UPDATE: Max Payne is now available on Google Play for $2.99. Rockstar Games will finally bring Max Payne to the Android platform on Thursday, June 14th. It was originally scheduled to arrive on April 26th, but setbacks resulted in a significant delay that lasted for nearly two months. The game is said to be...
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Sony originally planned to unveil the “next Xperia” around June 21-22, according to a countdown present on their Facebook page, but they’ve given their smartphone fan-base a chance to accelerate the process. Sony is urging consumers to click a “fast forward” button on a Facebook app that will actually make the timer tick faster...
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Well, well, the rumor from February about Sony offering PlayStation certified games on one particular third party smartphone manufacturer turned out to be true. During their E3 2012 keynote, Sony revealed that they will collaborate with HTC to offer the newly re-branded PlayStation Mobile gaming software, formerly called PlayStation Suite, on a larger selection...
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Sony announced a new pair of durable Android smartphones for the global market today. The Xperia Go and Xperia Acro S (known as Acro HD SO-03D in Japan) are both water, scratch and dust resistant. The former concentrates more on compact durability with a 3.5-inch display and higher IP67 dust/water resistance rating. The latter...
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The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Xperia Neo started receiving the promised Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades today. The Xperia Arc S, Xperia Neo V and Xperia Ray, which were previously updated to Android 4.0.3, also received the upgrade to the newer 4.0.4 build. The rest of the 2011 Xperia line, like the...
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As you know, Sony recently notified the community that they’ll finally be updating the Xperia S smartphone to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich in June. Well, if you’re curious to see what that will look like, a video has popped up on YouTube giving a demo of it. Check it out above. Source: SonyXP...
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Sony is continuing their efforts to keep customers informed about the ongoing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade path. Today, they revealed that the Xperia NXT series is next in line to get ICS: Xperia S in June, followed by the Xperia P, and the Xperia U in Q3. The Xperia arc, Xperia neo,...
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Video streaming by Ustream Want to see NTT Docomo announce 16 Android smartphones and 1 Android tablet? The Japanese carrier has posted a video of their recent keynote, in which they announced the Samsung Galaxy S III (apparently with 2GB of RAM!), Sharp AQUOS PHONE ZETA SH-09D, Sharp AQUOS PHONE sv SH-10D, Sharp AQUOS...
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Today, in Tokyo, Japan, NTT Docomo announced their summer 2012 lineup, which includes 16 Android-powered smartphones and a tablet. We’re looking at handsets from Samsung, Panasonic, Sharp, Fujitsu, LG, Toshiba, Sony and more. Much of them feature top of the line specs, like a Snapdragon S4 dual-core or Tegra 3 quad-core processor, and they...
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This device pictured below is believed to be the Sony Xperia ST26i smartphone. Not much is known at the moment, but the presence of three capacitive buttons along the bottom lend credence to it being powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. A separate rumor pegs this one with a 4-inch qHD display, 1GHz...
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Sony Mobile announced the Xperia GX and Xperia SX today for the Japanese market. They will join the already popular Xperia NX and Xperia acro HD, but will actually be Japan’s first LTE-enabled smartphones from Sony. Read on for details on specifications and a release time-frame. The Xperia GX, otherwise known as the LT29i...
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The specs for the Sony Xperia SX SO-05D Komachi have been leaked. The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-powered handset for NTT DoCoMo of Japan will follow the path previously laid out by the Xperia NX (Nozomi, Xperia S) and the upcoming Xperia GX (LT29i Hayabusa). The Sony Komachi is named after a high-speed shinkansen...
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Verizon will be upgrading the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Android gaming-centric smartphone to 4.0.2.E.0.57 soon. Unfortunately, this one doesn’t seem to be the promised Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade. When the update hits, which will probably be released in stages, you will receive an automatic update notification. You can also check for the...
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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is now available for the Sony Tablet S. Users should expect an automatic update notification shortly or you can upgrade manually through the settings menu. Video walk-through embedded above and general changelog posted below. New Features: - Enhanced lock screen: Direct access to Notifications, Unlock direct to camera -...
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Today, Sony has launched the initial roll-out of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates to select 2011 Xperia Android smartphones. Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V and Xperia ray users in Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and Norway will see the upgrades first and the process will take 4-6 weeks to complete, before finally going...
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