Archives for April 3rd, 2014
Unlocked Xperia Z1 (LTE) now on sale in the United States
Sony has finally made available the unlocked LTE version of the Xperia Z1 (C6906) in the United States. The phone is being sold through the Sony Store website for $619.99 in all three colours (black, purple and white). However, only the black version is in stock at the time posting. The purple and white colours ...
New Xperia Z2 update (17.1.A.2.55) released; primarily bug-fix improvements [Update]
There are not that many Xperia Z2 handsets in consumers hands at the moment, especially as the handset has only hit Taiwan so far. Well a new firmware build with version number 17.1.A.2.55 is currently rolling to Xperia Z2 handsets running the “Commercial & Journalists” customisation number. We would expect it to hit Taiwanese handsets ...
Small update (9.2.A.1.205) released for Xperia T and Xperia TX owners
A minor firmware update is currently rolling out for select Xperia T (LT30p) and Xperia TX (LT29i) users. Firmware build moves from 9.2.A.1.199 currently to version number 9.2.A.1.205. Given the small change in build number, we expect it to be a bug-fix and performance update. The latest firmware largely appears to be hitting carriers across ...
Sony to release new KitKat firmware next week to fix sound bug for Xperia Z1, Z Ultra and Z1 Compact users
Sony’s recent Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware update for the Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1 Compact and Xperia Z Ultra was largely well received. However, one critical bug that appeared for some users (including us, which we covered in our firmware review), was a sound bug where audio would sometimes be directed to the internal rather than ...
Xperia Z2 Compact (Altair) passes through the FCC
A new Sony Xperia smartphone has passed through the FCC with codename “Altair” and model number (SO-04F). The model number designation is for Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo. The phone is believed to be the Xperia Z2 Compact i.e. an upgraded version of the Xperia Z1 Compact (known as Xperia Z1 f in Japan). The ...
Apple looking to acquire chipmaker Renesas SP Drivers
Apple is apparently looking to acquire Japan-based chip maker for smartphone displays, Renesas SP Drivers. According to a Nikkei report, the Cupertino-based giant is already in talks to buy 55% stake for 50 billion yen ($479 million) in a move that would make it less dependent from some other companies from its supply chain (read: ...
T-Mobile won’t be selling BlackBerrys after April 25th
T-Mobile and BlackBerry didn’t get along in recent months. The spat between the two companies started when Magenta carrier was pitching BlackBerry users to switch to other phones, the move which wasn’t liked by the Canadian company. And now they’re officially breaking up with BlackBerry issuing a press release to announce that it will not renew ...
LG L90 coming to T-Mobile on April 23rd
LG L90 is heading to T-Mobile, which will start selling it on April 23rd, TMOnews is reporting while showing us a leaked screenshot from this month’s retail planning schedule. The low-to-mid range device comes with a 4.7-inch qHD screen, 1GB of RAM and an 8-megapixel camera on the back, while also supporting LG’s Quick Window ...
Nokia Adds A Colorful, Lumia Inspired Bluetooth Speaker to its Lineup, the MD-12
On top of announcing three budget oriented Lumia smartphones today, the head of Nokia, Steven Elop, showed off a new Bluetooth speaker to accompany Lumia devices on the go. Dubbed the MD-12, the portable Bluetooth speaker will sport a myriad of colors in the Lumia fashion. While it may just seem like another Bluetooth speaker ...
Gary Busey is the New, Weird Face of Amazon Fire TV
The face of Amazon’s new streaming box, the Fire TV his looking pretty insane these days. The Roku and Apple TV competitor, announced earlier today, is all set to win the streaming box wars with just this one advertising move. Who could be powerful enough to lure millions of customers into buying Amazon’s streaming set-top ...