Sony Mobile may finally be getting ready to announce an international version of the smaller sibling to the Xperia Z1. Expected to be an international variant of the Xperia Z1 f that Sony announced in Japan back in October, the Sony Xperia Z1S or Xperia Z1 Mini could finally be unveiled on January 14 if a teaser image that appeared […]
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Sony announces “2-in-1” Sony USB flash drive for mobile devices
Sharing content is becoming increasingly easy thanks to constantly improving cloud services. As a result, we rely less and less on our storage cards to share content across devices although the practice of using them to boost onboard storage will likely continue given that onboard storage often remains rather small. But content sharing is not as easy as it could […]
Sony CEO Kaz Hirai to deliver 2014 International CES keynote
Is it too early to think about International CES 2014? While the annual flood of CES rumours has yet to really start, preparation are already underway for one of the largest consumer electronics tradeshows of the year. Late last month, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), organizers of the event, announced that President and CEO of Sony Corporation Kazuo Hirai will […]
Strong smartphone sales buoy latest Sony financial results
Sony today reported its Q2 FY2013 financial results. Overall, the company reported revenues of ¥1,775.5 billion yen (about US$18.1 billion), resulting in profits of ¥14.8 billion (US$151 million). While revenues were up about 10% year-over-year, profits tumbled more than 50% due to a “significant decline in operating results in the Pictures segment.” That decline was partially offset by the performance […]
6-inch Sony Xperia Tianchi to sport octa-core MediaTek SoC?
Do you remember those rumours that Sony was readying a new flagship device with an octa-core MediaTek SoC? This device has popped up in the rumour mill once more, this time with a codename and a few additional details. Based on these, it now look like the Sony Xperia Tianchi will not be a new flagship device but a low-cost […]
Sony unveils Xperia Z1 Mini as Xperia Z1 f in Japan
Sony today unveiled the oft-rumoured Xperia Z1 Mini as the Xperia Z1 f SO-02F for NTT DoCoMo. As expected, it is a smaller variant of the Xperia Z1. Unlike other manufacturers that bump down specifications on their mini models (Samsung and HTC are two examples that quickly come to mind), Sony did not compromise on most of the specifications to […]
Sony to upgrade Xperia Z1 to Android 4.4 KitKat starting November 7?
Google has yet to formally unveil Android 4.4 KitKat (that’s now expected at the end of the month) but Sony is reportedly already readying upgrades to this latest version of Android for its Xperia Z1 flagship smartphone. Currently powered by Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, it could see the upgrade as early as November 7 according to AndroidSaS sources. The report […]
Sony looking to rein in product leaks
While the odd leak is a good way to create buzz about an upcoming product, leaks that reveal pretty much everything about a device prior to a press event is quite something else. Case in point: Sony did not have much to really unveil last month when it came to the Xperia Z1. It had all been leaked ahead of […]