All 2011 Sony Ericsson Xperia Android Phones To Get Android 4.0 Update This April!

Sony Ericsson has just announced that it will be updating the 2011 Sony Experia phones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS very soon. According to the blog post, Sony Ericsson Xperia ICS update will be rolled out to all 2011 Xperia series phones by April.

These devices include Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, Neo V, Xperia Play, Xperia Mini, Xperia Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, Xperia Active and Xperia Live among many others. The updates are set to roll out in late March or early April next year.

The update will be made available over the air, and will be rolled out to users across the globe in batches. Head past the break for more details.

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With CES 2012 just around the corner, Samsung released a new video teaser suggesting that something big for TV industry is coming from the Korean giant and it will be on display at CES 2012.

The video shows the evolution of the Television in the last 60 years, of course not technically but it conveys the meaning. From bulky boxes with cathode ray tubes to super sleek TVs with internet connectivity, TVs have come this far.

And evolution with time still continues. Samsung has been pretty good in the TV industry, particularly with the Smart TVs that sport internet connectivity and access to some of the most widely used apps and services.

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Dropbox for Android has been updated to version 2.0. The Dropbox 2.0 for Android basically adds support for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices. Additionally, there are plenty of new features, bug fixes and general enhancements.

The latest build of the Dropbox Android app enables users to bulk upload files to their Dropbox account, access any file or folder in Dropbox with a single tap, rename files in their Dropbox and even make files available for offline access.

All this from the comfort of their Android devices, on the go. Alongside this, Dropbox also announced that it’s giving away 500MB of free online storage space to students on every student they invite to join Dropbox. Well, that’s double the fun!

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In a shocking incident yesterday, user credentials of almost 38 million users was compromised in a series of attempts by hackers. The hacking community broke into multiple gaming sites and grabbed user names and passwords of millions of users.

Some of these were also published online (see screenshot after the break). The affected portals are gaming websites including hacking178.com, 7K7k, Duowan, etc. This also included an attack on the CSDN attack where user names and passwords of more than 6 million programmers were hacked.

7K7K lost as many as 20 million user details while 178.com is claimed to have lost 10 million accounts and even some social networking sites like Renren have reportedly been affected by the attack.

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Hot on the heels of the latest Firefox 9 release, Mozilla announced the availability of a latest release : Firefox 9 for Android. The app brings along a new user interface optimized for tablets, speed enhancements, bug fixes and much more.

The update also allows the user to hide the thumbnails column on the page by just swiping on the left. Other interesting features including a new Action Bar new, support for camera input support for devs, HTML 5 enhancements and much more.

Head past the break for more details and to download Firefox 9 for Android. There’s also a video demo of the app in action after the break.

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Motorola today announced the availability of a software update for MotoACTV – the company’s first Android-based smart watch. The MotoACTV software update promises battery life improvements, bug fixes and new clock faces.

With the addition of a new Marathon mode, the battery life now lasts for 8 hours of workout on just a single charge – which is pretty good. So, plug in your watch to computer and just hit the update button to avail the pleasantries.

Nevertheless, the complete instructions on getting the MotoACTV firmware update are listed right after the break. Also embedded below is a quick explanatory video and more details for your convenience.

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Angry Birds for BlackBerry PlayBook has finally been announced and made available for download. The incredibly popular Angry Birds game has since long been available on a variety of platforms.

Almost everyone with an Android or an iOS device have this game installed, and we must tell you, it’s just as fun always. Anyway, the BlackBerry PlayBook Angry Birds game is available in all the three versions.

These include the original Angry Birds game, the Angry Birds Seasons game with the mighty eagle and the Angry Birds Rio game which has about 135 exciting levels. Head past the break to download Angry Birds for BlackBerry PlayBook and for more details.

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The tablet competition is getting stiffer by the day, and with the tablet adoption fueled by powerful tablets available for cheap like the Kindle Fire and the BlackBerry PlayBook, more and more hardware vendors are beginning to roll the dice.

Picture in focus: Archos 70b Internet Tablet. It’s the company’s first Android Honeycomb-based tablet and it’s available for an incredibly low price of $199.99 — just on par with Amazon’s blazing hot Kindle Fire.

But, the two have their differences which stretch much beyond the cosmetic appearance. The Archos 70b Android tablet is faster and powerful than Kindle Fire. In contrast, it has more features than the Fire, yet it will be selling for just about the price of the latter : $199.

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After making its way to the iOS and Mac app stores, the amazing Real Racing 2 game is now available for Google Android devices. The car racing simulation games is one of the best in its league, and is available as a free download for Android devices.

Racing Racing 2 app for Android is just as good as its iOS counterpart. There’s everything in the game that you would love from high-performance cars, about 15 racing tracks and of course a Career mode to keep your long term gaming pleasures alive.

Head past the break to download Real Racing 2 for Android. We’ve also included some more details alongside for your perusal.

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Facebook has just released an update to the Facebook for BlackBerry app pushing the application to version 2.1. The latest update brings Facebook Groups and better media access.

The updated version of BlackBerry PlayBook Facebook app is already available for download. If you are a BlackBerry PlayBook owner, head past the break to download Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook now.

More details and download links after the break.
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