Sony announced today that it is rolling out a new maintenance update for the Xperia S, Xperia SL and Xperia Acro S smartphones. These devices have previously received the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update. This particular release brings crucial bug fixes and improvements which Sony has made after receiving feedback from users. The update has started rolling out, if you own any of the devices mentioned above, your device will […]
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Sometime in the middle of last month, we were treated to news that the Sony Xperia S would be on the receiving end of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update before March is over, but now that we are well into the middle of the month of April with no Jelly Bean in sight for the Xperia S, you can be sure that owners of the Xperia S are starting […]
The Sony Xperia S used to be the top dog of smartphones for the Sony Mobile stable, and it seems that the handset still has some life left in its legs with word of an impending Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update. Now, this particular update had been rumored to arrive for quite some time now, with the latest whispers pointing to a March 2013 release. As we all very well […]
So, you happen to own one of Sony Mobile’s older devices? Well, how has that experience been for you so far? Surely you must be wondering, whether the Sony Xperia S, a flagship device in its own right back in the day when it ruled the roost among other Sony handsets, would be on the receiving end of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update? Well, I guess all sorts of […]
When the world was first introduced to dual operating system environment on a single computer, it was definitely quite an achievement. In the world of smartphones, too, is quite a big deal, and XDA Developers member Letama has managed to come up with the Sony Xperia S Boot Manager that allows you to, theoretically, multi-boot different firmware, now how about that? To flesh out such an example, how about running […]
Since Bruce Wayne aka Batman loves everything to come in black, here we are with a smartphone from Sony Mobile that might just appeal to the Dark Knight. We are referring to the Sony Xperia S which is said to come in a new shade – Dark Silver, and I am quite sure that this particular smartphone will jive well with the rest of the other gizmos and devices that […]
Yesterday, we did mention about Sony’s Xperia SL appearing in two new colors, and today, more photos of the upcoming Xperia SL from Sony has surfaced online. Needless to say, what you see above is the pick of the entire bunch, as the rest are more of angled shots of the handset which do not show off the phone completely in its silver glory. The images were sent over to […]
At long last, Sony Mobile Communications has delivered their Xperia NXT range of smartphones to the US, coming in the form of the Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U. The rest of the world has more or less gotten a good look at them for some time now, with happy owners of the respective smartphones, so to see these devices arrive Stateside is a relief to all you who […]
Sony Mobile has just rolled out the open source code for the Xperia S Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich firmware version number 6.1.A.0.452. This particular version will carry all the relevant files required if you are a budding third-party developer who intends to construct a kernel that hopefully, will be worthy of making its way to the public as your very own ROM for the Xperia S. This might end […]
Last week, we talked about the Sony Xperia S receiving an Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update that normally, if everything goes well and all the planets are aligned together in perfect fashion, you know for sure that it is going to be smooth sailing. Unfortunately, the Xperia S Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update did run into some snags, where there were folks who had trouble upgrading the firmware. […]
Keeping to their word, Sony has just announced that Xperia S owners will be able to update their handsets to the highly-anticipated Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich. This is the latest build of Android 4.0 so it looks like you guys will be set for a while until the next iteration of ICS has been released. Apart from the usual features that comes with ICS, Sony has also announced that […]
Not everyone who owns the Sony Xperia S will be on the receiving end of a new firmware update, but there are reports trickling in that a select group of you out there have already started to obtain updates to firmware version 6.0.A.3.75 on your respective smartphones, while some others do carry version 6.0.A.3.76 with them. It is interesting to note that both firmware builds do not seem to come […]
Yes, we do know that the Sony Xperia S smartphone (which is Sony’s flagship device at this point in time, complete with all the relevant bells and whistles, of course), will be getting an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update in due time, although there is no specific date mentioned just yet. One thing is for sure, the signs are all there to confirm the release of this operating system […]
As we had reported earlier, the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Sony Xperia S was originally expected to arrive some time in June. We’re sure that many a Xperia S owner was pleased with the news, but unfortunately it looks like that June date might have been a mistake after all. According to Sony, it seems that whoever posted the message about the May/June Android 4.0 update […]
Sony’s Xperia S was launched at CES earlier this year and saw its release not too long ago, but it seems that being an early adopter certainly has its shortcomings. There have been reports of yellowish patches appearing on the Xperia S’ display, an issue that has plagued many devices in the past, such as the iPhone 4 and the Samsung Galaxy S2. Sony has since come forward and admitted […]