Category: Sony

Sony Smart Ear headset, new Xperia smartphone surface ahead of MWC announcement

Sony Xperia PP10 and Smart Ear leak

Sony will introduce a new smartphone, codenamed Xperia PP10 and a smart Bluetooth headset dubbed Smart Ear at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona next week. According the leaked image from @evleaks, the Xperia smartphone will have a curved design, a large power button, similar to Xperia Z5 smartphones and a dedicated camera shutter button, below the volume rockers. It also has front-facing speakers and the bezels are huge. Continue reading “Sony Smart Ear headset, new Xperia smartphone surface ahead of MWC announcement”

Sony Xperia VR headset launching at MWC next week?

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Last month Sony announced its MWC 2016 event for February 22nd, Monday, but the company did not give any hints of what it plans to launch. It is already working on PlayStation VR, now the company has updated its Privilege Plus entertainment app that adds VR Theater, which hints that company might launch its own VR headset as early as next week, at the MWC. Continue reading “Sony Xperia VR headset launching at MWC next week?”

Sony MP-CL1 compact laser projector with built-in battery launched in India for Rs. 26990

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Sony has launched MP-CL1, its latest compact laser projector in India. It can project up to 120 inches in HD quality and has a 3400mAh built-in battery that lets you project up to 2 hours on a single charge. It can also be used to charge other devices. It has built-in dual-band WiFi for wireless projection, directly from your smartphone and also has a stand. Continue reading “Sony MP-CL1 compact laser projector with built-in battery launched in India for Rs. 26990”

Sony IMX318 22.5MP sensor with built-in 0.03 second hybrid autofocus, 3-axis image stabilization announced

Sony IMX318 22.5MP sensor with hybrid autofocus

Sony just announced IMX318, a 22.5-megapixel 1/2.6 stacked CMOS Exmor RS image sensor with built-in high-speed hybrid autofocus for fast focus in just 0.03 seconds and built-in 3-axis electronic image stabilization technology for video. It has 1.0μm (micrometers) pixel size, after last year’s Samsung’s 16MP S5K3P3. Continue reading “Sony IMX318 22.5MP sensor with built-in 0.03 second hybrid autofocus, 3-axis image stabilization announced”

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual Battery Life Test

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual FA One Charge Rating

Sony launched the Xperia Z5 Premium Dual, its flagship smartphone in India for Rs. 62,990 back in October last year. We unboxed the smartphone recently, here we have the battery life test results from the smartphone. It  packs a 3430mAh built-in battery, slightly bigger than the Xperia Z5 Dual’s 2900mAh battery, has Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 support and comes bundled with Quick Charger. It has a 5.5-inch (3840×2160 pixels), is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Check out the battery test results. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual Battery Life Test”

Sony launches Xperia Beta Program for Android Marshmallow

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Sony has just announced a new Xperia Beta Program for the upcoming Android Marshmallow software update that is intended to fix any bugs before officially releasing it to the public.

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Sony NW-A25 Hi-Res Walkman with Digital Noise Cancellation launched in India for Rs. 13990

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Sony has launched its new compact NW-A25HN Walkman with Hi-Res digital noise canceling feature in India. It was introduced at the IFA last September. It has a 2.2-inch (320×240 pixels) QVGA TFT color LCD display and control buttons. It has Hi-Res audio and Sony’s proprietary DSEE technology to upscale compressed audio files to High-Resolution Audio and other features such as ClearAudio+, Clear Bass, Clear Phase, Dynamic Normalizer and 5 band Equalizer. Continue reading “Sony NW-A25 Hi-Res Walkman with Digital Noise Cancellation launched in India for Rs. 13990”

Sony Xperia Marshmallow UI revealed – Similar to Lollipop

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The User Interface for the upcoming Android 6.0 Marshmallow update on Sony Xperia devices has been leaked by NTT Docomo, the Japanese telecom operator. The images reveal that the UI will look pretty similar to what we experienced on Android Lollipop itself.

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Sony Xperia C6 with ultra narrow bezel surfaces in new render

Sony Xperia C6 leak

Sony Xperia C6, successor of last year’s Xperia C5 Ultra has surfaced in a new render from @OnLeaks, who says that the render is based on raw factory schematics. The new leak shows the phone in Grey, White and Rose Gold colors. According to the image, the phone is expected to come with ultra narrow bezel. The Xperia C5 Ultra has a 6-inch 1080p display with just 0.8mm slim bezels, so the bezels on the C6 might be less than that. Continue reading “Sony Xperia C6 with ultra narrow bezel surfaces in new render”

Sony Mobile sales down 14.7% YoY in Q3 FY15, expects decrease in smartphone sales

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Sony Corporation today reported its revenues for the third quarter of the financial year 2015 that ended December 31, 2015. Sales increased 0.5% year-on-year to 2,580.8 billion yen (US$  21,507 million) compared to the same quarter last year. Operating income increased 20.1 billion yen year-on-year to 202.1 billion yen (US$ 1,685 million). Sony shipped just 7.6 million smartphones in the quarter compared to 11.9 million in Q3 FY14. Continue reading “Sony Mobile sales down 14.7% YoY in Q3 FY15, expects decrease in smartphone sales”

Sony acquires Israeli LTE Modem Chip Technology Innovator – Altair Semiconductor

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Sony has announced that it has come to an agreement with Israel based Altair Semiconductor and majority of its shareholders to acquire the company.

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Sony’s new portable short-throw projector can beam 80-inch video on any surface

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Sony has announced a new ‘Portable Ultra Short Throw Projector’ LSX-P1 in its Life Space UX projector lineup. The tiny laser diode projector can project images or videos of 100 lumens with resolution of 1366×768 pixels and screen size of 22-inches to 80-inches. Continue reading “Sony’s new portable short-throw projector can beam 80-inch video on any surface”

Sony MWC 2016 invites are out – Event on February 22nd

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Sony has just sent out invites to the press for an event that is happening next month in Barcelona, Spain. The event will take place on February 22nd on the first day of MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2016.

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