Sony Tablet S gets chunky update: better multi-tasking and IR, 'guest mode', new media apps (correction)

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The original Tablet S has already absorbed a few [interesting](http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/sony-tablet-s-update-lets-you-play-with-ps3-controllers-cable-a/) [updates](http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/sony-tablet-s-gets-a-wedge-of-ice-cream-sandwich/) and now it's getting one more: devices are waking up to an Android 4.0.3 update that brings significant additions like a Guest Mode for creating restricted user accounts, revamped media and social aggregation apps, and six assignable macro buttons on the IR Remote Control app. Sony has also bolstered its Small Apps function, allowing you to overlay a browser, IR remote and other utilities in a window on top of another app. What this update _isn't_ is [Jelly Bean](http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/28/android-4-1-jelly-bean-review-a-look-at-whats-changed-in-googl/).

**Correction: **We originally thought the update was for the Xperia Tablet S, not the original Tablet S -- post fixed. Thanks to all who spotted it.

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