HTC will announce the 2014 HTC One in a few hours from now and has even launched Sense 6.0 applications in anticipation of the smartphone’s arrival. However, older HTC smartphones could soon get a taste of the latest user interface if a new leak is to be believed. It is believed that the 2013 HTC One, the One Max, One Mini as well as the Butterfly S will be beneficiaries of this update.

The report claims that the original HTC One will start getting the Sense 6.0 update starting from May or June, while the One Mini, One Max and the Butterfly S will follow in a couple of months after that.

There’s no word on whether other midrange offerings will receive this UI update at the moment, but the list only mentions the aforementioned devices.

Sense 6.0 will bring quite a lot of changes compared to Sense 5.5 including a newer BlinkFeed homescreen along with better performance and stability. HTC’s 2013 flagships have already received the Android 4.4 update, so compatibility shouldn’t be a concern at all.

Want to know how the iOS and Android battle is playing out around the world?

Mobile technology firm dotMobi has created an infographic dividing 101 countries around the world into either the Apple (black) or Google (green) camp, based on device browsing. (Grey countries are not included in the dataset.)

Apple didn’t infringe on Samsung patents, and therefore won’t have to pay any damages, a Tokyo District Court said Tuesday.

Apple has been accused of infringing on data communication patents belonging to Samsung, which featured in Apple’s iPhone 4s, iPhone 4 and iPad 2.

French carrier SFR has posted the approved update documents for an upcoming OTA upgrade for its carrier-branded variant of Sony’s ultra-affordable low-end smartphone the Xperia M which was released back in June 2013. The paperwork reveals that the handset is set to receive the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update, in addition to a multitude of bug fixes, stability improvements and speed optimizations.

HTC is currently rolling out the much-anticipated Android 4.4.2 KitKat over-the-air (OTA) update to all unlocked models of its flagship phablet, the One Max, in Europe. In terms of functionality, the upgrade brings Android 4.4.2 KitKat and Sense 5.5 to the device, complete with the usual plethora of bug fixes, speed optimizations and stability improvements that we’ve grown to expect from any major software update.