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Sunday, February 03, 2013

How To Port Sony Xperia Jelly Bean 4.1 Lock Screen To Other Xperia Running ICS

2/03/2013 11:51:00 pm Unknown 8 comments

There is a cool thing that has been launched for Ice Cream Sandwitch Sony Xperia users. A senior member in XDA erorcun has found a new way from which we can get Android Jelly Bean 4.1 lock-screen on any other ICS Sony Xperia device.

The list of supported device for this technique includes Xperia Arc, Xperia Ray, Xperia Sola and Xperia S. There are however two versions of lock-screen. The first features permanent ‘slide-to-unlock’ text in the middle of the screen, whereas the second only displays the text after the third unlock attempt.

It works on all ICS roms which supports ICS Xperia lock-screen and you will probably require a minimum RAM usage of 2.5 MB.

All you have to do is first don't try to install it - put it to system/app, set right permissions and reboot. You are done!

It will appear like the image below-

Credit: XDA-Developers

Download Links:

If you want permanent "slide-to-unlock" text - Don't forget to delete "(2)" at the end.

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If you don't want to see it after 3 unlock get it here.

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Sony’s Jelly Bean lock screen is a very attractive update from the standard used ‘left-to-right slide’ lock screen of previous Xperia devices, and this may tide many Xperia users over till the official Android Jelly Bean update.

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Source: XDA-Developers

After Sony Xperia Z Phablet,Xperia Z Tablet Is On It's Way !!

1/21/2013 04:37:00 pm Unknown No comments

I think around 10 days back at CES'13,the Japanese Giant Sony released Xperia Z with which it entered the race of Phablets competing with Samsung,Htc and other brands.We have been getting Rumors about the Xperia Z tablets,and Sony has announced it officially Today in Japan.It had gained a lot of attention in CES and people were loving this Phone.According to one of my friends named Arpit who is a big Apple fan said "This is the only phone I would go instead of an iPhone".

Getting into it's Specifications it has a a 10.1-inch 1,920 x 1,200 screen (with Mobile Bravia Engine 2)with a Qualcomm 1.5GHz quad-core APQ8064 processor, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, an 8.1-megapixel Exmor R camera, NFC, LTE (MDM9215M radio).. It will be available in black and white colour options.

Sony has blasted the market with launching smartphones one after another,It had even launched Xperia S tablets but was shut down due to some defects.We hope this time there are no hiccups.

But the big question is Will it be able to compete with iPad ?? Let us see and hope for the best.

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CES '13 : Sony Announces Xperia Z & Xperia ZL

1/08/2013 11:48:00 am Sukesh Kumar No comments

Sony Xperia Z & Xperia ZL were announced today. The two smartphones are very identical to each other, except that Xperia ZL will be available only for certain markets. Sony is making an attempt to enter the phablet market with these two phones.

Sony Xperia Z

Sony Xperia Z features a 5-inch 1080 display and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It uses BRAVIA 2 Engine for providing users with excellent picture quality. It has a powerful 1.5 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm processor with Adreno 320 GPU with massive 2 GB RAM and is just 7.9 mm thin. It has a 13 MP camera which uses an EXMOR R2 Sensor with an LED flash and a 2MP secondary camera. It comes with an default 16 GB internal memory which can be boosted up with an available microSD card slot. This massive beast is powered by a 2330 mAh battery.

That's not it!! Now comes the most awesome feature about this phone.. it's dust & water resistant with an IP55 and IP57 rating.

Sony has also come up with an "One Touch System", which allows you to share stuffs on the device with other Sony devices such speakers and TVs. As expected, there is also a PlayStation Mobile support.

It will be available in 3 colors : Black, White & Purple.

There is no info regarding the pricing as of now.

Sony Xperia ZL

Coming to Xperia ZL, it has the same 5-inch 1080p (1920x1080) Reality display with Bravia Engine 2 and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, 1.5 GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm processor with Adreno 320 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 13 MP camera which uses an EXMOR R2 Sensor with an LED flash, 2MP secondary camera, 16 GB internal memory expandable with an available microSD card slot and a 2330 mAh battery.

So whats the difference?? Well, Its not water and dust resistant like Xperia Z. It's thicker comapred to Xperia Z at 9.8mm and has a different back body casing unlike the glass body. Apart from few of these, everything is same with PlayStation mobile support, 4G LTE support and One Touch System.

It will be avaible in 2 colors : Black and White

Looks like Sony is all ready to bounce back into the market with their 2 phablets.

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Rooting Sony Xperia : S,T,P,Acro S,Ion,Tipo,Tablet S,Go,Sola,U

11/04/2012 04:29:00 pm Unknown No comments

By Sukesh Kumar(facebook)(twitter)

Sony has really being doing well with its Xperia 2012 series this year. And with ICS released for almost all Xperia phones, user are very much interested in rooting their smartphones to get the best out of it.

image credit : zdnet

What's rooting? Well, Rooting is basically becoming the 'super-user' of your android device. Unlocking functions of the device that are locked from the factory, and gaining access to the file and operating system that you cant otherwise access. It invalidates warranty. If don't follow the procedure properly you may end up with a "bricked" device that is hard or impossible to restore, It's unlikely but possible.

This rooting method will work only for Android 4.0(ICS) and above.

Sony Xperia ion Review

10/25/2012 04:10:00 pm Unknown No comments

By- Rustam Ali

After Sony broke its colaboration with Ericsson and became just Sony Mobile, it has flooded the cellphone market with new phones, most of them having only minor diffferences between each other.
The latest of Sony's creation is the Sony Xperia ion, which also seems to be an upgraded model of the previous Sony Xperia S in a lot many ways. Further in this review we will cover every aspect of this new phone and see its differences and uniqueness in comparison with the Sony Xperia S.

Design

The biggest difference between these two phones is the design, while Xperia S had a transparent glass strip at the bottom and three keys below the display, Xperia ion is monolithic in design and has four keys below the display. The Xperia ion comes with an metallic back cover whereas Xperia S has a plastic backcover.

Display

The Sony Xperia S had a 4.3-inch HD display and the Sony Xperia ion has a 4.5-inches HD display

Hardware and Software

Both these phones run on the same hardware, that is a Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8260 SoC with a dual-core 1.5GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 220 GPU Graphics card and 1 GB RAM. Xperia S houses a 32GB non-expandable internal memory and Xperia ion has a 16GB internal memory and a microSD card slot. As per the software is concerned Xperia S was launched with Android 2.3 Gingerbread whereas Xperia ion has been launched with Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

Specifications:-

Bandwidth
-2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
-SIM type- Mini SIM
-Release- January 2012

Body Dimensions
-133 x 68 x 10.8 mm (5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)

Weight-
-144 g (5.08 oz)
- Touch-sensitive controls

Display
-LED-backlit LCD
-capacitive touchscreen
-16M colors
-Size 720 x 1280 pixels
-4.55 inches (~323 ppi pixel density)
-Multitouch, up to 4 fingers
-Scratch-resistant glass
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
- Timescape UI

Sound Alert types
-Vibration
- MP3 ringtones
-Loudspeaker
-3.5mm jack

Memory
-Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
-Internal 16 GB
-1 GB RAM

Data
-GPRS Up to 86 kbps
-EDGE Up to 237 kbps
-Wi-Fi
-Wi-Fi hotspot
-Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
-NFC
-USB - microUSB v2.0
-USB On-the-go support

Camera
-Primary Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
-Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization
-Secondary Camera 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps

Video
-1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer

Software
-Android v4.0, planned upgrade to v4.1
-Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
-CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz
-GPU Adreno 220

Sensors
-Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Messaging
-SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email

Browser
-HTML5, Adobe Flash

Radio
-Stereo FM radio with RDS

GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS

Java via Java MIDP emulator

Colors
-Black, White

Other Features
- SNS integration
- ANT+ support
- HDMI port
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- TrackID music recognition
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
-Standard battery, Li-Ion 1900 mAh
-Stand-by Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G)
-Talk time Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
-Music play Up to 12 h

Conclusion
The phone has been over priced in comparision with its competitors HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S3. It has a great built-quality and look but it lacks in its software optimisation.

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Android ICS 4.0.4 update for Sony Xperia U

10/14/2012 09:28:00 pm Unknown No comments

By Sukesh Kumar(facebook)(twitter)

Finally Android 4.0.4 (ICS) is officially out for Sony Xperia U after a long wait. You can now update your Xperia U to Android 4.0.4 ICS by connecting it to your PC suite provided by Sony.

Benchmark test was performed for Sony Xperia U before(Gingerbread) and after upgrading to ICS. The results were following :

Photo credit : Vidur Kalra

Screenshots :

Photo credit : Vidur Kalra

Sony has always been famous for providing users with the best possible interface. Looking at these images certainly proves it. Getting Jelly Bean update for Xperia U is highly doubtful as of now.