The Sony Smartwatch 3 was first unveiled back at IFA 2014. A stainless steel version followed at CES 2015. Sony has now released a new app that lets users set up new watch face and a few basic widgets (or complications to use a horological term). The Watch Faces for Smartwatch 3 app lets you quickly and easily design your own watch […]
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Sony IFA 2015 event to take place on September 2nd
Samsung may have opted to hold its next Unpacked event a few weeks ahead of its traditional IFA date but at least one competitor will return to the consumer electronics show for its next press event. Sony today confirmed via its Sony Italia subsidiary that it will announce new products on September 2nd. Judging by the image posted with the […]
Sony Mobile partners with IFTTT to offer Lifelog recipes
Sony Mobile offers the Lifelog application alongside its wearables. The platform presents the information collected from the Sony SmartWatch3, SmartBand and other smartwear products to put together a daily log that goes beyond simple activity tracking. For example, it will show you the music you listened to, the photos you took with your smartphone that day, weather conditions that day […]
Sony drops plans to grow smartphone sales
Sony announced last month that it expected to record a loss of US$1.9 billion in its current business year. A significant portion of that loss was attributed to its smartphone business which has struggled against both cheaper Asian rivals and the two market leaders, Apple and Samsung. Suggestions that the company was open to the idea of spinning off its […]
Sony considering selling off smartphone business
Despite some generally well-received smartphones, Sony’s mobile division and the entire company have been struggling of late. Sony now expects to record a loss of US$1.9 billion in its current business year with the smartphone business accounting for a significant portion of that loss. Sony lowered smartphone sales targets several times in 2014 and is expected to bring fewer smartphone models to market this year as […]
CES 2015: Sony Mobile announces stainless steel Sony SmartWatch 3
The smartwatch announcements rolled on today at CES 2015. While Sony Mobile did not have a completely new smartwatch to announce, it did unveil a new stainless steel version of its Sony SmartWatch 3. First announced at IFA 2014, the Sony SmartWatch 3 is Sony Mobile’s first wearable to use Android Wear. Like the first models, the new stainless steel model […]
Sony reconfirms Android 5.0 Lollipop plans for Xperia Z series
Sony Mobile announced plans to upgrade its “entire premium Z series” line of devices to Android 5.0 Lollipop back in October. Without providing specific timelines, the company indicated that the updates would begin rolling out in early 2015. Sony yesterday reconfirmed via Twitter that timelines have not changed. As already announced, the update will first hit the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z2 devices. […]
Sony readying 13-inch Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet Ultra?
We learned that Sony was readying a new series of ” Z4 Phones” thanks to the Sony hack that resulted in the leak of a wealth of information. The company then released a teaser promising a New World and hinting at a new ultra-thin device. We speculated that Sony might be readying a new Xperia Z4 Ultra phablet. A new […]