Which devices will receive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) is now official, and we will start seeing a new range of ICS devices hit the mobile landscape in 2012 led by the Google Galaxy Nexus.

Sony says no Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for Xperia Arc S and Xperia mini pro

Sony Ericsson was very generous with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for their 2011 Xperia lineup of handsets, but everyone is now eager to find out if they will be the same with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Sadly it turns out it wont be good news for two of those handsets.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini receives Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update

Last month we reported that the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro was receiving the Android ICS update and now the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini is getting its taste of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

The update however will not be offered OTA (Over the Air). Users will have to head over to Sony’s website and see if their device SI (Sales Item) number matches that of the list of devices which are now receiving the update.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S - Review

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S runs Google's Android Gingerbread. The device features a 4.2 inch scratch resistant touch display with Sony's BRAVIA mobile engine, microSD storage, an 8 megapixel camera and its powered by a 1.4 GHz processor and 512MB of RAM. Specification

Ten affordable smartphones

Smartphones are generally expensive, unless you get the carrier subsidized prices when you purchase your smartphone. But we came across a list of devices which show that not all smartphones need to be expensive, and we are not talking about cheap Chinese knock offs either.

Check out the following list of smartphones from reputed manufactures which will surely fit most tight budgets.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro receives Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro is now receiving the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) around the world with the Android 4.0.4 software version. The Xperia mini pro features a 3-inch touch display, microSD storage, a 5 megapixel camera capable of 720p HD video capture and is powered by a 1GHz processor with 512MB of RAM.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V receives Android 4.0.4 ICS software update

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V is now receiving the Android 4.0.4 software update which is the latest version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) update.

Note that the update may not be available on your device immediately as it is released at different times depending on the operator and country.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray receives Android 4.0.4 ICS software update

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray is now receiving the Android 4.0.4 software update which is the latest version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Note that the update may not be available on your device immediately as it is released at different times depending on the operator and country.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S receives Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is now receiving the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) update.

Note that the update may not be available on your device immediately as it is released at different times depending on the operator and country.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo receives Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo is now receiving the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) update.

Note that the update may not be available on your device immediately as it is released at different times depending on the operator and country.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc receives Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is now receiving the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) update.

Note that the update may not be available on your device immediately as it is released at different times depending on the operator and country.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V receives Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V is now receiving the Android 4.0.3 update which is the latest version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Note that the update may not be available on your device immediately as it is released at different times depending on the operator and country.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S receives Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is now receiving the Android 4.0.3 update, which is one of the latest versions of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Note that the update may not be available on your device immediately as it is released at different times depending on the operator and country.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray receives Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray is now receiving the Android 4.0.3 update which is the latest version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Note that the update may not be available on your device immediately as it is released at different times depending on the operator and country.

Sony releases Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update

Sony announced that they will start rolling out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) upgrade for their 2011 lineup of Xperia smartphones starting today.

The Xperia Arc S, Xperia Neo V, Xperia Ray owners in Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and Norway will be the first in line for the update which will rollout to other global markets in the next 4 - 6 weeks.

Sony Ericsson is now Sony Mobile Communications

Its finally official, following their breakup Sony Ericsson is now officially Sony Mobile communication.  From now on we can start getting used to seeing Sony branding on mobile devices like the Sony Xperia S and the Sony Xperia ion which debuted at the CES 2012

[Guide] How to install Android 4.0.1 ICS on Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray

Sony Ericsson has surprisingly officially released an alpha build of Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) with the TimeScape UI for the Sony Ericsson Xperia  Ray.

If you feel adventurous and want to try out this early ICS build on your device you can use our step-by-step guide which follows:

[Guide] How to install Android 4.0.1 ICS on Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V

Sony Ericsson has surprisingly officially released an alpha build of Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) with the TimeScape UI for the Sony Ericsson Xperia  Neo V.

If you feel adventurous and want to try out this early ICS build on your device you can use our step-by-step guide which follows:

[Guide] How to install Android 4.0.1 ICS on Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

Sony Ericsson has surprisingly officially released an alpha build of Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) with the TimeScape UI for the Sony Ericsson Xperia  Arc S

If you feel adventurous and want to try out this early ICS build on your device you can use our step-by-step guide which follows:

Sony Ericsson Xperia owners to get 50GB of free cloud storage

With iOS 5 Apple users got 5 GB of free cloud storage through iCloud and Windows Phone users get access to 25GB of free cloud storage on SkyDrive. While Android is build with cloud integration they don't have a large amount of cloud storage space.