Sony kicks off its ICS upgrades; Scandinavia up first

Sony Xperia Arc S

Here we go, boys and girls! Sony's kicked off its initial round of Ice Cream Sandwich updates today. First up are the Xperia Arc S, Xperia Neo V and Xperia Ray -- but only if you're in Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and Norway. (Fine places to be even if you're not waiting on Ice Cream Sandwich.) The update will be pushing over the next four to six weeks.

You'll need a Mac or Windows machine to update (boooooo, lack of over-the-air upgrades!), and Sony says it'll have additional information on the next round of updates at a later time. For now, if you've got a Scandinavian Xperia -- here's the complete list of phones for this round of  updates -- hit the links below to get going.

More: ICS update instructions; source: Sony Mobile

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Heavily Armored iPhone Case Can Stop A .50 Caliber Round [Cases]

It might add almost five pounds to the weight of your phone, but this armored iPhone case with one-inch of thick steel plating on the back is promised to stop a .50 caliber round. So what you're really paying $650 for is peace of mind. More »


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Barack Obama Follows Erotic Website On Twitter [Politics]

Celebrity Sideboob is a website dedicated to one thing only: post images of celebrities showing the bare sides of their breasts. It's quite erotic, but it doesn't show hardcore images (although you can see nipples sometimes). The site posts its updates on Twitter. Surprisingly, one of its followers is Barack Obama. More »


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Branded Artist Apps Could Be a Gold Mine for Musicians and Fans Alike [Music]

Say you're a big fan of Sleigh Bells (the band, not the wintertime equine accessory). Wouldn't you want to listen to whatever Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss rocked on their iPods last week? More »


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Badass Gadgets: 13 Stellar Examples of Aggressive Hardware Design

In a mission to rescue hardware enthusiasts from the eternally twee and precious, Gadget Lab proudly presents this collection of badass gadgets -- shining examples of aggressive, purpose-built hardware design

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Death To The Gatekeepers: Bezos Talks Innovation In The Publishing Space

scaledwm-3251The heart of Jeff Bezos' mission has always to circumvent the traditional "gatekeepers" of commerce. He started with books, an industry ripe for disruption, and moved onto, well, everything else. At this point, his vision has come true. The old gatekeepers in the book sales cycle are on the ropes and electronics companies are already planning to collude in order to maintain a "minimum" accepted price, thereby ensuring Amazon doesn't eat all of their lunch. But Amazon is hungry and, like Plainview, they have a long straw. They won't just eat the world's lunch, they'll drink its milkshake, too.

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From the Android Forums: Spam in my EVO 4G

SPAM!

jair asks in the Android Central forums:

Hello guys,

Today, April 12th around 1 p.m. CDT, I started getting this strange plus green symbol on my EVO 4G notifications bar (I will be attaching two pictures here) Has anyone perhaps mention anything about this? Notice the green + sign in the notification bar.

Here is when I open it: there is a spam about dating and girls site or something. Please help what should I do to get rid of this and protect from happening again, also this will help others to prevent get the same spam.

Thank you!

Ugh. It looks you ran into what's commonly called an "airpush" ad. They come from certain advertisement SDKs that put that notification bar spam there, hanging all out and trying to get you to click it. They are inherently evil, like Reagan in the Exorcist kind of evil. Good thing finding which app is doing it is fairly easy.

Grab Lookout Ad Network Detector from the Google Play store. It's free, and will scan all your apps to see what they can, and can't do. One of the apps that gets listed as able to place ads in the notification bar is the culprit. Uninstall it, and never look back.

It's worth noting that just because an app can put ads in the notification bar doesn't mean they are doing it. Different capabilities come from different ad SDKs, and some folks may have the ability and aren't using it. We call them the good guys.

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Deal of the Day: Body Glove Icon Slide-On Case for HTC Rezound

Deal of the Day The April 13 ShopAndroid.com Deal of the Day is the Body Glove Icon Slide-On Case for HTC Rezound. The Icon is a hard shell case with a metallic soft touch top and black soft touch bottom. Chrome accents complete the stylish look, and the slim hard shell offers durable protection from bumps and scratches.

The Body Glove Icon Slide-On Case is available for just $12.95 today only, 48% off the regular price.  Get yours while they're in stock!

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Splashtop puts Windows 8 on your iPad in the ultimate show of sacrilege

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