As sony launched its own bookstore recently I decided to register, as you do, anyway as it took a few minutes to see how poor it is, I did notice they sell newspapers.

Great, as I like the idea of reading a newspaper on my tablet. Initial selection is a bit small but the main  'fly in the ointment' is that newspapers cannot be delivered to tablets!!!!

I like my tablet, I really do but they make it so hard.

Sony simply finds Europe difficult: many countries, many languages, many different ISP's/networks/content providers, regulations, legal-stuff between countries and multinational content providers, etc. etc.

it is one of the reasons they roll out in Japan and then USA first.

it is the reason that the European country-by-country releases tend to get delayed.

The regional differences go for the ICS update, but also for Apps that come with the Tablet.

I think Sony doesn't want to roll out ICS for individual countries soon-as-it-is-ready - that would trigger even more complaints on even more forums from users from waiting countries for which the update is not yet ready . Remember: this was the response to the way the Tablet S was launched last year. 

Instead, for ICS with all the updated Apps, I think Sony wants to release it for all the European countries at once. I guess we are waiting for the last ICS-app updates for certain countries to be approved and ready for release, and Sony has stumbled on some delay in that last phase. It shouldn't be too long anymore before it comes.

i am from spain and think the same of you. I think it's incredible that a company like sony dont give any information about upgrades in all the ce. And more knowing that english and spanish versions are available in america.

Great thread mate I think you have said how we all feel in europe with a tablet. Communication is key!

I hope we all get answers in the comming days. Cheers though for trying to find any info for us mate. At least you are! If only sony were more like some of the posters on here we might get somewhere What about the moderators ere Have they not had anything to add?

Hi guys,

UK user here, hoping its released before I goto america.

I fly which is on 25th May,  very poor service from Sony on this.

Again I am a all Sony guy at home much like some of you.

I am very close to moving to an ipad due to the poor service for this, and for me thats a huge step.

I waited so long for a decent tablet, and when Sony announced the Tablet S I was so excited, but wireless dropouts rebooting and the like is really annoying me.

I have tweeted this page to @SonyUK by the way.

Heres hoping some good news comes this week.

Dan