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Sony’s been under the microscope for all the wrong reasons lately. Today, however, the spotlight’s focusing on the rumored successor of that lovable Xperia S. According to the reliable folks over at ePrice, the upcoming Xperia SL has been tweaked in a couple of ways since its last showing; not only popping up in different (and more subtle) livery, but it’s also received a decent speed bump with the alleged inclusion of a dual-core, 1.7GHz Snapdragon S3 CPU — which is slightly different than the 1.5GHz chip previously reported. Either way, this Xperia SL cup will remain half full for the time being, as other useful details like pricing and availability are still widely unknown.

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Sony Xperia SL shows up in multiple colors, allegedly sports a beefy 1.7GHz processor originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Let’s chalk this one up to something being lost in corporate translation. After a UK company rep issued a statement just days ago confirming the lack of an Android 4.1 upgrade path for certain 2011 Xperia handsets, Sony’s delicately backtracking and claiming that public info was made “in error.” While this official retraction may soothe previously irate owners’ concerns, it’s still not an outright commitment to Jelly Bean, as the company’s only now pledging to “actively [investigate]… upgrades for all devices” — a carefully worded PR promise par excellence. To the Japanese electronics giant’s credit, it has been pretty transparent and diligent about delivering ICS updates to its elder smartphone progeny, so we have plenty of reason to remain cautiously optimistic Google’s newest OS will make the transition, too.

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Sony backpedals on Android 4.1 upgrade statement, is now ‘actively investigating’ all Xperia updates originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony’s next-generation tablet appears to have leaked on internal slides spotted by German news site, Mobiflip. In short, it’s thinner and lighter than the Tablet S, while internal specifications also trump it, including a Tegra 3 quad-core processor, Android 4.0 (“or later”), 3G connectivity and three storage options; 16, 32 and 64GB. The whole tablet follows the same folded magazine design of Sony’s existing tablet, is splashproof and houses a 6,000mAh battery that the slides suggest will manage 10 hours of WiFi-based web browsing. There’s even some tentative pricing, with the different-sized models marked up at $450, $550 and $650, respectively. The pictures also cover Sony’s plans to add a lightweight keyboard to its next tablet, similar to Microsoft’s Surface plans, but with some Smart Cover-esque kickstand skills thrown in for good measure. We’ve added a shot of the keyboard cover after the break, but you can take a tour of the rest of the slides — which include a raft of accessories and docks — at the source link below.

Update: We’ve been in touch with a Sony spokesperson, who had “no comment at this stage.” We may have to wait until next month, when European trade show IFA kicks off — with Sony in attendance — until we hear anything more concrete.

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Sony Xperia Tablet leaked from internal slides: Surface-style keyboard and tentative $450 price tag originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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That didn’t take long. We’ve only known about the Sony Xperia J and its reported ST26i codename for a short while, but ePrice has already given the purported starter smartphone the full photo tour. From cursory looks and specifications, the J will slot neatly between the Xperia miro and tipo at the start of the line and the small but potent Xperia U: while it’s not believed to be quite as fast or iconic as the dual-core U, the single-core, 1GHz J could still be faster than its tiniest cousins and strive for some chic with a brightly colored back wrapped around a 4-inch display. The real highlight may simply be an Xperia that ships with Android 4.0 from the get-go instead of requiring yet another upgrade merry-go-round. When the Xperia J shows is still up in the air, despite presumptions of an appearance at IFA; however, we won’t be surprised if the J appears side-by-side with the Mint when it’s officially ready for a close-up.

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Sony Xperia J possibly spotted, may court entry-level fashionistas originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you own a Sony Xperia phone from the year 2011, it looks like you won’t be receiving the latest version of Android – at least through official  channels. According to reports online, Sony UK has mentioned on its Facebook page (in reply to a comment) that the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S and Xperia mini will not receive the Android 4.1 update. Since the arc S has the highest specs when compared to the other phones in the 2011 Xperia line up, it looks like all of them won’t be getting the update as well.

However, there is a possibility of Sony changing its mind when it comes to pushing out the update, so we’ll just have to wait and see. After all, it released updates for the Xperia X10 when enough people complained about being stuck on Android 1.6. Maybe the same thing will happen here. If not, users will just have to stick with Ice Cream Sandwich or get a custom ROM on their phones for Jelly Bean goodness.

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