Beats Electronics has brought its partnership with HTC to a close by buying back the 24.84% stake that the Taiwanese smartphone maker held in the company for $265 million. The two-year partnership saw Beats Audio technology integrated into HTC handsets, but Beats itself never really got anything out of it.

The One max, HTC’s answer to the Galaxy Note 3, is expected to get its official unveiling on October 15. The device has already been pictured a number of times in a whole host of leaks, and from what we know about it so far, it’s well worth getting excited about.

We’ve already seen HTC’s limited edition Hello Kitty Butterfly S thanks to a leaked promotional poster that was pictured last week — but today the Taiwanese smartphone maker made the handset official. It looks identical to the original Butterfly S, but it has a Hello Kitty face on its back and comes pre-loaded with nine Hello Kitty wallpapers.

A limited edition Hello Kitty HTC Butterfly S has been pictured ahead of its official debut.

The device is largely identical to the original Butterfly S — both inside and out — but it has a large Hello Kitty head printed on its back, and a pink Hello Kitty wallpaper set as default. The device is also expected to come pre-loaded with other Kitty content.

Zara, a new midrange smartphone from HTC that has been the subject of speculation for several weeks, has been leaked ahead of its official unveiling. The 4.5-inch device is expected to come with Android 4.3 pre-installed, and could be the first HTC handset to run the latest Sense 5.5 user interface.