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Mar

1

2012

Sony Exec on Quad-Core Devices: Maybe Next Year

by Jack Holt
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While most folk feel that quad-core devices are the in thing this year, as made apparent at MWC this year by companies like HTC, Huawei, LG, and Toshiba, a few companies are holding off and sticking with the dual-core architecture. Sony, has made it clear that they are perfectly comfortable with it, at least until [...]

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Feb

26

2012

Sony Xperia P SmartDock Aims To Bring “Full PC Experience” To Your Xperia Handset

by Josh O'Donnell
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To compliment Sony’s new Xperia phones, the company has also announced a SmartDock accessory that will connect your Xperia device to your home television. The dock itself outputs via HDMI and serves as a media hub to access your music, video as well as your photos. On a newer TV equipped with HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics [...]

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Feb

26

2012

Sony Mobile Communications demos the Xperia U and Xperia P [Video]

by Robert Nazarian
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Moments ago we told you all about the Sony Xperia U and Xperia P. These 2 devices are the latest additions to the Xperia NXT series (next generation smartphones from Sony). While the Xperia S is already shipping, we can expect to see the Xperia U and Xperia P sometime in the 2nd quarter of [...]

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Feb

25

2012

Is This the Xperia Play 2?

by Ed Caggiani
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The folks at Concept-Phones got their hands on a picture of what is rumored to be the Xperia Play 2, Sony’s follow-up to the Playstation-certified, PSP-like Xperia Play. It is unsure whether this image is a concept render or the real thing. Heck, could be a fake for all we know, but it does look fairly [...]

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Feb

24

2012

Sony Ericsson Xperia NX Officially Launched In Japan On NTT DoCoMo Network

by Roy Alugbue
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The very high-profile Sony Xperia S smartphone has officially launched, well in Japan at least. We certainly hope you’ve had your wallets prepared for this moment, the Xperia S— known as the Sony Ericsson Xperia NX in Japan has arrived and will operate on NTT DoCoMo’s mobile network. As we previously highlighted before, this phone is branded under Sony [...]

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Feb

20

2012

Sony Xperia S Unboxing Vids and Leaked Promo [Videos]

by Ed Caggiani
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Sony has completed the Sony Ericsson buyout, and with that, changes are coming to the new Sony Mobile Communications. For example, new devices like the Xperia Ion and the Xperia S, will no longer carry the Ericsson name. The Xperia S is not supposed to be available until sometime in March, but new unboxing videos, [...]

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Feb

20

2012

3.5″ Sony Xperia U Photos Leaked, Shown Next To Xperia S

by Josh O'Donnell
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With MWC 2012 on the way, leaks and rumours are bound to make their way out and add to the normal speculation that seems to hover around the tech industry. So it’s no surprise (but surely a delight to most) that today there are some leaked pictures of the Sony Xperia U next to the Xperia [...]

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Feb

19

2012

Sony Releases Xperia SmartTags App in Android Market

by Ed Caggiani
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We first reported about Sony’s SmartTags last month, and it looks as though the official SmartTag  app is now available in the Android Market. This is not currently all that useful since you need to have a set of SmartTags and a compatible NFC-enabled phone. Right now, Sony’s SmartTag site lists the Xperia S as [...]

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Feb

16

2012

Sony Ericsson Buyout Complete, Renamed Sony Mobile Communications

by Jack Holt
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Months after the October announcement that Sony Corporation would be purchasing Ericsson‘s share in the company. Well roughly four months later the T’s have been crossed and the I’s have been dotted and Sony now owns Ericsson’s shares. Even after it was announced that it was close to completion at the end of January it looks like [...]

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