Archives for March 5th, 2015
Android 4.4.4 update certified (18.5.C.0.19) for Xperia E3 LTE models
Android 4.4.4 KitKat has already appeared on the Sony Xperia E3, but only the HSPA+ models (D2202 and D2212). The LTE variants of the Xperia E3 (D2203 D2243 and D2206) are currently still running Android 4.4.2, but that may soon change as new build number 18.5.C.0.19 has been certified for these handsets. This would move ...
Translate Small App now available on Sony Xperia devices
If you regularly need to translate text whilst on the move, then the “Translate Small App” may be just what you are looking for. It comes from serial Small App developer hansip87 and provides a small window that can translate using three different engines including Google, Bing and SDL. If you want to give it ...
Sony Mobile: No move to yearly flagship release cycle
Earlier in the year, we brought you word that Sony Mobile was not planning to introduce its flagship smartphone at MWC 2015. The event has come and gone and now the question on everyone’s lips is when we may see the possible launch of the Xperia Z4. There has also been speculation that the MWC ...
18 smartphones announced at Mobile World Congress 2015
It’s quite a show here in Barcelona. Many companies announced new devices, including HTC and Samsung which — rather than hosting their own events — returned to MWC to unveil their flagship phones. In this post we want to sum it all up for you; to show you all of the phones that were announced… ...
Xperia screenshots compared: Android Lollipop versus KitKat
We already have a good idea of what to expect in Sony’s Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Sony Xperia devices, thanks to a number of hands-on videos at MWC this week. However, if you want a side-by-side comparison of how Sony’s latest skin compares against the current KitKat build then check out the video (in ...
Sony Xperia device with optical image stabilisation on the horizon?
Some of the latest Sony Xperia devices have some excellent image stabilisation software, but despite this the use of optical image stabilisation (OIS) would still be high on many people’s wish lists when it came to future devices. Well a video from ON Semiconductor taken at MWC earlier today suggests that its technology may appear ...