Blu has today increased it mid-range line up by introducing the Life Pure Mini, a scaled-down variant of its 2014 flagship smartphone, the Life Pure. According to the North American company, the Mini is designed and manufactured from a single piece of polycarbonate using CNC technology, in order to keep the cost low.

Motorola has officially teamed up with Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce website, to launch its ultra-affordable mid-range smartphone, the Moto G, in India, for a budget-friendly ₹12,499 ($200) for the 8GB model and ₹13,999 ($225) for the 16GB variant. Both handsets come unlocked free of any nasty contracts and all taxes and shipping charges have been included.

Samsung has just unveiled yet another updated version of its former 2013 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, which is expected to launch later this month in Korea on all three major carriers — SK Telecom, Olleh and LG U+. It quickly becomes apparent that the South Korean company has adopted the latest LTE-Advanced technology for this new variant, entitled the S4 LTE-A which is rumored to be the final modification for the S4 series.

T-Mobile U.S. customers can now purchase the world’s first curved self-healing smartphone, the LG G Flex, from the operators online or any of its bricks-and-mortar stores nationwide for a whopping $672 outright, or $28 per month plus a 2-year Simple Choice Plan.

BlackBerry has today announced that it is updating BBM for Android and iOS to add a new “Find Friends” feature that helps you seek out other BBM users and invite them to connect. It works alongside your smartphone’s address book to detect BBM users you already know, and it’s ideal for new users looking to build up their contact list.