Sony is now beginning to support Mac users with its Android XPERIA smartphones by making a version of its synchronization software available to OS X customers. Though Mac users can mount their phones as a drive and drag and drop content into their phones, Sony’s new Bridge software will give an iTunes-iOS-like environment where Android [...]
A recent filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reveals that Sony is applying for a trademark on the XPERIA Sola name. Sola, which means solo or alone, could indicate an entirely new smartphone for the Japanese electronics giant, which had gained custody of the XPERIA phone line after a divorce with Ericsson, or [...]
Prior to landing his role as CEO of Sony, Kaz Hirai had been instrumental in helping to shape Sony’s tablet efforts. As Sony is organizational operated as independent divisions, it is said that the company had four different divisions develop four unique tablets simultaneously. The User Experience Group had ultimately in the end scrapped three [...]
The previously leaked Sony Nypon smartphone is now speculated to adopt the XPERIA P brand when the phone gets announced, probably at Mobile World Congress in February. The phone was leaked at around the same time that we’ve seen the recent Sony Kumquat leaks, which is now said to be launching as the XPERIA U. [...]
While most of the attention at CES 2012 was on Nokia’s Lumia 900 and Verizon’s Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX and Droid 4, Sony also launched two new Android phones. One of those phones is the Xperia S which is a GSM 3G/HSPA phone that will be sold internationally. And while we thought we knew what [...]
Sony is introducing some new technologies on its XPERIA S flagship smartphone for 2012, including the ability to repel stains and rapidly charge the phone. The former feature is something that manufacturers have experimented with in the past, including HTC with its Teflon coating on the original international GSM variant of the HTC Hero. According [...]
A new leak for AT&T reveals some interesting tidbits, including pricing and the launch date for the HTC Titan II smartphone as well as a new unannounced device called the Sony Crystal, which is believed to be a tablet. The HTC Titan II is said to be launching on March 18. The device is among [...]
Following Sony’s leaked code names of upcoming devices for 2012, it looks like we’re getting a better grasp of at least two new, unannounced models. Specs and photos for the Sony Tapioca and Sony Nypon smartphones were leaked. At this time, it’s still unclear what the final release names of these smartphones will be. The [...]
While Sony has been a late-comer to the tablet arena, the outfit’s Tablet S slate may be a breakout success in the Android tablet category. In October, Sony’s Tablet S has garnered 26 percent of the UK Android slate market share, placing it among the top Android slates. The tablet initially launched a month prior [...]
Prior to CES 2012, there were speculations that Sony would introduce a successor to its 2011 flagship Android smartphone in the form of the XPERIA Arc HD, but that never came to fruition. Instead, at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, the company introduced a high-end XPERIA S smartphone. So what happened to the Arc HD? [...]
The leaked Sony Kumquat smartphone that we had recently reported on may launch as the Sony XPERIA U smartphone, joining its bigger brothers the Sony XPERIA Ion and the Sony XPERIA S. Still not a lot of information is known about the phone, but Indonesia’s regulatory body, which is the equivalent of the U.S. FCC, [...]
We had reported recently about a recent list of leaked product names from Sony’s XPERIA smartphone camp, and now we may have a clearer picture, literally, of what one of those devices may look like. The Sony Kumquat, which bears the product number ST25i, has been depicted in a new leaked image. The device bears [...]
In addition to having introduced the XPERIA S (and its 4G LTE cousin the XPERIA Ion for AT&T), Sony is also unveiling the XPERIA acro HD Android smartphone. The acro HD features the same specs as the XPERIA S, but eschews the illuminated strip at the bottom where the Android navigation buttons are placed, and [...]
Every year we see a few smartphone roadmap leaks that give us a glimpse at what we might see a company release in the days, weeks and months ahead. Today, we have what we believe is our first roadmap leak which comes from Sony and reveals that the company has at least 11 unnamed smartphones [...]
In addition to announcing the XPERIA Ion for AT&T, Sony had also shown off the XPERIA S. Both phones share very similar traits, though the XPERIA S has a smaller screen at 4.3-inch with the same 720p HD display as its larger brother. The XPERIA S is a GSM 3G/HSPA phone that will be sold [...]
At CES 2012, we got to spend some time with Sony and check out the Sony XPERIA Ion smartphone, which is destined for AT&T’s 4G LTE network. While the phone is 4G compatible, it could also be used on GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ networks as well where LTE isn’t yet available on AT&T. The device retains Sony Ericsson’s [...]
The first time I walked through Sony’s massive CES booth I almost missed the Xperia Smartwatch. Shoved in between the new Xperia Ion smartphones this little gadget is a hidden gem. When I first played with it I fell a bit in love. But after spending more hands-on time with it I’m ready to declare [...]
After announcing that it would absorb Ericsson’s interest in Sony Ericsson and bring smartphones in-house, Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony has announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that its portable media player, the Walkman Z1000, will be headed to the U.S. market. Essentially, the PMP is a connected media player that runs Android Gingerbread and [...]
At the AT&T Developer Summit at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the carrier announced six new Android smartphones to support its new 4G LTE network. All six devices will be able to utilize AT&T’s faster 4G LTE connection where available, but can also default back to 4G HSPA+ as well, which is more [...]
Just a short time ago, we told you about the detailed but unofficial hands-on that the unannounced Sony Ericsson Nozomi just received. And now, Sony Ericsson itself has just released a teaser photo through its Facebook page that shows off yet another unannounced Xperia phone that may or may not be the Nozomi. In fact, [...]
Sony Ericsson has been dropping all sorts of teasers ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show which will be kicking off next week and if today’s leak is any indication, it’s likely going to be the heavily rumored Sony Ericsson Nozomi that will be making its debut in the pretty lights and hot sands of Las [...]
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is just around the corner, it starts next week in Las Vegas, and that means that mobile companies are going to be making a number of announcements. Well, one such announcement will be coming from Sony Ericsson, which has teased ‘something big’ for next week which should mean we’ll see [...]
Sony’s Playstation-certified Tablet S is now seeing a price cut for both the 16 GB and 32 GB versions. Both versions will get $100 knocked off, bringing the price down to $400 and $500 respectively. It’s unclear if this is the move represents Sony’s plans to introduce a successor model or if the company is [...]
In addition to landing on Sony Ericsson’s line of XPERIA smartphones, Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform will also be hitting Sony’s tablet. The Japanese consumer electronics giant had recently introduced two tablet models, the Sony Tablet P and the Sony Tablet S, and Ice Cream Sandwich is expected on both models according to [...]
It’s not every day that a manufacturer puts out a release window for major Android updates and that’s why Sony Ericsson’s announcement today is so refreshing. The company had already said which phones would be getting the boost up to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and today it has informed those owners as to when [...]
Following Huawei’s move to make available early alpha and beta ROMs of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich available on existing, released handsets, Sony Ericsson is doing the same for many of the company’s Android smartphone under the XPERIA brand. Sony Ericsson is making available Ice Cream Sandwich alpha ROMs–which are supposed to be even less [...]
Sony is prepping a new portable music player with the Walkman branding and large touchscreen that will utilize the Android operating system in the form of the NW-Z1000, which was recently spotted at the FCC for U.S. regulatory approval. The device would be positioned as not just an iPod Touch competitor, but Sony’s latest Walkman [...]
Have you been looking at picking up Verizon’s “PlayStation Phone” aka the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play? If so, you might want to hold off for the time being because it appears that the carrier might have an Xperia Play with 4G LTE in the pipeline. According to this here internal document, training for a 4G [...]
There have been a lot of questions regarding the rumored Sony Ericsson Nozomi. What specs will it have on board? When is it coming out? What will it be called when it’s released? Is it real? It would appear we have a few answers to a couple of those questions as GSMArena has managed to [...]
It’s no secret that Sony Ericsson is seeking a divorce that will result in Sony acquiring Ericsson’s share of the joint venture that produces mobile phones, and now Sony executives say that the split will happen by mid-year 2012 in an interview with an Indian newspaper. Under the Sony brand, the mobile phone-maker will divest [...]
Do you have a gamer to buy for this year? I am here to help. I have experience with all 3 of the main consoles: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. No matter what console the gamer on your list owns, this list has something they’ll love: the hottest games, most sought-after accessories [...]
Sony Ericsson has gone ahead and done something fairly unexpected. It has confirmed that its 2011 Xperia lineup, which consists of a grand total of 10 devices, will all receive the boost up to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Not a lot of manufacturers have been this brazen with their announcements so let’s hope Sony [...]
Sony has been paying attention to the needs of Android users, and found that many of them are fans of the Swype keyboard, which allows you to slide your finger across keys to type. Instead of paying to put Swype on the new Xperia smartphones, like many other manufacturers have started doing, Sony decided it would be [...]
Finally the Google TV update the company announced back at Google I/O will finally roll out starting next week. In a post on the Official Google Blog, Mario Queiroz, Vice President Product Management, and Vincent Dureau, Director of Engineering, went over some of the new features of the platform, including a simplified interface and improved search. [...]
The split, which was previously rumored, is now formal and official, giving Sony complete control over Sony Ericsson and moving its smartphone division in-house. In a recent announcement, Ericsson says that it will be selling its 50% stake in the joint venture to partner Sony for $1.47 billion. The deal still has to undergo regulatory [...]
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