The HTC Rezound update that will introduce global roaming to the year-and-a-half old phone is now pushing out to users. The update is 207MB in size, but as long as you are on LTE, should only take a few minutes to download and then install. As I just mentioned, this update brings global roaming to the phone, a feature it should have had a year ago.

Other than global roaming, you’ll see updates to bloatware and improved data connectivity.

To pull it, head into Settings>About phone>Software updates. 

An update for the HTC Rezound has been approved by Verizon this morning as build 4.05.605.14. This is not Jelly Bean, I repeat, this is not Jelly Bean. It does add global roaming support, though, a feature I thought should have been added, oh, a year ago. But hey, it’s there now!

The update also includes updates and improvements to bloatware, along with improvements to Skype video calling, device stability, and data connectivity. And that’s about it.

Since Big Red has approved the update, one would assume that it will start to rollout in a matter of days. The update is 207MB in size.

More info.

According to HTC, an update is rolling out starting today for the International version of the HTC One (review here), aiming to fix up some of the software found on the device. Most of the fixes are for the camera, such as improvements for Zoes, noise reduction in slow motion capture, improved color reduction, and quite a bit more. 

With our Samsung Galaxy S4 (review) and HTC One (review) reviews now out in the open, we’re assuming you are all ready for a comparison between the two, right? Well, we’ve certainly got one for you. In this 15-minute clip, we talk all things, including build, feel, materials, custom skins, storage, displays, batteries, and more. Since both phones are the hottest smartphones on the planet for 2013, we hope this helps in the difficult buying decision that awaits. 

Remember a story of ours from back in March that described the “HTC” logo between the Home and Back buttons on the HTC One as being used as an actual button thanks to a custom kernel? Pundits argued for days whether or not this was actually feasible, but we like to give developers the benefit of the doubt, since well, most of them are insanely smart people that amaze us on a daily basis. Sure enough, over the weekend, developer tbalden released a kernel that does in fact turn the HTC logo on the One into either sleep/wake or menu buttons. 

As if the HTC One hasn’t seen enough setbacks already before its launch, a new court ruling against HTC in the Netherlands looks to make it even worse. Nokia has been awarded a preliminary injunction against the HTC One centering around high-amplitude microphones that are found in the phone. The microphones found inside the One are the exact same as the mics found in the Lumia 720, and that is no good for HTC. 

If you are the kind of person that gets hot over the dropping of kernel source code, prepare yourself for some exciting news. Today, both HTC and Samsung released source code for their flagship devices, the One and Galaxy S4. Each versions of the code are only for the International variants of the devices, but once we get a tad deeper into the release and availability of the phone, you can expect to see the U.S. versions come out shortly. 

The HTC One is now available from AT&T and Sprint, along with a handful of retailers across the country. After being announced back in February we were starting to wonder if this day would come thanks to reports of delays. Both AT&T and Sprint are selling the 32GB version for $199 on new 2-year contract. AT&T also has an exclusive 64GB version that can be purchased for $299 on contract.