There’s good news for both old customers as well as prospective buyers of the Sony Tablet S. Those who already own the Tablet S will be happy to hear that Sony has started rolling out the Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 update to their Tegra 2-powered tablet, which brings along some important features. The next time you connect to Wi-Fi on your Tablet S, you’ll get a notification about the update.

For those who were thinking of buying the Tablet S in the near future, now’s a good time as ever, as Sony is offering a $50 instant rebate and free cradle accessory with every Tablet S ordered from their online store till May 12, bringing the prices down to $349 and $449 for the 16GB and 32GB models, respectively. Thanks to the ICS update being pushed out, buying the tablet now would mean you won’t have to wait for the Android 4.0 update like existing owners, plus you’ll be able to save some cash while you’re at it.

Watch the official video by Sony below which highlights the important features of the update.