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Sony Xperia TL for AT&T goes official as James Bond's phone

Sony Xperia TL for AT&T goes official as James Bond's phone

01 October, 2012 | comments (22)

Sony Xperia TL has gone official for AT&T Wireless as James Bond's official smartphone. The previously leaked LTE handset will hit AT&T's shelves in the near future with a yet to be known price tag. A quick look at the Sony Xperia TL is...


Sony Xperia V goes to Japan as Xperia AX

Sony Xperia V goes to Japan as Xperia AX

01 October, 2012 | comments (25)

The Sony Xperia GX, Japan's version of the Xperia TX, hit the shelves before the world-wide version of the phone was even official. Now, the positions are somewhat reversed - Sony just announced the Xperia AX, the Japanese version of the Xperia V...


Sony Xperia T European march continues, it's about to hit US shores too

Sony Xperia T European march continues, it's about to hit US shores too

01 October, 2012 | comments (34)

The Sony Xperia T is continuing its roll-out to retailers across rest of Europe and after becoming available in the UK a few days ago. Reports are coming in of the device being available in Slovakia, where it's offered by carrier Telekom on a...


ICS updates for several Sony Xperia devices are now live

ICS updates for several Sony Xperia devices are now live

29 September, 2012 | comments (165)

After a spring filled with anticipation, the Xperia U, go and sola were among the last remaining devices among the new Xperia line to not be running Android 4.0. It's unsure whether the update brings with it some of the nifty ICS features we saw...


Sony Xperia T available from Three UK for £29 on a contract

Sony Xperia T available from Three UK for £29 on a contract

28 September, 2012 | comments (17)

The Sony Xperia T is a great looking flagship, although its rather high initial pricetag puts it at something of a disadvantage compared to some certain quad-core offerings (the T itself offers a dual-core Krait CPU). Fortunately, Three UK is...


Sony Xperia ion for AT&T ICS update is now available

Sony Xperia ion for AT&T ICS update is now available

26 September, 2012 | comments (40)

The LTE flavored Sony Xperia ion for AT&T's has finally left the land of Gingerbread. The handset's long overdue Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is now available to download directly from Sony. The update to Android 4.0 brings a...


ICS update for Sony Xperia ion to come next week

ICS update for Sony Xperia ion to come next week

14 September, 2012 | comments (54)

A twitter update from Rogers in Canada reveals that an ICS update is in the works for the Xperia ion. The update is scheduled to arrive next week, although the exact day is not specified. The Sony Xperia ion went international back in June,...


Sony Xperia SL now available in several markets

Sony Xperia SL now available in several markets

12 September, 2012 | comments (38)

The Xperia SL has been quietly released by Sony, and can be found across various retailers in the US and Europe. Perhaps the reason why there's not much fanfare around the new device is that Sony does not want to interfere with sales of its...


New Sony Media apps won't come to the 2011 Xperia range

New Sony Media apps won't come to the 2011 Xperia range

05 September, 2012 | comments (39)

The 2011 Xperia line-up of phones was lucky enough to get updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (sans the Xperia PLAY, that is), but it appears it will be left out of the new Sony Media apps fun. The sad news was brought by the Sony...


AT&T-branded Sony Xperia T spotted on a press shot

AT&T-branded Sony Xperia T spotted on a press shot

04 September, 2012 | comments (17)

The UK’s retailer Phones4U is now taking pre-orders for the newly announced Xperia T. The first users to pre-order it will even get Sony’s SmartWatch as a gift. Nothing out of the ordinary so far. If you take a closer look on the Xperia T...


Xperia T and J to hit UK on September 5, Tablet S costs £329

Xperia T and J to hit UK on September 5, Tablet S costs £329

31 August, 2012 | comments (34)

Carphone Warehouse has issued a press release announcing three important things – the UK release dates for the recently unveiled Xperia T and Xperia J and the retail price of the Xperia Tablet S. The Xperia T and Xperia J smartphones will hit...


Sony Xperia TX, T and V benchmark scores are here

Sony Xperia TX, T and V benchmark scores are here

30 August, 2012 | comments (438)

As you probably noticed, we are back at the Sony booth at the IFA floor. After we put the cameras of the newly unveiled trio of Android smartphones to the test we are now ready to try and evaluate the performance of their chipsets. The Xperia...


Sony unveils new Xperia phones, Xperia T leads the charge

Sony unveils new Xperia phones, Xperia T leads the charge

29 August, 2012 | comments (151)

A couple of days before IFA kicks off officially, Sony unveiled its lineup for the expo. The company announced four new Xperia smartphones along with a new Xperia tablet. It should come as no surprise that Android Ice Cream Sandwich powers the whole...


We are in Berlin, eagerly waiting for IFA 2012 to kick off

We are in Berlin, eagerly waiting for IFA 2012 to kick off

28 August, 2012 | comments (34)

The time for IFA 2012 is quickly approaching and we are on site, ready to bring you coverage of the news as it happens. And by the looks of it, there will be lots to report in the next few days as manufacturers unveil their lineup for the holiday...

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Sony trademarks Xperia TL name in the US

Sony trademarks Xperia TL name in the US

27 August, 2012 | comments (16)

Sony continues its assault on the alphabet with the filing for a trademark for the Xperia TL name with the US Patents and Trademarks Office. There's already an Xperia T and an Xperia TX, so what's with the 'L'? Sony just unveiled an Xperia SL...


Sony Xperia J ST26i official image leaks

Sony Xperia J ST26i official image leaks

24 August, 2012 | comments (63)

Sony seems to be on a mission to flood the market with as many smartphones as possible. The latest member of this crusade is the Xperia J ST26i, which was spotted by ePrice. The Xperia J will be a mid-range budget smartphone that comes with...


Xperia 2011 smartphones get an update, it's still ICS

Xperia 2011 smartphones get an update, it's still ICS

21 August, 2012 | comments (178)

Sony will push a new update for the Xperia 2011 smartphones starting this week. It will keep the Android version at 4.0.4 but will bring some "bug fixes, performance tweaks and other improvements". The first handsets to receive the new update...


Sony Xperia SL goes official with a 1.7GHz dual-core CPU

Sony Xperia SL goes official with a 1.7GHz dual-core CPU

18 August, 2012 | comments (130)

We just got the first official sighting of the Sony Xperia SL – the refreshed version of the company’s current smartphone flagship. It appears that someone over at Sony jumped the gun and published the official page of the smartphone two weeks...


Sony Xperia S will get vanilla Android as a Google experiment

Sony Xperia S will get vanilla Android as a Google experiment

18 August, 2012 | comments (121)

All the fans of Sony Xperia S have a darn good reason to smile today. Google has launched an experiment to bring plain vanilla Android to Sony's top shelf smartphone. Jean-Baptiste Queru (JBQ), Google's Technical Lead of the Android Open Source...


Sony Xperia P Ice Cream Sandwich update rolling out now

Sony Xperia P Ice Cream Sandwich update rolling out now

17 August, 2012 | comments (87)

The long awaited ICS update for the Xperia P has finally arrived. Besides the improved functionality brought by the latest Android build, Sony has added several of its own optimizations, including new media apps for your music and movies. Some...