Sony unveiled the Sony SmartBand SWR10 fitness tracker back at Mobile World Congress 2014. It should come as no surprise that, more than a year later, Sony is getting ready to unveil a successor. If there was any doubt lingering about, Sony put them to rest by accidentally confirming the Sony SmartBand 2 by briefly posting a SmartBand 2 companion app on Google […]
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Sony drops plans to grow smartphone sales
Sony announced last month that it expected to record a loss of US$1.9 billion in its current business year. A significant portion of that loss was attributed to its smartphone business which has struggled against both cheaper Asian rivals and the two market leaders, Apple and Samsung. Suggestions that the company was open to the idea of spinning off its […]
Sony SmartEyeglass Developer Edition SED-E1 to launch in March
Google announced the end of its Glass Explorer Program last month. Sony now looks ready to pick up from where Google left off with the announcement today that its own SmartEyeglass Developer Edition SED-E1 which was first unveiled at CES 2015 is now available for pre-order in both the United Kingdom and Germany ahead of its launch in March. Unlike […]
Sony Canada closing all 14 Sony Store retail locations
While the fate of its smartphone business may still be up in the air, Sony has decided that it will close all 14 Sony Store retail locations in Canada. The stores currently offer a wide range of Sony products including unlocked Sony smartphones, the Sony SmartWatch line and wearables as well as a range of electronic products that includes audio components […]
Sony considering selling off smartphone business
Despite some generally well-received smartphones, Sony’s mobile division and the entire company have been struggling of late. Sony now expects to record a loss of US$1.9 billion in its current business year with the smartphone business accounting for a significant portion of that loss. Sony lowered smartphone sales targets several times in 2014 and is expected to bring fewer smartphone models to market this year as […]
Sony teaser: Welcome to the New World
The hype leading to CES 2015 looks to have started. Sony late last week released a teaser video called “Welcome to the New World.” The video reveals extremely little but there may be a few hints sprinkled through it. The video opens with a shot of an extremely thin device. Another shot of a girl licking a lollipop could be a […]
Sony Xperia Z4 leaked in massive Sony leak?
The hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment has revealed quite a few details about the inner workings of the company. Everything from full movies to celebrity aliases and top executive salaries have been exposed. The leak may have also revealed concept designs for the Sony Xperia Z4. The designs turned up in an email sent from Sony Electronics to Sony Pictures […]
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact launching in Canada November 21
Sony unveiled three new Xperia Z3 devices in September at IFA 2014. Two of them, the Sony Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact smartphones, are already available in Canada. They will be joined tomorrow in Sony Stores by the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact with online orders starting to ship on November 24. Billed as the “world’s slimmest and lightest […]