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“Would the owner of a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II please report to the Kies service desk at 11 p.m. EST,” “you have an Android 4.0.3 update waiting for you.”

That’s right, the T-Mobile Galaxy S II is set to receive Android 4.0.3 tonight, and although it isn’t Android 4.0.4, it’s still Ice Cream Sandwich, so I’m sure you Galaxy S II owners won’t be complaining — much.

Wirefly, my other favorite mobile retailer, has a nice offer for anyone looking to pick up a Verizon 4G LTE smartphone. Now through June 14, anyone who upgrades or activates a Verizon 4G LTE smartphone through Wirefly will receive a $40 bill credit. You can activate and receive the discount on up to five 4G LTE devices for each qualifying line.

Andy Rubin slipped us some profound Android numbers while squashing a rumor regarding his possible departure from Google. According to Rubin, there are now over 900,000 Android devices being activated each day! To put things in perspective, more Android devices are being activated each day than:

Verizon Wireless has started selling Sony’s SmartWatch and SmartWatch accessories online and in-store. The Sony SmartWatch was released back in April as an easy and convenient way to check text messages, emails, Facebook and Twitter updates, as well as a slew of other things without the need to always reach for your phone.

For the 7+ percent of Android users out there rocking Ice Cream Sandwich, you’ll be happy to hear Dropbox has updated their app to include streaming video support for Android 4.0. This is great for those of you with large Dropbox storage amounts and a few digital movies lying around.

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