By Aldo Panessidi

Google’s latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich distribution numbers show its user base has grown by 2.9% since April, to a total of 7.1% - a 40% increase in one month.

Google publishes its monthly Android distribution figures on its developer website. While Gingerbread still owns the show with almost 65% of devices using this platform, Ice Cream Sandwich is showing steady growth. This is probably due to aftermarket ICS updates for some phones and the launch of Android 4.0 devices like the HTC One X, HTC One S, HTC One V. The percentage is only going to grow.

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Nokia Lumia 900 and Nokia Lumia 800

Motorola Droid RAZR, Motorola Defy, Motoluxe, Motorola Xoom

Sony Xperia U, Sony Xperia ION, Sony Xperia Play

LG Optimus L7, LG Optimus 4G LTE and the Optimus Pad.

Android 4.0’s market share at this point could also been seen as a disappointment. By now, ICS should have started to eat away at Gingerbread’s market domination. Blame it on device manufacturers and cell carriers for dragging their feet on updating older phones and not installing it on new phones once it was released.

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In some cases, the neglect is understandable. There are cheaper smartphones and older models still selling as new that don’t have the hardware to run ICS. Those low-end Android devices still account for the majority of the Android user base, and Gingerbread is still a great OS. It looks like Android 4.0 distribution will continue to grow but not at the expense of Gingerbread.

By Aldo Panessidi

We recently had a chance to view and blog about the leaked Sony smartphone roadmap.  If this is to be believed we expect Sony to release three phones in 2nd quarter of 2012... these are the LT22i Nypon, the MT27i Pepper and the ST25i Kumquat.   it is most probable that these three cell phones will be formerly announced by Sony at next month's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

From a leaked document found on an  Indonesian website agency... which is the equivalent of the US based FCC  has listed Sony's code named ST25i smartphone as the new Sony Xperia U - thanks to GSM Arena for the provided specs.   Above is one of the first leaked images of the new Xperia U which is a welcome addition to the Sony Xperia cell phone business line.  Which makes wonder if Sony is planning to follow in Samsung- branded cell phones footsteps by creating an a plethora of Xperia models.

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