Sad news for Xperia fans, as Sony has just confirmed plans to shut down one of its older smartphone apps – Xperia Lounge. This isn’t the first nor the last app designed for Xperia phones that Sony kills off, but that’s no surprise since the Japanese company…
Sony sold a whopping 40 million smartphones in fiscal 2014 but recent struggles mean that just five years on the company is removing an entire zero from its latest shipment predictions. Despite initially forecasting sales of 5 million units for the 2019…
While Sony’s fall from grace in the global mobile industry hasn’t been as dramatic as those suffered by Nokia, BlackBerry, and even HTC, it’s more than obvious the Japan-based tech and entertainment behemoth needs to do something about its smartphone…
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has gone on pre-order in South Korea. The phone carries a KRW 869,000 ($775) price tag, and will go on sale in the Asian market starting June 8. The handset will be available through third-party retailers as well, including T…
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