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Sony adds AOSP support for the Xperia Tablet Z
Due out in Australia on June 6th, the Sony Xperia Tablet Z already has a lot going for it. Not only does the tablet look great but it also some powerful specs and the added bonus of being waterproof and Sony just made the Xperia Tablet Z just that little bit more attractive by adding [...]
Sony Xperia Tablet Z – available June 6, from $539
After we saw the One-Touch Collection announced for sale yesterday, Sony has announced that the Xperia Tablet Z will be available from June 6th. Available in three models, a 16/32GB version as well as a 16GB LTE model the pricing has also been confirmed: 16GB+Wi-Fi – $539 32GB+Wi-Fi – $649 16GB+Wi-Fi/LTE – $679 Pricing excludes [...]
Limited Edition Sony One-Touch Collection on sale for $1,499 from 10am AEST today
If you’re a bit of a Sony fan and you’ve had your eye on the Xperia Z or the yet to be released Xperia Tablet Z, you might be a little excited over this new limited edition offer from Sony Australia. As of 10am this morning Sony Australia will be launching a limited edition collection [...]
Virgin Mobile announces the Sony Xperia SP available from 3rd of May
Virgin Mobile has announced that they will be offering the 4G-enabled Sony Xperia SP through their website and in Virgin Mobile stores nationally from today. While the global version of the Sony Xperia SP comes in Black, White and Red, Virgin Mobile only list the Black model on their website. The phone, which sits nicely [...]
Asus to release Cube with Google TV in Australia in the 2nd half of 2013
Announced at CES back in January the Asus Cube is the first Google TV product from the Taiwanese manufacturer and it incorporates a few interesting design paradigms when it comes to both the unit itself and the software interface. In the US the device has launched and is selling online for $139.99 + delivery from [...]
Sony begins rollout of Android 4.1 for Xperia P, Xperia Go and Xperia E Dual
The title of this article kind of speaks for itself, but Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) will begin rolling out to the Xperia P, Xperia Go and Xperia E Dual this week, bringing buttery smoothness and Google Now to Sony’s 2012 lineup. Together with Jelly Bean’s trimmings, Sony have also made some improvements of their own, [...]
Xperia Z gains official AOSP support from Sony
If you’ve purchased a Sony Xperia Z and you’re quite happy with it, then you may just be in for another pleasant surprise. The Sony Xperia Blog has just announced that just like the Xperia S last year, AOSP is now available for the Xperia Z on Sony’s GitHub. According to Marcus Hansson, Senior Community [...]
Kogan Selling the Black Xperia Z for $539 until Midnight
If you read our Sony Xperia Z Review back in February and thought “I like that phone, but I think it’s just a bit expensive at the moment”. Well here’s your chance to get a really good deal on Sony’s current flagship phone. Kogan sent out an email this morning advertising a brilliant offer for [...]
Mobicity opens pre-orders for the LTE Sony Xperia Tablet Z
If you’ve been waiting for official details on the announcement of the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, then you’ll have to wait a little longer. Sources are telling us it should be some time in May but no official word has been received as yet. But, in the meantime your friendly neighbourhood importer Mobicity has announced [...]
Sony Xperia Z handsets dropping like flies; Sony will fix them
It’s safe to say that when we reviewed the Xperia Z, we didn’t witness this! There are a number of reports about the place that Xperia Z handsets are randomly dying. Details vary a little, but it seems that the phones are working normally, and suddenly they just die — switch off, dead. From this [...]
Sony launches two new smartphones – Xperia L and Xperia SP
Sony Xperia L Sony Mobile, now two years old, is unleashing more and more Xperia devices on the smartphone market, and today sees the launch of the Xperia L (and the Xperia SP, below). The Xperia L is pictured in the header image, above. The Xperia L is a mid-to-low-end device that emphasises the camera [...]
Optus announces Sony Xperia Z onsale today
Optus has just advised that the Sony Xperia Z will go on-sale today online, in selected stores and through phone sales. The phone is available on the Optus 4G Network which is now live in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Newcastle, Adelaide, Surfers Paradise and Brisbane CBD. But fear not if you live outside of those markets [...]
Samsung Galaxy S 4 vs HTC One, Sony Xperia Z
Now that we’re all super excited about the brand-spankin’ new Galaxy S 4 from Samsung, how about we go right ahead and compare with two other brand new phones of 2013.. on paper at least, because we all know real-world performance varies greatly. If you’re a specs person, you’ll appreciate this nonetheless.   Samsung Galaxy [...]