NFC is a technology slowly gaining widespread adoption and today LG has announced their plans for developing NFC tags (similar to Sony’s Smart Tags) for activating specific functions on their Optimus LTE Tag smartphone. The Optimus LTE Tag was launched in Korea today and features NFC connectivity along with:

It’s been a little over a week since HTC gave us an idea of which devices would be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich and when. Many were upset to see the HTC Thunderbolt missing from that list and it seems HTC didn’t want a riot on their hands as they’ve updated their list to now include the Thunderbolt. Today on Facebook, HTC announced a few more devices that will be getting Android 4.0 in the coming months. Devices include:

It’s only been 9 days since the last Transformer Prime update and ASUS is at it again. We’re not sure the specifics of this latest update but it appears to improve battery life. Most of their updates have been attempts to improve the Prime’s ongoing WiFi signal issues, but that doesn’t appear to be the case with this last update.

TouchType and their Android keyboard replacement SwiftKey just surpassed 5 million installs. TouchType gives better predictions and corrections to make typing faster and more intuitive. Today they are happy to announce an update to its core language data to make typing informal messages easier. Along with the update, TouchType will be celebrating their 5 million install milestone by offering SwiftKey for 25 percent off (this weekend only).

Today Acer announced their plans for updating their Iconia Tab line to Android 4.0. Starting today, Ice Cream Sandwich will begin rolling out to the Acer Iconia Tab A200. Then update will roll out to users slowly and will be completed by the following week. This is pretty impressive considering the A200 launched less than a month ago. Acer also outlined their plans for updating the Iconia Tab A100 and A500.