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Sony has announced its plans for Android 6.0 Marshmallow . The list of devices scheduled to receive the update are as follows . Xperia C4 Xperia C5 Ultra Xperia M4 Aqua Xperia M5 Xperia Z2 Xperia Z2 Tablet Xperia Z3 Xperia Z3 Compact Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Xperia Z3+ Xperia Z4 Tablet Xperia Z5 Compact Xperia Z5 Premium Xperia Z5 Strangely , the Xperia Z1 , the Z1 Compact and the Z Ultra are excluded in this list ,Although this can change later on , the Xperia Z1 series is quite capable in running Android 6.0 as all three devices have Snapdragon 800 Processors and 2GB Ram . The Xperia Z series however has probably hit its end of life as the Tablet Z , Xperia Z , Xperia ZR and Xperia ZL has Snapdragon S4 processors which are no longer in service , the last updates the Xperia Z series received was Android 5.1.1 and this might probably be its last . Hopefully the Z1 will see better days . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - Xperiablog

Although Sony has a reputation for dishing updates a little late , the company has a good track record of keeping its old flagships updated even though 2 and a half years have passed since many of them rolled out . Android Lollipop (5.0.2) is now available for the Xperia Z1 - a Snapdragon 800 powered device from 2013 and its little brother the Xperia Z1 compact as well as the humongous Xperia Z Ultra , The company also confirmed that 5.0.2 is now available for the first gen Xperia Z and ZR  - both Snapdragon S4 powered devices from the first half of 2013 . The Xperia Z tablet and Xperia ZL will also receive the update in a short time . Android 5.0 brings out some of the biggest changes to android yet , along with the new Xperia UI , the update brings the ability to  – Ensured the lock screen / notification bar doesn’t indicate “no service” when the device has coverage – Added a Sony feature; bringing back the “close-all-button” in the activity menu, so you can easily...

Sony has not had much success when it comes to tablets , the Sony Xperia Tablet range , which started with the Tegra powered Tablet S upto the current Tablet Z2 are all large size tablets with a huge price tag , but now , according to the latest leaks in the internet , Sony is planning to launch a smaller Tablet under the name Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact . The tablet , which is said to come at 8" IPS display +Xreality engine with a resolution of 1920x1800 is probably a bit stale for our modern taste of higher specs , but in return , the tablet is rumored to have a Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC processor ,3GB of RAM ,16GB of Onboard storage+MicroSD card slot and a good 4500-5000mAh battery along with NFC , WIFI 802.11ac and optional LTE .The camera module on the tablet is said to be 8mp one with a rear LED flash , which is a omission Sony had in previous tablets .Further details will be available in a weeks time as the tablet  , along with the Xperia Z3 will be anounced at IFA 2014 ,...

Sony announced its Android 4.4 KitKat plans earlier this month, confirming that the newest update will arrive on five Sony Xperia devices: Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1. At the time, Sony referred to these as the “first raft” of products that will get KitKat, leaving the door open to further announcements down the line. Well it looks like Sony has at least confirmed which handsets it is considering to upgrade to Android 4.4 KitKat via the company’s support pages. Looking at the Xperia SP support page seems to suggest that KitKat is pretty much a dead cert. Checking out the pages for the Xperia ZR, Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V says that Android 4.4 KitKat is “Under Investigation”, which we take to mean it is seeing whether it is viable to make the port. None of this is proof it will happen, but it hopefully gives some insight into the company’s plans. XperiaBlog

Sony is trying to bring out your inner Gordon Ramsey with a special edition of the Xperia Tablet Z – the Kitchen Edition. Yep, you read that right – the water-resistant tablet isn’t afraid of the kitchen environment that usually holds many dangers for an electronic device. So, what sets the Xperia Tablet Z Kitchen Edition from the regular edition? You get a stand that will hold the tablet upright so you can read recipes off it more easily. In the box you’ll also find a Bluetooth-enabled iGrill meat thermometer in case you don’t know your meat temperatures. And there are a ton of preloaded apps to help out in the kitchen – iGrill Pro (for the meat thermometer), BigOven (250K+ recipes), 260 recipes from Saveur magazine, Evernote Food (food discovery), Juicing Recipes (for dieting fans), Out of Milk Shopping List (because you can’t cook if the fridge is empty). The Sony Xperia Tablet Z Kitchen Edition is available starting now at $650 (that’s with 32GB storage, Wi-Fi only). Note t...