,000 prizes will be won by eager KitKat eaters all over the U.S.