Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Security researchers Symantec have found clues in the malware used to hack into international financial messaging network Swift, which suggest a link to the Sony Pictures hack in 2014. At least three banks have reported financial attacks based on the Swift…
Sony has agreed to pay as much as $8 million to settle 2014 data-breach case
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Bloomberg reports that Sony Corporation has agreed to pay up to $8 million in order to settle the 2014 data-breach case related to the release of the movie “The Interview.” The news was disclosed from the paper filings in the federal…
These Sony Xperia devices will be updated directly to Android 6.0 Marshmallow (skipping Android 5.1)
Earlier this month, when Sony revealed a list of Xperia devices that would be updated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow, it didn’t provide details on exactly when this should happen. However, we now know that those devices on the list that are still running Android 5.0 Lollipop will make the jump…
Devs can now start making Android 6.0 Marshmallow custom ROMs for Sony Xperia devices
Sony has just published Android 6.0 Marshmallow AOSP configuration and binary files for all of its recent high-end Xperia products, such as the Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3 Compact, Xperia Z2, Z4 Tablet, and many others. The company has also added the new Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Compact to its…
Report: Sony might exit its smartphone business if 2016 doesn’t produce a profit
According to a new report, Sony Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai is giving the company’s Xperia smartphone line one more year to prove itself. If the division doesn’t break even, or post a profit in 2016, the executive has hinted that there are “alternative options” for Sony including exiting the business…
Sony to allow 10k users to download and beta-test its Android 6.0 Marshmallow build
The latest build of Google’s mobile operating system — Android 6.0 Marshmallow — is just around the corner. It has already started rolling out to miscellaneous Android One handsets and will be hitting the Nexus 6 and Nexus 5 very soon. As we know, various manufacturers do take their time…
Snapdragon 810 SoC making Sony Xperia Z5 Compact owners sweat with overheating issue
Considering that overheating issues plagued the Sony Xperia Z3+ and Sony Xperia Z4, with warnings seen on the display of the latter model before it would shut down, it makes you wonder why Sony would turn again to the Snapdragon 810 chipset for the Sony Xperia Z5, Sony Xperia Z5…
Sony starts selling the Xperia Z5 (in the UK)
Not long after releasing the Xperia Z5 Compact in Europe, Sony today started selling the larger Xperia Z5, too. However, while the Compact can be bought in several markets, the Z5 is available only in the UK (for now). Carphone Warehouse is the place where you can currently buy an…
Sony further clarifies why Xperia Z5 Premium mostly runs at 1080p despite 4K display
The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is the first handset in the world to include a 4K display, and as we told in our hands-on coverage, it’s a real joy to behold. But despite boasting an unholy number of pixels that comfortably trumps any other smartphone for density, there are quite…
Check out the box for the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact Spectre limited edition
Surfacing today via a tweet sent out by journalist @Riciolo1, is the retail packaging that will be employed by Sony for its limited edition Sony Xperia Z5 Compact Spectre model. Spectre is the name of the next James Bond movie. Back in July, Sony was already teasing a promotion between…