Category: Sony

Sony Xperia U announced with 3.5-inch display and 1 GHz Dual-core processor

Sony Mobile has announced the Xperia U. It has similar design as the Sony Xperia S but it is a mid-end smartphone. It has 3.5-inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine and 1 GHz dual-core processor. It is NFC enabled and has changable colour caps at the bottom of the phone. It has xLoud and 3D surround sound audio technology for crisp and loud listening. The transparent element illuminates to match the colour of photos viewed in the gallery or the album art of music tracks currently playing. Continue reading “Sony Xperia U announced with 3.5-inch display and 1 GHz Dual-core processor”

Sony releases Android 4.0 beta ROM for select Xperia smartphones

Sony has released Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) beta ROM for select Xperia smartphones. They launched they alpha ROM as a preview last December, but this beta version brings a lot of improvements including functioning FM radio and GSM Radios. This has UI elements from ICS including some new UI features present in the Xperia S that was announced at the CES last month. Continue reading “Sony releases Android 4.0 beta ROM for select Xperia smartphones”

Sony Xperia U Leaked Pics And Specs Emerge

Last month, Sony announced the amazing Sony Xperia S at the CES 2012. Now, the company is planning to launch its little brother, the Sony Xperia U. This handset is likely to be announced next week at the MWC 2012 in Barcelona.

Last month, Sony announced the amazing Sony Xperia S at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 in Las Vegas. Now, the company is planning to launch its little brother, the Sony Xperia U. The guys at Android HD Blog recently shared some exclusive pics and specs of this device. Continue reading “Sony Xperia U Leaked Pics And Specs Emerge”

Sony smartphone and Toshiba tablet with TransferJet to be demoed at MWC 2012

Sony Phone and Toshiba tablet with TransferJet, high-speed close proximity data transfer technology that would enable 2 devices such as smartphones, tablets etc. to quickly exchange data by just touching the two together to be demoed at MWC 2012. The TransferJet technology  combines the speed of UWB (Ultra Wide Band) with the ease of NFC (Near Field Communications). Continue reading “Sony smartphone and Toshiba tablet with TransferJet to be demoed at MWC 2012”

Sony completes Sony Ericsson buyout

Sony has announced that they have completed the buyout and acquire the 50% stake in Sony Ericsson today which they announced last October. This would make Sony Ericsson part of Sony, and they will rename Sony Ericsson, Sony Mobile Communications. Continue reading “Sony completes Sony Ericsson buyout”

HTC rumored to get PlayStation tag this year!

Sony Ericsson Play showed us that PlayStation labelled devices are really great for gaming. Now, it is rumored that HTC is working on a gaming device which will be given the PlayStation license by Sony later this year.

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Sony announces 8MP and 13MP CMOS smartphone image sensors

Sony has announced new 8MP and 13MP CMOS image sensors for smartphones, tablets, and other devices. These are back-illuminated stacked CMOS image sensors that would offer faster signal processing and lower power consumption. This camera would feature Sony’s unique RGBW Coding function that has low noise and high picture quality in the captured images even in low-light conditions. The Sony’s HDR (High Dynamic Range) Movie function in the 13MP camera would offer brilliant color to be captured even in bright conditions. Continue reading “Sony announces 8MP and 13MP CMOS smartphone image sensors”

Sony Ericsson prototype running Windows Phone spotted

It is known that Sony Ericsson was at one time considering Windows Phone as a platform of choice for its smartphone division. However in 2011 , SE decided to go all in on Android. Now with relaunch of the smartphone division under the Sony moniker , it seems that the company might be rethinking its decision.

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Sony Xperia S up for pre-order in UK, arriving in March


Sony Xperia S that was announced last week at CES 2012 and the first Android phone under the Sony brand is now available for pre-order in UK from online retailer Clove. The Sony Xperia S comes with 4.3 inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine, 12MP camera with LED flash with full 1080p HD video recording,  1.3MP front-facing camera with 720p recording, 1.5GHz dual-core processor and Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS that is upgradable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in Q2 2012. Continue reading “Sony Xperia S up for pre-order in UK, arriving in March”

Sony Xperia NX and Xperia acro HD announced for NTT Docomo

Sony has announced Xperia acro (HD SO-03D) and the Xperia NX (SO-02D) for NTT Docomo in Japan. The Xperia NX (SO-02D) comes under the Docomo NEXT series and is a variant of Xperia S that was announced at CES 2012. The Xperia acro (HD SO-03D) comes under Docomo with series. Both these phones comes with 4.3-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) HD Reality Display, 12MP camera auto focus camera with 1080p HD video recording and 1.3MP secondary front facing camera, 1.5GHz dual core CPU and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) that is upgradable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Continue reading “Sony Xperia NX and Xperia acro HD announced for NTT Docomo”

Sony SmartWatch and Smart Wireless Headset pro announced

Sony has announced SmartWatch and the Smart Wireless Headset pro. The SmartWatch is a micro display for Android smartphones, to wirelessly and discreetly access calls, messages and applications. The Smart Wireless Headset pro is a Bluetooth stereo headset that also works as a standalone MP3 player and FM radio. Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch and Smart Wireless Headset pro announced”

Sony Xperia S announced, 4.3-inch HD display, 12MP camera and 1.5GHz dual-core processor

Sony Xperia S is the first smartphone under the Sony brand in the Xperia NXT next generation series announced at CES. It comes with 4.3 inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine, 12MP camera with LED flash that can take shots in just 1.5 seconds directly from standby mode. It is powered by 1.5GHz dual-core processor and runs on  Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) that is upgradable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in Q2 2012. Continue reading “Sony Xperia S announced, 4.3-inch HD display, 12MP camera and 1.5GHz dual-core processor”