Android Overload: Xperia Play Receives 4.0.2 Software Update, Microsoft Invests $605 In B&N’s Nook and More
Looks like we’ve got a healthy fixin’ of the Android Overload for you here tonight. These are all the stories form throughout our day that didn’t make it onto our front page — but because we like to keep our readers well informed, we posted them here for y’all. There’s always something here for everyone, so, pull up a chair and dig right in!
- MIT creates glare-free, self cleaning, water repellent glass. [GigaOM]
- Angry Birds is the fastest growing mobile game ever. Hits 50 million downloads in 35 days. [Rovio]
- Hulu will eventually require users to provide proof of cable subscription. [TechCrunch]
- Google Wave is now officially dead. RIP. [Engadget]
- HTC One V will be priced at $300 contract-free in Canada. [MobileSyrup]
- Entry-level Motorola MOTOLUXE coming to Canada in Q2. [MobileSyrup]
- Microsoft invests $605 million in Nook. Bye, bye, Android? [Reuters]
- Huawei flip flops. Wont be selling their chips to other manufacturers after all. [LightReading]
- T-Mobile to launch the Huawei Prism on May 6th. Who needs the HTC One X? [TMoNews]
- Verizon rolls out 4.0.2.E.0.57 (not Android 4.0) software update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. [VerizonSupport]
- Oracle and Google await final verdict in Java copyrights case. [Wired]