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Sony Xperia U review: a little slice of Android that punches above its weight

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More Info Sony Xperia P review Sony officially debuts Xperia U at MWC 2012 Sony Xperia U gets torn to pieces, FCC destroys something beautiful There’s an oft-used idiom about small packages, which frequently doesn’t apply to the world…


Sony Xperia P review: a confident, middle-sized smartphone waiting for Android 4.0

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More Info Sony Xperia S review Sony announces the Xperia P: Aluminum unibody, shipping Q2 Sony pushing ICS to more devices next week, confirms Xperia Play won’t be upgraded As the middle child from Sony Mobile’s NXT family, the Xperia…


Chipworks, iFixit tear down the Galaxy S III for all to see, spot iPhone 4S’ camera sensor hanging around

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You’ve picked up the Galaxy S III. You’ve grabbed the source code. But you probably like the quad-core monster too much to tear it down, which is why Chipworks and iFixit have taken to disassembling the phone for themselves to look fro any surprises….


Sony Smartwatch SDK update adds open source music player and puzzle game extensions

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Still wishing for some more functionality on Sony’s touch-friendly watch? Well there’s good news if you’re into slider puzzles and music playing apps, as both of these have arrived open source in the SmartWatch’s latest SDK. The music extension will …


Sony Xperia U gets torn to pieces, FCC destroys something beautiful

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There’s not much we don’t already know about Sony’s Xperia U (formerly the Kumquat), the entry-level Gingerbread handset for the company’s revamped mobile offerings. Fortunately, those brave boys down in the FCC’s underground bunker decided to dissec…


Sony Xperia S, P and U to visit America, Brightstar to buy the tickets

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Sony may be readying the Xperia Ion for US shores, but we haven’t heard any news yet on whether the phone-maker’s NXT family of phones will ever visit all those states. That’s where Brightstar comes in. The wireless distributor has announced that it’…


Lensbaby Composer Pro gets Samsung, Sony, Micro Four Thirds mirrorless mounts

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Lensbaby faithfuls awaiting a mirrorless-compatible Composer Pro lens need not hold out any longer. The company’s high-end creative optic is now shipping for mirrorless mounts of the Samsung NX, Sony NEX and Micro Four Thirds variety — including the …


Sony’s Xperia Ice Cream Sandwich rollout pushed to mid-April (and beyond)

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To be fair, things have… changed a bit since we heard back in November that the Xperia handset line would be getting Ice Cream Sandwich by March of 2012. Specifically, Sony Ericsson is no more, and it’s up to Sony Mobile alone to continue the torch c…


Xperia Neo L will be Sony’s first ICS phone, but only for China?

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While your Xperia might not have gotten its planned Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade just yet, Sony’s come clean on its first phone to wield Google’s latest straight from the factory: the Xperia Neo L. Appearing on the company’s Chinese website, we wouldn’t…


Sony applies for ‘head control’ patent to frustrate non-verbal communicators

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The company formerly known as Sony Ericsson applied for a patent in 2010 that’s yet to be granted, but you never know, one day it might wind up in a handset near you. Having recently introduced the “floating touch” Xperia Sola that doesn’t require yo…