Archives for July 8th, 2014
Unlocked Xperia Z1 Compact now on sale in the United States
The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact has unexpectedly gone on sale in the United States. All three colours of the handset (black, pink and white) are in stock via the Sony Store. Only the unlocked version is available, costing $549.99. The model on sale is the international D5503 model, supporting LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, ...
Twitter for Windows Phone Updated with Multi-Photo Upload, Improved Photo Sharing
After months of waiting, Windows Phone owners have an update for the official Twitter app today. The update brings a host of new features to the app, including the ability to share multiple photos with one single tweet, share photos via Direct Messages and even follow someone from a tweet in the home timeline. Here’s what’s ...
Xperia C3 hands-on photos
Sony launched the Xperia C3 selfie phone earlier today and away from all the press images, we thought you might want to see what the device looks like in real life. Cue the hands-on images below, showing the mint version of the Xperia C3 in all of its glory. They also show some screenshots of ...
Flappy Bird Clone Flopsy Droid is First Game for Android Wear
The fledgling Android Wear platform has received its first game today, and its a doozy. Not surprisingly, the game is a clone of everyone’s favorite time water, Flappy Bird. Flopsy Droid is the title of the first wrist-bound adventure, featuring a flappy droid in lieu of Flappy Bird’s, um, bird. Other than that, Flopsy Droid is ...
Vodafone Germany screenshot points to Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact launch
The screenshot you see below has been supposedly taken from the internal staff Vodafone Germany website detailing a promotion being run in Vodafone stores until the end of September. It shows how many points staff can accrue by selling certain smartphones, for example 1 point for Samsung phones and 1.5 points for Sony and HTC ...
Android 4.4.4 KitKat Based CyanogenMod 11 M8 Now Available for A Variety of Devices
CyanogenMod 11 M8 is now available for a variety of Android devices, including the Sony Xperia Z2, Xiaomi Mi2 and the OnePlus One. CM 11 M8 is based on the latest version of Android, 4.4.4 and brings new notification modes as well as a bunch of other unique features. Here’s a list of all of the ...
Sony details all you need to know about selfies in this infographic
Sony has created a very informative infographic about selfies, to promote the launch of its Xperia C3 selfie smartphone. The infographic looks at the history of selfies, when the term was first coined and some interesting stats about its usage today. Close to half of adults admit to taking a selfie, with women more likely ...
Google’s Nexus 8 Spotted Heading to India for Testing
The Nexus 8 is heading to India for testing, a shipping manifest reveals. Google still hasn’t mentioned anything about the Nexus 7 successor, so we’re still in the dark as to who will manufacture the tablet, or what the price point will be. According to the shipping manifest, the Nexus 8 is “similar to the Nexus ...
Verizon Xperia Z2 is coming soon suggests leaked screenshot
Rumours have been swirling for a while now that Verizon will pick up the Xperia Z2, not least due to a number of press images of a Verizon-branded Xperia Z2 leaked by Sony itself. Today’s Verizon Xperia Z2 rumour comes from a leaked screenshot allegedly showing that training for the Xperia Z2 is now available ...
New WALKMAN app update (8.4.A.1.4) brings UI tweaks
Sony Mobile has pushed an update to the WALKMAN application for Xperia devices that moves the build number from 8.3.A.0.7 to 8.4.A.1.4. The 11.4MB update now allows you to get detailed views on your music. A small arrow sits below each track now which brings up a menu allowing you to open the song, add ...