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Sony MDR-XB50BS Bluetooth Earphones Review

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Sony, the pioneers of personal audio, have always had a fairly diverse portfolio of audio products that cater to all kinds of users. From the high-end headphones to basic budget models and everything between, Sony has also invested heavily into wireless audio products. The new MDR-XB50BS are the latest wireless earphones from the company and they represent a fantastic value for activity minded users. We’ve spent some time with the product and here’s what we thought. Continue reading “Sony MDR-XB50BS Bluetooth Earphones Review”

Sony’s Project Field will change the way you play card games

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Sony has unveiled a new gaming platform dubbed as Project Field which uses smart pads to connect physical card games and mobile games. These smart pads come with integrated IC chips, game applications, and a combination of trading card games and smartphone applications. Continue reading “Sony’s Project Field will change the way you play card games”

Google, HTC, Oculus, Samsung, Sony collaborate for Global Virtual Reality Association

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Major tech companies like Google, HTC, Oculus, Samsung, Sony have joined forces to form Global Virtual Reality Association (GVRA). The VR industry consortium is a non-profit organization which will promote the growth of the global virtual reality (VR) industry.

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Android 7.0 Nougat starts rolling out for Sony Xperia X Performance and Xperia XZ

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[UPDATE] – Xperia XZ has also started receiving the Android 7.0 Nougat update. Sony has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for Xperia X Performance. The stable build comes soon after the update was available in beta earlier this month.

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Weekly Roundup: HTC Desire 10 pro, Desire 650, Panasonic Eluga Mark 2, Asus ZenBook 3 and more

This week HTC launched its high-end Desire 10 pro in India, which was first announced back in September. The company also introduced two other smartphones in Taiwan. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: HTC Desire 10 pro, Desire 650, Panasonic Eluga Mark 2, Asus ZenBook 3 and more”

Sony KD-65Z9D 4K HDR TV Review

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The times they are a changing and so are user preferences. As the vast number of Chinese entrants condition users to larger sizes and a whole host of features and/or gimmicks usually reserved for much higher end models, established entities like Sony and Samsung face an uphill battle to make a case for their offerings. As we saw in our review of the Sony KD-55X9300D, the industry leaders are bringing out the big guns to show why they might still be the better choice. Continue reading “Sony KD-65Z9D 4K HDR TV Review”

Sony MDR-1000X noise cancelling Bluetooth headphones review

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Nowadays, we are witnessing a solid growth in headphones segment with the implementation of various technologies. One of the major territories that needs more focus is the so-called Noise cancellation. While the general perception prevailed that no one can get it better than Bose, the Japan-based Sony has literally crushed it with MDR-1000X headphone.

The collective effort of the Sony engineers results in MDR-1000X, which the company claims to be the most advanced headphones with what so-called as “High Res audio”. This latest noise cancelling Bluetooth headphones retails in India at a price of Rs. 30,990. Let’s take a closer look at the Sony’s best headphone till date. Continue reading “Sony MDR-1000X noise cancelling Bluetooth headphones review”

Weekly Roundup: Lenovo PHAB 2 Plus, Moto M, BlackBerry Android Phones, Astrum Drones and more

This week Leonvo launched its Xiaomi Mi Max competitor, a big screen smartphone PHAB 2 Plus in India. The device was first unveiled at the Lenovo Tech World 2016 in San Francisco back in June. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Lenovo PHAB 2 Plus, Moto M, BlackBerry Android Phones, Astrum Drones and more”

Sony’s Concept for Android Nougat build released for Xperia X

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Sony had launched the ‘Concept for Android’ initiative last year and is available on some phones in certain markets. Now, the company has released Nougat based concept build to Xperia X. Continue reading “Sony’s Concept for Android Nougat build released for Xperia X”

Sony MDR-1000X Unboxing – Noise cancelling Bluetooth headphones

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Sony launched its latest noise-canceling Bluetooth headphone MDR-1000X with optimized dual noise sensor technology and NFC in India recently. Here is the unboxing. Continue reading “Sony MDR-1000X Unboxing – Noise cancelling Bluetooth headphones”

Android 7.0 Nougat Beta now rolling for select Xperia X Performance devices

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The Android 7.0 Nougat Beta has started rolling out for select Sony Xperia X Performance owners. Users will be updated to Android 7.0 Nougat with firmware build number 39.2.A.0.248, Continue reading “Android 7.0 Nougat Beta now rolling for select Xperia X Performance devices”

Sony Xperia XZ Review

xperia-xz-review-9 The Xperia XZ is the latest in a long line of Sony flagships that look, feel and perform very similar to each other. Yes, there is a certain refinement to the hardware and the specs have been suitably upgraded but is it enough to cater to a very demanding audience? Let’s try to find that in our review. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZ Review”

Weekly Roundup: Honor 8, Holly 3, Waterproof solar power bank, Intel’s first commercial drone and more

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Huawei’s Honor brand this week launched three new Honor smartphones – the Honor 8, Honor 8 Smart, and Honor Holly 3 – in India. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Honor 8, Holly 3, Waterproof solar power bank, Intel’s first commercial drone and more”

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi 5S and Mi 5S Plus, Coolpad Note 5, Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) and more

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Xiaomi took the spotlight this week by announcing two new flagship smartphones as well as a new Smart TV lineup. We also had interesting announcements from Samsung, Coolpad and many more companies.

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Sony unveils the A99 II SLT – 42 Megapixels sensor with high burst rate

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Sony has just taken its wraps off of the A99 II SLT that succeeds the A99. It has a full frame 42.4 Megapixel sensor along with a capability of shooting 12 photos per second.

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