Sony Xperia Tablet Z review

The Xperia Tablet Z is Sony's attempt at making a comeback in the tablet segment after its previous attempts with Xperia Tablet S and Tablet P. The tablet is based on the company's recent flagship phone the Xperia Z in terms of design as well as software and is without doubt one of the sleekest devices available in the market. Is it the best tablet that money can buy at this point in time? We try to find out.

Sony Xperia E dual review

In the recent months, we have seen many Indian and Chinese brands offer plenty of affordable smartphones in the Indian market. A few of these affordable smartphones have been getting good response from the consumers, thus forcing the established brands to look at offering smartphones at a lower price points in order to compete with them.

Xperia E dual is an affordable dual-SIM smartphone from Sony. The company seems to be targeting value seeker through this phone. Let's see if this smartphone fits that bill.

Sony Xperia Z packs a full HD 5 inches display

As similar with the other brands, the Sony has been trying to buck the trend with its Xperia series of smartphone. The Japanese mobile maker is known for deliver new features and high end technology used in their smartphones. Recently, the company has added a new smartphone to its high end Android smartphone market which is top end hardware specifications along with water resistance. It is a good option to buy as it gives you everything you need to provide high entertainment. This premier flagship phone has unveiled in January at CES 2013 and has been launched in India today. The device is already up for pre-order on various online retailers at competitively. Compared to their previous Xperia models, this smartphone has packed with quite advanced hardware and new software features. The smartphone looks sleek and slim with body dimensions of 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm supporting with light weight around 146 grams. The Sony Xperia Z price in India has been unveiled officially and it is sold at INR 38,990. Get the detailed information regarding this device by looking at the Sony Xperia Z pictures.

Sony Xperia Z review with picture

Sony launched the Xperia Z, its new flagship smartphone in the Indian market in the first week of March. The USP of the phone is its 5-inch 1080p HD display, in addition to its water and dust resistant build, and a 13.1-megapixel camera. It's the second phone after the HTC Butterfly, to feature a full-HD display. However, it's priced about Rs.7,000 cheaper than the Butterfly at Rs. 38,990. Sony is also trying its best foot forward in promoting the phone in the Indian market with a star-studded marketing campaign. But does the phone stand out among other phones of the top strata of the high-end smartphone segment? We try to find out.

Sony introduces Xperia™ E – An affordable smartphone with HD Voice, data usage monitoring and battery power management

Sony Mobile Communications (“Sony Mobile”) today announced a new affordable addition to its Xperia smartphone range, Xperia E. Sony’s latest Android smartphone will be available in both single and dual SIM versions from Q1 2013.

Xperia E is a compact and competitively priced smartphone that is engineered for simplicity. Available in black, white and pink, Xperia E boasts outstanding HD Voice quality that makes phone calls clearer than ever before. It also features noise cancellation that filters out background noise so consumers can hold crystal clear conversations in any environment.

Sony reveals Android 4.1 upgrade schedule for Xperia smartphones

Sony has announced the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade schedule for Xperia smartphones via a blog post.

The Sony Xperia T, Sony Xperia TX and Sony Xperia V owners will be the first ones to receive the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade for their smartphones. According to Sony, the upgrade plans "are progressing as planned" and these phones will receive the upgrade during "February and March".

Sony rises into smartphone top three; Nokia & HTC lose out big time

Sony Mobile seems to have turned the corner, or at least figured out which corner needs to be turned! The company is now comfortably in the third spot in the smartphone sales rankings. This has been established in the latest research from IDC, which states that in Q3’12, Sony holds a 4.8% market share in the global smartphone market. This puts it solidly in third place, behind Samsung and Apple.

It is interesting to note that this market share percentage is down from 5% at the corresponding stage in 2011, but Sony has risen most because of the fall of Nokia and HTC. Nokia’s quarter on quarter market share dropped from 13.6% to 3.4%, while HTC dropped from 10.3% to 4.7%. RIM’s market share also fell, from 9.6% to 4.2%. For the top two, Samsung saw an increase from 22.7% to 31.3%, while Apple improved from 13.8% to 14.6%.

Sony Xperia tipo (dual) review and Advantages

Sony is trying to make a comeback in the mobile space banking on its Android line-up after launching a handful of mid-range smartphones like the Xperia neo, Xperia U, Xperia P, Xperia Ion and Xperia sola. Now with the launch of the Sony Xperia tipo and Xperia tipo dual, the company is eyeing the entry level Android market, while also aiming to bring dual-SIM devices.

Sony Xperia miro, Xperia SL and Xperia J smartphones officially launched in India

Sony has officially announced the launch of the Xperia miro, Xperia J and Xperia SL smartphones in India. The latest additions to the Xperia series are now available across major retail outlets in the country.

The Xperia miro was announced way back in June along with the Xperia tipo and tipo dual smartphones. More recently the smartphone was available in the country on Flipkart as well as Sony's official website for Rs. 15,249.

The Sony Xperia J smartphone is now for Pre-Order in Online

The Sony Xperia J smartphone is now up for pre-orders with online retailer Flipkart listed at a price of Rs. 16,490. Availability details on the portal mention an "estimated release date" slated for the 5th week of October. Flipkart is also giving its pre-order customers an exclusive offer providing them with an e-Gift voucher worth Rs. 500.

The device, which previewed a week ahead of its launch, was officially announced alongside the Xperia V and Xperia T smartphones this year at the IFA trade fair in Berlin held in August. While the Xperia V and Xperia T smartphones are placed in the high-end segment, the Xperia T is categorised as a mid-range device.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: Sony Xperia T, TX, and V Smartphones to Get the Update in 1Q13

Popular Japanese mobile phone manufacturer Sony has not yet released an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for any of its Xperia smartphone. However, according to a recent newsbreak, Sony has officially posted on its blogpost list of devices which will get the Google’s latest operating system upgrade starting mid Q1 2013. 

Compare HTC Desire X vs Sony Xperia U: Which Mid-Range Android Smartphone Will You Buy?

In an attempt to foray into the mid-range segment of the Indian smartphone arena, which is prominently dominated by local vendors and major global manufacturers including Nokia and Samsung, HTC has come up with Desire X, a smartphone based on Android 4.0 ICS OS.

Priced at Rs 19,799, the smartphone fits into the mid-range market segment. Desire X was unveiled at the IFA 2012 expo in Berlin and was subjected to several rumors with the codename Proto.

Cheaper smartphones boost Sony, Microsoft in Europe - research

Price cuts helped Japan's Sony Corp. become the No. 4 smartphone maker in key European markets in July-September, overtaking Nokia and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, market research firm Kantar said on Monday.

Sony still trailed Samsung Electronics, Apple and HTC in the five largest European markets Kantar tracks in the 12 weeks to early September.

"Sony has dropped prices a lot over the last six months," said Kantar analyst Dominic Sunnebo, noting that the average retail price of a Sony smartphone is less than half that of market leader Samsung Electronics.

Sony starts rolling out Android 4.0 for Xperia go, sola and U

Sony has just announced that it has started rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich update for three of its smartphones. The update also brings new media apps apart from the new Android version.

"Today we're starting our software rollout for Xperia go, Xperia U and Xperia sola including Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 upgrade and new unique media applications. The rollout will continue over the next few weeks in markets globally," posted Sony on its official blog.

Sony Xperia Tipo Review

The Xperia Tipo is the first Xperia smartphone to be launched in the entry-level category.

The Xperia Tipo is retailing now in stores for around Rs. 9,449, and is aimed at the young demographic, with the majority buyers getting their first smartphone experience.

Here are some initial impressions of the phone, and we must say, we are quite impressed with what we have seen.

Sony launches DCR-PJ6E Handycam with built-in projector, priced at Rs 19,000

Sony India launched a new Handycam, DCR-PJ6E for Rs 19,990 in India. The new Handycamhas a built in projector. With this Handycam, you can capture moments and stream them direct to a big screen using the projector within few seconds. You can project the images to a screen as big as 60 inches without compromising on the clarity. 

HTC Desire VC Review

Off late, HTC has been quite aggressive in getting its One and Desire line-up in India. The latest smartphone to join the league is HTC Desire VC. This is the first dual-SIM smartphone from HTC that runs on Android 4.0 and supports both GSM and CDMA functionality. In terms of specs, this device is very similar to the HTC One V but whether or not it performs at par or better than the One V is something we shall find out in our review.

Sony game unit betting big on PS3 sales

Sony Corp expects its PlayStation 3 game consoles to play a bigger role in securing profit in the games unit amid weak handheld sales in the year to March, the executive in charge of the unit said on Thursday.

Sony's game unit is sticking to its target of an 80 billion yen operating profit on sales of 1 trillion yen in the year to March 2015, Andrew House, the head of Sony Computer Entertainment, told Reuters in an interview.

Sony's new slimmer, high capacity PlayStation 3 coming to India in Oct

Sony has unveiled a redesigned model of its existing Playstation 3 console at the Tokyo Game Show in Japan. The new PlayStation 3 sports a slimmer streamlined design which makes it 20 percent smaller and about 25 percent lighter than the existing PlayStation 3 console. Also, for the first time, the new PlayStation 3 uses a sliding door panel to top load discs as opposed to the slot-loading disc drive. A noticeable change comes in the overall power consumption, which drops from 200W to 190W.

Sony has bumped up the internals of the new version while the prices remain the same. The new

Apple's iPhone 5 compare against the competition with htc, sony, samsung

Apple has taken the wraps off its iPhone 5 and it will be available in seven countries starting September 21. By now everybody knows that it in indeed taller and faster than its predecessor but how does it match up to its arch rivals.Recently, all major smartphone makers had launched their flagship smartphones. Samsung has been betting big with its Galaxy S III, which is a successor to its popular Galaxy S II smartphone. On the other hand, HTC has introduced HTC One X. Sony and Nokia too have warmed up to the smartphone race with Sony Xperia T and Nokia Lumia 920. Nokia Lumia 920 will be the first Nokia smartphone to run on Windows Phone 8 and offer wireless charging.