Sony India says goodbye to feature phones

Source: CellphoneBeat

Sony Mobile Communication India has pressed the exit button on the non-smart phones. Seems like the news of shortage of key components was a precursor to this. According to P. Balaji, Managing Director of operations in India, the decision to ...
Full article at: CellphoneBeat  More like this  3 hours ago

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No ICS for Xperia Play, other Sony devices to get the update next week

Source: NDTV

Delivering a blow to Sony Xperia Play users, the Japanese manufacturer has announced that Xperia Play will not be getting the Android 4.0 update. Company has cited its inability to provide stable gaming performance on ICS as the key reason for ta ...
Full article at: NDTV  More like this  3 hours ago

Sony blog refreshes Xperia ICS list, Play confirmed removed

Source: Electronista

Stability, compatibility listed as issues with Play and ICS The official Sony blog published an update today, detailing the progress on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) upgrades on Xperia smartphones. As noted yesterday , the Xperia Play has been ...
Full article at: Electronista  More like this  10 hours ago, 5:54pm CDT

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Sony Confirms Xperia Play Won’t Have Android 4.0 After All

Source: MMOMFG

Even though Sony’s put a lot of effort into marketing the Xperia Play as a core gaming device, it won’t be on the short list of systems with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Sony confirmed as much in an update t ...
Full article at: MMOMFG  More like this  13 hours ago, 3:10pm CDT

Analyzing the world's 11 biggest handset makers in Q1 2012

Source: Fierce Wireless

In Q1 Samsung took the handset shipment crown from Nokia which had held the No. 1 spot for over a decade. Additionally Samsung widened its lead in smartphone shipments over Apple with 42 million units shipped. With pre-orders of ...
Full article at: Fierce Wireless  More like this  14 hours ago, 1:54pm CDT

Xperia Play won’t get Android 4.0

Source: http://www.techwatch.co.uk/

Ofcom has produced another one of its surveys looking at the nation’s viewing and surfing habits. This one is focused on.. The latest report on the US television market from NPD indicates that there has been strong growth i ...
Full article at: http://www.techwatch.co.uk/  More like this  14 hours ago, 1:28pm CDT

No Ice Cream Sandwich for Sony's Xperia Play

Source: Ecoustics

Sony confirmed today that it will not upgrade the Xperia Play, also known as the "PlayStation phone," to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. "After extensive in-house testing with our developer teams and working with our partne ...
Full article at: Ecoustics  More like this  16 hours ago, 11:53am CDT

Sony reneges on an Ice Cream Sandwich promise

Source: ComputerWorld

The company is offering the following explanation for its decision to renege on its promise and dump the Play's upgrade: After extensive in house testing with our developer teams and working with our partners, w ...
Full article at: ComputerWorld  More like this  17 hours ago, 11:08am CDT

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play not getting Ice Cream Sandwich

Source: Recombu

Keen-eyed Sony Xperia Play users spotted a rather glaring omission on the device upgrade list for Android Ice Cream Sandwich on Sony Mobile’s website. Although every major Sony handset that was released in 2011 feat ...
Full article at: Recombu  More like this  17 hours ago, 10:41am CDT