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Sony Mobile adds Xperia Z5 to AOSP program and makes AOSP Android 6.0 Marshmallow...
Sony's efforts to make good with the Open Source community are pretty well established, they've been running their AOSP project, which provides binaries and source for developers to build stock ROMs for Xperia devices...
Telstra advises Stagefright fix for Sony, Samsung and Nexus phones currently in testing
After announcing they were testing the Android 5.1 update for the HTC One M9 which included fixes for the Stagefright vulnerability, Telstra has today advised they have a number of other updates in testing...
Have a recent-ish Sony handset? You can now try out Android M.
Last year, Google's Android L preview was basically limited to its own line of Nexus devices. This year, Sony has decided to get in on the action, making the Android M preview available to...
Sony continues their AOSP work on selected devices releasing AOSP recovery
Sony's aspirations to provide a 'near Nexus-like' experience for their Xperia phones, using AOSP software has taken another step forward, with Sony announcing AOSP based recoveries for selected unlocked Xperia phones.
Sony has so far...
Old Xperia Z? Lollipop could be coming to you very soon
Like a lot of manufacturers, in the eyes of their paying customers Sony have been a little tardy in their delivery of Lollipop. It wasn't until the middle of March that users were able...
Sony announces plans for which Xperia devices will get Lollipop update
After Google announced Android 5.0 - Lollipop, the first questions heard were: When is my device going to be updated? In these modern times, most of the OEMs have begun answering that question fairly...
Good Deal: Get a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact for $386 with JB Hi-Fi Instant...
If you've been looking for a pint-sized powerhouse phone, JB Hi-Fi has a deal for you. They're offering Sony's Xperia Z1 Compact in pink or white at a $200 markdown on an "Instant Deal".
To...
Ausdroid Podcast 111 – Hulk Smash Google Now Launcher
Welcome to episode 111 of the Ausdroid podcast!
This week Scott, Geoff and Jason were joined by new recuit Jamie Saltmarsh to talk about the week's Android news, but we ended up talking mostly about...
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact — Review
It’s been a long road to market for Sony’s pint-sized powerhouse, the Xperia Z1 Compact. We first heard rumours that the device would arrive in a Japanese-only "Z1 F" incarnation in October of 2013,...