Sony Xperia S released in India. Xperia U, Xperia P, and Xperia Sola to follow
Just like we told you it would happen, the Sony Xperia S has been launched in India yesterday, and is now available for 32,549 INR (about $633). Customers should be able to find the Xperia S (pictured below) via most major Indian retailers. Some of them are offering the smartphone for slightly less than the [...]
Sony Xperia S launching in Canada on April 17, compatible with Rogers’ network
Sony has announced that its Xperia S Android smartphone would be released in Canada on April 17. According to the company, “a limited number of Xperia S smartphones will be available exclusively at Sony Stores across Canada” starting that day. There’s no official word on the handset’s price for the Canadian market, but Mobile Syrup [...]
New Sony Xperia with 4.3 inch AMOLED display from AU Optronics coming in H2
Sony’s latest Android smartphones are definitely a step up from what Sony Ericsson used to offer. And although Sony touts its Reality displays as some of the best on the market, it still wants to improve things in this department. And that’s why it plans to introduce handsets with AMOLED displays (as you may already [...]
Sony Xperia Duo may finally become reality soon
Last summer, there were quite a few leaks that claimed to talk about (and show) a Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo. This was supposedly going to be that company’s first smartphone to come with a dual-core processor and was slated for release in September. However, months have passed and we haven’t heard anything new about the [...]
Sony Xperia S launching in India on April 10
Already released in some markets (including the UK), the Sony Xperia S is now ready to be introduced in India. According to Sony India’s official Facebook page, the new smartphone will be available to Indian customers next week, starting April 10, being offered with free accessories worth $80, and 50GB of free cloud space on [...]
Samsung spins off display unit. Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi respond creating Japan Display Inc.
Samsung has announced that it has completed the spin-off of its display unit into a new corporation, called Samsung Display Co., Ltd. It has been spun off from Samsung Electronics, and will be incorporated tomorrow. It will begin business operations thereafter. Samsung’s display unit (now the separate company) is the world’s biggest LCD display producer. [...]
Sony Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U might be launched in the US thanks to Brightstar
It looks like AT&T’s Xperia Ion isn’t Sony’s only new smartphone that’s going to be officially launched in the US. Brightstar, one of the largest American wireless distributors, announced that it would bring the latest Xperia smartphones to the US – including the Xperia S, Xperia U, and Xperia P models. However, although Brightstar prides [...]
Sony merges Xperia mobile business into Vaio PC group. Appoints its own guy to lead it
Sony has just announced a reshuffling that’s meant to focus the whole company on the newly-found ‘One Sony’ strategy, devised by new President and CEO Kazuo Hirai. The last few months have been interesting for Sony in the mobile space, as it has acquired Ericsson’s stake in their now-defunct joint-venture, and started rebranding its upcoming [...]
Sony Xperia S will be launched in Australia in early April
Shipping around the world as of last week, the Sony Xperia S is about to reach Australia soon, via two mobile carriers, and several retailers. Sony has reportedly confirmed that the Xperia S would be released by Vodafone Australia on April 11. Also on that day, retailer Crazy John will start offering the smartphone unlocked, [...]
Sony wants to put front camera sensors behind your smartphone’s display. Touchless gestures could be more accurate this way
When you’re thinking about a front-facing camera, you immediately visualize that small, round sensor that’s usually found above a phone’s, or a tablet’s display. But what if this camera wouldn’t have to be next to the display? Sony has recently filed a patent application that wants to give us exactly that: smartphones with front-facing cameras [...]
Sony Tablet P and Tablet S will get Android 4.0 ICS updates in April
Launched in the second half of 2011 with Android 3.2 Honeycomb on board, the Sony Tablet P and Tablet S are now really close to getting official Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates. According to a press release issued today by Sony Japan, the two tablets will taste ICS starting late April. The update will [...]
Sony Xperia S now really “shipping globally”
Already available in the UK since a few weeks ago, Sony’s Xperia S Android smartphone is now “shipping globally”, the company has announced. And it’s really shipping this time, not like back in February. Sony doesn’t provide more details on this, simply saying that it’s “giving local operators the chance to tell you about specific [...]
Sony Xperia Neo L MT25i announced as the company’s first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phone
Sony has officially unveiled its first smartphone to come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich from day one: the Xperia Neo L MT25i, announced earlier today in China. As its name suggests, the Xperia Neo L is the successor to the Neo and Neo V (which were introduced last year running Android 2.3 Gingerbread), although [...]
New quad-core Sony V150 Android ICS tablet, and HTC Droid Incredible 4G detailed in benchmark tests
Sony’s first two Android tablets – the Tablet S and the dual-screen Tablet P – received lukewarm (and even unfavorable) reviews since their launch last year. Even so, Sony still plans to introduce new tablets. And one of them will likely be the Sony V150. The Sony V150 has been unveiled by a NenaMark1 benchmark [...]
New Sony Xperia Sola (Pepper MT27i) officially announced, comes with “magical” floating touch technology
The Sony Xperia Pepper that we’ve seen quite a few times until now has been officially announced today as the Sony Xperia Sola. The Xperia Sola is Sony’s first handset to come with “floating touch navigation.” This lets you browse the web by hovering your finger above the screen (hence without touching it). It’s an [...]
Sony Xperia Pepper MT27i shows up in an official image
We first saw the Sony Xperia Pepper MT27i back in January, and we hoped that it would be officially unveiled at MWC 2012 in February. That didn’t happen, as Sony has announced only the Xperia P and Xperia U in Barcelona. But the Pepper should be introduced pretty soon, too, as an official image of [...]
AT&T offers Sony Tablet P bundled with Sony Ericsson Xperia Play for $299.99
If you’d like to get both a Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and a Sony Tablet P, and would like to purchase both from AT&T with contract… well here’s a special offer tailored specifically to you (if you really exist, that is – I have my doubts). The carrier has started selling the two devices bundled [...]
Sony Xperia P and Xperia U coming to O2 UK in April alongside the HTC One series
The new smartphones that Sony and HTC have announced during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last month are coming to O2 in the UK. The operator has updated its Coming Soon page, and it’s now filled with lustworthy gadgets. The HTC One series – the One X, One S, and One V are all expected [...]
Sony Xperia S finally launched in the UK, only via Three for now
Although initial rumors had it that the Sony Xperia S would be released in the UK in January or February, it’s only now that the smartphone can be purchased by British customers. Three is the first UK network to offer the Xperia S, and it’s doing it as of today, March 8. The handset is [...]
New Sony Xperia LTE Android phone to be launched in June, could be the LT29i Hayabusa
Until now, we only have four Sony-branded Android smartphones: Xperia Ion for AT&T, Xperia S, Xperia U, and Xperia P. Only one of them features LTE connectivity – the Xperia Ion. But a new LTE-capable Xperia is in the making, and should be officially unveiled soon. According to MT, Sony is getting ready to introduce [...]