Xperia Z2 now officially available through Sony Online Stores across Europe

Sony Xperia Z2 has been officially launched in Europe. All the Sony Mobile’s eshops across Europe are showing the Xperia Z2 smartphone ‘in stock’.

Readers will recall that pre-orders for Sony Xperia Z2 had started in the beginning of April and their shipment began around mid-April. Official launch of the handset was pushed back to May 1 owing to stock shortages. Well, now everything seems to be fine and the Sony Xperia Z2 is now available and ready for shipment in the Japanese giant’s European online stores.

Sony Xperia Z2 is available in UK for £599, in France for €699, in Germany for €679, in Italy for €699, in Sweden for SEK 5,995, in Spain for €689 and in Poland for PLN 2,799. The device is available in all the 3 colors – Black, White and Purple. However, stocks of some colors are already getting exhausted at certain places, although they are likely to be replenished soon.

So now the European fans of Sony Xperia Z2 will finally be able to get the masterpiece in their hands.

Xperia Z2 now officially available through Sony Online Stores across Europe

Unveiling the LG G3 Design and Specifications

With less than a month to go before the LG G3 is launched,the rumors are intensifying rapidly.The latest to come down the pipeline includes both photos and specifications of the LG G3-what more could one ask for?

Citing sources, the publication reveals that the LG G3 will come with a 5.5-inch QHD (2560×1440 pixels) display with a pixel density of 534ppi. The device will have two different variants — a 16GB variant featuring 2GB of RAM and a 32GB variant featuring 3GB of RAM with a microSD card slot to expand the memory.

The flagship device will run on Android KitKat OS wrapped under LG’s new UI. The rear-facing camera is said to snap images at 13-megapixels with OIS+ image stabilization technology borrowed from its predecessor LG G2.There is also a rear-mounted speaker and a 3000mAh battery inside.

The LG G3 appears to have ultra-thin bezels and will not feature any physical buttons. It will come out with innovative back-mounted keys and a two-tone dual-LED flash.

The LG G3 is expected to be launched on May 27, as the firm has confirmed its Q2 launch plans for the smartphone, and send out invitations for an event scheduled to take place in three cities on May 27 – London, New York, and San Francisco; followed by a May 28 launch event in Singapore, Istanbul, and Seoul. 

Unveiling the LG G3 Design and Specifications

Samsung to Host a Health-Related event on May 28

Samsung revealed its Gear Fit health tracker at this year’s Mobile World Congress, but it seems the Korean electronics giant has a few more fitness-related announcements up its sleeve.

Samsung has started sending out invites for an event in San Francisco,scheduled on May 28. As usual, there is no explicit mention of the purpose of the event,except stating that ‘A new conversation around health is about to begin’.

With its latest array of health and fitness-oriented gadgets, including the Gear family of products as well as the Galaxy S5, which has a built-in heart rate monitor, Samsung has shown that health is an important part of its strategy.

Speculation, however, points to the ongoing rivalry between Samsung and Cupertino giant, which is expected to unveil the rumored Healthbook app during its Worldwide Developers Conference in early June.

Samsung to Host a Health-Related event on May 28

Xperia Z2 Verizon photo pops up on Sony’s Google+ Page, gets promptly deleted

A photo of Sony’s Xperia Z2 for Verizon was posted on its Google+ page. The photo had a Verizon logo printed on the top of the device. The post did not mention Verizon but as reported by Droid Life, there was a statement,”Be prepared for every adventure in the great outdoors with the waterproof and dust-resistant Xperia Z2.”

However, the image was promptly removed and Sony representatives gave the following statement with respect to the leaked photo on Google+ :

“A mock-up image was mistakenly posted to the Sony Mobile Google+ page. The image has since been removed and we apologize for any confusion this may have caused. For our U.S. customers eager to find out more information about the availability of Xperia Z2, we are excited to share that the device will be coming to the U.S. unlocked this summer.”

The good news for the US fans is that the unlocked Sony Xperia Z2 will be available to them soon this summer through the company’s online store. At present, T-mobile is the only US carrier that sells Sony smartphone brand, the Xperia Z1.

 So it is just wait and watch.

Xperia Z2 Verizon photo pops up on Sony’s Google+ Page, gets promptly deleted

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, 8.9 could be launched by Verizon

Verizon is going to add at least four new labels to its tablet line-up shortly. According to @evleaks, Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 are ready to be launched by the largest US mobile carrier. Besides Amazon’s tablets, Verizon will also release Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 and Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 tablets. We already gave information about arrival of Galaxy Tab 4 series last month.

 

There is a speculation that both the Kindle Fire HDX 7 and HDX 7 8.9 will support Verizon’s LTE network. Pricing details are not leaked yet, but Amazon is presently retailing Kindle Fire HDX 7 LTE for $300, and the larger Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 LTE for $494.

We are not expecting truncated prices for Amazon tablets, since Verizon has a tendency of overpricing its tablets on contract (see the recently launched Galaxy Note Pro and Galaxy Note 10.1.

Although there’s been no word yet from Verizon or Amazon about the carrier offering these tablets, this source doesn’t often get it wrong so we’re likely to be hearing something official soon.

 

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7, 8.9 could be launched by Verizon

Sony’s flagship Xperia Z2 to be sold in US only via its online store

A few days back Sony had confirmed that its newest flagship Xperia Z2 smartphone would be released in the US ‘this summer’. Sony has now announced that in the near future, neither of the two phones Xperia Z2 or Xperia Z1 Compact would be made available through US Stores. However, the unlocked Xperia Z2 phone would be available in the US only through the company’s online store.

So folks, if you were planning to buy the device in person or hoping to get it at a lesser price through a contract, hard luck this time. US fans who were eagerly waiting for the arrival of Sony Xperia Z1 Compact will have to get it from some other sources.

Those of you in the US who want to own the Xperia Z2 Tablet can rejoice….it is going to be available there in a couple of days.

Sony’s flagship Xperia Z2 to be sold in US only via its online store

LG G3 backside spotted again, now on @evleaks Twitter, device may be unveiled on May 27

A few days back, we showed you the leaked images of the backside of LG G3 smartphone. Well, the back image has made an appearance again, this time on Twitter. @evleaks has displayed a photo of the backside of LG G3 which is similar to the one leaked earlier and also fits with the cases we leaked last week.

The back has 3 buttons- a camera with dual LED flash and a sensor placed next to the camera on its left side. Again, the purpose of this sensor is not yet clear. Reports say that the LG G3 is on the lines of its LG isai FL model that was leaked earlier. LG isai FL is meant for the Japanese market.

Delving into the specs, the LG G3 will probably have a 5.5-inch LCD display. A screen resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and flat Optimus user interface is already confirmed vide its screenshots that had surfaced last week. Other features include Qualcomm quad-core snapdragon 801 SoC processor, 3GB of RAM, internal storage of 32GB with microSD, a camera and a 3000mSh battery. The LG G3 will run on Android 4.4.2 Kitkat.

In another latest development, LG Electronics is sending out invites for an event to be held on 27 and 28 of May, the purpose of which is not mentioned. The invite contains a quote “To be simple is to be Great” by the US writer Ralph Waldo Emerson on a background of brushed metal. Since the ‘G’ in the Quote is bold, speculations are rife that the event is being held for the unveiling of the much awaited smartphone LG G3.

The LG G3 might be having this kind of brushed metal look but it might not be made of metal. The May 27 launch will be held in London, New York and San Francisco, while the May 28 launch will be held in Singapore, Seoul and Istanbul.

Stay tuned because we’ll be bringing more on the LG G3 smartphone soon.

LG G3 backside spotted again, now on @evleaks Twitter, device may be unveiled on May 27