Earlier today Sprint pushed out an update for Galaxy Note II owners, which brings an essential lock screen security update, in addition to some other minor fixes.

Many Android users would have been informed of an update for Google Voice earlier today, as soon as I saw the notification I instantly thought Babel had arrived. However, I couldn’t have been more wrong. The update brings “improved the reliability of SMS delivery.” But if Google Voice is an IM client, shouldn’t the SMS delivery have been stable in the first place?

Facebook has announced that Facebook Home is set to rollout internationally, following its debut in the U.S. on April 12. The purpose of the short U.S exclusivity was to ensure that any bugs and issues were ironed out before the new launcher went global.

You may or may not remember ASUS introduced the Qube back in January at CES, however, the Qube has now been officially renamed the Cube! 5 days ago a source claimed the Cube would be released on April 23, this turned out to be quite an accurate prediction – as it appears that the Cube will be released on April 24.

Earlier this week Verizon announced that a few changes would be made to their contracts — not one of which is beneficial to customers.

The company’s current 20-month waiting period for device upgrades has been extended to 24-months; Verizon claims that this “aligns the upgrade date with the contract end date and is consistent with how the majority of customers purchase new phones today.”