Neowin News Feed for: Xperia

Review: Sony Xperia Z

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:04:47 +0000

Quite frankly the Xperia Z is the best designed smartphone that Sony has ever made, but does it contain key features that will help it stack up against the tough competition of 2013? Let's find out Read more...

Unboxing: Sony Xperia Z

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:18:59 +0000

A Sony Xperia Z has ended up on the Neowin doorstep, so naturally we go ahead and unbox the device to see what's in the final retail packaging. And it's a white model, just to be different. Read more...

Hands-on with the Sony Xperia Z

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:25:23 +0000

While I was in Sydney I also managed to get some quick hands-on time with the Xperia Z, Sony's flagship that should be available very soon, and there were a few impressive things to be seen Read more...

Sony announces Xperia Tablet Z: 10.1-inch display, 6.9mm thin, waterproof

Tim Schiesser — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:15:37 +0000

Sony has announced a new flagship tablet today, combining a 10.1-inch 1920 x 1200 display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor, 8.1-megapixel rear camera, a slim-and-light waterproof body, and LTE Read more...

Sony unveils Xperia Z flagship; 1080p display, water-proof

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:57:30 +0000

Sony has announced a brand new Android flagship at CES 2013: the Xperia Z. It brings a 5-inch, 1080p display, 13-megapixel camera, Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset and water-resistance in a 7.9mm thin body Read more...

Sony delivers ICS update to Xperia Go, Xperia U and Xperia sola

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:27:35 +0100

After updating the Xperia S and Xperia Ion with ICS earlier, Sony decided this would be a good time to bring all that ice creamy goodness to other devices. It's the Xperia U, Go and Sola's turn now. Read more...

Sony's Xperia S gets added to AOSP - to be a Nexus soon?

Ambroos Vaes — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 01:03:18 +0100

Google's technical lead at AOSP (the Android Open Source Project) added a git project for the Xperia S. If Google's experiment works out the Xperia S might soon basically be a Nexus! Read more...

Xperia Tablet outed before IFA 2012

Jake Durasamy — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:50:32 +0100

Press shots and information about Sony's new Xperia-branded Android tablet have been outed by an XDA developer member. The tablet is likely one of the big devices to be showcased at IFA 2012. Read more...

Details on Sony's new Xperia Tablet leak

Ambroos Vaes — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:58:18 +0100

An internal slideshow containing details about Sony's new Xperia Tablet, the long-rumoured Tablet S successor has appeared online, including details on a broad range of accessories. Read more...

Sony's Xperia S begins to receive Ice Cream Sandwich

Paul Ferson — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:41:00 +0100

After the Xperia S released running Android 2.3, Sony promised the device would be updated to 4.0 in the future. They've kept their word, releasing the phone's update. Read more...

Xperia device to be revealed at anytime depending on you

Jake Durasamy — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 05:38:16 +0100

We love the way smartphone manufacturers tease upcoming devices, and after the good impression we got from Sony's Xperia S, the latest teaser from Sony has got us excited yet again. Read more...

Sony abandons plans for Xperia PLAY Android 4.0 update

Andy Weir — Mon, 28 May 2012 11:09:08 +0100

Despite promising to upgrade the Xperia PLAY to Ice Cream Sandwich, Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation gaming phone now won't get the update, due to performance and reliability issues. Read more...

Sony to now focus on digital imaging, gaming and mobile

John Callaham — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:51:33 +0100

Sony has announced its plans to turn around the company, focusing on three businesses (digital imaging, gaming and mobile) while also confirming plans to lay off 10,000 of its workers. Read more...

Sony details Ice Cream Sandwich updates for Xperia phones

John Callaham — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:33:42 +0100

Sony has revealed its plans to offer Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) updates for a variety of its Xperia branded smartphones, with the first phones getting the upgrade in April. Read more...

Review: Sony Xperia S; the master of media

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:07:59 +0000

A 12.1 megapixel camera, 720p display and a slew of Sony enhancements set up the Xperia S to perform well in the media arena, but just how well? Find out in our Sony Xperia S super-review Read more...

Sony: No quad-core phones this year

Andy Weir — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:18:32 +0000

While its rivals vie for superiority in the smartphone space with ever more powerful quad-core processors, Sony says that we shouldn't expect such devices from them until 2013 at the earliest. Read more...

Sony Mobile introduces Xperia P and Xperia U handsets

Byron Hinson — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:32:53 +0000

Sony today announced the latest range of Xperia NXT series handsets earlier today at the MWC conference in Barcelona. The new additions to the series are the Xperia P and the Xperia U. Read more...

Rumor: Sony developing Windows Phone product?

John Callaham — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:11:20 +0000

A couple of blurry pictures seem to show a Sony smartphone prototype that is running Microsoft's Windows Phone, suggesting that Sony could be making a Windows Phone-based product. Read more...

Sony Ericsson introduce the Sony Xperia S

Byron Hinson — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:26:21 +0000

Sony Ericsson have announced their first "Sony" branded smartphone in the form of the Android 2.3 based Xperia S. The device comes with a dual-core processor, improved camera and a great screen. Read more...

Sony buys out Ericsson, continuing their joint venture

Paul Ferson — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:13:43 +0100

Sony has opted to buy out Ericsson's share within their joint Sony Ericsson agreement, giving control of additional patents and also guaranteed continuation of the devices produced by both companies. Read more...