No one was really surprised when it was announced that the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III would have a locked bootloader yet the news was still disheartening to hear. Then Samsung dropped down like an angel from the heavens with a landing page for an unlocked “Developer Edition” Samsung Galaxy S III for Verizon. Customers could’t wait for the “coming soon” to be dropped and have themselves a proper Galaxy S III on Verizon.

It’s day 3 of Google Play’s 25 Billion App Downloads Celebration and we’ve got a fresh new list of apps that have been discounted to a ridiculous 25¢. These prices are only good for 24 hours so grab whatever interests you now and worry about it sucking later. But really, at 25¢, who’s going to care if it sucks. Today’s list of 25¢ apps includes:

If there were ever a time for Google to play “good guy” it would be now. Apple has simply been piling up the negative criticism with everything from its ridiculous legal attacks to its latest Mapsgate debacle. While Google has been going down the wrong path by setting itself up to bite back (see Motorola Mobility), I believe now to be the perfect time to turn the other cheek. Specifically with their Maps service.

A bit of good news for Sony Xperia go, sola, and U users. Today, Sony began rolling out Android 4.0 to all three devices and plans to continue to do so globally, over the next few weeks. The update brings all of the great features of Ice Cream Sandwich along with a few new media applications and a “Glove Mode” for sola users.

What does Samsung have up its sleeve?

Samsung may have already unveiled its second-generation Galaxy Note II, and indeed the Galaxy Note 10.1 this year. But it seems the Korean electronics giant has another Note up its sleeve. It has today send out teasers for a press event in New York City on October 24.