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Back in 2013, Sony announced the QX10 and the QX100 which were essentially camera lenses that you could attach to your smartphone. The great thing about the lenses was that it did not favor any particular device or platform, meaning that it worked on iPhones as well as non-Sony Android devices as well. Perhaps looking to further put an end to device discrimination, it seems that Sony could be considering releasing a mount for the QX10/QX100 that would make it compatible with tablets as well! Thanks to an image snagged by the folks at Xperia Blog, it shows how the QX10/QX100 could be strapped to the back of a tablet.

Sony has yet to make an official announcement but apparently this new mount is expected to arrive only in April and will be available in Japan first before making its way to the rest of the world. While our tablets are starting to come with better cameras these days, it has become something of a tech faux pas to use your tablet to snap photos or record videos, so we’re not sure if strapping a camera to the back of a 10-inch tablet will help make it better. Then again the larger display of a tablet makes it easy to perform edits so it is understandable why some people choose to use their tablets for such purposes. In any case what do you guys think? Would you be caught strapping the QX10/QX100 to the back of your tablet?

Sony’s QX10/QX100 Could Be Making Its Way Onto Tablets original content from Ubergizmo.

If you were thinking about getting your hands on the Sony A77 or want to upgrade from the A77, you might have heard that there could be a Sony A77 successor in the works. This has been rumored about for a while now and last we heard, it is possible that the A77’s successor could even see a release in June following a rumored announcement in April. That’s well and good but how much could the camera cost? What sort of price tag could we be looking at here? According to the sources of Sony Alpha Rumors, it has been revealed that the price of the A77 will cost €1,200 for the body-only, but unfortunately did not mention how much the kit version will cost, although if we guess had to guess it’d probably be a few hundred Euros extra.

Sony Alpha Rumors believes that the A77’s successor, whose name is currently unknown, will be the only Sony APS-C A-mount camera coming in 2014. We still do not know what sort of specs the A77’s successor will have under the hood but the rumors claim that we can expect some new and exciting hardware, rather than incremental upgrades over its predecessor. In any case take it with a grain of salt for now, but hopefully we will learn more further down the line. In the meantime what do you guys make of the rumored price? Is that something you’d be willing to pay?

Sony A77 Successor Rumored To Cost €1,200 original content from Ubergizmo.

Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft are all competitors in the gaming industry, but it looks like Sony could soon be making a move that could possibly interfere with Nintendo’s business as the rumors are suggesting that Sony could be acquiring the semiconductor plant that is currently producing the DRAM chips used by Nintendo in their Wii U console. According to the reports, the deal is said to be worth ¥7 billion which is around $68 million after conversion. Apparently this deal has been in the works for a while but we guess it could finally be happening.

After the rumored takeover, Sony is expected to further invest ¥20 billion into the operation and will also absorb the existing staff as part of the deal. It is unclear as to what Sony might use the semiconductor plant for, but it seems that it might not have to do with gaming as reports claim that Sony could use the plant to help boost their CMOS smartphone sensor outputs by as much as 30%. Naturally neither Nintendo nor Sony have commented on the alleged acquisition, but at the same time it is said that Nintendo has managed to stockpile the DRAM chips to act as a buffer against any potential shortage.

Sony Rumored To Buy Nintendo’s DRAM Manufacturing Plant original content from Ubergizmo.

So come MWC 2014, Sony is expected to take the wraps off their new flagship smartphone, the Sony Xperia Z2, which has also been referred to as the Sony “Sirius” which is the device’s codename. In any case much like the Xperia Z1, the Xperia Z2 is expected to be somewhat camera-centric with an emphasis placed on the device’s camera abilities, and with that being said, thanks to photos that have made their way online, we can now compare how the Xperia Z2’s camera fares against the likes of its predecessor, the Xperia Z1. (more…)

Alleged Photos Taken By Sony Xperia Z2 “Sirius” Leaked Online original content from Ubergizmo.

We have been hearing rumors about a possible Sony NEX-7 successor for a while now, although when exactly will the camera actually be made a reality remains to be seen. In any case according to the latest rumors from Sony Alpha Rumors, it has been suggested that Sony could be looking to announce new high-end APS-C E-mount cameras that will replace both the NEX-6 and the NEX-7, and that it is rumored to begin shipping on in April following its announcement in February. With the February date, it is possible that Sony will be announcing their new cameras at CP+, a photography-related event that will be taking place in the month of February.

Additional rumors about the possible NEX-6/NEX-7 successor includes its price. According to their tipster, the camera is said to cost around 800 Euro, which is about $1,100 when converted which seems about right for the NEX-7’s successor, although admittedly pretty expensive for such a small device. The camera is also rumored to have a faster AF system, a faster imaging processor, and improved image quality and EVF. In any case take it with a grain of salt for now, but hopefully additional details will be revealed come February. After all it has been a while since Sony announced the NEX-7 and we guess it’s about time that it got updated.

Sony NEX-6/NEX-7 Successor To Ship In April, Could Cost $1,100 [Rumor] original content from Ubergizmo.