Archives for April 8th, 2014
Xperia Z2 owners reporting issues with gaps in chassis and overheating with 4K Video
The Sony Xperia Z2 launched in Singapore last week and it seems that since then some users are reporting on a couple of issues affecting their handsets. The first involves a small gap between the front panel of the handset and the aluminium frame. Typically it is most noticeable in the top right section, almost ...
Report: Android Wear Powered LG G Watch to Arrive in July for £180 in the U.K.
According to a report from Pocket-Lint, the Android Wear powered LG G Watch will be landing in the U.K. in July, carrying a price tag of £180. The LG G Watch will be the first smartwatch to be released with Google’s Android Wear platform in tow. LG showed off the final prototype of the device to ...
LifeLog app launches into Google Play Store
Sony Mobile has launched its Lifelog application into the Google Play Store. Lifelog is Sony’s companion app for the SmartBand wearable. Initially, the application has been optimised for the Xperia Z2 and other Xperia Z series handsets running Android 4.4.2 KitKat (Xperia Z1, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1 Compact). Sony has promised “new features, ...
Dude Smashes Samsung Galaxy S5, Gets Smashed Back
Who doesn’t like a little smashy? Apparently the device that takes the beating does. Whenever a new smartphone or mobile device is released, hordes of creepy masochists take to YouTube to display terrifying scenes of destruction. The shiny, new (and not to mention expensive) flagship smartphones are obliterated in front of our eyes, in a ...
Xperia Z2′s Camera UI goes up against current flagships
There is perhaps no surprise that in most camera smartphone shootouts the focus is on the end result i.e. a comparison of picture quality. However, we haven’t seen too many comparisons which look at the ease, options and process of taking a picture from different smartphones. Btekt has done just that in their 19 minute ...
SanDisk’s 128GB microSDXC card works a treat in Sony Xperia devices
Sandisk launched a 128GB microSD memory card earlier this year. The company managed to create this 128GB card by using a proprietary technique that allows for 16 memory die’s to be vertically stacked, each shaved to be thinner than a strand of hair. The card will obviously appeal to those who have large video and/or ...
Xperia Z2 delayed in Hong Kong until June 2014
Around a month ago, we caught first wind of potential Xperia Z2 delays and limited stock when the Hong Kong launch event was canned. Sony Mobile Hong Kong has today confirmed that the Xperia Z2 will now launch in June 2014. No reasons were cited for the delay. However, given that the Samsung Galaxy S5 ...
PlayStation Store for PlayStation Mobile to launch in four new countries in June 2014
PlayStation Store for PlayStation Mobile is currently offered in 18 countries, but from June 25 2014 four new countries will be added to that list including Austria, India, Poland and Switzerland. Sony also announced that it is starting a public preview of the “Unity for PlayStation Mobile” game engine. The official “Unity for PSM” ...