Sony Xperia Tablet S gets chunky update: better multi-tasking and IR, guest mode, new media apps

The original Tablet S absorbed a few interesting updates in its time and hopefully things will go the same way with its slimmed-down replacement -- the Xperia Tablet S. It's getting off to a good start, with devices already waking up to an Android 4.0.3 update that brings significant additions like a Guest Mode for creating restricted user accounts, revampled media and social aggregation apps, and six assignable macro buttons on the IR Remote Control app. Sony has also bolstered its Small Apps function, allowing you to overlay a browser, IR remote and other utilities in a window on top of another app. What this update isn't is the promised switch to Jelly Bean, of course, but it might just help to tide you over in the meantime.

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