According to recent leaks, rumors and speculation, ASUS is expected to unveil is latest Padfone variant, the Padfone X, in a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas later on today, and it looks as if AT&T will be the first U.S. carrier to launch the handset smartphone/tablet hybrid.

LG has today announced, that due to popular demand it has now decided to make its Knock feature, which debuted on the G2 back in August, a standard addition to all L Series II smartphones. For those unaware, this “convenient” function allows its users to lock and unlock their handsets by simply double tapping on the screen of their device.

Following HTC’s new black One Max variant which made its first appearance in Hong Kong less than a week ago, the Happy Telephone Company has again announced another new colorway for its HTC One Max and this time it’s a gorgeous shade of red which debuts in Taiwan today.

Today, Sony has officially announced that its latest flagship Android smartphone, the Xperia Z1, will be available to purchase on China’s largest nationwide operator, China Mobile, before the end of the month. sporting some pretty major design differences when compared to its International counterpart, however, it still packs much the same beefy internals apart from the built-in storage which is 32GB as opposed to 16GB on the global version.

Earlier today, Sony officially launched its first dual micro USB flash drive, which has been designed by and large for users with very low storage capacities on their Android-powered smartphones or tablets. This memory stick allows it users to directly transfer files from their phone-to-PC without having to remove the microSD card. The unit features a full USB 2.0 port and a microUSB connector, nicely packaged into a compact, elegant body.