With the launch of the Google Pixel Tablet with its speaker dock with charger, it has people talking about sound boosting accessories for tablets again. A few tablets have or have had docks with additional speakers over the years. But not all of these docks have been universal. So if the tablet has become broken or upgraded to another one, the dock might not fit the next tablet equally well, … more…
Sony announced a new form of earbuds today in the form of the Sony LinkBuds, an open earbud pair which lets the ears capture external sounds and ventilate more naturally: https://www.amazon.com/Sony-LinkBuds-Wireless-Earbud-Headphones/ The Sony LinkBuds comes in black or white and launches in the middle of the price range for earbuds these days. I guess the way to think about them is as speakers you carry around with you, since they … more…
Teclast unveiled the Teclast T50 today. A very sleek looking 11-inch Android 11 tablet that will launch this fall. The formula for the tablet is pretty straightforward. It’s powered by the octa-core 2.0 GHz Unisoc T618 processor, with 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage, in a tablet that features an 11-inch screen with a Full HD resolution of 2000 x 1200 and 350 nits brightness. Teclast T50 runs Android … more…
The 6.5-inch Sony Xperia Pro was launched in the US today, where it is taking orders for as much as $2499, placing it in the competitive range of true flagship smartphones: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08S9CGB But Sony has still managed to make something that sticks out in this price range, sine this 5G smartphone even has a direct HDMI port, intended to be used to livestream high quality video, like in 4K over … more…
AllAboutSamsung editor Max tweeted today that Sony is developing a prototype of a folding Sony tablet phone. The final specs are said possibly be a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor with Qualcomm X50 model, while the prototype in development is said to have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7250 system on chip, a 10x zoom camera, a 3220 mAh battery, and a nautilus design with LG Display panel. The curious bit here is … more…
The 14-inch Sony VAIO SX14 is officially launching in the US in a few days for anyone interested in Vaio computers, powerful laptops, or Japanese refinement: https://www.amazon.com/VAIO-SX14-i7-8565U Vaio SX14 is available in two versions. The most exciting one is the Intel Core i7-8565U powered model with 4K 3840 x 2160 resolution, 16GB RAM at 2133 MHz, 1TB SSD storage, and Windows 10 Pro. But there’s also a Intel Core i5 … more…
The Dutch magazine LetsGoDigital reports that Sony have been granted not just patents for transparent smartphones, but even for transparent foldable tablet phones. At least three different modes of transparency are envisioned, ranging from fully transparent where you see through the foldable tablet phone in the area where the display is, to semi-transparent where you can still make out the background but with more focus on the objects on the … more…
Sony announced a third Digital Paper “eWriter” in Japan this morning with the 10.3-inch Sony Digital Paper (DPT-CP1 (1804)) which is super thin at 5.9mm, and ultra light at just 240 grams. It will be on exhibitions in May and will be launched in June, likely in the $500 to $600 region. At 10.3 inches it is significantly smaller than the current 13.3-inch DPT-RP1 and DPTS1. The Sony DPT-RP1 was … more…
A rumor started 2 days ago on possibly one or two Sony Xperia XZ2 Tablet(s) for launch in 2018. The rumor originates from the supposed files for the Sony XZ2 smartphone camera APK. The two rumored tablets are mentioned neither by name nor model number, so the rumor is based purely on 8 lines of information in the APK which is seen as exclusive to the XZ2 line of smartphones … more…
It may be 2 1/2 years since Sony launched the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, but Sony stil keeps supporting it and updating it to the latest Android version. The latest Android 7.1.1 was sent out through OTA updates to later editions of Xperia tablets and phones starting last week, but once again it resulted in the smooth update Sony hoped for. Known issues for some users, but far from all, … more…
The new Sony Digital Paper (DPT-RP1) is now taking orders in the United States too, where it will be released on June 20. The price for it here is $699: https://www.amazon.com/Sony-DPT-RP1-B-Digital-Paper/ This is the second generation model of it, and Sony’s new digital ink eWriter and eReader have become even better this year. But this isn’t your normal tablet. Instead, this is tool mainly developed for professionals that pile through … more…
Sony announced today that the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet Android 7.0 update that Sony originally started rolling out on January 19, but quickly pulled after complaints about the new firmware causing various issues with the Xperia phones and tablets, re-commenced today for the Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet. And so far it seems go be going okay. This makes it the second Android tablet to receive the Android 7.0 Nougat update … more…
Sony is one of the best tablet brands when it comes to updating their Android tablets quickly and for supporting their tablets for a long time, at least longer than the average Android tablet brand. So now it’s time for the Android 7.0 update to roll out to Sony’s tablets. And the first Android 7.0 tablet for Sony will be the waterproof Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, according to an official … more…
As of the first week of May, only 7.5% of all Android devices actually run Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Android 5.0 Lollipop has a 35% share, while the 4.4 KitKat version has a 32% share, ahead of the smaller percentages of the older Android versions. Finding Android 6.0 tablets or knowing which tablets are next up for a Marshmallow update can be tricky. So here is a list of all Android … more…
Just as Sony started rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow to the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet this week, Sony announced two days later that the Android N developer preview is available for the Sony Xperia Z3, but just for the smartphones at this stage. (UPDATED: Android 7.0 Nougat update coming to Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet) Nevertheless, it’s great to see Sony get in on the development of the latest Android updates … more…