Archives for March 25th, 2014
Sony Xperia SP’s bug-fixing update (12.1.A.1.192) delayed by a month?
We recently reported on the upcoming bug-fixing Android 4.3 firmware update for the Xperia SP, which French carrier SFR recently approved and even said it would be released imminently. Well the firmware didn’t roll out and SFR has given an update on the situation. SFR says that Sony has delayed the release by a month ...
HTC One (M8) v Xperia Z2: Display and speakers head-to-head
HTC has formally unveiled the much-leaked One (M8) and we know that most of you want to get an idea of how certain features compares against Sony’s current flagship Xperia. Well our good friends at Btekt have done the hard work for us with a couple of videos below showing how each handset compares on ...
Sony has no plans to adopt Android Wear in future Smartwatch products [Update]
When Google announced the Android Wear platform a week ago, Sony’s name was conspicuously not included in the list of partners that Google was working with. The reason for this, according to Ravi Nookala – Head of Sony Mobile US, is that the company plans to focus on its existing Android-based SmartWatch platform. “We’ve already ...
Xperia C gets a minor update to build 16.0.B.2.13
The Sony Xperia C (C2305) is now receiving a minor firmware update that moves the build number from 16.0.B.2.6 to 16.0.B.2.13. The changelog is unknown right now, although we hope it finally quashes the battery bug that has plagued the handset with severe drain below 30%. If you have downloaded the update, let us know ...
Xperia Z2 hits pre-order in Singapore; on sale in first week of April
Sony Singapore has announced that the Xperia Z2 will go on pre-order in the region from 26 March to 13 April 2014. For those that pre-order during this window, you will get a free SmartBand SWR10 in black. The official retail price of the handset will be S$998 (£476, €569, $786). It will launch in ...
Leaked BlackBerry 10.3 Build Reveals BlackBerry has a Siri and Google Now Competitior in the Works
It looks as though BlackBerry is still in the mobile game. Well, sort of. A new hands-on video from N4BB reveals that BlackBerry is hard at work on a new virtual assistant, the likes of Google Now, Siri and Microsoft’s upcoming Cortana. Whether or not this will make BlackBerry relevant again is up to the ...