Sony Xperia Z5 Plus India launch next week with world’s first 4K UHD display

Sony India is all set to launch its latest and greatest smartphones, the Z5 Plus (or Premium) — reportedly the world’s first smartphone with a 4K or UHD display and the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, which will come with a 4.6-inch display. Please see the updated story here. It will be the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium that […]

Sony channels ‘unappealing and irrelevant’, says Hathway and disconnects them

Spats over prices are an inescapable phenomenon in the broadcasting industry and by the looks of it Sony and Hathway Cable and Datacom are gearing up for yet another battle. Hathway said Sony, via its distributor MSM Media, has been demanding exorbitant prices for its channels for letting it renew its distribution agreement. “The Subscription […]

Sony’s Bravia Android TV could become cheaper as local manufacturing starts

Sony India started manufacturing of its BRAVIA television in India under a contract-partnership with Competition Team Technology (India) in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. To begin with, Sony will start manufacturing two models, both Android TVs in the initial phase. The first shipment commences from today, 4th August 2015. The move is likely to make the TVs […]

Sony to launch Suryaputra Karn first on Internet

Sony will ‘air’ its mythological show, ‘Suryaputra Karn’ first on Sony LIV, its app, before airing it on its TV channel, Multi Screen Media said. “Fulfilling its promise of a digital-first approach, MSM is screening the pilot episode of this big-ticket primetime show exclusively on its digital entertainment brand on 29th June, 2015 at 4 […]

Sony Xperia T4 Ultra launch next month in India, price Rs 27k, followed by Z3 Ultra

Sony Xperia T4 Ultra, the successor to the rather successful T2 Ultra, will be launched in India next month at a market operative price of around Rs 22,000 27,000, according to sources. The sticker price for the handset will be around Rs 30,000. The T4 Ultra will get an upgrade to a full-HD display. The […]

Sony Xperia Z3 Plus now available in India, price Rs 52-54k

Sony Xperia Z3 Plus, the Japanese company’s ‘facelift’ to last year’s Z3 model, is now available in select stores in Delhi at a price of around Rs 54,000, and will be more widely available soon, according to distributor sources. Please note that the phone has not been officially launched in India yet. However, one retailer […]

Can Indian brands like Micromax, Lava etc survive the Chinese onslaught?

Yesterday was that many Indian smartphone vendors such as Micromax, Spice Mobility, Lava and Xolo would remember. It was yesterday that Lenovo proved that it’s low-priced 4G phone, the A6000, was no flash in the pan like Xiaomi Mi3, but that it intended to follow through and put up the capable A7000 as proof of […]

XIAOMI TV – Flipkart to launch revolutionary Xiaomi Mi TV 2 priced at 60k?

Impressed by Xiaomi’s Mi3 smartphone? In a development that could create even bigger waves than the Chinese company’s entry into the smartphone market, Xioami, along with Flipkart, is likely to launch Mi TV 2 – a 49 inch ultra-high-definition TV priced in the range of Rs 60,000-65,000 in India. UPDATE: The company has launched a […]