Sony Xperia Z4 Tipped for IFA 2015, Coming with a MicroSD Card After All

The Sony Xperia Z4 has been quite present in the rumor mill recently, having been leaked in a handful of press images just a few hours ago. We've also been hearing that Sony is looking to retract from its usual 6-month flagship refresh cycle and take up an annual one and now a new report coming out of HDBlog seems to reaffirm that. According to sources familiar with the matter, Sony will be introducing the Xperia Z4 as late as September at IFA 2015 in Germany. Last year, on the same grounds, Sony rolled out the Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact handset models. The two flagships are currently being updated to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop, in case you are the owner of one such model. Going back to the Xperia Z4, previous rumors claimed that...

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Check Out Cyanogen’s New Boot Animation [Video]

As you have probably heard by now, Cyanogen is looking to make some major changes to its custom ROM platform in an attempt to make it accessible not only to Android tweakers. The team already showcased their new logo design not long ago and this week we are getting a sneak peak of the upcoming CyanogenOS 12. As you can see for yourself in the video embedded below, the designers at Cyanogen are aiming to impress you with a clean, sleek animation centered around the brand new logo. The boot animation will be showcased every time you reboot your Android device, which we hope you won’t be doing all too often. In addition to releasing the video, Cyanogen has mentioned it will also introduce Boxer as its default email client, and in the...

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Android 5.0.2 Lollipop Arrives on Sony Xperia Z2, Xperia Z2 Tablet and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

Yesterday we had a little bit of good news for those of you who are rocking a Sony Xperia Z smartphone. After months of waiting and promises, the Japanese device maker finally kick-started the much awaited Android 5.0 Lollipop rollout. The Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact were the first ones to receive the new build, but luckily more devices are being added to the rooster as we speak. As the Xperia Blog is currently reporting, Android 5.0.2 Lollipop (build 23.1 A.0.690) is now rolling out to Xperia Z2 (S65XX) owners in the Nordic and Baltic regions of Europe. What’s more, the Wi-Fi-only (SGP11, SGP612) and LTE (SGP21) versions of the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact are also getting the same treatment. The 16GB LTE (SGP512) and Wi-Fi (SGP511)...

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Windows 10 Will Eat Up Less Space on All Devices

Microsoft has recently revealed that Windows 10 will come with a new file compression system that will make the operating system eat up less space on all your devices, including PCs, tablets, and smartphones. Still, not all these devices will benefit from the same amount of space, Microsoft says, but increased storage should be available after installing the new OS. In a blog post published this morning, Microsoft says that Windows 10 will include system compression and recovery enhancements that will bring you back approximately 1.5 GB of storage space for 32-bit installations, and 2.6 GB for 64-bit versions. Phones that will be upgraded to Windows 10 will also win back some space, but the exact amounts of storage that will be offered...

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Nexus 6 Is Faster with Android 5.1 Lollipop, Benchmark Shows

Google has already launched Android 5.1 Lollipop, a new version of its mobile OS which is supposed to fix lots of the issues that Lollipop adopters complained of many times. The new OS is also meant to improve performance on some smartphones and tablets, as well as eliminate the occasional lags. Unfortunately, Android 5.1 Lollipop is only available for Nexus devices, like Nexus 6, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. And it will take quite a long time for Android 5.1 Lollipop to arrive on other smartphones like Samsung Galaxy S5, LG G3 or HTC One M8, which all run a previous version of the operating system. Well, that is quite unfortunate because Android 5.1 Lollipop should really boost any of these smartphones mentioned earlier. At least that's...

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Sony Xperia Z4 Fully Revealed in Leaked Press Render

Sony's presence at Mobile World Congress 2015 was pretty discrete with only a new tablet and a mid-range Android smartphone. However, that is about to change in the coming months, as the Japanese company plans to launch its next flagship smartphone. Although previous rumors claimed the Xperia Z4 will be revealed at MWC 2015, that did not happen and the smartphone won't be officially unveiled for a few more months at least. Since Sony announced it will focus more on design and less on specs, we don't expect the Xperia Z4 to pack any revolutionary features. However, the first press render of the smartphone leaked yesterday and from what we've noticed there aren't many differences as opposed to the previous flagship, the Xperia Z3. It...

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