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Sony Xperia S to receive update to Ice Cream Sandwich in late May/early June

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Sony’s latest Xperia offerings aren’t lacking in style, and they are serviceable in the hardware department as well. If there is one area that easily falls under the “needs improvement” column it’s that devices like the Xperia S shipped with Android 2.3 and no quick plans to upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich. Now a representative posting at the official Sony forums is shedding some light on when the flagship model will receive its share of Android 4.0. The Xperia S can expect to see ICS … [Read more...]

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First images of Sony Xperia ST26i leak

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Not long after Sony took the wraps off of the Xperia GX and Xperia SX we are being treated to our first look at another member of the Android lineup. The Sony ST26i will no doubt be an Android handset, and from the looks of things it should run Ice Cream Sandwich. Three hardware soft keys correspond to Android 4.0′s layout. Sony went with ICS’s software buttons for the GX and SX. Little else is known about the device, including specs or any information pertaining to the ST26i’s release. … [Read more...]

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Sony announces Xperia GX, Xperia SX for Japan

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Sony has announced a few more members of its Xperia family, the Sony Xperia GX and Sony Xperia SX. Both handsets are headed for a Japanese release. The highlight of the Xperia GX is its 13MP Exmor R camera sensor, but it also features a 4.6-inch HD display and 1.5GHz dual-core processor. The Xperia SX features a 3.7-inch Bravia Reality Display, 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, and 8MP camera. The LTE-enabled handset claims to be the world’s lightest, weighing in at a mere 95 grams. Along with the … [Read more...]

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Gossipy Google Ad Gives Away AT&T’s Grand Announcement, Sony Xperia Ion May Be Launching In June

May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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An eager, eagle-eyed XDA member spotted a Google ad while searching for "xperia ion" that may be showing AT&T's hand concerning the release date of said device. One of a few ads that appear when searching for the device states that the Xperia Ion is "Coming Exclusively to AT&T in June." Well, that narrows it down a bit! The ad doesn't give a specific date, but it does narrow down the date range significantly. It's worth noting that, if this is true, this device will be coming out very … [Read more...]

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Verizon Xperia Play receives update with great new enhancements

May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Verizon’s Xperia Play has received a new update that adds a couple of important enhancements, but also adds a bit more bloatware. To start, VZ Navigator and Video On-Demand have been pre-installed. The power button can be held down to take screenshots. The right trigger can be used as a camera button within the camera app. Finally, you can record video in 720p mode with continuous autofocus. Oh, and the version of Android has been bumped to Android 2.3.4. Bug fixes are also present, and you … [Read more...]

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Original Xperia Play design had additional QWERTY slider, could have been a Nexus

April 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Rumors of a “PlayStation Phone” eventually panned out in the form of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, but the gaming handset we were left with could have turned out much differently. New information is coming to light from several sources that reveals Google’s desire to launch the phone as an Android 2.3 flagship along with a unique form factor that never came to fruition. A US patent application has surfaced showing an early concept for a phone with two sliders, one a gamepad and the … [Read more...]

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Sony updates ICS info for 2011 Xperia models

April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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If you're rocking any Sony Xperia phone from last year and you're wondering where your ice cream sandwich love is, Sony would like to ease your concerns. In a recent blog post,  one of the software developers stated that the company is right on schedule for its ICS rollout. While there were no specific dates mentioned, for products the blog did list a site where a list of available software kits is available. Interestingly enough, in order to install the update, you'll need to download the … [Read more...]

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Sony: Xperia ICS updates are still in progress

April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Sony took some time today to update the community on the progress of Ice Cream Sandwich rollouts. Sony originally promised that all devices released in 2011 would receive the upgrade (and all devices in 2012 naturally will, as well). Rollouts are still going on over in the nordic countries, and Sony say they continue to work with carriers to get the upgrade out to all of their phones in the various regions and on the various carriers they’re currently available. Wipe that sweat off your … [Read more...]

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Galaxy Nexus Gets an Xperia Arc S ROM Ported to It

April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Well this is an odd little project that someone cooked up. Bringing the Xperia Arc S UI to the very phone that is running the beautiful stock ICS, the Galaxy Nexus. Now we all know (and love) that developers try to satisfy all tastes and will port Sense, MotoBlur, and even TouchWiz to a device. But senior XDA member koaaN decided that he wanted to see the Xperia Arc’s UI running on the superphone. Pretty out there I must say, but mainly everything works. Working Sound RIL (Calls, … [Read more...]

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ICS update roll-out for 2011 Sony Xperia line begins

April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  Keeping to their promised target of a mid-April rollout of the ICS upgrade for their 2011 Xperia line of handsets, Sony took to their blog to update their users of the Arc S, Neo V and Ray in the Scandinavian nations that the update is now ready for them. As long as there are no hiccups, other global markets should see the update over the next 4-6 weeks. Other handsets (namely Xperia arc, Xperia PLAY, Xperia neo, Xperia mini, Xperia mini pro, Xperia pro, Xperia active and Sony … [Read more...]

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