ASUS continues to lead the pack when it comes to updating their products to the latest version of Android. While everyone else drags their feet, ASUS is updating devices like the Eee Pad Slider — which we can’t imagine is a top seller. Nevertheless, they began pushing out the Android 4.0 update to Slider owners in the U.S. today, and continue to put other manufacturers and their empty promises to shame.

International Galaxy Note users are being treated to Android 4.0 along with the new Premium Suite for the Galaxy Note. The update is rolling out to unlocked devices in the form of an over-the-air update in some areas and via Samsung’s Kies software in Germany.

So… about that Flipboard exclusivity on the Samsung Galaxy S III. Looks like an XDA member went ahead and extracted the Flipboard APK from the unreleased Galaxy S III and made it available to all. Silly companies and their backdoor deals, won’t they ever learn. They need to stop wasting their money on these deals and just start giving consumers what they want — because we’ll get it one way or another.

It looks like Square has yet another competitor in the mobile payments arena. Global payment leader VeriFone has announced SAIL, a credit card reader much like Square’s, that will attach to a number of mobile devices. While VeriFone may have a little catching up to do, they have the advantage of an extensive network with a commanding percentage of retail transactions passing through their service.

If you passed on Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus in favor of the EVO 4G LTE, your patience is about to be rewarded as Sprint has now opened up pre-orders for the latest and greatest HTC EVO 4G LTE. If you head over to Sprint now, you can put one of these bad boys on hold for yourself (or someone else) and then anxiously await the yet-to-be-announced launch date.