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Android Overload: Sony Yuga pictured in the wild (again), new Verizon 4G LTE markets, and more

December 18, 2012
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The Android Overload is the place where we stash all of the stories/articles/news bits that didn’t make it onto our illustrious front page. But, just because they weren’t featured doesn’t mean they aren’t worth taking a look at. In fact, there’s almost always a little something here for everyone, so take a look around and [...]

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Day 15: Win a Sony Android Walkman Z

December 16, 2012
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Day 15 and we’re back on the scene. If you’ve been following along, you know that we’re giving away a new device daily til Christmas, as part of our yearly tradition, 25 Days of Tegra. To enter to win today, all you’ll need to do is be logged in. The Prize: Sony Android Walkman Z Contest Rules [...]

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New Sony online store offers remote downloads to PlayStation and mobile devices

December 9, 2012
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Continuing its efforts to make buying digital content for PlayStation consoles easier, Sony’s (SNE) quietly flipped the switch on for its Sony Entertainment Network Store. The new Web store finally allows games, movies and TV shows for the PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PSP, Xperia tablets and Xperia smartphones to be purchased through a Web browser and then queued up [...]

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Engadget Giveaway: win a Sony NEX-5R, courtesy of Movile!

December 4, 2012
Engadget Giveaway win a Sony NEX5R, courtesy of Movile!

Whether you’re a photography novice or full of top-notch skills, chances are you’d have a hard time saying no to a mirrorless camera. Thanks to our friends at Movile, you’ll be given that chance: the company’s handing out a 16.1MP Sony NEX-5R (worth $ 750) to a lucky reader! Movile provides mobile services for smartphones [...]

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Sony patent application details hybrid DualShock / PlayStation Move controller

December 1, 2012
Sony patent application details hybrid DualShock / PlayStation Move controller

If you think Sony’s DualShock and Move controllers are two halves of a well-rounded gaming experience, you might be pleased to know that the firm has dreamt up a hybrid. A patent application filed last year by Kaz and Co. for a “Hybrid Separable Motion Controller” has just surfaced, and it describes a controller that [...]

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Sony admits being outclassed by iPhone and Galaxy S III, promises new flagship smartphone

November 18, 2012
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Sony (SNY) has had a tough run in the smartphone industry. Its feature phones were once highly sought-after thanks to sleek designs and class-leading cameras, but the company was never really able to carry its success over to smartphones. Its most recent handsets have clearly been a step in the right direction and yet Sony still can’t [...]

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Sony lowers PS3, PS Vita bundles to $199 for Black Friday madness

November 16, 2012
Sony lowers PS3, PS Vita bundles to $ 199 for Black Friday madness

Black Friday’s coming and you know what that means: time to move some units. For two days only starting November 23rd, Sony’s knocking an additional $ 50 off existing PlayStation console bundles. Consumers with the wherewithal to withstand the shopping frenzy can snare the Ultimate PS3 Value Bundle (i.e. 250GB console, Uncharted Dual Pack, inFamous [...]

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Sony takes control of Xperia S AOSP development as Google shifts focus back to own hardware

November 11, 2012
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Less than three months after Jean-Baptiste Queru from Google announced the experimental addition of the Xperia S to the Android Open Source Project, Google has decided not to pursue further development. As it stands now, the AOSP build for the Sony Xperia S is able to boot up with support for 3G data and calling, microSD storage, Wi-Fi, multiple sensors [...]

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Sony Xperia S Leaves Experimental AOSP Project

November 11, 2012

A few months ago, we wrote about the Sony Xperia S being involved in a project that entailed supporting it with direct AOSP support. The project was exciting, as the only other non Nexus device to have ever received such support was the Motorola Xoom. The good news is that good progress was made. The [...]

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