Today, Huawei discreetly released a slightly more powerful version of it’s flagship smartphone of 2013, the Ascend P6. The revamped handset’s design appears to be identical to the original smartphone, though the technical specifications on the Chinese manufacturer’s website suggest that the S version is actually 0.3mm thicker, but things get a little bit more interesting when you start to look at the internals.

Huawei unveiled its 2014 flagship smartphone, the Ascend Mate 2, at CES in Las Vegas just a few days ago, and now an independent Chinese retailer is selling the factory unlocked version for 2,688 Yuan, which is approximately $445.

Vodafone U.K. has announced that it will be adding Motorola’s latest budget-friendly smartphone, the Moto G, to its rapidly growing lineup of Android-powered handsets.

Unfortunately, the carrier has not yet announced any pricing for this device as it’s holding back that information for the official launch, though we suspect it will be somewhere in the region of £120, seeing as that’s the price independent retailer, Phones 4U, is currently offering the device for on a Vodafone Simplicity tariff.

Earlier today, ASUS introduced us to a more compact, scaled-down and lightweight version of its flagship Padfone unit, entitled the ‘Padfone mini’. The 4-inch smartphone will now slot into the 7-inch tablet dock in a portrait orientation, as apposed to landscape one, which was typical for the two previous generations of this device.

AT&T has again broadened its horizons by expanding its 4G network coverage across Texas and launching the availability of its “super fast” LTE signal to Stephenville, TX as part of its three-year Project Velocity IP (VIP) investment plan, which is aimed at improving and enhancing both broadband and 4G network access across the whole of the United States.