What began as news that Samsung would not introduce their flagship Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress has resulted in something many in the tech industry couldn’t have seen coming. Samsung, a company known for their often extravagant product unveilings, will not hold a press conference at this year’s global trade show. The development does not mean Samsung will not showcase new products in Barcelona this year, but it significantly downplays the nature of what they might launch. After the Galaxy S III was confirmed not to make an appearance, focus shifted to the potential unveiling of a new tablet based on Samsung’s 2GHz dual-core Exynos 5250 processor. With no major event to announce the rumored slate at MWC, it could be that the biggest product on hand from Samsung will be the Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, a handset uncovered through an online benchmark test and supposedly pictured in a leaked promo render. The Korean maker of mobile products is opting to host their own event for the launch of the Galaxy S III and may very well do the same for other major product announcements throughout the year.

[via PCMag]

A new update is reaching the ASUS Transformer Prime today bringing along bug fixes and better overall performance. Users receiving the update are reporting that it seems to fix random reboot issues that plagued some Transformer Prime tablets as well improves app stability. The new software moves the Prime’s WiFi version to 6.1.1.18 and bumps Bluetooth up to version 9.26. The kernel has also been updated. We’re still gathering info on what specific changes to expect and which bugs have been addressed directly, but you can find out more about what has been discovered in the latest update by heading to the XDA link below.

[via XDA | Thanks, redandblack1287!]

Kate and Gary must race each other back to base. The good news is they’ll have help from Google Maps Navigation on their Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. The bad news is they’ll have to do it all with a box on their head. Who will make it back first?