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It’s early days in the next-gen console war, with retailers struggling to keep either the Xbox One or the PlayStation 4 in stock for longer than minutes at a time, but that hasn’t stopped both Sony and Microsoft from claiming sales victory from the same set of industry data. NPD’s much-anticipated November sales stats have […]

The Sony Xperia Z1s has been spotted in the wild before, where some folks have also called it the Xperia Z1 mini. Apparently, the Sony Xperia Z1s has made its rounds through Postel, which happens to be the wireless authority in the nation of Indonesia. Well, we are glad to say that the Sony Xperia Z1s has finally made its way over to the US, thanks to some documents from the FCC which reveal a diagram of the device, where from there, we have also garnered information about the size of its footprint – measuring 129mm x 64.9mm.

As for the software version of the Sony Xperia Z1s, it has been listed as 14.2.A.0.144, which should point to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (apparently, when it came to the Xperia Z Ultra, 14.2.A.0.290 happened to be the listing which was equivalent of the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update). For those who are not in the know, the Sony Xperia Z1s happens to be a smaller version of the Z1 flagship, where it comes equipped with a 4.3″ 720p display, running on a Snapdragon 800 chipset, sporting a 20.7-megapixel camera alongside a water-resistant design. Whispers on the street have it that the Sony Xperia Z1s will arrive sometime in the first quarter of next year, sporting a $590 price point. [FCC Page]

Sony Xperia Z1s Goes Through The FCC original content from Ubergizmo.

Microsoft’s two million Xbox One sales are likely to grow by another million before the year is out, it’s predicted, assuming retailers can keep stock on hand, though questions remain about the longevity of the next-gen consoles in the new year. The sales figure – an average of 111,111 units sold per day, Microsoft highlighted […]

The first Sony-made device to appear amongst the Google Play Edition ranks has arrive on SlashGear’s doorstep, that being the Sony Z Ultra. This device went by the name Xperia Z Ultra earlier this year before it was ushered in as a more pure Android experience from Google, here appearing with essentially the same specifications […]

It was back in 2010 that we saw the PlayStation Move controller which basically allowed gamers to interact with the PlayStation 3 much like how gamers interacted with the Nintendo Wii with Wiimote and nunchucks. It’s been about 3 years since, so shouldn’t it be about time that the Move controller got updated? While it remains unknown what are Sony’s plans for Move, a patent discovered by CVG revealed what appears to be an updated version of the Move controller. While on the surface the controller looks like its predecessor, the main change would be what appears to be a touch surface on the side of the handle.

According to Sony’s description, “In a traditional joystick, it’s hard to keep a user’s thumb still while the user provides input by engaging various motions with the joystick. This is due to the fact that in the joystick, the thumb’s support moves. However, using a touch input surface, the thumb can be kept still while continuing to provide the user’s input by pressing on the input surface. The pressing of the user’s finger on the input surface causes friction that is recognized.”

While it’s hard to say if this patent will see the light of the day as an actual product, some are speculating that it could be a new Move controller designed for the PlayStation 4. After all the DualShock 4 controller features a similar touch pad, so it doesn’t really seem like a coincidence that the Move controller could be getting the same treatment as well, doesn’t it? What do you guys think?

Sony Patent Suggests Updated Move Controller original content from Ubergizmo.