Pocket Picks round-up: March 23rd - iOS 5.1 browser vulnerability, Ice Cream Sandwich arrives on Galaxy S II, Google sued over app returns policy

Spring is in the air, and the sun is beaming into the Pocket Picks offices, which means only one thing: we must close the windows, shut the curtains, and carry on playing Draw Something.

We jest, of course. We're all playing Charadium II.

In keeping with this pre-summer theme, there's been a lot of talk about ice cream this week - the latest Android update Ice Cream Sandwich, that is.

Elsewhere, folks are getting litigious over Google's app returns policy, and Steel Media introduced a brand-new member of the Quality Index family.

So, slap on your shades, slip on a T-shirt, and attempt to look warmer than you actually are as you enjoy this week's Pocket Picks round-up.

Mobile Safari users may have to be a little more careful when browsing the web, due to a reported JavaScript bug that allows address bar names to be 'spoofed'.

In layman's terms, this means unscrupulous types could make an apparently innocent URL lead you towards an unwanted destination, opening the door for malicious redirects and potential infections.

The researcher responsible for this discovery, David Vieira-Kurz, has provided a proof of concept demo, which concerned users can investigate here. Apple has yet to respond on the issue.

As promised, Android 4.0 (a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich) has begun to trickle onto selected Samsung Galaxy S II handsets across Europe.

Those with "SIM-free" handsets will be the first to taste the delights of the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, while everyone else will have to remain on hold until their respective mobile carriers decide to roll out the update.

There have been reports of difficulties when it comes to downloading the update wirelessly, however, with some folks having to resort to using Samsung's Kies syncing software to get their OS up to speed. You have been warned.

Despite Google giving the Android Market a new name and fresh lick of paint recently, an unpleasant issue linked to the company's old returns policy threatens to leave its fingerprints all over Google Play's glossy new exterior.

In December 2010, Android users found that the 24-hour window for app returns had been reduced to a rather tiddly 15 minutes. Obviously, this raised a few eyebrows, especially from users who couldn't even finish downloading the product in that time.

The two claimants in this class action lawsuit against The Big G have explained that they were unable to evaluate the product (apps downloaded from the Google Play Store) within Google's strict time frame for returns and were subsequently left with items which were unfit for their advertised purpose. They are seeking costs and compensation.

Although various Android vendors have been getting a lot of Ice Cream Sandwich love of late, Google has decided that it's time to bring the update home: namely, to its own Nexus S handset.

Designed as a showcase for Android 2.3 (a.k.a. Gingerbread), the Nexus S offered a pure Android experience, free from additional skins and interfaces like Samsung's TouchWiz and HTC's Sense.

As there had been no news of an update to Android 4.0 for the Nexus S, owners of this Google / Samsung co-developed blower were beginning to feel like they'd been left out in the cold.

However, according to a "trusted source" within Google, Ice Cream Sandwich will be arriving on Nexus S handsets in "the next few weeks." Result.

Pocket Picks (and Pocket Gamer) parent company Steel Media unveiled its iPad-oriented expansion to its review aggregation site iPhone Quality Index.

The iPad Quality Index tracks and analyses iPad apps and games in real time to produce a single definitive Qi rating for each one.

It also provides links to over 40,000 reviews from some of the biggest mobile tech websites in the world. Including Pocket Gamer.

Thanks to iPad Qi's combination of clever algorithms, fairy dust, and secret sauce, readers of the site can reliably identify the best (and worst) the App Store has to offer at a glance.

In fact, I'm off to check it out right now.