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Sony: Xperia P, go and E dual Jelly Bean updates start this week, Xperia S and ion next in line

Android Just as promised, Sony today divulged some more details on its Android 4.1 Jelly Bean rollout plans for several of its Xperia smartphones. The company says that the Xperia P, Xperia go and Xperia E dual are all slated to begin receiving...

4 weeks ago by Alex Wagner 0

Sony: Work on Jelly Bean updates for several Xperia models in final stage

Android After first confirming way back in October 2012 that Xperia devices like the Xperia S and Xperia ion would be updated to Jelly Bean, Sony has now hinted that those updates are getting very close. The company recently took to its...

4 weeks ago by Alex Wagner 1

Sony sheds more light on Xperia Jelly Bean plans, first updates scheduled for February and March

Android Sony has already named several Android-powered Xperia handsets that will be updated to Jelly Bean earlier this year, and this morning the company elaborated on its rollout plans. The first devices to be treated to Android 4.1 will be the...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 1

Sony taking charge of Xperia S AOSP experiment, posts video showing progress

Android After going strong with Google for almost a few months now, Sony announced today that the Xperia S-Android Open Source Project experiment is changing hands. The project has been on the main branch of the AOSP since it started back in...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 3

Sony names several Xperia models that will be updated to Jelly Bean

Android Sony has been fairly good at keeping us in the loop when it comes to Android updates and which devices will be receiving them, and today the manufacturer has some news to share on the topic of Jelly Bean. In a post on the official Sony...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 1

Sony posts Xperia S binaries to aid in AOSP project

Android Last month it was revealed that Google's Jean-Baptiste Queru was kicking off an "experiment" to bring Android Open Source Project support to the Sony Xperia S, with the aim being to try and bring a vanilla AOSP version of Android to the...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

Sony gives its stamp of approval on project to bring AOSP support to Xperia S

Android Over the weekend, we learned that the Sony Xperia S was deemed the target of an "experiment" thanks to Google's own Jean-Baptiste Queru that'd see the handset gain support from the Android Open Source Project. At the time, many were...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 1

Sony Xperia S targeted to gain AOSP support as part of "experiment"

Android Heads up, Android fans, as it appears than an interesting little "experiment" was kicked off in the last few days that you may want to learn more about. In a post in a Google Group, Jean-Baptiste Queru has revealed that work has begun on...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 1

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Should Sony uphold the manufacturer warranty after a user unlocks the bootloader?

Android One week ago, I came across a story on XperiaBlog claiming that Sony is denying warranty repairs to handsets with common hardware issues, such as a known yellow-tint display problem. While users across multiple continents have affirmed...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 8

Sony officially begins offering unlocked Xperia S, P and U in the U.S.

Android Earlier this month we noted that some of Sony's Xperia handsets were being offered to U.S. customers in unlocked form, and now Sony has made the news officially official. The company is now offering the Xperia S, P and U in its online...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

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Sony Xperia S, P and sola now available in unlocked form in the U.S.

Android Sony and AT&T recently came together to launch the Xperia ion here in the U.S., but if for some reason the ion isn't piquing your interest, you've now got few more Xperia smartphones to choose from. The Xperia P is now available unlocked...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 27 24 Reactions

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Facebook Phone rumors; Nexus tablet coming next month; iPhone 5 with larger display and more!

Android Sydney's back with another episode of The Dog Pound, rounding up the latest mobile technology news from the past week. There's some new rumors and some old rumors that we've been hearing for a few years now. It appears that Facebook is...

from 2012 by Sydney Myers 7

Sony: Ice Cream Sandwich updates for 2011 Xperia devices to kick off in mid-April

Android Last year Sony Ericsson said that it expected to begin pushing Ice Cream Sandwich updates to its 2011 Xperia device in late March or early April, and now Sony has offered up a bit more information on its Android 4.0 rollout. On its...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 4

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Dog Pound Episode 28 - MWC 2012; Galaxy S III release date; iPad 3 event and more!

The Dog Pound This week's Dog Pound is a busy one and therefore slightly longer than usual. MWC took place last week which means that there were tons of new phones and tablets announced, most notably the Xperia P and U, the HTC One S, V, and X, and the...

from 2012 by Sydney Myers 3

Sony ST25i Xperia U surfaces in leaked photos next to Xperia S

Android One month after the Sony Ericsson Sony ST25i Kumquat was first caught posing in front of some greenery, the 3.5-inch handset has made its way back in front of the camera. The set of shots surfaced over on ePrice and show the ST25i, which...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 4

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Sony should stick to Vita OS and abandon Android

Android Sony has faced quite a bit of adversity as of late. Despite overall Xperia phone shipments being up, Sony's fourth quarter earnings report from 2011 was dripping in red ink. They recently acquired their mobile partner, Ericsson, and will...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 15

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CES 2012 Round-Up (Droid 4, Droid RAZR MAXX, HTC Titan 2, Nokia Lumia 900, Galaxy Note, and more!)

Ces Las Vegas 2012 CES 2012 took place in Las Vegas last week and PhoneDog was there to cover all of it. We have tons of hands-on videos, galleries, and other news tidbits from one of the biggest consumer electronics shows of the year. There was so much...

from 2012 by Sydney Myers 2

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Sony Xperia S Gallery

Android The proposed name's not the only change under the hood at Sony's mobile division (currently known as Sony Ericsson); they're hard at work on a revamped product portfolio. The Sony Xperia S was announced at the company's press conference...

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 7

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Sony Xperia S Hands-On

Android Aaron does the once-over with Sony's newest Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia S. Announced at CES 2012 yesterday and coming to select markets in Q1, the Xperia S offers a nice list of specs. In a world of bland, black slab devices, the...

from 2012 by Aaron Baker 13

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Sony Xperia S

Android The Sony Xperia S became official during CES along with the Xperia ion. The Xperia S provides you with a 12MP camera with Exmor R sensor, 1.5GHz dual-core processor and a 4.3" touchscreen display.

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 6

Sony Xperia S made official with 4.3-inch 720p display, 12-megapixel camera

Android The Sony Ericsson Sony Nozomi has been the subject of a few sets of leaked photos in the recent months, teasing us from afar with its rumored 4.3-inch 720p display and translucent band around its bottom. Just like several other devices,...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 15