The Moto Maker tool that allows you to customize Motorola’s Moto X handset before ordering finally came to all major U.S. carriers earlier this week, and those looking to grab one of Verizon can currently enjoy a $50 discount for a limited time. From today until November 18, the device will cost just $49 with a new two-year contract.

One of the great things about Android is that you don’t have to spend a small fortune to gain access to its ecosystem.

Chinese manufacturers like Huawei and ZTE — and even the likes of Samsung, HTC, and Motorola — all offer super affordable Android-powered smartphones that even budget-conscious consumers and those in the developing world can gain access to. And some of them aren’t bad, either.

Take the new Moto G, for example: It starts at just $179 off contract, and for that you get an HD display, a quad-core processor, a 5-megapixel camera, and access to Google’s latest Android operating system.

Thanks to devices like this, smartphones are about to go mainstream in the developing world, according to a new piece in the latest edition of Wired from our own editor-in-chief Leander Kahney.

It has already been released by Sprint and Verizon, and now AT&T is finally bringing the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update to customers with a Samsung Galaxy S4. In addition to support for Galaxy Gear, the 718MB release adds the new KNOX security features, as well as TouchWiz improvements and other new features.

AT&T is in the process of rolling out a minor over-the-air (OTA) update for Samsung’s flagship smartphone of 2013, the monstrous Galaxy Note 3. Although it does not bring the eagerly awaited Android 4.4 KitKat to the handset, it’s still quite an important stability update that we would advise all users to download.

HP’s new Chromebook 11 laptop has had to be pulled from store shelves across the U.S. due to an issue with its charger that can cause overheating. The company has also advised those who have already purchased the device not to use the original charger that came with it.