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If you haven’t already filed your taxes, this weekend would be a great time to do so. This weekend only, Turbo Tax is offering free filing ($67+ value) for anyone who prepares their taxes using the Turbo Tax app for Android. The app is currently only available for Android tablets running 3.0+ (including the Kindle Fire) and requires users to file both their federal and state returns to be eligible.


For those of you using the Amazon appstore to get your free-app-of-the-day, you’ll be happy to know they have increased the maximum application size that can be downloaded over a mobile connection from 20MB to 50MB. This change comes in the latest update to the appstore and will now give you the convenience of downloading that must have app while on-the-go and away from a WiFi connection.


T-Mobile has sort of faded away ever since they attempted to join the dark side but they’re slowly climbing back into customers good graces. Today they detailed their plans to update a couple of HTC devices to Android’s latest and greatest Ice Cream Sandwich. HTC Amaze 4G and Sensation owners can expect to have their devices updated to Android 4.0 according to T-Mobile support documents posted online. The dates for the update are listed as TBD but the fact that these documents are up is a good sign.


When ASUS first teased us about an “awesome” update coming to the Transformer Prime, we were giddy with excitement. Later their Italian brethren spilled the beans about the update and it wasn’t as “awesome” as some had hoped. Now, the update is rolling out and it doesn’t even include the features listed by ASUS Italy! We’re not sure if they plan on pushing out more than one update, but the one hitting ASUS owners now is anything but “awesome.”


You know those “awesome new features” ASUS was teasing, looks like their Italian fratelli have spoiled the surprise. They’ve gone ahead and spilled the meatballs on features such as Face Unlock, notification controls from the lockscreen, and more. The full list includes:

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