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Sony dumps Android Ice Cream Sandwich update for Xperia Play

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 30, 2012

Sony Mobile has confirmed it will not update its Xperia Play gaming smartphone to run Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, citing performance issues.

Sony still intends to update the Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U to ICS in the coming months, adding all remaining 2011 smartphones–including the Xperia Arc, Xperia Neo and Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman–will begin upgrading this week.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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