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Sony announces the Xperia P: Aluminum unibody, shipping Q2

Sony announces the Xperia P: Aluminum unibody, shipping Q2

Posted on Feb 27, 2012 by MG3

Sony's press event is in full swing, and the first to arrive is the Xperia P. The phone follows on from the styling we saw on the Xperia S; but it looks likely to be the middle child, with a similar Sony-themed skin atop what appears to be Gingerbread Android, still housing dual-core power under the hood. Previously known as the Nyphon, the Xperia P has a 4-inch "WhiteMagic" display encased in an aluminum unibody. This new screen technology is apparently geared toward outdoor viewing, with NFC, HDMI connectivity and an 8-megapixel camera with full HD video capability. It will also be gifted with its own incoming SmartDock, which is set to arrive alongside the phone. And that's going to be pr...

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More images of the Sony Xperia U surface

More images of the Sony Xperia U surface

Posted on Feb 21, 2012 by MG1

Filed in: Cell PhonesSony

The Sony Xperia U by now is not a secret - we’ve heard about it under its codename Kumquat, and now pictures of the smaller cousin to the Sony Xperia S have surfaced. The Xperia U looks nothing short of a downsized Xperia S.
The pictures below compare the 3.5-inch Xperia U, also known under its model name of ST25i, against the 4.3-inch Xperia S LT26i. As you can see yourself, the handset features the Identity design typical for the new wave of Sony handsets.
The Xperia U is expected to pack a 1GHz dual-core processor, a 3.5” screen with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels and two cameras: a rear 5-megapixel camera and a front-facing one.

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PlayStation Certified HTC devices rumored for second half of 2012

PlayStation Certified HTC devices rumored for second half of 2012

Posted on Feb 15, 2012 by MG1

Filed in: Cell PhonesSonyHTC

PlayStation certification for mobile devices has been an exclusively Sony-only affair up to this point, but today Pocket-lint is reporting that HTC will break that monopoly in the latter half of 2012. Citing sources in the know, the site suggests HTC will get approval to slap PlayStation Certified stickers on its products later in the year, though it's not entirely clear if that will apply retrospectively to devices already released or only to brand new ones. There's also no way to yet know if we're talking about future smartphones, tablets, or both.

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Sony redesigns back-lit CMOS for improved smartphone cameras

Sony redesigns back-lit CMOS for improved smartphone cameras

Posted on Jan 25, 2012 by MG3

Sony has developed CMOS designs to offer improved performance on small sensors and is planning three such sensors for smartphones and similar devices. The 'Stacked CMOS' design builds on the backlit CMOS idea by building the light-sensitive photo element on top of the processing circuitry, rather than combining them in a single layer. This creates a greater light-sensitive area while also making more space for processing circuitry. The company has also demonstrated two feaures that use the extra circuitry space of the design.
The first of these features is what Sony is calling RGBW Coding, which appears to be another attempt at including clear (white) pixels in the sensor's color filter arra...

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Leaked Sony 2012 smartphone roadmap reveals potentially birdy, minty flagships

Leaked Sony 2012 smartphone roadmap reveals potentially birdy, minty flagships

Posted on Jan 18, 2012 by MG3

Filed in: Cell PhonesSony

Grab a bowl of salt and start pinching, folks. A sales report for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications India is floating around the internet that's purportedly packing a list of 2012's planned handsets along with suggested pricing. The 11-strong list is in Rupees, and whilst we've reproduced it in full above, it's worth bearing in mind that cellphones in the "developing world" (no offense intended) are often more expensive than the equivalent handset in the US (the 16GB iPhone 4S, for example costs $650 in the US but $882 in India).

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Sony's upcoming Nypon handset to feature its WhiteMagic display with 1000 nits of brightness?

Sony's upcoming Nypon handset to feature its WhiteMagic display with 1000 nits of brightness?

Posted on Jan 17, 2012 by MG15

Filed in: Cell PhonesSony

The Sony Ericsson LT22i "Nypon" prototype that was leaked a while ago, is seemingly coming with Sony's new "WhiteMagic" display tech, if this new spec leak below is to be believed. Sony's upcoming Nypon handset to feature its WhiteMagic display with 1000 nits of brightness? Coming at qHD resolution with the Nypon, the WhiteMagic screen technology's main virtue lies in its 1000 nits of brightness in "outdoor mode", as much as the brightest mobile display out there, on the Nokia 701. Also, Sony claims that in regular mode, the display draws half of the juice that conventional LCDs usually do, which should do some wonders for the battery life on the Nypon. The handset was also pictured recently...

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Sony Xperia NX and Xperia acro HD Android smartphones announced for Japan

Sony Xperia NX and Xperia acro HD Android smartphones announced for Japan

Posted on Jan 11, 2012 by MG15

Filed in: Cell PhonesSony

Aside from the Xperia ion and Xperia S, Sony Ericsson also announced two additional devices, though for the Japanese market – Xperia NX and Xperia acro HD.
The former is basically a local version of the Xperia S, while the latter is a follow-up to the Xperia acro that comes with that awesome 720p Reality Display, as well as Japan-specific features such as infrared port data exchange, mobile wallet and mobile TV.Both the Xperia NX and Xperia acro HD will be available in Japan from this spring.Now you should forget about these two if you live outside of the Land of the rising Sun — Sony will sell them in its own backyard only. That’s not a problem though, since the other two phones (Xperia ion...

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Sony Xperia S has PlayStation certification and 720p display, available this quarter

Sony Xperia S has PlayStation certification and 720p display, available this quarter

Posted on Jan 11, 2012 by MG1

One of Sony's inaugural batch of Sony-branded phones, the Xperia S is the device that had been rumored over the last few weeks as the Nozomi with a 4.3-inch 720p display. Today it's been officially announced, and the specs are designed to impress: besides the gap-free laminated Reality Display, the Xperia S features a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, a 12-megapixel Exmor R camera sensor, NFC support, PlayStation certification, and a unique "transparent element" along the bottom that offsets the solid black face. On paper, the phone is quite similar to AT&T's Xperia Ion — also announced today — but it lacks the Ion's LTE support (a sign of its European focus) and uses a slightly smaller display.

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Sony Xperia ion with 4G LTE support heading to AT&T

Sony Xperia ion with 4G LTE support heading to AT&T

Posted on Jan 10, 2012 by MG1

AT&T has impressively announced at CES 2012 six new 4G LTE devices to launch on its network early this year, five of which are smartphones with one being the Sony Xperia ion. This powerful 4G LTE smartphone will be an AT&T exclusive expected to launch in the second quarter of 2012.
The Sony Xperia ion features a massive 4.6-inch HD display with a 1280 x 720 pixel resolution along with two HD cameras. The front-facing camera is capable of capturing 720p HD video, while the rear-facing camera is capable of 1080p Full HD video recording and features a 12-megapixel resolution. With Sony’s Fast Capture technology, the cameras can go from standby mode to first shot in 1.5 seconds.

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Sony S1 and S2 tablets hitting Europe in September?

Sony S1 and S2 tablets hitting Europe in September?

Posted on Jun 16, 2011 by MG1

Last time we heard talk of a Sony tablet, the company was confirming our suspicions about
the existence of the S1 and S2, giving the distinctive Android devices a broad global release time frame of th...

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Nintendo rules out getting into phones to chase Apple, Sony

Nintendo rules out getting into phones to chase Apple, Sony

Posted on Apr 04, 2011 by MG3

Nintendo's US president Reggie Fils-Aime in an interview on Friday ruled out the prospect of a phone. The console maker had "no desire" to get into the business and expected it could compete with Appl...

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Sony Rumored to be Prepping 17.7MP Smartphone Camera Sensor

Sony Rumored to be Prepping 17.7MP Smartphone Camera Sensor

Posted on Mar 01, 2011 by MG1

Filed in: Cell PhonesSony

According to CrunchGear, Sony may be preparing to step up the image quality of smartphone and point-and-shoot cameras with a new 17.7MP CMOS sensor. It's not just the crazy-high resolution of the sens...

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Sony Steps Up Megapixel Race with 16.41MP Exmor R Camera Phone Sensor

Sony Steps Up Megapixel Race with 16.41MP Exmor R Camera Phone Sensor

Posted on Oct 07, 2010 by MG15

Filed in: Cell PhonesSony

Sony Exmor R is a 16.41 megapixel sensor designed for mobile phone cameras.

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New HD video-out plug for phones in the works

New HD video-out plug for phones in the works

Posted on Apr 16, 2010 by MG15

Nokia Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Silicon Image, Inc. , Sony Corporation and Toshiba Corporation today announced the formation of the MHL™ (Mobile High-Definition Link)

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Sony Working on PlayStation Phone

Sony Working on PlayStation Phone

Posted on Mar 05, 2010 by MG17

Filed in: Cell PhonesSony

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Sony is involved in a pair of intriguing products: first, a phone that could download and play PlayStation games...

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