As we get closer to the launch of the Series 03 Android Mini Collectibles, DYZplastic has given us a sneak peek at what will undoubtedly be one of the most sought after pieces. I’m calling him Mr. Nexus — his official name seems to simply be Nexus.

Verizon has another update slated for delivery soon. This one goes out to the Samsung Galaxy S III and takes care of a few pesky bugs as well as adding a few things like Remote Diagnostics. The update will bump your software version to IMM76D.I535VRALG7 and feature:

Those of you who pre-ordered your 7-inch Kindle Fire HD tablet will be happy to know it is now shipping. It has also shed its pre-order tag and is now available for instant purchase and delivery (well, as instant as Amazon can make it). Amazon has made a lot of improvements to their Kindle Fire line and set the bar for tablet makers to come. With a sub $200 price tag, it’s hard to argue against a tablet that offers:

Those Ice Cream Sandwich numbers are steadily rising and next up to receive some Android 4.0 love is the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. It’s hard to believe that this tablet has been stuck on Honeycomb all this time, but that’s Verizon for you. It looks like Verizon is set to give this guy a refresh as the support docs for the update have gone live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv69ZxKOFSw

It turns out T-Mobile is quite meta when it comes to testing their Android devices. Deep inside the automation lab of T-Mobile lives the wireless industry’s only custom-built testing robot used to model real consumer behavior (I wonder if they gave it a name). A robot testing Androids so to speak. While I think this is pretty cool and great for testing specific functionality of a device, I’m confident nothing can replace the pure destructive ingenuity of a careless human.