Articles tagged "Sony"

After an excruciatingly long wait, the Sony Xperia 1 II finally went up on pre-order, but now it seems that there may be some trouble behind the scenes. B&H, which was the first US retailer to list the phone, has removed the price from its...

The Sony Xperia 1 II is now up on pre-order in the US through B&H and in the Netherlands through Belsimpel. Neither listing has a specific shipping date - the European listing has a vague 4 weeks estimate for online availability, which would mean...

Japanese carrier KDDI has announced that it will begin selling the Sony Xperia 1 II on May 22, priced at JPY 133,600 (€1,145;INR 94,000;$1,243, converted), for the lone 8/256GB variant. NTT docomo is also expected to release the Xperia 1 II to...

On Sony Xperia’s YouTube channel, a video was posted featuring the unreleased Xperia 1 II (one mark two) with pro photographer Nick Didlick talking about its camera. Didlick has 40 years of experience in photojournalism and sports photography, and...

A few years ago Sony created the first image sensor with on-chip RAM, which enabled slow-motion video capture at very high frame rates. Now the company has created the first sensor with on-board AI hardware, which can do high-speed image...

Sony posted its financial earnings from the previous quarter and the PlayStation 4 continues to move substantial numbers despite the global lockdowns and incoming successor. The company sold 1.5 million devices in just three months, reaching a ...

Sony released its earnings report for the Q1 period (January – March) and the results are far from favorable. The storied Japanese manufacturer managed to ship just 400,000 smartphones during this timeframe, its lowest figure in recent memory. Q1...

Sony’s Xperia 10 and 10 Plus were the midrange counterparts to last year’s flagship Xperia 1. Sony did promise an update to Android 10 in “early 2020” but the two midrangers had to wait a bit longer to finally get the latest Google firmware...

Today Sony unveiled its latest truly wireless (TWS) earbuds with the brand new WF-SP800N. They come with active noise cancelation (ANC) as well as IP55 water and dust resistance and plenty of battery life to keep you going in your workouts or any...

After a long wait, the Sony Xperia 10 II is finally ready to hit store shelves. It will become available in Taiwan first (starting on May 20) and should arrive in Europe soon (Sony’s official site has “Buy Now” buttons but for now they lead...

Sony announced the Xperia 10 II in February, and today Taiwan becomes market number one to see the device in flesh. Initially announced in Black and White, Sony has also introduced the phone in Mint Green and Berry Blue in the Asian country. The...

Sony has designed the Xperia 1 II to be the smartphone equivalent of its Alpha cameras. Indeed, the phone borrows many features and hardware solutions from the company’s digital camera division. Sony is sticking with 12MP resolution this...

Sony's mid-rangers announced way back in February are finally starting to become available around this time, more than two months later. First off, the Xperia L4 is now available to purchase in Europe, for a recommended retail price of €199. Look...

Why did Sony go with the “Mark Two” naming scheme? Why is it only the Xperia Pro that features mmWave 5G? Is it for professionals only or can regular customers buy it? Sony Mobile President Mitsuya Kishida answered these and many more questions in a...

Bloomberg is citing inside sources who claim that Sony will produce a limited number of PlayStation 5 units by March 2021 – the target is 5 to 6 million. For comparison, the PS4 sold 7.5 million units in its first two quarters. The cause for that is...

Sony’s Xperia 1 II was announced back in February with a promise to hit store shelves in Q2. Now, Sony Spain’s official Twitter account gave us a more specific time frame as it confirmed the Xperia 1 II is coming to Europe later this...

There were rumors about a large Sony Xperia 5 Plus, but that never came to be. Now there’s talk about a phone that is quite the opposite – an Xperia 5 II with a sub-6” screen. This phone will be released in Japan in the second half of this year,...

Sony unveiled the appallingly named Xperia 10 II mid-ranger back in February, at its online event that should have happened at MWC - but then the conference got cancelled because of the COVID-19 shenanigans. The company has since given guidance...

Sony keeps revealing bits and pieces about its upcoming Playstation 5 console and now we get to see its DualSense controller, which is a radical departure from the DualShock in terms of design. PS5 DualSense controller A shift to a...

Sony has announced two new Bluetooth audio products, the egregiously named WF-XB700 earbuds and the WH-CH710N headphones. The WF-XB700 have an in-ear design and are part of Sony's Extra Bass series of audio products. They have a pretty...