After a short break, Samsung is now returning to its European rollout and has started by pushing the beefy Android 4.3 update to all its International Galaxy S III smartphones with the model number, GT-i9305. This much-anticipated update finally brings Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and support for the recently released Galaxy Gear smartwatch — which is designed to make receiving calls, texts and notifications on your handset a little easier to manage.

The popular U.S. carrier, C Spire, has now started pushing out the much-anticipated Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update to all its carrier-branded Galaxy S III models (SCH-L710) currently located in the United States. This upgrade brings Android 4.3 Jelly Bean plus a newer version of the TouchWiz user interface, as well as support for the Galaxy Gear and multitude of bug fixes and speed optimizations to the devices.

Sprint started rolling out the much-anticipated over-the-air (OTA) 4.4 KitKat update to all Motorola Moto X handsets located in the United States earlier on today. This upgrade brings a multitude of additional bug fixes, stability improvements and speed enhancements.

At an event in New York City today, Instagram announced Instagram Direct, a new feature that allows users to share private photos and videos with their friends and loved ones. It will be baked into the existing Instagram app for Android and iOS with an update that’s rolling out today.

Verizon has posted the official update documents for a rather pleasing upcoming upgrade for Samsung’s former flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4. The paperwork reveals that the update, build VRUEMK2, is scheduled to bring some bug fixes and stability enhancements, in addition to unlocking the annoying micro USB restriction, which meant that users could only use official Samsung chargers on their handsets. So from now on, all non-Samsung chargers will work correctly with the S4.