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Sony announces Android 4.1 Jelly Bean roll-out schedule

By: Rishabh Chakravorty |Dec 19th, 2012 at 02:45PM
Filed Under: Android, Mobile, News

Sony has announced the Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V will receive the Jelly Bean update to Jelly Bean from February to March. (more…)Google+

Sony begins rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich update for Xperia S

By: Sahil Bones Gupta |Jun 21st, 2012 at 05:43PM
Filed Under: Android, Mobile, News, Sony Mobile

Back in April Sony Mobile had launched the Xperia S in India, which was the company’s flagship device for the year 2012, but unfortunately it was missing the latest version of Android. We even pointed it out in our review that this was a major stumbling block. Well, Sony Mobile has come good on its promise of updating the Xperia S to the latest build of Android aka Ice Cream Sandwich. (more…)Google+

Unannounced Sony Xperia ST21i sporting ICS and bulky design spotted in the wild

By: Kanak Sharma |Apr 30th, 2012 at 12:02PM
Filed Under: Android, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Anroid 4.0, Mobile, News, Sony

After Sony’s Xperia Next series of devices, if you were thinking what is next in store then we feel you’re in luck today. Sony’s unannounced smartphone by the name of the Xperia ST21i has been spotted by the guys at Techblog. According to them, this bulky handset will feature a 3.2-inch display with a lowly screen resolution of 480 x 320, should run on an 800MHz Qualcomm processor and will house a 3-megapixel shooter at the back. (more…)Google+

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Review: Sony Xperia S

By: Sahil Bones Gupta |Apr 24th, 2012 at 11:07AM
Filed Under: Android, Handsets, Mobile, News, Review, Sony Mobile

The Xperia S is not only the first Sony branded device but it is also the device that Sony hopes will revive the company’s relevance in the smartphone space. Kaz Hirai has already pointed out mobile is going to be a key area of focus for the company and Sony smartphones will be backed up with content and services owned by Sony Corporation. In our first impressions, we pointed out some positives and negatives of the device, but we took it around for a longer drive. Read on to find out if the Xperia S has wha...

First Impressions: Sony Xperia S

By: Sahil Bones Gupta |Apr 16th, 2012 at 06:21PM
Filed Under: Android, News, Sony Mobile

You see the missing ‘Ericsson’ branding in headline? Yup, this is the first Sony smartphone ever. Back at CES we had done a first impressions of the Xperia S but that was the Sony Ericsson Xperia S (a prototype perhaps). Finally, we have the device that Sony thinks could trigger a second coming for the Japanese giant’s portable devices division and fully instill Kaz Hirai’s ‘One Sony’ ethos. (more…)Google+

Sony Xperia S available for Rs 32,390 on EBay India, before its official launch

By: Kanak Sharma |Apr 3rd, 2012 at 04:02PM
Filed Under: Android, Android Gingerbread, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, Mobile, News, Sony Mobile

Just a few hours ago we had reported that the first Sony branded handset – the Xperia S, which was first announced at the CES, will finally be available in India on April 10. Now, even before its official launch, it is already available on EBay India for Rs 32,390 and can be bought here.The Xperia S runs on a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, comes with an integrated NFC chip and an inbuilt memory of 1GB which is extensible up to 32GB. Other specs include a 4.3-inch capacitive display and will be able to off...

Sony Mobile to launch Xperia S in India on April 10

By: Rajat Agrawal |Mar 27th, 2012 at 02:06PM
Filed Under: Android, Handsets, Mobile, Sony Ericsson, Sony Mobile, Sony Mobile Communications, Xperia S

Sony Mobile (erstwhile Sony Ericsson) is expected to launch the Xperia S in India on April 10. This will be the first Sony-branded smartphone to be launched in India after Sony bought Ericsson’s stake in the handset joint venture. The Xperia S, which was announced at CES earlier this year, features a 4.3-inch 1280×720 pixel display, a 12.1 MP rear camera with 1080p HD video recording, a 1.3 MP front camera with 720p video recording, NFC and DLNA support. It will run on Android 2.3 out of the box bu...

Sony Xperia S gets PlayStation Store

By: Kanak Sharma |Mar 14th, 2012 at 04:27PM
Filed Under: Sony

Announced at the CES this year in January, the Sony Xperia S has just received PlayStation Store. Being a PlayStation certified product, many users were dissatisfied with the lack of gaming titles on the device. Though it is not yet available in India, however when launched, you will be able to access the store by enabling the non-Android Market apps in the Settings menu. Users will then have to run the “Let’s start PS Store” application located in the app tray and will finally be able to do...

Sony Xperia U pictures leaked ahead of its official unveiling

By: Kanak Sharma |Feb 21st, 2012 at 07:29PM
Filed Under: Android, Handsets, Ice Cream Sandwich, MWC, Mobile, News, Sony, Sony Ericsson

With MWC just less than a week away, a few pics of Sony Xperia U are doing the rounds in the blogosphere. The images are suggesting that the Xperia U will be a smaller version of the Sony Xperia S dubbed Kumquat which surfaced a few days ago along with its date of launch and possible pricing. The leaked images are showing this model currently running on Android Gingerbread, however, it will most likely be based on Android ICS at the time of its launch. Its expected tech specs include a 3.5-inch display, a dua...

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Hands-on with Sony XPERIA S

By: Rajat Agrawal |Jan 10th, 2012 at 03:02PM
Filed Under: Android, CES, CES2012, Handsets, Mobile, Sony, Xperia S

Sony announced its first Android smartphone, the XPERIA S, a few hours ago at CES and we got a chance to play around with it for a little while. The design, more or less, tip-toes that of the XPERIA lineup, though it is a bit thicker and there is no cheap, glossy plastic to be found anywhere. The unit we had had the markings of a prototype (Sony Ericsson branded, for one) and things might change in the final retail version. Sony has introduced a transparent bar below the display, which it says will be incorpo...

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Sony announces Xperia S, sans Ericsson at CES

By: Sahil Bones Gupta |Jan 10th, 2012 at 08:58AM
Filed Under: 4.3-inch display, Android, Android 2.3.5, CES, CES2012, General, Mobile, News, Software, Sony, Sony Ericsson

Sony has announced its first solo branded smartphone, the Xperia S at CES 2012. Previously Sony had bought over Ericsson’s share in its joint venture. The Xperia S is part of a Xperia NXT family of smartphones and features a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, a 12-megapixel Sony HD camera, a 4.3-inch HD display, HDMI connectivity and NFC. As with all Xperia devices it will run Android, though the device Sony showed off was running Android 2.3 Gingerbread and no time frame for an Ice Cream Sandwich has been specif...