Xperia X Concept update (38.3.A.0.94) adds ambient display option – wake display when receive notifications

February 3, 2017

Sony Mobile’s latest update (38.3.A.0.94) to the Xperia X Concept includes a new feature called “ambient display”, which will wake the screen when you receive a notification (similar to the iPhone). The feature can be turned on and off in the display settings. The camera viewfinder has also been updated to include a fixed level […]

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Sony lowers full year Xperia shipments again; 5 million smartphones sold in last quarter

February 2, 2017

Sony is not having a good time of late. The company’s latest financial results show that it shipped 5.1 million Xperia smartphones during the three months to December 2016, a reduction of a third compared to last year. In addition, it lowered its full year forecast (once again) from 17 million units to 15 million […]

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Sony pushes February 2017 security patches to Xperia XZ, X Performance, X and X Compact

February 1, 2017

Sony is on a roll. Today is 1 February 2017 and Sony has today seeded a new firmware update for the Xperia XZ and X Performance with build number 39.2.A.0.417, which introduces the 1 February 2017 Google security patches. Likewise, the same security patches have rolled to the Xperia X and X Compact in the […]

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Five Sony Xperia devices receive official ‘LineageOS’ software

January 30, 2017

Lineage OS emerged from the demise of CyanogenMod at the turn of the year. It was therefore only going to be a matter of time, before we saw LineageOS software builds arriving for Sony Xperia devices. This has now happened with five Xperia devices from 2012 and 2013 receiving LineageOS experimental and nightly builds – […]

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Competition: Win a Terrapin Case for your Sony Xperia

January 30, 2017

We are partnering with Terrapin Accessories to give away 5 cases for your Sony Xperia smartphone. Terrapin Accessories is one of the top selling brands of cases on Amazon globally, building a name for offering quality cases at value prices. Five lucky winners can select any Xperia case of their choice from the Terrapin website. […]

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Sony G3121 given tour in new video leak

January 28, 2017

Sony is set to announce at least two mid-range handsets at the upcoming MWC tradeshow, running the MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset. This includes the Sony G31XX and Sony G32XX, the former handset is what is subject to a new video leak. The video by YouTube user TechLover HD shows a full tour around the […]

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New Xperia X Concept update adds Battery Saver feature and Camera app shortcuts (38.3.A.0.83)

January 26, 2017

Sony Mobile has released a new firmware update for the Experimental track of the Xperia X Concept with build number 38.3.A.0.83. The big new feature in this build is the introduction of “Battery Saver”. Sony fans have been asking for the STAMINA mode found in original Xperia firmware, which was replaced by the introduction of […]

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JDI is developing a flexible LCD display for smartphones

January 25, 2017

If you think only the use of OLED panels would allow you to create a curved display, then JDI has other ideas. It has announced that it is currently developing a flexible LCD called “Full Active Flex”, which uses plastic on both sides of the liquid crystal layer. This means it is highly resistant to […]

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Sony “still working” on Nougat update for Xperia Z5 family – “priority is user experience”

January 23, 2017

Earlier today Sony Mobile gave a quick update on Android Nougat for the Xperia Z5/Z4Tablet/Z3+ series, saying that it is “still working on the inconsistencies” and that the firmware rollout will recommence as soon as possible. It also confirmed that the company’s “priority is user experience”. Sony started the Android Nougat rollout early last week, […]

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Xperia XZ plays a starring role in Sega’s Yakuza 6: Poetry of Life

January 21, 2017

The Yakuza game series is one of Sega’s most popular games of the last few years and has primarily been exclusive to Sony PlayStation consoles since the beginning. These are open world action-adventure games set in cities across Japan – think of it as a Shenmue-lite type experience (referring to the hugely popular Dreamcast games). […]

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Xperia X and X Compact receive January 2017 security patches (34.2.A.0.292)

January 20, 2017

Sony Mobile has released a new firmware update for the Xperia X and Xperia X Compact, which moves the build number from 34.2.A.0.273 to version 34.2.A.0.292. This new update updates Google’s security patches to 1 January 2017, but we expect there are few other big changes. The update is live for all variants and we […]

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New Xperia X Concept update adds Night Light feature (38.3.A.0.66)

January 20, 2017

Sony Mobile has released a new firmware update for Xperia X Nougat Concept users in the form of build number 38.3.A.0.66. This latest update adds a new feature called “Night Light”, which is similar to what apps like Twilight do. When switched on through the display settings, “Night Light” will tint your screen a pink-ish […]

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Sony appears to have pulled Android Nougat firmware for Xperia Z5 users [Update]

January 20, 2017

Sony Mobile appears to have pulled the Android 7.0 Nougat firmware update for the Xperia Z5 family. The Nougat update, in the form of build number 32.3.A.0.372, started to roll earlier in the week, but is now nowhere to be found on Sony’s servers. We have received various reports of the update disappearing for people, […]

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New Xperia XZ and X Performance update brings January security patches (39.2.A.0.386)

January 19, 2017

Sony Mobile has released a new firmware update for the Xperia XZ and Xperia X Performance, along with the dual-SIM variants, which moves the build number from 39.2.A.0.374 to version 39.2.A.0.386. The update includes Google’s latest (January 2017) security patches. Sony was also looking to fix an issue where the phone clock would reset after […]

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JDI begins mass production of 5-inch 1440p WQHD LCD displays

January 19, 2017

Japan Display Inc (JDI) has announced that it has started to mass produce a new 5-inch low temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) LCD display that will pack an impressive 1440 × 2560 pixel resolution, giving it a pixel density of >500 PPI. JDI has said that it has reduced the LCD power consumption in this WQHD resolution […]

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